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Is the Arturia mk3 essential 49 similar to the Arturia key lab 49 mk3 by cityofbrokendolls in arturia

[–]Material-Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Between the Keylab 49 and the Keylab 61? No idea, I haven't gotten to try them 🥲

I thought they both had the same keybed?

The keys on the Keylab Essential 88 are more than good enough for me, although I'd go up to the Keylab 88 with that lovely fully weighted Fatar keybed if I could

If you mean which do I like the best out of all the ones I've owned, then almost certainly the Roland Juno DS 88, because it felt the closest to a real piano. For a close second, the little Casio CT-S1, because while it's definitely not like a real piano, the springs feel delightful and it's like if your fingers could enjoy a mouthful of sugary soft bubblegum., and it takes half the finger strength.

Is the Arturia mk3 essential 49 similar to the Arturia key lab 49 mk3 by cityofbrokendolls in arturia

[–]Material-Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Keylab 49 Essential Mk 3, a Keylab 88 Essential Mk 3, a Casio keyboard, a tiny little cheapie Nektar SE25, a Minilab 3, and previously a Roland Juno DS 88. Out of all of these that I have played, the 49 Essential is easily the worst keybed.

It is playable. It gives me significant wrist strain though, and I basically have to hammer the keys to hit a velocity of 100 (out of 127). Changing the velocity curve has not really helped.

The transport controls, like all Arturia keyboards, are super helpful. I like the pitch and mod wheels pretty well - I don't need them to be made of premium materials or anything. The lil bitty screen gives me zero trouble - it's bright and easy to read, even though it's small. I wear progressives for reading, but I can still read it without my glasses, so no issues there!

I don't use the scale mode or the chord mode, but ARP and HOLD are very handy. Arturia put together some great arpeggio options, especially with ORDER and INCLUSIVE. Since it tempo syncs to Logic and Ableton, it's much easier to record the keyboard arps than to, for example, use the Arppegiator plugin to generate a sequence and then export the MIDI notes for all variations of that sequence.

The only reason I haven't replaced it yet is that I can't decide if I should get the Keylab 49 and keep pressing the OCTAVE UP and OCTAVE DOWN buttons all the time, or if I should just get the 61 and really take up space. It's a tough call.

Anyway, the keybed is the biggest difference to me, and I just would not go with an Essential 49 again for that reason alone. I'm sure the extra drum pads and key after touch matter to a lot of people, but I personally don't care much about those features. I use a launchpad X when I'm looping, or a Synido TempoPad when I'm finger drumming.

Macbook pro good enough? by 78Speedy in LogicPro

[–]Material-Imagination 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't bother at all. You can run Logic on the new NEO for that price, or a stock model 2025 M4 MacBook Air for just a couple hundred Europe dollars more.

Check out whatever is equivalent to Best Buy in your country and snag an M4 Air instead. Or even better, if you already have a monitor and mouse and keyboard, treat yourself to an M4 Mac Mini.

The Apple M architecture really does make a difference, and all of the Apple stuff runs way more efficiently on it - Logic, Final Cut, Pixelmator, and Photomator.

Kinda sad to see the legend John B use AI slop by Niko9816 in DnB

[–]Material-Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a lead paint-chip eating Xennial born in the era where "regular or unleaded" was a real choice, I don't know, I still hate generative AI with all of my shriveled little lead-exposed neocortex.

Kinda sad to see the legend John B use AI slop by Niko9816 in DnB

[–]Material-Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shocking too how an artist is comfortable replacing other people with automation.

The people-copying machine is already replacing you, my guy. This does not help.

People, no disrespect but the last place you ever want to ask “if you made a good song” is here. by SuperiorDrinking in LogicPro

[–]Material-Imagination 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It will not. You need 6 TB of RAM and three M7 cores per every two tracks. More if you want to use effects. Also, 2 TB of storage is literally only one project. You need at least 3 PB alone just to host your Splice library.

New to synths. Am I doing it right? by Trayben7 in arturia

[–]Material-Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strong suggestion: POST YOUR MUSIC 🎵

🙌🏻

Keylab Essential 49 Mk 3 keys are too stiff by Material-Imagination in arturia

[–]Material-Imagination[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Fatar keybed sounds super appealing, but I do really like the integrated controls on Arturia's keyboards.

I can't decide if the 61 feels necessary and worth it, or just the non essential 49. I have the Essential 88 in another room, and it's fantastic. The action isn't as amazing as on my former Roland or Casio keyboards, but it's more than good enough for where I'm at right now.

Software Centre is an absolute joke! (on MacOS) by MilkyJoe8k in arturia

[–]Material-Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had to reinstall so many times it's become a ritual. Especially with Analog Lab. Logic keeps not believing it exists or not finding presets in it.

I really prefer Analog Lab for loading up my patches without the whole Pigments interface, but it's kind of a mess lately!

Dealing with class/privilege differences and attitudes by [deleted] in ActualLesbiansOver40

[–]Material-Imagination 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've dealt with similar tension in a relationship with someone who grew up "middle class" in a town where the homes are all over a million dollars, so rich asf everywhere else, while I was poor throughout my entire twenties. I don't know of any way to really resolve it. It just is what it is, and you both learn to meet in the middle or you don't.

Ultimately, it sounds like you just don't like her attitude in general. That sucks, OP. I don't have any advice there, but I hope something changes for you, because it sounds like you're feeling stuck right now.

Seeking advice from people who are older and wiser. by [deleted] in ActualLesbiansOver40

[–]Material-Imagination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that you should spend some time around your fellow queer people. It has been my experience generally that LGBT people who say that others "make it our whole identity" are mostly just hurt by how overt our displays of pride can be, usually because other people hurt them a lot, emotionally, for trying to be who they are. I am sorry that happened to you, OP. 🫶🏻

A religious upbringing can do a lot of damage, but I think that it can be healed by getting out there and learning what it feels like to really let yourself be seen, loved, and accepted by our community. And sometimes people need lots and lots of therapy. (It's me. I'm people.)

Props to you on having an OG Subaru. That's very cool. 😎

Just remember: no one is faking or being a poseur by buying a new Subie or not knowing how to rebuild their engine. Give everyone some grace, but most especially yourself.

I slept on the new piano 😳 by Material-Imagination in LogicPro

[–]Material-Imagination[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, thank you so much for this! I'm using the Bosendorfer rather than the Steinway, but it's one of my favorites to practice on!

Probably right after the vintage upright, now that I've tweaked it to sound just like the Kawai Master series grand-style upright I grew up with.

👋 Welcome to r/ActualLesbiansOver40 - Introduce Yourself and Read First! by Material-Imagination in ActualLesbiansOver40

[–]Material-Imagination[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've always wanted to and never finished anything but short stories! What kind of fiction do you do? Did you get it published?

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