MiniLab 3 White : Beware: Infinite knobs can only go from 0-127
I just can't believe they put infinite knobs on it without letting you select Relative mode.
To configure the behaviour of knobs you need to connect the device with Arturia's Midi Control Center, which doesn't work properly on windows 8.1. I needed to install a Virtual Machine with Windows 10 on my PC just to be able to configure the Minilab 3. Very frustrating
"Endless encoder: Yes, that's right, the Minilab 3 relies on higher-quality endless encoders -- not a matter of course in this price range."
Yeah, physically endless. In terms of MIDI they end at 0 and 127. What's the point? It's very frustrating that Arturia did not include a way to set them to Relative mode.
Based on the completely non-functioning software and this joke of 0-127 infinite knobs I'll have to give it a One star rating and a big warning to the potential buyer.
This is a disaster of a release. With Minilab 3 you are paying to be a beta tester for Arturia. They just had to get this out quickly before the holidays.
Ironically in the win7+ version of the installer they packaged a win10 version of the MIDI drivers. So even the file packaging is wrong. It's frustration from the beginning to the end. I only managed to get it working because I grew up with computers and troubleshooting them. Some more normal people would just have a completely dysfunctional product.

Technical Data
- Manufactured by Arturia
- Released in 2022
- Average price : $104
- Dimensions : 355mm x 220mm x 50mm
- Weight : 1.5kg
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