BEST Arturia Keylab Set up! - How to Map Midi Channels in FL Studio
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2020
- I found this setting recently and dove deep into setting it up with my Aturia Keylab Essential 49. I'm really excited to share this.
Let me know what you think in the comments!
MCC Template:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
The setting in FL studio will work with any midi controller that has channel capabilities (pretty much any newer controller). Its also very helpful if you have multiple controllers.
I believe this is the BEST program for the Arturia Keylab Essential 49.
I will make another video going in depth on my template set up so you only have to do this once, which will also show how my mixer is set up.
Just got the flkey 37 and your tutorial really helped me unlock the full power of the device.
Thank you for the precious info!
Pretty useful discovery while assigning channels one at a time: If you assign desired channel, then right click on it, and then you can assign the desired channel to other pads, knobs etc. Just right click, and then -> copy value to other pads, buttons, knobs. Saves time! :)
Thanks for the tutorial my man. Good stuff. You are a riot haha. Cheers.
NEED A PART 2! I need to figure out how use my mod and pitch
youre a lifesaver man, thank you thank you
i dont know who you are but you gave me a boost of confidence producing coz of this video, thank you so much sir, i will thank our creator for stumbling to ur vid when i die, till then, love to you my dude! take care and thank u so much
I'm glad it was helpful! Keep creating!
Bro! you are a legend!!! thank you so much! ❤ Im praying for that template you'll be making haha
Cool thanks for checking it out! Let me know if you have any questions about stuff! I'll be glad to help out and it will give video ideas 💪
@@ean2009 Correct me if I'm wrong but did you just show us how to get 16 different banks per map?
Thank you! Very helpfull.
Thanks bro!, very usefull
Thanks for checking it out! I plan on going more in depth on the template I've set up. Also just posted one making a beat with Analog Labs! Would love it if you checked that out as well 🙏
you got 50% of the likes to comment, thats crazy :D waiting for your in depth explanation on this midi device.
Wow that was a really good video on how much potential is in this keyboard. Have you tried out the midi script on the imageline forum?
thank you for your video , from where i could download the MIDI control Center ?
Thanks a lot for this video! Really on the fence of getting it!
Would I be able to control other libraries as well with it? Like turning the knobs in Kontakt for example. Or Best Service's Engine 2.
Hey NoRoots, thanks for the video. It's great to see the MCC interface it explains a great deal - much appreciated. My understanding is that if so set the channel at the daw track the channel you set at the DAW will map to your user map (so to speak) this then is the default for all. So the idea as I understand it is if you then don't want a fader, pad, switch or knob to be on that channel you then choose that other channel for that action (ie: fader to channel 2 so you can change a different plugin parameter on channel 2). So the step of changing each to channel 10 in this example was unnecessary if you set that at the DAW track for instrument. Now in saying that your video certainly answered a question that the manual for the Keylab Essentials did not. That being that you can have your switches, faders and knobs on different channels to the keybed. My idea is that I would like to control an FX unit from knobs and faders on a different channel - in other words have an effect in a bus. What you've done here is very good - please do another video as soon as possible please. I'd like to see if you could have the keyboard split. Say 2 octaves to one plugin on Channel 1 with half the faders and knobs; the other octaves to channel 2 with remaining half the knobs and faders that kind of thing. Because if this Essentials can do that - it would be a cert for my black friday list!
Hello thanks for watching and the thoughtful reply.
I dont know if I fully understand what you mean about how its unnecessary to set things to a different channel. Are you saying that locking a vst in FL Studio to a certain channel as I did makes all controls I would map to it automatically in that channel?
Also, on the note with the midi user channel. That's how I started this setup until I realized i can use the user channels, I feel like there is more control that way.
On the question about splitting the keyboard by channel, this isn't exactly possible, but you can achieve a similar result with a different approach.
You can limit the keyboard input from the FL studio wrapper settings, the same way you could set a root note, just left click and drag to set the limit of input, and do this for both instruments youd like to control. And then for faders you could set them to different channels
@@ean2009 Its no problem I have that answered now. What I meant was can you have half the knobs and faders on one channel and the other half on a different channel - it appears that you can. The importance here is to have them on separate channels. As I have the aim on having 4 fader and 4 knobs managing one plugin and the others another plugin on a different Midi Channel. It's ok I have the answer, its all good thanks!! great video and thanks for doing it - it was the best first look that I've seen. And quite practical. :)
@NoRoots Thanks for the map you uploaded to Google drive. Looking at it in Notepad gets me thinking I could write my own. Do you know what the syntax is? There are only three elements after the header: "XXX_Y" and the Z after the ":" if that makes sense. What do X, Y and Z refer to, do you know?
I am looking for a way of setting different instrumens to the controller and have them working at the same time, for example, having some drums on the pads and a piano on the keys, being able to play them both at the same time without them overlaping, any idea how to do that?
hey bro this was really helpful really appreciate it ,but when I get to use my port 0 so that I can map the drum pads to individual channels the Pitch bend doesn’t work !!! I just got the essentials 88 and please can you tell me what is midi scripting , I mean is there’s a way so that I can make the big button and the (3 white buttons on the right) work inside any vst or in fl itself and thanks man really
The only thing I noticed is that the main knob and other knobs/sliders on the VST that's defined with the "1" in/out port assignment will always move when playing around on other user settings. Nice work around, though I am trying to sort out having only one set of knob/slider reaction.
Since we have only 8 pads, how do I access another pad bank just like we do for Minilab MK2?
I followed these exact steps and im having trouble switching off and playing a different instrument, so i open analog and then a different analog but when i go to bank 3 and try playing it it plays both instruments at the same time and they are both on different channels im very confused
thank you for this!!! would you upload the MCC template so we can import it?? if you could it would be amazing
I just set that up! check it out in the description and let me know how that works
Is it best to use VSTs inside of DAWs or is stand-alone better? Most videos I see people are using them in DAWs. I am more focused on live performance. Thx.
Hi there. I recently bought an Arturia key lab essential and I’m trying to figure out how to map it. I figured out some of how to map it but I’m stuck on some things. Would you be willing to help me figure out how to make it 100% functional so I can finally make music.
Thank you for the video. It was very helpful though a bit choppy. I think I got the gist of what you were explaining but I think you mentioned that you may remake the video which could be very helpful to me. I use Studio One but I believe I can navigate from how you explained it in FL. It would be helpful to have a camera a bit closer 2 the key lab. As you were switching midi channels on the keylab I wasn't quite sure how you were doing that. This mapping video can be very important do a lot of people definitely me. Thanks so much and I will subscribe waiting and hoping for a remake and a bit more detail
Thanks forwatching! Yea I have since been over to a friends who uses Logic and the idea applied well to that DAW, and I've used it in Ableton too.
Just need to figure a way to lock a midi channel to specific instrument.
On the keylab, press map select, then the drum pad of the corresponding user bank you want to select.
I have the arturia midi control center program each user bank to send thru a different midi channel. Make sure to program everything to a specific midi channel or else it will default to "user channel" which isn't as useful
Hey man I’m having trouble getting the knobs to work. Any idea how to get them to work?
Hi, can you please tell me if midi channel for Pitch and MOD wheels can be set as well?
Thank you
So whenever i put the input port number in even when i switch off the analog bank it still plays the analog keys and i dont know why help please
Bro can u please make another drum map present for minilab mk2. It will be a huge help for me and other like me
How to change presets and banks of non arturia vst direct from the midi keyboard... Is it possible??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Please reply
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
thank you for doing this!im shocked how bad arturia is when it comes to anything relating to other companies. like fl studio. its so much work just to get basic functionality! this is not for impatient beginners,like me. i am actually sorry i bought this. and wont buy arturia ever again. its just not worth the hassle. hardware is quite nice,tho. but since the interwebs are home to some really awesome human beings,i can get help to fix the issues im not smart enough to fix myself! and i am very grateful. THANK YOU!
the customer "support" they offer is even worse than 3rd party software integration. i got my essential 49 on wednesday,last week. i still cant use it properly,like advertised. and "support" not supporting their products.
i just hope most people are able to get an arturia that works as intended. also,the analog lab stuff is solid.
its obvious that arturia know very well what quality is,and how to produce it. thats why this is infuriating.
if not for heros like Ean (yes i see him as a HERO,an evertday hero),people like wouldnt even have hope of getting it to work.
random people online contribute so much,and usually for free! i have so much love and respect for everyone who helps people they dont even know,for free. guys like this are making pc gaming what it is,and also the midi controller community. and i noticed it is usually the smaller channels that are most helpful. at around 200k subs,channels start focusing on making enough money to live off of. and that hurts the quality,of course. so many times i have unsubbed a channel when it gets larger/worse,and find a smaller channel with the proper focus.
merry christmass,to all!
It's actually quite the opposite of what you believe. It's not that Arturia has bad support with other programs, it's that the config for MIDI that is used by FL studio simply happens to be very different from every other DAW's. Most other DAWs use Mackie control for their Midi devices whereas FL studio uses a proprietary algorithm. Unfortunately, like you, I too wasn't fully aware of how bad the support of this keyboard would be with FL studio, if I did, I would've probably gone with the M-Audio Oxygen keyboard.
as much as i like fl studio, it is not arturia. It is Imageline being different. Everyone uses USB-C but fl studio wants to use USB-A, like how Apple does.
Would you be so kind to explain what user midi channel button does?
Does anyone know how to change the key of the drum pads? They seem to be default at C3
Yea in midi control center when you click on a pad you can select which note it plays. If I remember correctly the note in midi control center and the one fl studio recognize is different so you'll have to figure that out
What is different between MIDI Note and Switched Control? I am so confused of this keyboard :DD
Hey Lenty! the difference is that "Midi Note" Sends note information to the computer (Like A#, D, Fb, and includes velocity information as well) and "Switched Control" sends Midi CC information and can be used to control parameters. I like to use the switch control to turn on and off effects, arpeggiators, or cycle between mono/poly modes
Awesome. I struggle with one thing. I want to use my drumpad on my keyboard (exact same as yours) but it's not working on FPC plugin. Why?
Hello thanks for watching!
The biggest thing with FPC is you have to set each pad as the note you want it to trigger.
Look up how to set up FPC will probably solve your problem. And make sure to save a blank template with all the notes mapped for easy set up in the future!
Hi! Wile you playing do you have latency between press (key) and sound??? I have and it made impossible to play... Tnx 4 help (2 anyone) :)
Hello, Your buffer length (in audio settings) determines latency (for the most part) Most of the time I have mine at 256 which for my computer is 6ms of latency. I can BARELY notice the latency but my computer can handle alot more at that level .
If your computer cant handle running lower latency it might be a hardware issue.
I’m so upset. Day after day I cannot figure out how to even make mine work can someone plz help. When I try to play mine it only works on the virtual keyboard not the actual keyboard there is no sound. Did I mess up settings on midi control center. I can’t hear anything out of my headphones either? Any help will be greatly appreciated ty
I have the same problem and dont know what to do. I am connecting it to my Mac Book. Did u solve the problem?
How would this be possible to use in any other controller? I have a m audio axiom 25 and a oxygen mk2 49.
yup! I have done similar setups (for everything exept controlling analog labs) you just have to read how to change midi channels on your controller. If your controller can send different midi channels than it can utilize this technique
Hey) I did all things that u said, but my keyboard doesn’t work with Mackie Control Universal
Maybe u know the problem)
Hi, I tried setting my user 1 profile to only receive midi notes from channel 3, locked my FPC drumpad to channel 3 midi, and locked my analog lab to channel 4 midi. But whenever I hit the pads, the notes from the analog plug in still play. Any thoughts?
Yea the way to solve this is inside analog labs. In the bottom you see a cog labeled midi controller, make sure it says what controller you have and set the midi channel to one. Now it should only play when receiving notes from channel 1 (which is the default unchangeable setting for the AnalogLabs map setting)
@@ean2009 it doesn't work... can you do another tutorial? i've spent like 8 hours trying to fix this..
hey did u make the other video on the template? thanks
Hey Scotty I did actually record them! I just need to edit. I went into more depth on each aspect. Is there any specific question you had in the meantime before I upload the new videos?
Hey Scotty! My computer is really terrible with video editing for some reason, so I am forgoing the other video for now. But I just uploaded the MCC template in the description if that helps!
Has anyone worked out how to change MIDI channels with the "MIDI CH" button? The channel shows a change in the display but the channel on the DAW (Cubase 11) doesn't actually change.
You have to hold the midi channel button then press the corrosponding key to the number you want. I found it doesn't work all the time though, and the analog lab and DAW maps overide this. That is why i developed this technique to make each user map be entirely a different channel.
Hey, could someone please help me with this issue I'm having? Setting up the keyboard works great, but if i go into another VST and play MIDI it will produce sound from both Analog lab and the other VST simultaniously. I locked the note to the specific channel as you do in the video, but it does not work the same :(
You need to unlock it from the channel you dont want to control ;)
@@blahblah8405 thank you, but in the video he has multiple channels locked simultaneously 🤔
Lock analog lab to channel 1 within analog labs. Click the cog at the bottom right and in the box that pops up select channel 1.
Also when you lock other instruments to other channels make sure your controller is set up to actually send other channels thru the midi control center like in the video
I'm trying to do this in Reaper (the technique is exactly the same) but when I go to do the MIDI learn for the parameter, no CC info shows up. It's as if Reaper can't recognize it. But the Keylab works perfectly in Analog Lab mode and in DAW mode.
hmmm thats really strange. Do other controllers midi learn just fine? I know absolutely nothing about reaper.. but it seems to me that it shouldn't have a problem receiving midi in the user modes.
@@ean2009 Thanks. I figured it out. I had to have Reaper unlearn the device then plug it back in and re-enable it.
Strange.
Thanks for the help!
Can you upload the settingsfile so that we can import it in MCC?
That's cool I didnt know I could do that! For sure. I'll make another video next week and do that
Hey Jamie! I just uploaded the MCC to google drive, the link is in the description
Let me know how that works
@@ean2009Thanks, but I personally moved to another keyboard by now 😅
@@JVJF7 Okay cool! What keyboard did you get?
@@ean2009 The Korg Kross 2 (for it's standalone abilities)
how come you have the 49 key but in the software it says 88 i have the same problem
It's no big deal. The "essential" line all have the same button and control layout so I guess arturia just made the one page for the midi center.
Do make sure you select the essential and not the mk2 though, as that probably wont work right
This is so helpful. I am facing a problem, though. The AnaLog Lab with port #1 is playing simultaneously with whatever channel/instrument I choose. I put Analog Lab#2 in user 6 channel 10. But the Analog Lab #1 (Port 1) keeps playing along with it.
Yea this problem was annoying but I found the solution.
In analog labs go to the bottom right there is a cog for settings. Set the midi channel there to midi channel 1 as well. This should fix it
@@ean2009 I did that, but the problem still exists in FL
@@JVJF7 this problem reoccured for me recently when I reset my computer because it was having file issues. I just updated my analog labs thru arturia software center and it fixed it.
With all these questions I definitely plan on making another video on thisA
Thank you so much! That would be very helpful. Please include how to make permanent pitchbend and mod wheel assignments when changing channels. They do not work if the midi is given to a port
@@ean2009 not just that issues, but u cant tweak any knobs in Analog lab if you're using a "User' pad and not the Analog lab pad which is REALLY ANNOYING
So i read all the comments on this video. I too have just bought this exact midi controller and I'm setting it up as we speak. It is so much work and I can't get the faders to work within my daw (also FL Studio). Everything is so complicated. It has taken so much of my time that I'm considering returing it and buying something else. I think it was probably just made for Ableton. Does anyone have suggestions for other midi keyboards that work with FL studio flawlessly? Thanks for making this video btw, I see it was helpfull for a lot of people!
Hey man. Unfortunately I don't know of ANY controller that "just works" with FL studio other than the AKAI Fire.
I understand it is a lot of work to get set up but if you plan on using FL in the long run it is worth it to understand how it all works.
I would suggest starting slow instead of doing this really quite complex set up I am suggesting in this video.
I have some time right now to talk, I can go live and answer some questions
Hit me up on IG, apparently I can't go live here. norootsmusic
@@ean2009 Thanks, I will!
Yeh Ableton was bundled with it for a reason. That said I have (finally) got it fully integrated with Cubase Elements.
tell me bro, Can the main knob in the middle of the keyboard be of any value in FL studio ? and what buttons are compatible with Fl studio, i heard some don't work, hope that's not true
Hey, So the middle knob doesn't do much in FL Studio right now. You can use it with the Arturia vsts when you are on the "Analog Lab" Midi Map AND the VST is set to the same midi port that you have the controller on.
There is a convenient extra setting that makes this less annoying, because without this setting in place, no matter what channel you have focused it will play the VST you linked to the port. It involved midi channels.
Also, as for the DAW Controls, only about half of them work as expected, but they are the important ones. Play, pause, stop, record all work. The top set dont work like you would want.
@@ean2009 Save does work though.. But how come when I have Analog Lab set to input channel 1 in FL, when I play other instruments, analog plays along with it
@@JVJF7 yes this is the most annoying thing. I see you saw my other response, so that's the fix. Make sure all the arturia stuff is updated to newest patch
@@ean2009 just updated to the latest version and the issue is still there
@@Iceshrooms It shouldn't be. it works for me. Make sure the channel on the rack is locked to midi channel 1 (right click and lock to midi channel 1). then in analog labs click the cog at the very bottom and set the midi channel to 1. If that doesn't do it I don't know whats going on
Does analog lab come free with artutia keylab midi keyboard?
Yep. Along with Stage 73 and a Steinway Piano.
@@ralphnelson-tucker8186 oh yeah!
Keyboard is not working any solution. Pad works.
everything is working in this keys in fl studio? I mean all functions?
Unfortunately alot of the DAW controls don't work properly. at least the major ones work (Play, stop, record, save) And the Arturia buttons and big middle knob only work with Arturia plugins being properly configured. (With a huge caveat that you could get it all to do anything you want with midi scripting - but out the box that is the situation)
The main features of the keyboard all work great tho (the keys and the midi knobs)
@@ean2009 Thank you so much for your opinion :)
@@Kisam no problem!
Any chance we could get a video with the template?
I keep planning to do this but get caught up in other things. Thanks for reminding me, I will keep it on my to do list!
Hey Matt hope you are doing well. My computer is really really frustrating to edit video on so I am foregoing that for now. I did just upload the MCC template to the description, and I will work on uploading my FL Template to the description here too
Even with the template download i still feel completely lost.
Nothings work
Hey there, what part isnt working for you?
@@ean2009 Switching maps doesn't do anything for me neighter
@@JVJF7 hmm so hitting user map and selecting the pad doesn't do anything?
@@ean2009 The only thing that happens is that the keylab shows it on the display
@@ean2009 It shows on the display and you can for example make the pads trigger other keys. But the switching between channels/instruments in FL doesn't seem to work
Your template on google drive doesn't work at all unfortunately. Instead of all the templates in the video, it's just one called "Best KeyLab Setup" with the default settings.
It's alright tho, I'll do it manually now, this is the last thing I'm gonna try to get this piece of shit to work. After that I'll either install and learn Ableton or sell it.
To everyone who doesn't care about a mediocre keybed but better FL integration: Get a Novation LaunchKey Mk3. Pretty much plug-n-play.
I can honestly say I learned absolutely nothing from this video tutorial. You don't sound 100% sure of what you are doing yourself.
You left out too much. This is a useless video
Thank you! Very helpfull.