![]() This one looks particularly intriguing, as in addition to follow‑along keyboard lessons it covers drum pads and production in general. There’s some really cool apps and sites springing up like this, which make learning an instrument like a game. ![]() Then there’s the ubiquitous but perfectly capable Ableton Live Lite.Ī smart move is the inclusion of a subscription to Melodics, an online interactive music learning service. As well as Analog Lab Intro, you get two piano plug‑ins: UVI’s Model D and Native Instruments’ The Gentleman. Included in the package is a software bundle that will get anyone new to computer‑based music up and running. Thinking outside the box (sorry), Arturia are providing the MiniLab 3 with a five‑year warranty, promoting longer product lifecycles as part of the bigger sustainability picture. Not only is the packaging 100‑percent recyclable, the unit itself is constructed from 50‑percent recycled plastic. I’m not normally one for an unboxing paragraph, but special mention should be made of the MiniLab’s eco credentials. The rear panel features a full‑size MIDI out socket, a control pedal input and a USB port. ![]() In the last couple of years a MIDI out has become a significant differentiator in the small controller market: it’s great to have the option to work host‑free and plug straight into a hardware module. A DIN MIDI out port has been added to the rear panel alongside the USB‑C connection, and there’s now an onboard arpeggiator. For this iteration Arturia’s designers have replaced eight of the encoders with four sliders, perhaps thinking to trade off the total number of controls for some versatility, and tick off more boxes for people shopping around.Įncoder count aside, the 3 has levelled up as a controller, gaining stand‑alone capabilities. Previous MiniLabs had 16 encoders and eight pads with a two‑octave mini‑keyboard. I had the white model and thought it looked like a cute tiny Mellotron that had sprouted controls, or the synth edition of Is it Cake? Don’t get me wrong: I think it’s a lovely form factor. ![]() The MiniLab 3 controller maintains roughly the same shape as the MkII, with its deep panel giving it the same footprint as a 15‑inch laptop. As well as the compact controller, MiniLab 3 comes with a pared‑down version of the sound suite, dubbed Analog Lab Intro. MiniLab is a portable and significantly more affordable alternative to the larger KeyLab master keyboards. Their Analog Lab V plug‑in deploys the engines of the mighty V‑Collection as a unified sound module that integrates with the keyboards. It is however more or less constantly one of the above states.Anyone fancy a versatile controller keyboard with the tip of the Arturia software iceberg included free?Īrturia’s Lab range marries hardware keyboard controllers with the company’s extensive soft‑synth portfolio. It’s all over the place, I haven’t been able to find a trigger or pattern to any of these, it can change just from loading a new preset, but be different when you reload the same preset. Other times the macro don’t work and only the original knobs do. Other times the orignal knobs will mess with the parameter range available to the macros, but not cause a direct change to the sound. Most of the time the orignal knobs don’t do anything on their own, but the macros will manipulate them and cause the relevant change per the macro assignment. The interaction between the original knobs and the macros are weird on presets, and changes seemingly at random. This is a constant for me, so no external sequencing… The moment you don’t use the built in sequencer/arp the decay knob does nothing. Yeah, there’s quite a few issues with the knobs!
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