ArturiaKeyLab MkII 49 Key White

This item is bulletproof made of metal with wooden ends ideal for giging. Ableton is needed and is good. You pay for. That ok but the other software. Advertised with are only demo. I suggest you look at the other 5 you get as key daws to go over the buttons.

I am writing this review after struggling with this instrument for more than one month.This Keyboard fully integrates only with Analog Lab Plugins.I connected it to Ableton Live and Studio one. With this, you can control only the basic functions in these DAWs. It does not fully integrate with these DAWs. It does not integrate with Cakewalk to any extent.The community is very small. You cannot get any guidance from forums either.The User Manual is very inadequate in information. Videos on YouTube are only for promoting this instrument. Even to connect to your DAW you have to seek the help of the Arturia. Even to get the basic functions is a Herculean task. You have to do the mapping, which is not easy with this instrument. Not at all user-friendly.You can get more functions and features in any instrument that comes for half the price of this instrument.Frustrated, I packed this instrument and 'preserved' it as a showpiece.

I got mine about half a year ago from when I'm writing this review. I am experienced pianist and ofcourse the keys were very important aspect to consider when I was purchasing this product. And I'm not dissapointed, yes the keys aren't as heavy as a real piano, but it's not like your typical el. piano either, I'm personally very pleased with the feel of playing on the KeyLab.A few notes, however, I've seen some people complain that knobs and sliders are different within the same product, I can confirm, some sliders are easier to adjust than others, as well as the knobs. Hardly any deal breaker ofcourse, I don't see how this could be a serious issue unless you're planning on performing live using the sliders.Another note, I am indeed using FL studio, and I must say, it is relatively hard to set it up with it, FL is not one of the factory modes that come with it, they have almost every other major DAW, except FL. I've been told the problem with midi keyboards and FL is within the FL developers, but if you have FL and want to get this midi controller, just take a note that it might not be as easy as plug and go. You're going to have to make some research in order to understand how to properly connect it and all it's functions, but after you've done the hard work, it works just fine!Overall, I'm very happy with the product, so I'm giving it 5/5! Without getting into too much detail, the software that came along, Analog Lab, Piano V2 and a few others, they were a pretty neat addition to the already solid hardware that this midi controller is. Would deffinitely recommend!

This product is awesome n i got my collection 7 too from the inventory the next day i email.This is professional keyboard , it will be a learning curve for beginners to start with but in long run its not a worry to upgrade your studio.

Arturia is a great company