Arturia Keylab Essential 61

Is the perfect combination of the freedom of software and the hardware control that is so important and inspiring in hardware synth.
Arturia has here developed a tightly integrated package where it all goes up into a higher unit. Analog Lab is Arturia's software workstation which is a very comprehensive collection of presets / sounds from their award-winning software emulations of classical instruments, among others. Moog, Roland Jupiter, Yamaha CS 80 and many others. There is control of typical parameters such as cutoff, res, etc. mv. so a bit simplistic in relation to the individual full instruments - the sound is, however, identical.
The midi controller has full control of the software and the individual parameters. Everything is mapped directly and automatically to the controller, incl. preset shift - making the system an intuitive and extremely usable combo.
KeyLab can of course be used with all existing DAW such as Pro Tools, Studio One, Live ect. And KeyLab can of course also be used as a traditional midi controller with other software instruments.

Watch a video review here of Keylab 61

Arturia Keylab 61 Specifications

DAW control buttons let you control your recording program directly from the keyboard.
9 Rotary knobs
9 Father's
13 Buttons
LCD display
Pitchbend and modulation wheels
Chord Play mode
USB, MIDI output, sustain pedal input
Power via USB
Dimensions: (W x H x D): 882 x 76 x 248 mm
Weight: 3,3 kg
Software included: Arturia Analog Lab 3, Ableton Live Lite license and UTI Grand Piano license

Arturia Keylab Essential 61 MIDI Keyboard