Question

Has anyone tried the Arturia KeyLab mkII 61 with Studio One 4.

I'm looking to buy a keyboard controller that ties in real good.

Answer 1

Not sure how well the Arturia MkII 61 integrates.

The Nektar Panorama T6 (61 key) has complete integration with Studio One 4.

I have been wondering the same thing and like the Nektar T4 (49 key) which I'm pretty sure I will be buying.

Plenty of info on YouTube on the Nektar T4-6 and how well they work with Studio One look here https://nektartech.com/studio-one-daw-control-panorama-t4-t6/

Answer 2

Well I just bought the Keylab Essential 49, of course that's just 'essential' but everything works nicely as advertised. The only thing I haven't really tried is mapping the faders and knobs to  other parameters than the pre-configured mixer and pan controls.

To back up ianpavy: I was actually looking in to buying a nektar keyboard because of the seemless Studio One intergration but didn't find one in my price range that still has a five-pin midi port, so I went for the arturia.

I think from reading reviews that the nektar keyboards have somewhat better build and durability but I am unable to confirm this.

Of course the Arturia comes with Analog Lab (that's 5000 somewhat tweakable, but very usable presets) and this plugin is also fully controllable from the keyboard (I mean the parameters, kinda like a very, VERY basic and superficial hardware synth/workstation)

Answer 3

I have a Keylab 61 MKII and use it in Studio One 4.5..  The integration of the keyboard as a control surface is pretty good using the mackie control device provided in Studio One, however, the plugin feedback is currently broken when using Arturia's synths.  The knobs and faders map instantly but I haven't been able to get the plugin parameter feedback to show on the keyboard consistently without a workaround.  I've been working with Arturia to correct this and they have been really responsive.  They were able to re-create the issue on their end and are actively working on fixing it.  Hopefully, they will develop a script so we can use the Keylab as a default device in Studio One.  The current method of connecting the keyboard in Studio One is just too clunky.  Anyway, the good news is it works well, although not perfectly.  The better news is they seem to be striving to fix it so it works as designed in Studio One.

Answer 4

Well... I bought the Nectar Impact LX88+ with at lot of researching and very happy with it.

This keyboard ties in with Studio One absolutely great. No looking back. I loaded in the drivers and it just tied right in.

Amazon had it on sale for $256 but now I see it went back up to $319. Glad I got it when I did.

Happy Camper

Answer 5

@adasmic do you have any new infos regarding this issue?

Answer 6

I'm experiencing a lot of issues with this as well.  Silly me, I thought that since the arturia mkII has a Studio One DAW overlay, that it would be compatible.  I'm able to add the control surface and the keyboard (manually, it's not in the drop downs) but the usual steps of mapping a knob to an instrument parameter (like cutoff) aren't working.  Are there any plans to add this keyboard/controller to Studio One any time soon?