Using Keylab keyboards with a Daw and Arturia Software

Lab KeyLab Essential
#1

I’m trying to understand what is supposed to be the correct workflow when using a Keylab keyboard with a Daw.
In Daw program, you have a virtual button that toggles between Mixer mode and Device mode
Also, in Daw program, at least in Logic Pro, the cursors and faders are affected to midi CC96-113.
In Mixer mode, they control the pan and volume of the 8 first tracks
Device mode opens the Device of the selected track i.e the audio plugin hosted by the Daw, I can for example open Pigments.
But then I can no longer use the physical knobs and cursors to control the Arturia soft Device since its Controls are not affected by default in midi settings to CC96-113, but to the CC71-85 and CC16-19 used in Arturia program mode.
As far as I know, you can’t have a different setting for knobs in Device mode and Mixer mode. Am I supposed to reassign the Pigments Controls to CC96-113 and forget the Arturia Program Mode ?
Am I supposed to toggle between Arturia Program and Daw Program, which is a pain and it only works with Arturia Software
What is your workflow ?

#2

Hi @HugoInParis ,

When you are in DAW mode, then the controller use the DAW template - that’s read only.
When you are in Arturia mode, then you use the Arturia template - that’s read only.
When you are in User modes, then you use the selected User template that you can edit and create yourself.

The rest is about the software you use.

I suggest you download read the available manuals for your controller and for Midi Control Center.
And then i suggest you try to find more informations about midi CC around.

I don’t have Keylab Essential MK3. This is what i can help with.

#3

I played a bit with the configurations.
I have set the Keylab under Settings/Global/DAW Protocol to “MCU”.

In Studio one I created a new Keyboard and set the Receive from to “keylab MK3 MIDI”
then I created a controller from Mackie and set the receive from to “Keylab MK3 DAW”

when you start KeyLab mk3 (from off to on) at the first screen switch to Arturia!!!
If you switch to DAW it won’t work.

NOW ALL KEYS, FADERS, KNOBS have full functionality!!!

Enjoy my friends

Yours,
Wolle62