I find it to be pleasing and easy to navigate. Included free software: Analog Lab Light, Ableton Light & Grand Piano.This is still an extremely light product, so don’t look at this as a deal-breaker in any way.

Note: The MiniLab MKII weighs 3.3 pounds. The whole purpose of a mini controller is to be portable and having a product that is a little bit heavier could be a turn-off. The downside of this, they are a little bit heavier. If you’re looking for durability, you’re going to always go with Arturia products.

In doing so, how does this match up with the rest of its competition?

I personally think that it worked out nicely.Īrturia was able to come out with a mini controller that is extremely affordable. The reason that Arturia did this is to increase the action of the keys. One of the selling points with this keyboard is the fact that it comes with slim keys.

Doesn’t Include As Much Software As Others.

Works Well With All DAWs including free DAW software.

I personally think this looks much cooler than the white model. Note: The Arturia Minilab MKII is now available in all black. I will address this later on, so let’s get into the full review. Other Arturia keyboards come with all 5,000 patches, so you can see the dilemma here. The one big downside is that Arturia made it so that this controller only comes with 500 patches from Analog Lab 2. My opinion is that the Minilab MKII is a solid choice for studio producers and gigging musicians.

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