Arturia Keylab Essential 61

I bought this for my Arturia Keylab 88 and the fit is great. Highly recommended - will see how it stands up over time but, for local transport, I think it last well. B&H pricing with free shipping was best I could find here in Canada, even with our dollar being weak at the moment. As far as the Arturia KeyLAB 88 goes, I'm guessing the case will far outlast the keyboard...

A great addition to your Arturia KeyLab 88 MkII. So much better looking than the standard metal keyboard stand, very sturdy and with adjustable legs allow you to well situate the keyboard to your workroom. Definitely recommended.

It's a little tight for my Keylab 61 MKII, but it fits. Very well made and can handle moderate travel.

I already had a virtual Moog from Arturia Software, but it's great to have physical knobs to twiddle!

Ordered an Aruria Keylab 88mkii. Process was straightforward, easy to navigate, and I recieved my keyboard quickly and safely. I would recommend and also buy from here again without question. I haven't needed support but I'm thinking based off of my experience so far I would not be dossapointed.

My husband played a real piano & keyboards he was younger but hasn't played for years. He wanted to start again and debated between the KeyLab 88 MKII and a more traditional stand alone piano-type keyboard. He's so happy we went this route. He uses it with Logic Pro and feels the KeyLab offers the perfect amount of features without adding unnecessary things. He hasn't yet figured it all out, but it's great to sit down and play freely or to record using the software and create a song. The build is excellent, with a metal body and wood accents. The action of the key bed is excellent and is much closer to a real piano than non-weighted keys. The additional weight of the keys makes playing at different volume levels very easy. One complain that he had was the lack of documentation on how to set it up and integrate it with different DAWs, but Arturia's tech support is top notch and quickly replied with a long and detailed emailing showing step by step directions on how to set it up with Logic Pro. Plus, their website has a great FAQ section and detailed user manuals that cover how to use most of the keyboard's features. In addition to a great keyboard, the unit comes with some wonderful software. It includes Ableton Live Lite for those who don't already have a DAW. It also comes with Piano V/V2, which is a piano software add-on worth $249 by itself and Analog Lab, which is a collection of older (from the 80s I think), classic synthesizer sounds worth $199. So, the keyboard itself is a great item for the price, but when all the additional software is included, the KeyLab 88 MkII is a wonderful item.

Only Hp 61 black I use in my printer would not use any other

Same as my review for Tri Color 61!!! Not a good review.

At 61, I need more light to see. coast is a perfect solution

Simple good value. I like that all Arturia Microfreak had the hidden Vocoder capability and this mic (with the headphone out ) enables it elegantly. I'd tend complain that as an accessory it wasn't included with the Microfreak but when Arturia priced it affordably (in contrast to teenage engineering accessories) and gave us the new Vocoder feature as a firmware add then it's really a gift. Love Arturia.