Arturia MiniLab MKII

USB Controller Keyboard

25 Velocity-sensitive mini-keys
16 Encoder - 2 of them clickable
2 Banks of 8 velocity and pressure sensitive pads with RGB lighting (adjustable colors)
Touchstrips for pitch bend and modulation
Sustain pedal connector
USB port
Bus Powered
Dimensions (W x D x H): 355 x 220 x 50 mm
Weight: 1.5 kg
Includes software "Analog Lab Lite" with 500 sounds in V-Collection 5-quality, "Ableton Live Lite" and "UVI Grand Piano" (software download required from manufacturer's website)

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Single/Bundle article	Bundle
Akustik Keys/Pianos	No
Beat production / Drum machines	Yes
Wind Instruments	No
Cinematic / Effects	No
Chorus / Vocals	No
Drums / Percussion	No
E-Pianos	Yes
Ethno / Folk	No
Guitars/plucked instruments	No
Loops/Construction-Kits	No
Orchestra Instruments	No
Organs	Yes
String Bass	No
Sampler	No
String Instruments	No
Synthesizer	Yes
Vintage Instrument	Yes
Hardware Controller	No
Copy protection	Challenge-Response
Stand Alone	Yes
AAX Native	Yes
Audio Units	Yes
NKS	Yes
RTAS	No
VST2	Yes
VST3	Yes

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excellent little midi controller

HopelessComposer, 24.10.2019

I have absolutely no regrets buying this.
It works so well with my Arturia V collection, as well as with the Ableton Suite. I had no problems getting it to work with Sibelius as well.

I was a little worried before I bought it that my rock-climbing man hands might not like the mini keys, but my concerns were unfounded. The keys are nice to play, very expressive and seem to be able to take a beating. The whole unit is solidly constructed and honestly looks much more expensive than it was. I'm not much of a finger drummer but the velocity sensitive pads are of the same high quality are the rest of the unit. Having 16 rotary encoders is a real life enhancement. I was previously using a mouse :p

The pitch and modulation strips work well. The pitch bend auto-centers when you let go, as it should.
The modulation strip will stay at the value of your last touch.
Controlling modulation via a touch sensitive strip is actually better than having a wheel, since you can pick out individual values without passing through the intermediate values if you want. That just isn't possible with a wheel, so yay :)

So, I'd say if you are looking for a 2 octave midi controller on a budget the MiniLab is excellent value for your money.

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It really worths the price!

Armanii, 29.12.2019

The controller is really solid made and has quite good built quality. If you're using Ableton Live, it comes with quite good midi mapping preset and of course, you have the option to customize your midi mappings and what I love about it is the limitless rotary 16 encoders, so you can adjust the parameters, no matter what's the current knob's position.
It also comes with really good software bundle! AnalogLab lite is more than enough if you are just starting the synth world! It comes with 500 presets which you can tweak around all the different parameters and mix different synths here and there!
I really recommend to have it as a handy gadget in your home studio!

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Great small keyboard with pads and encoders

JThomas, 28.01.2019

The main reason why I bought this controller was to have a small keyboard with endless rotary encoders. I don't like pan pots because it's hard to map them to your VSTs. So after a lot of research, I found that this Minilab was basically the only keyboard who actually had proper encoders!

I was also looking for a smaller keyboard to put on my desktop. Most keyboards with only 2 octaves tend to have a "cheap" feel, and move easily when playing on it (I'm a pianist). But here, the build is quite sturdy. You can really play on it and it won't budge. I must say some of the keys can be a bit stiff, but I feel that it gets better overtime.

The keys themselves are a decent size, and I like the fact that they're not hollow at the bottom (like most cheaper controllers). The pads are alright, but they're not as good as Maschine or Ableton Push pads because you have to press harder to trigger them correctly. But I don't really mind since I don't really use the Minilab to drum on it.

The cherry on the cake? This keyboard comes with a free full version of Arturia Lab, meaning that you get hundreds of great sounding presets from the Arturia VSTs. And it's perfectly mapped to the Minilab, so you can play and tweak the sound at the same time.

Overall a great buy. I actually bought Arturia's Keystep after that. They're a good combo.

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great to start making music

Gabri88, 26.09.2019

bought it to produce electronic music, it is very well built and the keys give a natural response when pressed (quite close to a real piano). the knobs are not super smooth but they are endless encoder that makes them a very nice addition compared to similar products. You get a nice selection of presets with it, however you need to install a lot of software to use them.

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