Arturia MiniLab 3 Review - Pros & Cons + Ableton Integration

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Arturia MiniLab 3 Review - Pros & Cons + Ableton Integration

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Low Heat Beats

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@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

Since the review was published, Arturia have released a firmware update 1.1 with lots of improvements for the MiniLab 3: www.arturia.com/products/hybrid-synths/minilab-3/update Make sure to update your MiniLab.

@piggosalternateaccount4917 8 ай бұрын

This review decided my purchase, thank you very much

@LowHeatBeats 8 ай бұрын

Glad I could help

@CeltaBanks Жыл бұрын

I changed my komplete kontrol m32 for this one and I'm not disappointed , it's very great for ableton ! thanks for the video , peace !

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

M32 is pretty solid too, a bit too big for most backpacks though.

@franksilval Жыл бұрын

This is the next step in music production I'm getting my one

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@clctvmedia Жыл бұрын

awesome review bro.

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you watching it!

@illwafer Жыл бұрын

i don't know why someone doesn't make a $30 usb pitch/mod wheel combo to complement controllers with touch strips or none at all. spring loaded pitch is so much more expressive than touch, and accidentally touching the mod strip can be a big bummer.

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@OlaOla-so3il Жыл бұрын

this is one of the best reveiws I've seen about this keyboard! Well done! :)

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@spleaf808 Жыл бұрын

Best review I’ve seen , still not understanding why the pads only access the bottom 8 in Ableton drum rack when there’s 2 banks of 8

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the review! I think it’s because the second bank is for launching clips.

@spleaf808 Жыл бұрын

@@LowHeatBeats yeah I get that , but still if it's supposed to Ableton friendly and drum racks are clearly 16 sounds. Loving it with analog lab .... Time to edit the knobs on that 😁

@spleaf808 Жыл бұрын

@@LowHeatBeats plan on a push 2 so I'll be all set soon ... Subbed 👍

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

@@spleaf808 Thanks for the sub!

@Rathalu Жыл бұрын

Sir novation launch key mini mk3 or aturia minilab mk3

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

Both have pros and cons, it’s up to you.

@frezajoe5836 Жыл бұрын

great explanation. how does it work with drum rack? is it possible to controller parameters of each pads on the drum rack??

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! I'm not sure about controlling separate pad parameters, I'll have to check. But my guess is probably not.

@theopacalypse Жыл бұрын

Great review, got the minilab 2, wondering if i'll need this, want the black version though.

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's definitely a solid upgrade from the MK2, but it's up to you whether you really need the improvements that much.

@theopacalypse Жыл бұрын

I don't know how to play the keyboard but i love how you played the lead, how long will it take me to play like that?

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

That's impossible to answer, but if you practice regularly, you will get there for sure. Playing monophonic lead lines isn't that hard.

@Beats_and_Shades Жыл бұрын

Question… if i turn the master bass of a preset completely down to -10 dB does that cut out all of the low frequencies or are they just not hearable anymore ? Sorry I’m a newb and would appreciate some help on this many thanks 🙏

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

If it's labelled the way you describe it, it most likely just decreases the volume of the low frequencies by 10 db. To cut all lows you're looking for a high-pass filter.

@Beats_and_Shades Жыл бұрын

@@LowHeatBeats got it thanks very much 👍

@beenay18 Ай бұрын

People on youtube told me, minilab can be used directly connected to computer. Boy oh boy it was wrong. I connected minilab to my gaming computer. The latency is so high, it could not be used to play real music. Do am going to need aidiointerface now.

@LowHeatBeats Ай бұрын

This isn't unique to the Minilab though. Any MIDI controller will have latency if you don't use a low latency driver in your DAW. On Mac you have these built-in, while on PC you have two options - buy an audio interface with a good ASIO driver, or try using ASIO4All with your built-in soundcard. It will give you acceptable latency but not as good as having a proper audio interface.

@CrisCozy 6 ай бұрын

Do the pads work with Maschine Software?

@LowHeatBeats 6 ай бұрын

Haven't tried it but the pads send MIDI, so they should work with anything that receives MIDI, Maschine included.

@CrisCozy 6 ай бұрын

@@LowHeatBeats Thanks for the reply 💯

@shreepadgandhi6739 Жыл бұрын

This was one of the best reviews of minilab3...really appreciate your way of explaining. I bought this last month. This is my first MIDI controller. I felt the keys too hard and felt challenging to play fast tempo melodies. Secondly, am getting a feeling, 25 keys aren't something I would look forward again to buy. Though the octave keys serve the purposes of moving right and left on the octaves this mode of using the lower octave and higher octave is not that comfortable. Does Arturia keys are this hard for their other models too (I mean the 49, 61 keys etc.)? Need to look for other brands in that case. Loved the build quality etc. Well. Thanks again from Pune city, INDIA.

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video! Keys are very subjective and I don't find these to be too hard. From the bigger models, I've tried only Keylab Essential and I didn't like them. In fact they were too soft for my taste. So you may like them more. 2 octaves is definitely not enough, it's just a compromise for saving space and for portability.

@shreepadgandhi6739 Жыл бұрын

@@LowHeatBeats Thanks for your quick response. You said you didn't like Keylab essential ... Was it 49 or 61? If not Arturia which brand would you suggest? Thanks in advance.

@LowHeatBeats Жыл бұрын

@@shreepadgandhi6739 49 but 61 is the same. I'd suggest Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A-series at around the same budget.

@SpyderBlackOfficial Жыл бұрын

@@shreepadgandhi6739 aim more for a 49 key bed. They tend to be better quality and the keys are standard long size. These mini keyboards tend to have shorter keys and also the action on them is very toylike or too hard

@shreepadgandhi6739 Жыл бұрын

@@SpyderBlackOfficial Right

@crazysingingasian4654 Жыл бұрын

hoo

@b00ts4ndc4ts 6 ай бұрын

Arturia's software centre in a nightmare, their online help is a joke and they're the only company in the world that doesn't have a complaint process. I wonder why? Because they sell junk.

@LowHeatBeats 6 ай бұрын

Aah, I’m sorry to hear that. I’ve had a good experience with their support once but I’m not a heavy user of their products. The software center does seem to be a bit buggy indeed.

@b00ts4ndc4ts 6 ай бұрын

@@LowHeatBeats just wait till you get keys breaking free from your midi controller. They're peddling junk, m-audio make better controllers. Arturia put all their eggs in marketing, sending there gear to KZfaqrs because people will do an upload to same how great their gear is but how many do uploads after using it for a year or even 6 months? I just don't listen to reviews anymore because you just don't get the truth and I am sick off spending my hard earned money on tat. Companies don't care anymore, it's all about getting you to part with your money and the product is secondary, all the worst gear have more uploads but no one tells the truth.