With so many of them on the market, it can be difficult to tell one MIDI keyboard from another. But, although you might think they look the same as similarly priced models, Arturia’s KeyLab Essential mk3 ‘boards are actually a class apart.
By strict definition, the word ‘essential’ means something that’s absolutely necessary, but it can also have slightly negative connotations. In the case of the KeyLab range, you might think that it implies that this particular controller is stripped back to the very basics - the ‘essentials’ - and lacking in functionality.
