Arturia MiniLab 3 Mint: It’s Not Easy Being Green
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The latest in a series of eye-catching special editions, the new Arturia MiniLab 3 Mint rocks a striking mint green look for a splash of color in your studio.
Arturia MiniLab 3 Mint: Would You Like a Mojito with That?
Depending on which source you ask, green is the color of balance, serenity, joy, hopefulness, comfort, or energy. Now you can add a splash of green to your studio with the new Arturia MiniLab 3 Mint.
We’ve seen some striking special editions from Arturia over the years, such as the MiniFreak Stellar or the all-white Alpine versions of the KeyLab Essential mk3 series. Mint, however, is a first – even for Arturia.
Technically, the compact controller is identical to the standard models. It offers 25 mini keys, eight RGB pads, eight rotary knobs, and four faders for controlling your software instruments, as well as mint-green touch strips for pitch bend and modulation. The MiniLab 3 Mint comes with a big software package, including more than 500 sounds from the Analog Lab library.
You can now order the Arturia MiniLab 3 Mint from Thomann*.
If green isn’t your thing, don’t panic – the three other color variants of the Arturia MiniLab 3 are all still available*.
Arturia MiniLab 3 Alpine White
[10 October 2023] Arturia has announced the MiniLab 3 Alpine White Special Edition. Just in time for winter in the northern hemisphere, the tiny USB keyboard controller has received a striking facelift in an all-white color scheme.
Every once in a while, Arturia likes to surprise us with special editions of their gear in extravagant color schemes. Nearly everything about the new Arturia MiniLab 3 Alpine White is, well, white – except for the RGB pads and the side panels, which retain their faux wooden appearance. Interestingly, they’ve also decided to leave the black Shift button as it was, but I guess it helps the workflow. Here’s your chance to own a limited-edition portable keyboard controller with all-white keys – now that’s something you don’t see every day!
Arturia MiniLab 3
[18 October 2022] It’s been almost six years since the MiniLab mkII was released, so Arturia needed to do something to stay ahead of the competition. Besides an updated design, what has Arturia come up with to bring the new MiniLab 3 on par with newer competitors like the AKAI MPK mini mk3, Nektar Impact LX Mini, or M-Audio Oxygen Pro Mini?
The first thing that meets the eye is the new design with slightly rounder corners than the previous version. While the mkII was initially only available in white, Arturia has decided to also offer the MiniLab 3 in a black “Noir” edition from the start.
New faders and a display
Upon closer inspection, you’ll notice that eight of the predecessor’s 16 rotary encoders were removed and replaced by four sliders. While those are of course convenient for controlling things like envelopes and mixers, this means that the MiniLab 3 actually offers fewer physical controls compared to the previous version. But there’s also a new OLED display accompanied by a data encoder, so there’s hope that assigning controllers and switching between different mappings will be easier than before. Arturia says that the Minilab 3 comes with preconfigured mappings and scripts for most DAWs, so it should be easy to setup no matter which software you use. The manufacturer has also added an arpeggiator and chord mode, which is something that the previous version lacked in comparison to many competitors.
Much of the rest remains the same. You still get 25 velocity-sensitive mini keys, along with a pair of octave buttons and two touch strips for pitch bend and modulation. The MiniLab3 also inherited the predecessor’s eight RGB pads, which are velocity and pressure-sensitive. The sustain pedal jack on the back is now labeled “Control” and also accepts expression pedals. Speaking of connectors, there’s now a 5-pin MIDI output in addition to the USB port, which is great for controlling hardware gear without a computer. And the USB connector, which also supplies power, is now USB-C.
Impressive software package
The large software package has always been something that set Arturia’s keyboard controllers apart, and the MiniLab 3 is no different. In addition to Ableton Live Lite, the keyboard comes with the Arturia Analog Lab Intro software, which includes a huge collection of sounds from the developer’s well-regarded software instruments – with ready-made mappings for the MiniLab 3. You also receive the Gentleman and Model D piano instruments, as well as a 2-month subscription to Loopcloud and a subscription to the Melodics practice app.
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Aww they so cute! Can I have one mommy?
ARTURIA – WHY ONLY ONE SMALL DISPLAY???? I mean, come on, why it shows only one parameter?????? We need informations to the parameters you control via remote mappings. We need one big display or below every knob one of those small displays. You have to make your one descriptions , too, so that you dont have to label them with paper stripos anymore. See electra one for example! Are we stuck somehow in the 2000s with Midi Controller innovation?
Never I would buy this one….
Something like this just in one device:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsMqmRVxZvc&ab_channel=Surkid
The woman in the picture doesn’t look very happy about the product.
why Arturia doesn’t make this using the keystep 36 keybed with AT and exp input is beyond me …