Arturia has announced its new hammer-action stage keyboard that delivers an expressive, reliable, and inspiring experience from studio to stage with iconic Arturia instruments and sounds built-in.
Designed for the live musician, AstroLab 88 puts impeccable performance sounds at your fingertips. With a premium hammer-action keybed and powerful software ecosystem, take your signature sounds to the stage and let nothing stand between you and your creative expression.
AstroLab 88 features
- A universe of iconic sound: Tap into over 1,600 built-in presets powered by 40 instruments from Arturia’s V Collection and Pigments. Seamlessly access rich analog emulations, hybrid textures, and cutting-edge digital sounds — all onboard and ready to perform.
- Navigation wheel & OLED screen: Instantly browse and tweak presets with a clear, tactile interface.
- 4 macro controls: Quick, expressive sound shaping at your fingertips.
- 10 preset buttons: One-touch access to your favorite sounds and setlists.
- Integrated effects: Sculpt your sound with 2 dedicated FX (Delay & Reverb) and 2 assignable FX slots. Choose from up to 12 insert effects to tailor your ideal performance rig.
- Chord, Scale, Arp: The chord, scale and arpeggiator modes mean you can easily embellish your performance, stay in key and trigger vibrant sequences, all at once.
- Multi-instruments: AstroLab 88 lets you assign different sounds across the keyboard with programmable split points—ideal for layering percussive sequences, deep basses, delicate keys, or soaring leads. Build dynamic multi-instruments and save them for instant recall or DAW integration.
- Loop & record: Expand your creative flow with up to 32 bars of MIDI looping. Capture melodies, chord progressions, or textures live, then reassign the loop to any instrument—transforming your ideas in real time with a completely new sound.
- Vocoder engine: Plug in a mic and explore a range of vocal textures directly with AstroLab 88’s built-in vocoder engine, powered by Arturia’s Vocoder V.
Future-proof by design, AstroLab receives regular firmware upgrades that deepen its power and enhance the user experience. This continues with Arturia’s next major update due by July 17th, which will bring new and updated V Collection 11 instruments, playlist transfer between Analog Lab Pro and AstroLab, and the ability to send program changes to external devices and more.
AstroLab 88 is available to purchase for €2,499 EUR.
More information: Arturia
