Arturia Keylab MK3 vs Essential MK3 vs the competition // Review & tutorial

Get access to dozens of analog and digital synth multisamples, as well as my exclusive In-Complete Book of Electronic Music Ideas, Tips and Tricks, on my Patreon: ►   / loopop   Check prices here (affiliate links help the channel regardless of what you buy): ► Sweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DKEYX5 ► Perfect Circuit: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/... ► Thomann: https://www.thomann.co.uk/search_dir.... Other places I hang out: ► Instagram:   / loopopmusic   ► Tiktok:   / loopopmusic   ► Facebook:   / loopopmusic   ► Twitter:   / loopopmusic   ► Web: https://loopopmusic.com My music: ► Bandcamp: https://loopop.bandcamp.com ► Spotify: http://bit.ly/LoopopOnSpotify ► Apple Music: http://bit.ly/LoopopOnAppleMusic HOW DOES KEYLAB MK3 COMPARE TO KEYLAB MK2? ► Pros for Keylab MK3: Better screen (full color vs two-line character display) makes it much easier to control and access - various settings and parameters, with 8 contextual buttons Touch-sensitive knobs, and faders let you preview parameter values Built-in arp with generative arp features (no arp on MK2) Scales (no scales on MK2) Chord strum voicing and spread, though no chord banks like MK2 Wood sides and better design (I know that's subjective...) The keybed is better, feels a bit more premium, but not in a "night and day" way ► Pros for Keylab MK2: CV outputs and input, more pedal inputs 16 pads vs 12 pads on MK3 More buttons for direct parameter control, including Track buttons Fader banks Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 0:50 Overview 2:00 Keybed 2:50 Screens 3:35 Knobs & faders 4:45 Pads 6:00 Wheels 6:20 Buttons 6:55 Arpeggiator 7:50 Arp random 10:00 Chord modes 12:00 Scales 12:55 Hold mode 13:35 I/O 14:00 Programs 14:20 Analog Lab 15:50 Splits & parts 18:00 Arturia synths 19:00 DAW controls 20:05 Ableton Live 20:45 Device controls 22:05 User modes 23:20 Settings 23:30 Control Center 24:20 Content bundle 24:45 Pros & cons Submit review and video ideas here (sorry I don’t offer 1x1 sessions/setup/purchasing advice): ► Ziv (at) loopopmusic.com NOTE: Occasionally I’ll try out affiliate marketing and include affiliate links. This means that I may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via affiliate links to stores like Amazon, Sweetwater, Thomann and others. The content of this clip is entirely my opinion, and was not paid for or dictated in any way by the company creating the gear. Without addressing the particulars of products shown here as they might be under NDA, gear shown on this channel may be either sent by the manufacturer, on loan for review or bought at a discount.