KeyLab Essential mk3 - DAW Integration – Arturia FAQ

Ableton Live

Please find our dedicated guide for Ableton Live here, keep in mind that the script for Live is available only from version 11.3.3 and above. Please make sure to update.

Go to Live MIDI settings (Options / Preferences / Link Tempo MIDI tab)
In the MIDI part, select your control surface (KeyLab Essential mk3)
Set the right In and out Port (“KL Essential xx mk3 MIDI” / “KL Essential xx mk3 MIDI”)

Make sure you disable the “KeyLab Essential mk3 DIN THRU”, “KeyLab Essential xx mk3 MCU/HUI” and the “KeyLab Essential xx mk3 ALV” ports.

Bitwig

Please find our dedicated guide and scripts for Bitwig here.

Cubase

Please find our dedicated guide and scripts for Cubase here. Integration script for MIDI controllers will be available only in Cubase 12 and above.

Download the scripts corresponding to Cubase from the link above.
Connect your KeyLab Essential mk3 and select DAW program (Prog button + PAD 2).
Open Cubase.
Click on Studio / “MIDI Remote Manager”

Click on the “Import Script” button and select the script corresponding to your device in the downloaded folder.

Do not forget to disable the KeyLab Essential mk3 MCU/HUI, KeyLab Essential mk3 DIN THRU, KeyLab Essential mk3 ALV ports in ‘Studio/Studio Setup/MIDI Port Setup’, otherwise it is possible that you will hear some pops and notes when using the transport function.

FL Studio

Please find our dedicated guide and scripts for FL Studio here, make sure to have at least version 20.9.2 of FL studio installed, scripts won’t be able to work in versions below.

Download the script from the above link and:

1. If you use FL Studio version 21 or above

Connect your KeyLab Essential and select DAW program (Prog button).
Open FL Studio.
The KeyLab Essential should automatically be detected and ready to use.

→ If the KeyLab Essential is not detected:

Go to FL Studio MIDI settings (Options / MIDI Settings / MIDI tab)
Click on “Update MIDI scripts” at the bottom of the page
Select the right script called “KeyLab Essential mk3” in the Controller type box under the “Input Section”

Select a MIDI port for input and output. You’ll need them to match (see above)
Make sure you disable the “KeyLab Essential mk3 DIN THRU”, the “KeyLab Essential mk3 MCU” and the “KeyLab Essential mk3 ALV” ports
KeyLab Essential mk3 should be detected and ready to use.

2. If you use FL Studio 20.9.2 (latest version of FL Studio 20)

Download the script in the link above.
Extract the folders
You should take the folder named “KeyLab Essential mk3” from the “FL Studio Scripts” folder and place it at the end of this path:

Windows: C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Image-Line\FL Studio\Settings\Hardware\

MacOS: /Users/<username>/Documents/Image-Line/FL Studio/Settings/Hardware/

> When this is done you can follow the “If you use FL Studio version 21” section above to set up your device properly.

3. Finally to use Analog Lab (or any Arturia Programs) in FL Studio
Please make sure that the MIDI input port is set to 10 in the plugin wrapper:

Logic Pro

Please find our dedicated guide and scripts for Logic Pro here, make sure to have Logic version 10.7.4 or above, versions below won’t be able to use external scripts.

Download the scripts from the above link
Extract the folder and execute the .dmg

Double click on the application to install the script:

MacOS will ask you to confirm the install, please click on "Open"

Connect your KeyLab Essential and select DAW program (Prog button)
Open Logic Pro
You should normally see the "Auto-Assign" window popping up, make sure to accept:

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us.