Akai Force V3.1 First Look - Sonic Lab Presentation

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Akai's Force is an alternative standalone production system to their MPC range. Force offers a clip based workflow which suits many and has been evolving since it was first released. However, MPC has been getting more of the love in recent months - thats changed with the introduction of Force 3.1 OS.
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Force 3.1 adds a ton of extremely useful new features and enhancements - we had Andy Mac from Akai Pro come into the studio to show us how some of this works in practice.
Full list of new Features:
3 New plugin instruments Solina, Odyssey, and Mellotron
New AIR Vocal Insert Effect Suite with Automatic Vocal Tuning, AIR Doubler, and AIR Harmonizer Plugins
Disk Streaming: Audio files can now be streamed from disk
Class-Compliant Audio Interface Support
New MIDI file Compatibility enabling MIDI file loading
7 New Insert Effects such as Half Speed, Diode Clipper and Stutter
Drum and Keygroup Engine Enhancements including Akai Pro Sample Tail, Dedicated Pitch Envelope, and Keygroup
Portamento
10 New Drum Pad Effects including Ringmod, Bitcrush, Decimator and more
New functionality to Buses (Submixes/Returns/Masters) including Automation
Automatic sample Key Detection
Update available as of today as a free update:
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00:00 Intro for Force
02:40 Disc Streaming Class Compliant Audio
04:15 New Features detail
07:00 USB connections + MIDI Learn
11:40 Adding the Hydrasynth
13:45 Jamming example
17:10 Ableton Integration, Automation, Arranger
20:20 New Drum FX and Rack FX
27:50 Wrap and Jam out
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@MrHollabk 2 года назад

After 20 years of constantly buying synths, midi gear, and fx units, I can say that the Force is by far the most impressive piece of hardware I have ever purchased. And this even before V3.x. Now, with V3.1 this thing is even more astonishing than ever. Props, Akai - and also a big compliment for constantly improving the Force. Very happy customer here!

@42tehfloor 2 года назад

I sort of agree, but only in that Ableton Live and a cheap laptop is the most impressive piece of hardware that I've ever purchased. Force is coming closer with each update, with some new ideas thrown in which range from pretty cool to okay. But Force is kinda buggy at times, especially with whatever happen to be the newest features. It really is a cheap computer with some specialized software attached. I find Ableton on a well set-up computer to be the winner, more refined, and much more powerful.

@julian-multiman 2 года назад

@@42tehfloor Try getting a cheap laptop and ableton to stage and then let me know… I’ve been there, have played live with no laptop since 2003…

@SyntheticSan 2 года назад

Yeah, this is exactly the reason why I bought one some few weeks ago. All because the firmware update and to see these guys are listening to the community and improving the Force over and over again. That makes it a timeless piece of awesome hardware.

@thelastdruidofscotland 2 года назад

Hey Roland, Korg, you better listen up, midi cc, usb class complaint audio, upto 30 midi devices.....disk streaming....and all from an SBC with just a quad core rockchip and 2gb ram....IT CAN BE DONE, no more excuses.

@cannoli5658 2 года назад

If I would come across Andy on the street, I’d give him a BIG hug. So excited about this update! All I wanted was midi learn and it has so much more now.

@valley_robot 2 года назад

It’s always had midi learn hasn’t it , my MPC one has had it forever

@cannoli5658 2 года назад

@@valley_robot that's right, the mpc's had it for quite some time, but the Force didn't prior to this update.

@PinkBuddhaAcademy 2 года назад

Let's go!!!

@christianthompson1473 2 года назад

So, no more massive expansion drumkits gobbling up all of the RAM? I can't believe it!

@inthefade 2 года назад

I already love this machine. I got to play with a leaked version of the beta of this months ago and it blew me away. Incredible, and I've just been waiting for the stable release. Best standalone on the market, hands down.

@Mobiluks 2 года назад

unbelievable effort to hold the akai force alive, and more... update to update, it gets better and better no competition now in it's range.

@aloahe4807 2 года назад

They do it all better as Native Instrument for example...

@Mobiluks 2 года назад

@@aloahe4807 I agree. There is something jamming at NI. So much opportunities but they loose to follow the progress of time. I'm sick of buying just another sample pack. My Mk3 ist collecting dust

@ramonkey2939 2 года назад

As long as it has enough ram

@Claidheambmor 2 года назад

Disk streaming will shut the traps of a lot of the whiners, terrific update!

@noisetheorem 2 года назад

You think they won't find something else to whine about? Just wait.

@bytefarm 2 года назад

@@LaszloVarjuTechno not sure what your 100 clip complaint is about? you can have 128 midi / drum (sample) tracks , 8 plugin tracks and 8 audio tracks with unlimited clips in each...

@user82938 2 года назад

@@LaszloVarjuTechno If you can only get 10 minutes of music out of a Force project, there's something wrong on your end.

@BecomingProductions 2 года назад

@nincs nincs of course it is. It streams the audio from the hard disk you installed. If thats not disk streaming what is?

@AveMcree 2 года назад

@@noisetheorem 😂😂😂they have already

@KeirMurphy 2 года назад

As a Beta tester I am so glad this is out in the wild and we can talk about it. Akai took some real stick in the community for the initial announcements for the launch of this product but they have delivered all that was promised and so much more. It is an incredible device now and I don't think there's anything quite like it.

@jasonwebb7978 2 года назад

It really is a "FORCE" now! Good work!

@jasonwebb7978 2 года назад

I just gotta get a controller for my XR18 now.

@jayrayone7393 2 года назад

Are the Matrix, Mixer and Note buttons also mappable?

@Lolwutdesu9000 2 года назад

Yeah but did you ever stop to consider that you just LOST THE GAME?

@jayrayone7393 2 года назад

@@Lolwutdesu9000 Why's that?

@ResAffolterSoundproductions 2 года назад

Two great persons Nick and Andy 👍🏻🙋🏻‍♂️

@bigthey1827 2 года назад

The force is now legitimately peerless in the standalone market. Absolutely wild with these updates. Hope they sell a million, keep it going!

@watercolourmark 2 года назад

A Deluge was looking at me wanting me to comment. Once the Deluge gets it's new update, it will have more modes of synth, polyrhythms, MPE. It will likely have best seq on market. Plus can do multi-samples (sorted automatically) and single waveforms as oscillator, plus crazy use of live input as oscillator. And unlimited samples. The Force is amazing in terms of features and workflow, I'd have one already if MPE was on the cards. When I use a Push now I find myself trying to add expression to notes like I am still using a MPE controller. I feel like I have half a controller when without MPE. Without it I feel expressionless, like I am just hitting a bunch of on/off switches, which is exactly what I am doing without MPE. Great updates on the Force but a elephant is in the room, or the absence of elephant in the room in the form of MPE.

@spindlenine 2 года назад

@@watercolourmark what’s MPE?

@watercolourmark 2 года назад

@@spindlenine - MIDI Polyphonic Expression. It is a method to sent individual MIDI note information on its own MIDI channel. So each MIDI note has an 3 axis of expressive control.

@julian-multiman 2 года назад

@nincs nincs not everyone… thank god… so many fake prerecorded sets… nice to see real potential with this kind of machines…

@rorz999 2 года назад

@nincs nincs laptops suck

@rfwhyte 2 года назад

I bought a Force a month ago, and man it's been a wild ride so far. I honestly don't think I've ever owned anything in my life that's gotten as much better over the course of my ownership as the Force has in the short time I've owned it, and if Akai's track record is anything to go by, I imagine there's even more in store. Seriously, this how you create lifelong fans. Huge kudos to all you folks at Akai for standing behind your products.

@Marco-ek8wu Год назад

Hands down the best Akai product to date. Just got myself one after sleeping on it for almost 4 years, took awhile for the software to catch up but now is the time. It’s does everything I wanted from the MPC range and more. A truly inspiring product and one I hope Akai continue to improve.

@kalimaa999 2 года назад

I don't own the force but am excited by this because it shows the work being put into mpc's updates that'll trickle through to every Akai music product 🤟🏾

@HansuMyura 2 года назад

Fantastic update! Exactly the things I missed in the previous updates have now been added. The live performance aspect has really become much bigger with these additions and all super easy to set up. Thanks Akai and thanks Sonicstate for this video, the Force deserves some more attention. 😎👍

@dylanleroysynth 2 года назад

Very excited for this. Been loving the Force in my workflow and it just keeps getting better! Great job!

@ShaighJosephson Год назад

It's only drawback is the lack of inputs...so I put a Heardrush looperboard in front of it and use it as an input mixer for my guitar pedalboard, vocals, and Montage synth... Works beautifully together... 🙂

@candyflip6345 2 года назад

This seriously made my whole work flow better. Thanks Akai for such an amazing instrument!

@Ast3rixMusic 2 года назад

I’m excited about this change to the force. Now it feels like the production machine they promised. I’m glad that akai didn’t drop development on the force after that terrible start. It really is an incredible machine now.

@2beablessing2012 2 года назад

Yeah now I wish I haven’t sold mine 😭 sad

@christianthompson1473 2 года назад

@@2beablessing2012 pick one up second hand cheap, but be quick. I feel the force is gonna rise😶

@spindlenine 2 года назад

This is really awesome. If they’d just put a battery in it I think I’d sell my MPC Live.

@christianthompson1473 2 года назад

@@spindlenine it will run off a 19v laptop battery. The force power supply is exactly a laptop power supply...!

@spindlenine 2 года назад

@@christianthompson1473 thanks, I have seen people post videos with the Force running off a portable battery, it would just be nice to have it built in and not hanging off to the side.

@GaitaPonto 2 года назад

I am always impressed with Andy Mac's talent for sales.

@renechang2406 2 года назад

He's got it.

@amontri3246 2 года назад

I was fortunate enough to get a hold of one thru a beta tester , this has honestly got one of most powerful platform that I've ever used I have the X , live 2, one but this is an extremely powerful tool we spent hours with this thing crazy what the potential of can go , hats off to akai , Andy this has been a long time coming I'm impressed

@ramonkey2939 2 года назад

I no was wondering how this compares to the MPCX and Live what are the biggest improvements

@JorbLovesGear 2 года назад

Great update, I wasn't sure Akai wasn't super interested in keeping the force updated, but this proves otherwise. Wonderful stuff from akai.

@elissitdesign 2 года назад

If their current marketing push falls flat on sales they will drop it in a year. That’s been how they work. Quietly stopping support will continuing sales on distributors.

@anonymous_friend Год назад

celebrity in da comments 🎉😂

@Marco-ek8wu 2 года назад

Hats off to Akai, they are really leading the way atm. I’ve gone back to akai after 20 years (original 2000xl) and bought the mpc one which is superb. Hydrasynth explorer on pre order. Exciting time for hardware.

@cardoman3986 2 года назад

They really are. They are quietly creating the first hardware based DAW with touchscreen. I've been waiting for a touchscreen hardware DAW experience for 20 years.

@kevinbirge2130 2 года назад

The best purchase of my musical life. A desert island machine.

@WolfxxBite 2 года назад

I'm so glad I got a FORCE a few months ago! I almost got the MPC LIVE 2 but something about the FORCE just called to me. I really love these new features. Didn't even know the update was out!

@anonymous_friend Год назад

any regrets? still love it?

@dlinnoedlinnoe 2 года назад

Thank you guys! Especially for your enthusiasm and devotion. Buying that thing tomorrow... :)))

@kevinbirge2130 2 года назад

I absolutely love the Force. This is the best music product I own.

@SynthAddict 2 года назад

great demos of a long overdue update - nice job Nick. and Andy Mac makes it look so easy I'm still blown away by the older Force demos by Nick Trikakis, when the features were less and you had to be more clever - he made it a real performance instrument with clever live drum layouts, etc. - I even got a cool live demo by Nick at NAMM 2020 in the Akai room

@bryantwalley 2 года назад

Nick Trikakis is the man. He is the reason I got my Force.

@joek2073 2 года назад

You just sold me on the Force ✌️ Great demo, great video!

@ghostinplainsight4803 2 года назад

Andy really loves this thing and you can tell he is genuinely excited and proud to show us how cool it is, normally, I get the feeling just another sales guy is trying to make us like standard features of gear. I'm sold, I needed a hub to sequence external gear and couldn't resist pulling the trigger on this. Class compliant, cv out, Ableton link, export and import from Ableton, stream from disk to save RAM, record to disk! I can't fault it! I think I got the last one in Australia!

@TheDungeonDive 2 года назад

Akai has just been killing it lately.

@SweetScaleTV 2 года назад

Watched this from start to finish!! So glad I picked up the force!

@matthsmatthsmatths 2 года назад

Great update - looking forward to integrating this with the modular via Expert Sleepers ES8! 😀

@jesset3241 2 года назад

I was just thinking the same thing!

@Chevytravelleruk 2 года назад

Boom!... drop the mic... The Force is now a complete product.. well done Akai

@midierror 2 года назад

Great demo, looks and more importantly SOUNDS like an awesome machine! Excellent features.

@inthefade 2 года назад

Been making electronic music for 20 years and I've never been so productive and inspired as in the last year with the Force. This new update makes this thing UNBELIEVABLY awesome.

@spindlenine 2 года назад

It’s actually really incredible how much you can do just with this box. The onboard synths are so good you really don’t need any external synths any more.

@musichobbylife Год назад

I was an early adopter and had moved from the Push 2 to this without any of the AKAI workflow experience. I'm now loving my MPC Key 61 and AKAI workflow so the benefits of this are becoming apparent as the product has matured in the 3 years since I owned this.

@amosluyk 2 года назад

So now its a complete product. Finally! Like a heavily limited Ableton Live, which is a good thing for the creative process. Think I might buy one now :)

@iTimestretcher 2 года назад

It's not really limited anymore.

@addLADN 2 года назад

Time to break out the force again and start using it the way I intended when I bought the thing. Thank you so much.

@christianschroer1999 2 года назад

Does it work this way ? Golbal answere : Yeah ! Many thanks Akai ! Im using the arranger and I was one of the guys which wanted automate the master channel directly into the force too. So cool what you have done with it ! :) All that new cool stuff went also into the Force AND I can use my external knobs ? wow. It´s more then I imagined !

@marcusyoung2434 2 года назад

This thing is finally where I'd want to get one. Well done Akai.

@marklovatt1545 2 года назад

Brilliant update ….fingers crossed the disk streaming makes it way across to the MPC One.

@Marco-ek8wu 2 года назад

Word on the street is that disc streaming and an arranger are coming to the MPC range very soon. Hopefully version 3.0

@kevinbirge2130 2 года назад

It will. AKAI takes good care of its customers.

@aloahe4807 2 года назад

It will come for sure.. Because the firmware are very close.. Akai will show the world that massive Updates dont need another Hardware Revision like other companies do, because the Hardware is a beast. I would count Native Instruments and Maschine on..

@spindlenine 2 года назад

@@Marco-ek8wu arrange view / midi clips can’t come fast enough. that’ll make the MPC Live 100% perfect. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a future version of the Force with a battery in…

@Marco-ek8wu 2 года назад

@@spindlenine it’s sure going to be interesting to see where Akai go next with their hardware line. I’d like to see a fully loaded mpc one as I prefer the layout over the live. The force would suit me better buts it’s too big for my tiny corner of the room that my wife has banished me too.

@synkuk 2 года назад

Cheese N Rice ..... AWESOME DEMO !!! Great to see you back in the studio , doing some of what you do best

@handris99 2 года назад

OMG what a channel! *climbing out from under a rock*

@user82938 2 года назад

A love a visit from Andy Mac.

@sheepskin11 2 года назад

Thank you Akai for the update!

@mrcanisters 2 года назад

Go akai. Brilliant updates for their boxes :)

@khemiztrylabz 2 года назад

TIGHT WORK!!!

@mick384561 2 года назад

I have one of these Its Very portable very creatively versatile and powerful, and always gets better and better with upgrades, and having so much power in just one machine is perfect for me, because with my epilepsy I'm not allowed to drive, so compaired to years ago as you know we had to carry a lot of music gear In the 80's to get the polyphony power this has, Its something simple and I love all the fx sounds versatility and everything. but I love the combination of the computer and software combined with hardware all In one, Its magic to me. I dont even want to ad anything to It, because the power I need Is in one machine.

@ElectronisoundsAudio 2 года назад

Killer Update!! 👏 👏 👏

@FullFledged2010 Год назад

Sold my push 2, bought a force and never looked back👌👌

@geraldgoodiii6993 2 года назад

The Force has revolutionized the way I do live modular sets. Used to run two cases.. one for drums being driven by erica drum sequencer running the assimil8or and some drum modules. One case has synth voices driven by nerdseq which is the master clock for both cases. Now I run Akai force for drums, loops, send FX from modular AND the force seq the modular case (one case now wirh just voices and maybe one drum modiule but with the drum synths I may pull out that 909 hats module).. midi sent to Polyend Poly2.. that can send enough CV/gate, clock and cc on clips that makes for kinda live modulation per clip. Sets can be less linear and pattern based and the limits are way past where I’ve gotten with it.

@olw4196 2 года назад

Hi. I have a similar setup however clock syncing has been a nightmare for me... How did you solve it?

@LaurentDiscShowMan Год назад

Muy bien..very good a seguir mejorando y a ir siempre a mejor...bien animo y vayamos todos con alegrias....

@cresshead 2 года назад

Superb update

@quantumeseboy 2 года назад

Akai are doing fun things.

@FTropper 2 года назад

This is awesome!

@joebrewer4529 2 года назад

Force is finally a force to be reckoned!

@DrGrooveBeat 2 года назад

🧀

@DanBrazil-brazilianx 2 года назад

As someone putting together a studio setup what is striking is that you don't seem to need an audio interface any more with the class compliant usb.

@julian-multiman 2 года назад

The tascam desk they are using is a sound card, the thing is that you can use sound card with the force to expand the inputs and outputs above the limits of the machines… without a PC which is awesome

@mechanicom 2 года назад

Excellent!

@edwardferry8247 Год назад

Isn’t the Force simply acting as the receiver for the Tascam like a computer daw. It’s the Tascam that opens up the connectivity options, the Force is simply reading the multi channel data output. In essence you would need to spend a near equivalent amount again to make the Force what it is here in this video.

@gefiltefist2088 2 года назад

It’s the return of the Mac!

@jameshumfry1256 Год назад

Andy is amazing!

@TheLordcasio 2 года назад

WOW! I've worked on almost every season of "The Jersey Shore" and I never knew that Mike "The Situation" was so MPC savvy.

@woodyforrest313 2 года назад

well done, pete goodliffe!

@sgkountz3280 2 года назад

Great job Akai😎😎😎

@thatseventiesguy Год назад

As a novice for me that was like when you are pleasantly overhearing another language being spoken. You have no idea what they are saying but you want to know and it’s so cool the way they are saying it. But on a serious note: AKAI you chose a really great presenter.

@Tinmar_Isation 2 года назад

Andy Mac!

@SloBloLabs 2 года назад

Complementary haircuts 💇‍♀️

@tron944 2 года назад

😂 right, if they combined, it will be a full set of hair, 😂

@TheSakuraGumiLTD 2 года назад

They knocked it out of the park… it’s the perfect hub for hardware and song production with hardware latency… does it have multi track recording and play back with the (up to) 32 ins and out with a audio interface? Could replace a computer entirely… looks good for Akai’s future… imagine they made something from scratch after this with the objective to fully replace a computer

@TheSakuraGumiLTD 2 года назад

(In audio production)

@JMPMusicOffical 2 года назад

MPC needs the arrangement window like the force for better control of the arrangement of beats. Will really add a new dimension to mpc production. Song mode is not really a visual way of arrangement, I know it’s historical to mpc but let’s make things better rather than holding on to the old school iconics that don’t improve ergonomics.

@nieprawdopodobniebystry2158 2 года назад

And graphic eq to make full mixed song in the box

@yenthesage2717 2 года назад

Even as a Maschine user, I can say that this device is freakin fantastic. This video has just convinced me to go on an purchase this! Might even get the MPC X afterwards. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@iamrocketray 2 года назад

MPC X is great if you have the space, But it is bigger than you first think, I had to let mine go, broke my heart! but I'm happy now with the MPC live(one not two).

@yenthesage2717 2 года назад

@@iamrocketray I’ll just have to make the space lol. The standalone workflow is just too good for me to pass on. Thanks for the heads up tho. 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

@TK-hz4ss 2 года назад

no knock on Andy Mac at the helm of the Force, but I reeeeeally wish Akai would hire back Nick Trikakis to show off this unit now since all the updates it has had since he was representing it. He had me sold when it was first revealed, and man could he absolutely rock the thing at version 3.01, I could only imagine what he could do with it now almost 2 years later. What an outstanding piece of gear, so great in fact, that it offends some people enough to try and hate on it and look for and exploit all things it can't do and doesn't have. The Force deserves a reward, hats off to you Akai, well done...

@valley_robot 2 года назад

My next purchase

@V4D2 2 года назад

FINALLY !! DISK STREAMIING ... man.. Finally.. Finally !!

@colindavis2113 2 года назад

So stoked! Mine’s coming in tomorrow 🤘 there’s a work around for odd time signatures right? All these tracks are lit too btw

@sinewaymusic 2 года назад

As an owner of the MPC One, I wish he would have asked Andy if that master/bus automation recording is coming for the MPC line as well.

@2beablessing2012 2 года назад

We pray

@summarity 2 года назад

I talked to Akai at SuperBooth and they re-iterated that everything that is happening on the Force will also happen on the MPC. So arranger, disk streaming and other features will make it over.

@bytefarm 2 года назад

Great update, still hoping MPE for external instruments will come soon :)

@Kung_Fu_Jesus 2 года назад

Now your life is complete !

@bytefarm 2 года назад

@@Kung_Fu_Jesus nearly :P

@watercolourmark 2 года назад

MPE is now a must have feature for me, amazing how something can quickly become an integral part of the workflow. I'd have a Force already if I know it was coming. Luckily it is coming to Deluge - but be easier to add MPE to the Force than a nice workflow & UI to the Deluge.

@anonymous_friend Год назад

@@watercolourmark did mpe come out for force?

@watercolourmark Год назад

@@anonymous_friend - Don't think the Force did get MPE. It can take poly in from MPE controller. And I guess you can do a workaround for MPE. Like putting a plugin synth of the same preset on multiple tracks, then set to different MIDI channels.

@NoiseSoundDestructor 2 года назад

Im now into third year with my Force, and i can assure Y'all, that this machine is a beast and must have. It's still have some bugs and missing some basic features (im looking at You tracks, that i can not move into other place...) Force is still getting better, i love it so much that i mainly make music on it, the synth engines, the workflow, the effects and features... i was bought from the first day, higly recommend, i hope all the irritating/missing features will soon be fixed/added.

@NickFromNetherlands 2 года назад

Clean that table at sonic lab , put a PC with a 27" monitor and start Ableton 11 . Then let demo Andy the Akai Force 3.1. with this set up.

@danhermele 2 года назад

This is a great video on 3.1. Thank you. Just got the Force last weekend and it has really opened my eyes (Yoda will be pleased). Coming from Maschine, where the patterns and scenes approach never worked for me (and Maschine clips didn't do enough to change that) it is liberating to experience a clip-based, performance-oriented standalone, with record straight to linear arranger. Add bags of effects and instruments, plus midi and audio hub and disk streaming capabilities for bringing in all my existing gear and this is inspirational. I hope AKAI do really well with this.

@maecknyc 2 года назад

akai is great

@midiotsavant 2 года назад

The updates look pretty sick, but I hope the class compliant audio interface connection works better on the Force than on the MPC One and Live I and II. People, myself included, are experiencing pops, clicks and drop outs when recording into their Live or One using class compliant audio interfaces over the USB connection. Hopefully AKAI fixes the issue or publishes a list of audio interfaces that they've tested to work well with the USB connection.

@anonymous_friend Год назад

this is why usb sucks and midi ports should never die out

@Saintlumen1 2 года назад

Please give the MPC's Disk Streaming too. It would make gigging really possible with the one unit.

@spindlenine 2 года назад

MIDI clips and Arrange view for the MPCs too, please :)

@nieprawdopodobniebystry2158 2 года назад

And graphic eq!

@ToyKeeper 2 года назад

Am looking forward to trying this. I have a Force in transit, set to arrive any day now, and am planning to use it as the core of my studio. I'm just waiting on Fedex to realize they overshot the destination and are now going in the wrong direction. Until then, I guess it's going on a bit of an adventure without me.

@kylerittenhouse6521 2 года назад

love this channel but i also watch Seven Hunnid on RU-vid alot cuhh !

@nadavmor3645 Год назад

This Force hardware piece is a killer gear

@davidfaustino4476 2 года назад

If only these geniuses would get real musicians with tech education and put a little money into initial development. We wouldnt have to wait for an update to make EVERY InMusic product functional..

@rubenseydler1790 2 года назад

woaahh!!!

@studioviper3016 2 года назад

Had a Force, sold it. The UI/UX really needs a complete rethink/overhaul.

@maxine2798 2 года назад

Perhaps it wasn’t for you? What were the problems and have these been addressed by the updates?

@bryantwalley 2 года назад

The UI/UX is top of the line and has been for quite awhile. Workflow is unmatched. All tools are not for everyone.

@yzimsx 2 года назад

Does the Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd gen work with the Force? With the MPC One there's an audio dropout at every 20-40 seconds, and multiple people have confirmed this behavior.

@RonaldWintersteiner 2 года назад

Great, but ...TIME SIGNATURES! PLEASE!!! Come on ..... :(((

@PhilW222 2 года назад

I was just researching to see if it could do different time signatures - apparently not. All that technology, but very restrictive in terms of the actual music that it can make!

@ToyKeeper 2 года назад

Would be cool if someone made a clear, simple overview of what the Force is, with a demonstration of the intended workflow from start to a finished song. I've been scouring youtube for Force videos while I wait for mine to arrive, and mostly I've found that people don't seem to understand what it is or how it's meant to be used. It seems to be widely misunderstood, and I keep finding people using incredibly cumbersome ways of doing things because they don't know there's already a near-effortless method to accomplish the same thing. I'm guessing this is why the Akai Force hasn't been as popular as MPC and why it hasn't sold as well. It probably should be Akai's best seller, but people don't understand it... and it seems to be due to a lack of good information.

@TJ-hs1qm 2 года назад

as said: Ableton with 8 audio tracks session view / arrangement view + Push controller + fx + plugins

@ToyKeeper 2 года назад

@@TJ-hs1qm Yeah, that plus most of MPC's best features. But based on what I'm seeing in videos and in synth community chatter, people don't seem to know that, or know what it means. The purpose of an overview video and full-song creation demo would be to explain it to people who don't have enough experience to figure it out just by looking. Like, I can say "it's like Ableton but in standalone hardware form, with a bunch of nice synths and effects and the good parts of a MPC and the good parts of Linux"... but that won't mean anything to the people who need the video. Akai has apparently been struggling for years to sell the Force, since it never really caught on like MPC did... and it seems like the underlying issue is just a lack of good noob-level info to help people understand it. Someone who already has the relevant background context can just glance at it and figure it out immediately, because it's obvious. It makes perfect sense. But for everyone else, it's mysterious and confusing. So it'd help a lot if there was a video I could point them at to explain it like they're 5 years old.

@renn6699 2 года назад

@@ToyKeeper loopop probably has some videos on the force and workflow.

@TJ-hs1qm 2 года назад

@@ToyKeeper ah got it now. I thought you wanted to ask for some help to figure out what it does 😀

@ToyKeeper 2 года назад

@@renn6699 Lol at "probably". Because loopop does _not_ have videos of his usual type on the Akai Force. All he has is an old interview with a guy at NAMM who wasn't very good at explaining it. The info there is outdated and doesn't even attempt to cover the core workflow. When the guy starts trying to explain the core parts, loopop actually steers him away from it to focus on secondary features instead. It's one of the worst videos he has ever made, and is part of why people don't understand what the Force is.

@marcusfreeweb 2 года назад

Midi control for mixing live looking good, that might sell it to me.

@MrDebauch 2 года назад

for the disk streaming, is that implemented in the way that we have in mind when we keep nagging akai to implement that in the MPC series? or can this only be used for the audio tracks? i was kind of hoping this would add to the sample time. also the keygroup sample and auto sampler guys could really use it.

@williamshaneblyth Год назад

What did you have the hydrasynth locked onto a stand you wheeled about please what is it and where can you get 1 I need one of these! Thanks . Awesome presentation.

@SRDhain 2 года назад

This is something else. Well done AKAI☀ does the connected mixing desk allow manipulation of E.Q. settings etc to be recorded over USB audio into the Force ?

@sonicstate 2 года назад

If you route the audio back in yes

@SRDhain 2 года назад

@@sonicstate so you effectively have two ways to record audio into the Force; straight with basic levels only or fully eq'd , panned etc. That's superb.

@jimmywheelo 2 года назад

Akai Force now officially the King. Bow and Worship

@Ancaja123 2 года назад

Would like to see how disk streaming works now, they mentioned an option for ram etc

@rodrigolaporte274 2 года назад

WOW.

@mattnorman4007 2 года назад

is this still a powerful piece of kit in terms of live recording of guitars directly to the force or is it better suited to electronic or pre made samples?