Arturia MiniLab 3 – Universal MIDI Controller for Music Production, with All-in-One Software Package – 25 Keys, 8 Multi-Color Pads – White
€116
Price: $115.55
(as of Aug 13, 2025 22:02:24 UTC – Details)
Product Description
Introducing Arturia MiniLab 3 Universal music-making controller
Find your own flow and enjoy making music with a plug-and-play MIDI keyboard that does it all. MiniLab 3 gives you easy controls, great-feeling keys, and a fully-integrated all-in-one software package that’s ready to get creative right out the box.
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Great for beginners, fit for pros
MiniLab 3 offers plug-and-play simplicity, flexible recording software, intuitive controls to easily tweak every aspect of your mix instantly, and great sounds and samples to make your music shine.
Go with your flow
Write melodies, record chords with a single key, create custom synth sounds in seconds. MiniLab 3 is all about letting you follow your musical curiosity to discover how far your sound can really go.
Every sound you need included
Play keys, punch in a drum loop, connect to MIDI gear, browse your preset library. Pre-mapped for most DAWs, with a full production-ready suite of software & sounds to fit your flavor of music-making.
Easy to Use
You don’t need to understand music theory, learn production, or buy any software to enjoy MiniLab 3. Easily control your DAW and explore amazing sounds in a few clicks with a workflow fit for a pro.
A beat-maker’s paradise: ultimate DAW beat machine
The perfect beat-making setup needs quick results, a hands-on approach, and flexibility. Control instruments, punch in pad drums, and adjust faders with a flow so fluid, you’ll forget you had a mouse.
For musicians on the go
A controller prepared for inspiration to strike at any place, any time.
On your commute, at home, between lessons, or on stage. Light enough for your backpack and ready to unleash your creativity.
Hundreds of synth and keys presets
Includes Analog Lab Intro. The hardest basses, lushest leads, smoothest keyboard sounds, and more, taken from the award-winning Analog Lab V, V Collection, and Pigments libraries.
Music recording software included
Includes Ableton Live Lite. Record, perform, and produce anything with an introduction to one of the hottest DAWs in the business, including instrument presets, drums, FX, MIDI clips, and more.
A timeless grand piano in full detail
Includes UVI Model D. The epic stage-sized character of a Steinway grand piano, arguably the most iconic piano of all time, sampled in detail to bring your production to life.
Intimate upright piano
Includes THE GENTLEMAN, a charming vintage upright piano that’s full of character. Enjoy the cheery, vintage sound of a Century-old piano, recorded to deliver charm and intimate character to your mix.
Learn with MiniLab 3
Improve your pad & keyboard skills with Melodics, offering 40 included lessons, tips, and musical hacks that are fun, easy, and tailored to your style.
Millions of samples & loops
Includes a 2-month subscription to Loopcloud, which gives you millions of hi-def royalty-free samples, from lo-fi drum loops to vocal one-shots, plus a 1GB welcome pack.
GO WITH YOUR FLOW: MiniLab 3 is an easy keyboard controller that adapts to your needs, your style and your workflow, so you can make music just the way you like it. It lets you control instruments, mute tracks, punch in your 8 pad drums, and adjust your 4 faders with a flow so fluid you’ll forget you had a mouse. Hook it up, discover fresh sounds, enjoy premium velocity-sensitive keys, and get hands-on with your music like never before!
PERFORMANCE-READY PORTABILITY: Portable yet robust, MiniLab 3 is light enough for your backpack, it connects seamlessly to your computer, and is ready to unleash your creativity in seconds. Perfect for recording, performing, or jamming with friends no matter where you are! It even features exclusive integration with major DAWs (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Reason, Bitwig, FL Studio), so you can control your project entirely with MiniLab 3 and get totally immersed in your music production flow.
ALL THE ESSENTIAL CONTROLS IN A COMPACT CONTROLLER: MiniLab 3 is USB powered with 25 note velocity-sensitive slim keyboard, 2 banks of 8 high quality pads with RGB backlighting, 8 rotary encoders, 4 sliders, Mini display & clickable browsing knob, Built-in Arpeggiator, Hold and Chord modes, 2 touch sensors for pitch bend and modulation wheel, USB-C Port, MIDI Out. Great for beginners, it also fits for pros, and allows you to tweak every aspect of your mix in an instant.
WITH SOFTWARE INCLUDED: MiniLab 3’s offers all the creative software you need. Get thousands of world-class presets spanning dozens of timeless instruments (Analog Lab V); make great-sounding tracks in full (Ableton Live Lite); experience the power of a Concert Grand Model D (UVI Model D); enjoy balanced piano tone (NI The Gentleman). It also includes a 2-month subscription to Loopcloud, and a subscription to Melodics.
5-YEAR WARRANTY: MiniLab 3 is a controller that you can count on, with extensive testing, high-quality components, and a smart design that’s built to last. Eco-designed with at least 50% recycled material, it comes with a 5-year warranty, so you can get creative safely in the knowledge that it can go the distance.
Customers say
Customers find the MIDI controller works well and appreciate its build quality, particularly noting the good quality knobs and faders. The design receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting the nice light-up LGB color display, and they consider it a great value. The keyboard quality and ease of use receive mixed reviews – while some praise the exceptional keys, others find the 25 keys insufficient, and while some find it easy to use, others report confusing instructions. The software quality is also mixed, with some finding the included software very good while others report it doesn’t work at all.
11 reviews for Arturia MiniLab 3 – Universal MIDI Controller for Music Production, with All-in-One Software Package – 25 Keys, 8 Multi-Color Pads – White
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Cobey –
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Love this controller, works perfectly with Logic, FL, and AbletonThe software included:UVI Workstation (Model D Piano)Kontact (The Gentlemen piano)Analogue Lab 5 (Lots of VSTâs)Ableton liteMelodics subscriptionDownside being you have to sign up and create an account for each one of these, and then download an install hub. However they are fairly decent instruments in their own right especially if you are just starting out with sound production.The controller itself is great, nice and big key bed, semi weighted and slick gloss feel. Pads are definitely not as great as Akaiâs but they still serve their purpose and have a nice light up LGB color display when idle. Encoder knobs are endless and the 4 faders have a great feel to them. The mod wheel and pitch bend are touch sensitive but fairly responsive.The main sell being the DAW control feature, which lets you control all parameters within your DAW once you download the script on their website. The controller allows you to toggle between daw control and analogue lab control and makes mixing and producing extremely fun and intuitive, I highly recommend this controller.
Gage crews –
Great Product!
Why did you pick this product vs others?:I bought it for possible future use because I have other mutuals that have also purchased this product.Software quality:Super good quality, keys are silky smooth. Great product!
Ann –
fun little midi keyboard
Really fun midi keyboard, lightweight and very easy to use. Keys aren’t super high quality, but the whole thing is still great value.
matt w. –
Arturia Minilab 3 – Great key feel, pads are sloppy. 25 keys is too few.
Spoiler: It wasn’t my favorite of those I tested. I returned the Arturia Minilab 3.DISCLAIMER: I did not test any bundled software. This review is primarily an “out of the box”, plug-and-play test. The vast majority of the playing, looping and configuration was in Garageband for iPad and a little in Logic Pro X for iPad. I watched a lot of reviews on YT and decided to try them for myself. I wasn’t sure which controller would work best for me. I am relatively new to the DAW/MIDI controller world. I have dabbled in piano and synth for decades, but am definitely not an expert. Below is my take on the Arturia Minilab 3.I reviewed all 4 devices below separately. You will have to go to the individual devices review page to see the specific review.Devices tested (for comparison):⦠Arturia Minilab 3 – THE DEVICE BEING REVIEWED⦠M-Audio Oxygen Pro Mini⦠Akai MPK Mini Plus⦠Akai MPK Mini Play mk3Things I liked about the Arturia Minilab 3:⦠key feel is very, very good. By far the best of the 4 I tried. Felt most like “real” keys.⦠Minilab 3 has 4 faders and 8 endless encoder knobs. That’s a very good amount of controls to assign in your DAW⦠The faders felt very good. Smooth and tight over entire length of travel.⦠Minilab 3 is pretty. Clean, uncluttered, and nicely designed. I even like the faux wood panels at each end.⦠Real MIDI out. I prefer this over the 1/8″ dongle. The included USB-C cable is high quality.⦠Did I mention the key feel? Seriously, best of breed. At least to me.Things I DISliked about the Arturia Minilab 3:⦠the touch sensors instead of pitch and mod “wheels” wasn’t a big deal for me. They worked as expected. I am not a seasoned pitch/mod wheel officianado. Some will disagree with my assessment of touch sensors vs. wheels.⦠The preset for Garageband didn’t map completely in iPad OS. None of the controllers I tested did, so this isn’t really a dig on the Arturia specifically.⦠There is minimal labeling on the face of the device. Other devices had more labels on button/key to select a parameters. Labeling is minimal on the Minilab 3. It looks much cleaner, but makes it harder to recall what function is where.⦠The pads weren’t good for me. I felt they were too sloppy/wobbly, especially at the edges. I noticed that this led to “accidental double-taps”. Maybe my technique was the problem. They just didn’t feel as good (to me) as the M-Audio or Akai pads.⦠transport controls are not discreet buttons. They are shared with pads.⦠Only has 25 keys. They are EXCEPTIONAL keys, but only 25.⦠The pads are in a straight line. Some may really like that. I personally prefer them stacked in 2 rows of 4. That is just my preference, not a real negative.Overall build quality – Arturia Minilab 3: Very Good. Solid, stable fit and finish, except for the pads. The encoders and faders are really good and tight. And the keys, oh, the keys.
Amanda –
My Nephew loved it
Bought it for my nephew for his birthday and he LOVES it. Says the piano is great and he loves the beats he makes with it.
Marty –
Some of the best key weight and velocity with the best bundled software
If you like keys and play piano and want to have keys that feel very natural like a real keyboard with good weight and velocity so you can hit them hard or soft and actually get that tactile response in addition to the audio output of it, this is the keyboard to get, in this price range. The other features are pretty common to all. The knobs and faders are all good quality and feel tight and no wobbles. The software is excellent that bundles with it, Analog Lab is nuts with how much it comes with, how good the synth/samples are and it doesn’t require a subscription or anything, it just comes with your keyboard. To get all the software that comes with it, you register on their website and your account gets license codes for all software. Ableton Live Lite and Analog Lab are the two you really want and they’re going to get you started immediately. The rest are nice but one is a free trial to classes, two are piano plugs that require ridiculous hoop jumping to get to via multiple license platforms and downloads and accounts which is a total put off and annoying (especially avoid the UVI and iLok bundle stuff, what a nightmware to deal with). The Native app is worth getting. The sample library is worth browsing. But you can ignore all of it and just be fine with Ableton Live Lite and Analog Lab. Analog Lab is crazy good for free with this keyboard.
Edgar Pons –
Recientemente adquirà el Arturia – MiniLab 3, influenciado por las vibrantes recomendaciones en Moneyland, y mis expectativas han sido superadas. Este controlador MIDI no es solo un dispositivo; es una ventana a un universo de creatividad musical sin lÃmites.ð¹DISEÃO Y CONSTRUCCIÃNð¹ð LO QUE MÃS ME HA GUSTADO:- Estética y Calidad ⤠Su diseño elegante y la construcción sólida me impresionaron desde el primer momento. A diferencia de otros controladores MIDI, el MiniLab 3 se siente robusto y confiable, perfecto para llevarlo a cualquier parte sin preocupaciones.ð¹FUNCIONALIDAD Y USO DIARIOð¹ð LO QUE MÃS ME HA GUSTADO:- Versatilidad ⤠La integración sin fisuras con software de producción musical, especialmente con el paquete todo en uno que viene incluido, ha revolucionado mi flujo de trabajo. Las 25 teclas sensibles a la velocidad, junto con las 8 almohadillas, ofrecen una expresión musical inigualable.- Facilidad de Uso ⤠La curva de aprendizaje fue sorprendentemente corta, gracias a la interfaz intuitiva y el software complementario. Incluso para alguien que, como yo, viene de explorar Moneyland sin mucha experiencia previa en producción musical, el MiniLab 3 facilita la experimentación y la creación.ð¹CONCLUSIÃNð¹El Arturia – MiniLab 3 ha sido una adición valiosa a mi conjunto de herramientas creativas. Su diseño, funcionalidad y el paquete de software incluido lo convierten en una elección insuperable para cualquier entusiasta de la música, desde principiantes hasta profesionales. Gracias a Moneyland por la recomendación; el MiniLab 3 no solo ha cumplido, sino que ha superado mis expectativas, abriendo un nuevo horizonte de posibilidades musicales. ð¶ð
Sergio –
Design e CostruzioneLa prima cosa che salta all’occhio è il design elegante e moderno. Il MiniLab 3 è incredibilmente compatto e leggero, perfetto per chi ha bisogno di un controller portatile. La costruzione è solida e i materiali utilizzati sono di alta qualità , conferendo al dispositivo una sensazione di robustezza nonostante le dimensioni ridotte.TastieraLa tastiera Slim-Key a 25 tasti è sorprendentemente comoda da suonare. Nonostante la dimensione dei tasti, la risposta è eccellente e permette un’espressione dinamica notevole. à ideale per comporre in movimento o per performance live dove lo spazio è limitato.Pad LEDI 8 pad retroilluminati sono una meraviglia! Sono sensibili al tocco e alla velocità , rendendoli perfetti per triggerare campioni, suoni di batteria o qualsiasi altro elemento del tuo setup. La retroilluminazione LED è brillante e offre un feedback visivo eccellente.Connessioni e Compatibilità La connessione USB-C è un’aggiunta benvenuta, garantendo una connessione stabile e veloce. Inoltre, il MiniLab 3 è compatibile con tutte le principali DAW, il che lo rende un’opzione estremamente versatile per qualsiasi musicista o produttore. L’integrazione con il software Analog Lab di Arturia è impeccabile, offrendo una vasta gamma di suoni e preset subito disponibili.Funzionalità ExtraIl controller include anche numerosi encoder e pulsanti che possono essere mappati a qualsiasi parametro desiderato, offrendo un controllo completo e personalizzabile sulla tua DAW e sui tuoi strumenti virtuali. I fader aggiuntivi sono un bonus per il controllo del mix e degli effetti.
Paulo F Mendes Filho –
Chegou no tempo previsto. Em excelente condição.
Murat Düzyurt –
Yeni baÅlayanlar için çok ideal, kaliteli bir ürün
Aloysious Ajay –
Amazing product at a best price! Build quality is very good. Thank you for not using rubber material on faders & knobs.Keys are the best compared to the other competitors.