User Manual
ARTURIA – KeyLab – USER’S MANUAL 5
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1! INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 7!
2! KEYLAB OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 8!
2.1! FIRST STEP: MAKING THE CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................... 8!
2.2! FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 9!
2.2.1! Keyboard .......................................................................................................................................... 11!
2.2.2! Pitch and Modulation touch Wheels ................................................................................................. 11!
2.2.3! Octave buttons .................................................................................................................................. 11!
2.2.4! Volume rotary encoder ..................................................................................................................... 12!
2.2.5! Sound/Multi/Edit section .................................................................................................................. 12!
2.2.5.1! Sound/Multi buttons ..................................................................................................................................... 12!
2.2.5.2! Edit button .................................................................................................................................................... 12!
2.2.5.3! Category/Param encoder .............................................................................................................................. 12!
2.2.5.4! Preset/Value encoder .................................................................................................................................... 13!
2.2.6! Snapshots buttons ............................................................................................................................. 13!
2.2.7! Transport Controls ........................................................................................................................... 15!
2.2.8! Synthesis section ............................................................................................................................... 16!
2.2.8.1! Filter ............................................................................................................................................................. 16!
2.2.8.2! LFO .............................................................................................................................................................. 16!
2.2.8.3! FX mix ......................................................................................................................................................... 16!
2.2.8.4! Key parameters ............................................................................................................................................. 16!
2.2.8.5! Envelopes ..................................................................................................................................................... 17!
2.2.9! Pads (KeyLab 49 and Keylab 61 only) ............................................................................................. 17!
2.3! REAR PANEL OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 18!
2.3.1! MIDI connections ............................................................................................................................. 18!
2.3.2! Power supply .................................................................................................................................... 18!
2.4! BASIC MIDI CONTROL ............................................................................................................................. 18!
3! USING KEYLAB WITH ANALOG LAB ................................................................................................. 19!
3.1! AUDIO & MIDI SETUP ............................................................................................................................. 19!
3.1.1! Audio setup ....................................................................................................................................... 19!
3.1.2! MIDI setup ........................................................................................................................................ 20!
3.2! SELECTING PRESETS ................................................................................................................................. 20!
3.2.1! The Analog Lab “Preset” ................................................................................................................. 20!
! Selecting ................................................................................................................................................... 20!
3.2.2! KeyLab Presets 1-11 ......................................................................................................................... 20!
3.3! SETUP ....................................................................................................................................................... 21!
3.4! USING THE KNOBS AND SLIDERS .............................................................................................................. 21!
3.5! USING THE PADS (KEYLAB 49 AND KEYLAB 61) ..................................................................................... 22!
3.6! USING THE SNAPSHOTS ............................................................................................................................ 22!
4! MIDI CONTROL CENTER ....................................................................................................................... 23!
4.1! SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: MIDI CONTROL CENTER ................................................................................. 23!
4.1.1! REQUIRED MINIMUM CONFIGURATION: ................................................................................. 23!
4.1.2! PLATFORM SPECIFICATIONS: .................................................................................................... 23!
4.2! INSTALLING THE KEYLAB MIDI CONTROL CENTER SOFTWARE .............................................................. 23!
4.3! LAUNCHING THE MIDI CONTROL CENTER .............................................................................................. 24!
4.3.1! The virtual keyboard and its controls ............................................................................................... 24!
4.3.2! The Global and Selected Control Parameter sections ..................................................................... 24!
4.4! CHANGING MIDI SETTINGS ...................................................................................................................... 24!
4.4.1! Global parameters ............................................................................................................................ 24!
4.4.2! Selected Control parameters ............................................................................................................ 24!
4.4.2.1! Settings for the Encoders .............................................................................................................................. 26!
4.4.2.2! Settings for the sliders .................................................................................................................................. 27!
4.4.2.3! Settings for the Pads (Keylab 49 and Keylab 61) ........................................................................................ 28!
4.4.2.4! Settings for the Buttons ................................................................................................................................ 29!
4.4.2.5! Settings for the Modulation Wheel .............................................................................................................. 30!
4.4.2.6! Settings for the Pedals .................................................................................................................................. 30!
4.4.3! Send your settings to the keyboard ................................................................................................... 31!