When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We’ve already seen black editions of the BeatStep, MiniLab mkI, KeyStep, and BeatStep Pro and now ...

The MiniLab MkII is a portable, 25-key MIDI keyboard controller. It has 16 velocity and pressure-sensitive pads, the same number of rotary encoders and two touch strips for modulation and pitch bend.

Now Arturia has rectified that with the release of AstroLab 88, a new 88-note, weighted key model equipped with a hammer-action Fatar TP40-L keybed, described by Arturia as an ‘avant-garde stage ...

Today, Arturia has unveiled an 88-key version of the KeyLab mk3 that boasts similar upgrades, along with a "premium" Fatar TP/110 hammer-action keybed with weighted keys and channel aftertouch ...

Arturia’s KeyStep Pro successfully marries most of what makes the KeyStep so ubiquitous with the sequencing power of the BeatStep Pro. It’s not perfect, especially if you’re hoping to use it ...

Akai MPK Mini Mk2 vs Arturia MiniLab MkII: usability (Image credit: Arturia) Despite the price bracket, both keyboards are perfectly playable, with lightly-sprung, synth action key beds.