Arturia KeyLab 61 mk3 Black

This is my first midi controller. I’m using it in Logic Pro on a mac mini M2 Pro.

I had been using my Yamaha SY99 synth as a keyboard midi trigger for some time. Excellent 72 key nicely weighted keyboard but pretty much a one trick pony.

Replacing that with the KeyLab meant I could get rid of 5 or so cables. A single USB C lead is all I need.

My first impressions are very good. The overall build quality is excellent and the MK III keyboard is excellent. I had previously tried a friend’s MK II but this has the edge.

I already owned Arturia’s V 9 Collection and the integration with Analog Lab is very good when in Arturia mode. Being able to control the main parameters of a preset is is terrific. Once Logic was setup that too worked fine. I have Synapse Audio’s Dune 3 synth installed and I found that in DAW mode, I could control at least some of the settings in Dune 3 from the keyboard. I think I can probably do some tweaking on that front once I get my head around everything.

So far, I’m delighted with it.