Akai Force 3.1.1 beat making tutorial [deep techno]

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Hello techno, synth and groove box lovers!
In this video we will make a track from start to finish by using the best features of the 3.1.1 update and the previous updates. So basically, while producing a full track, you will come across many mini tutorials. If you don't want to follow along the complete process, check the timestamps to jump to the parts that interest you most.
Enjoy, like and subscribe!
Chapters/timestamps:
00:00 intro
00:53 final result
04:13 step 1: melancholic melody/arp
09:44 step 2: Solina background melody
14:24 step 3: Odyssey melody
19:07 step 4: kick and sub
23:15 step 5: modulation with the envelope follower
29:07 step 6: kick support with a subby synth
33:34 step 7: creating a simple but groovy bassline
38:59 step 8: hats, shakers and the randomization feature
44:29 step 9: making a conga groove
53:02 step 10: adding atmosphere with hype
55:28 step 11: oneshot sfx samples and arrangement
01:06:24 step 12: breakdown fx

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11 июл 2024

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@richardsims2487 16 дней назад

Thanks for a great, serious, in-depth tutorial. This is so much better for the beginner than the many rushed treatments out there. It is also interesting to hear the thinking behind your musical decisions. Looking forward to viewing your other tutorials.

@wolfgang_grows 16 дней назад

@@richardsims2487 Thank you for your kind words😀

@Wendel_Kos 2 года назад

Thanks man, i just got the Force out of the box after 2 years of dust collecting :) I forgot everything and your tutorial helped me a lot!

@ckjjclan 2 года назад

Awesome. Thank you!

@abdeldjebbar394 Месяц назад

Just amazing

@kafuprfin 2 года назад

Very interesting and good work!

@itsoitsoitso 11 месяцев назад

Really nice workflow! You actually produced really good track! Thank you for this video.

@wolfgang_grows 11 месяцев назад

My pleasure 🙂

@dementedpuppy Год назад

This is so good. Can’t wait for my force to come in tomorrow. Proper music! Cheers.🎉❤ just subbed

@tiko111 Год назад

GeiLe Sache🤙

@alexmax9832 2 года назад

God.

@stujay 2 года назад

Thanks for this -- very useful. However, certain elements went by very quickly and were difficult to follow as a beginner, for example trying to follow what you were doing with the XY effects was difficult. Still, I learned more from this Force video than any other so far, so thank you for that.

@feryjawe2958 Год назад

👏👏👍👍❤️❤️

@shosh_techno_trax Год назад

Hi Wolfgang. This was a fantastic video. I got the Force about a month ago and was a little bewildered by the whole thing. So much to learn, but where to start. It’s great to see someone break down their workflow and show how they amalgamate the individual components into the finished article. This has given me much more confidence and insight on how/where to start. Wunderschön P.S Do you always start with the melodic sections before the percussion and beat elements?

@wolfgang_grows Год назад

Hello Shaun, glad to hear that my video was helpful. In 80% of the time I start with the drums as probably most of us do. But if you feel like lacking inspiration, trying to find interesting sounds or melodies can help you to feel inspired again. That's why I didn't use my typical approach.

@BC-mu7yw 2 года назад

thank you for making this! very helpful to see your thought process and workflow. i didnt know holding STEP SEQ let you switch bars as well!

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

You're welcome. In the Akai Force Users group on FB the members made a document with every short cut and alternative button function. It's very helpful to speed up your workflow...

@ImakIlaha 2 года назад

Top!!!!

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

Thanx!

@caalyJa 2 года назад

1:08:06 nice

@lordundhimself1310 14 дней назад

How did you get those wooden end cheeks on? Looks cool

@gniewas25 2 года назад

Hi. well done. Do you use anything else besides Akai for mixing and mastering that it sounds so clean and deep? regards

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

Thank you. Everything you hear is only the pure audio signal that comes out of the Force without any post processing. As you can see, I am only using a limiter on the master channel and do not even add an eq. Most of the mixing process is done while creating the track. I always get the feeling that the sound of my Force productions are much cleaner and powerful (especially the low end) than in my ableton productions, even though I use professional mastering plug ins like the Ozone Mastering Suite. The Force simply sounds amazing without having to add much to it!

@jerzboybeats9555 2 года назад

Nice video. Love watching your work flow. What are you using for your overhead shot.

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

Thank you. I use my smart phone, a Samsung Galaxy S 20 5G.

@jerzboybeats9555 2 года назад

@@wolfgang_grows cool. And you run the audio into the Tascam

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

@JerZboy Beats Exactly, and in the video editing, I sync both audios and replace the smartphone audio with the high-quality audio from my Tascam Dr-40.

@jesset3241 2 года назад

Nice walkthrough. That case/stand you have looks nice, did you make it?

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

Thank you. The stand is from Fonik. They make awesome stands for all kinds of music equipment. You can either buy the parts and put them together yourself or you can also order the complete stand. But in the latter case you pay twice as much.

@jesset3241 2 года назад

@@wolfgang_grows Nice, i was looking at those earlier today. A little pricey, but every comment i've read about them has been positive.

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

@@jesset3241 The quality is awesome, but 160 bucks for the top notch Akai Force stand from Fonik is definitely too expensive. You could easily get a synth like one of the Korg Volcas for that money. That's why I decided on the stand for 70 bucks which you have to assemble yourself.

@yasalame9299 2 года назад

Hey, great tutorial! Am I allowed to sample this and use it in a song? Greetings from Atlanta!

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

Thanks a lot. Of course you can sample or recreate certain sounds and melodies from this video. As long as you refer to the original in your video description I'm OK with it.

@OpusSpectreDesign Год назад

Thank you for the video, was wanting to cheek out the force workflow, and I am stunned/ and disappointed at how much the operation relies on the touch screen considering how much HW real-estate the Force has .. Is there not a encoder follow mode (where the encoders reflect/edit what is going on on the display or user shortcuts to screens via hold/shitf + a pad )? thanks!

@wolfgang_grows Год назад

@TheGemsa 2 года назад

Die Wood Panels gefallen mir sehr. Wo bekommt man diese? Danke für das Tutorial 👍

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

Gerne. Den Force Stand kannst du dir bei Fönik bestellen.

@CharlesLouisRosario 5 месяцев назад

I’m not getting any sound when I load a pluck onto this key group, and I am in note mode. Any ideas?

@BlackStarV8 2 года назад

Hey, have you given this song a name? Its phenomenal! Edit: Also a quick question for somebody who just started using this part of the melody making, how did you move your root note to the top third bar? I'm in the correct key and everything but my root note lane is showing up near the BOTTOM

@vertigev Год назад

Did you ever figure it out?

@SticksAandstonesBozo 10 месяцев назад

Where did you get the side panels ? Or is it a stand. I’ve not seen one quite like that.

@SethWeisfeld 3 месяца назад

Was wondering the same question…

@LaurentDiscShowMan 14 дней назад

ANIMO CON ALEGRIAS..VERY GOOD...ENTERAROS BIEN DE LAS COSAS MUSICALES COMO VAN QUE OS LAS ESTOY EXPLICANDO..

@pctekman 2 года назад

don't the wood sides block the cooling vents? looks good though

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

That's exactly what I was worried about too in the beginning. However, since there is more than 1 cm between the left and right side of the force and the stand and since there is enough open space below, in the back and in the front of the unit for the air to circulate, the force doesn't get hot at all.

@pedroelaleman5624 2 года назад

Hey Groß'er, wann machst mal ein Livestream!?🤗

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

Hallo Pedro, nen Livestream ist erstmal nicht geplant. Da meine Tage immer ziemlich voll und durchgetaktet sind, habe ich immer nur kleine Zeitfenster für RU-vid. Dieses Video habe ich z.B. an drei Tagen gedreht und an zwei weiteren Tagen geschnitten und bearbeitet. Momentan fehlt mir also vor allem die Zeit. Mal schauen, wie es in der Zukunft so aussieht.

@dpalaoro Год назад

So question are all these sounds come with the machine out of the box?

@wolfgang_grows Год назад

Yes, they do😀

@diyannikolov1084 2 года назад

How did you find first Plugin which one of them is ?

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

I've already answered that question in the comments. It's the UI Glass Pluck from the f9 instruments expansion pack.

@RayEl-ui5on Год назад

Is there not an ''encoder follow screen'' and user shortcuts to menus via pad options? seams like the workflow is 85% touch screen 15% hardware.. I would have imagined the encoders would be use to display and edit during operation ..

@wolfgang_grows Год назад

You can activate an option in which the knobs change the parameters on the screen and I'm using this workflow more often today than I did 1 year ago when the Force was still relatively new and this video was created. Menudiving is hard to avoid if you use a groovebox like a daw. 90% of the available shortcuts and Force button combos are used in that video.

@wolfgang_grows Год назад

If you want a workflow that mostly relies on turning knobs and pushing buttons, you should take a look at the Elektron Syntakt or Digitakt.

@AutisticCuriosity 2 года назад

I’m lost right from the start! Which pluck sound? Which buttons did you press as you chose it… I have no idea! Maybe this is a tutorial for people who already know what they’re doing but not for beginners like me. Thank you anyway for making this available I will come back later.

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

Hey there! This tutorial already explains the process in very small steps. If I mentioned every single detail the tutorial would be at least twice as long. For this tutorial you need lots of time. So coming back later might be a good idea. Don't be fixated on using exactly the same pluck sound I picked ( it's from the f9 instrument expansion as stated in the video), just pick another pluck sound that you like. PS: It doesn't say anywhere that this is a tutorial for absolute beginners...

@AutisticCuriosity 2 года назад

@@wolfgang_grows hey I’m sorry was so excited to follow along … my comment sounded critical I apologise - yes I’ll try not to be fixated and pick something. I really do appreciate your work. Thanks for your quick reply.

@wolfgang_grows 2 года назад

@@AutisticCuriosity No problem, the Force can be overwhelming in the beginning. The only thing that helps is to put lots of time and effort into it...

@AutisticCuriosity 2 года назад

@@wolfgang_grows EXACTLY I’ve simplified my setup - made it really comfortable and quick toro start playing and now the Force is at the centre of my setup - so I can play with it every day!

@ats_us_nai 2 года назад

@@wolfgang_grows I've noticed in other tutorials that sub titling what buttons you press works very well with beginners, probably time consuming for yourself but it would target a larger audience in the long run. Keep up the good work anyway I'm learning a lot through them already