A few Thoughts, and thanks...for all the fish.

[@VoltageCntrl]

NiceThings Congratulations! We love you brother! Thank you for sharing with us!

[@LuvIsLuvRadio]

Major Kudos To A Natural Talent Who Deserves All The Accolades For What U Have Shared ......#LuvIsLuv

[@markadams3503]

Brother sending you so so much love !!!! You are an inspiration ❤

[@markadams3503]

We need you back man... Miss your smile and your awesome spirit !!

[@paulobrien9278]

Awww dude I will miss your tutorials more than you know. You really made sense to me with regards to the force. But seriously dude. Congratulations on the akai position. You will make a difference there and I look forward to future products. Lastly. Just a big old thank you 🙏🏼

[@nevadasage5]

Tom Nice things!!!! I'm so happy for you! Keep on keeping on! Keep on rocking it!

[@karljroe]

Well done mate . That’s ace !! Your help on here & on our 1-1s really , really , really helped me get to grips with the Force . Chuffed for ya , pal . Well done 👍🏻👍🏻

[@ceverett5972]

Great narrative! Thanks for all that you have contributed. Hope to see you soon.

[@albertm9298]

Thanks for everything my brother, you’re tutorials are the reason I bought The Force back in 2020. Your videos were a bright light in during those dark times. I’m sorry for your loss. You know you’re parent would be proud of your progress. Here’s to many more years of success. And thanks for all the fish😎

[@lordslutmann]

Congratuation but you will be missed a lot great to follow your journey and learn from you

[@lit3work]

Tom, thank YOU for creating and sharing really useful videos. You are a gem. Best of luck in the new job! I think you’ll smash it and it’s good to know Akai are hiring passionate users who will help improve current products as well as help create exciting new ones. Peace ✌️

[@stefanmartens3040]

We will miss you, I learned a lot from your videos!! Good luck in whatever else you undertake! 👍🏻

[@sonnyhancock]

Congratulations. This is huge. So happy for you.

[@jo_tsktsk]

Thanks. Hope the material you have posted before doesn't disappear from KZbin as it did really help to dig deep in the force.

[@DJCJ999]

Been a while since I heard anything from you TnT… thought I’d check your channel and I am delighted to hear that you have created a fantastic opportunity for yourself… glad you can still leave your videos up for folk to use 👍 All the best ✌

[@TheExtremeXS]

Sorry for your loss Tom, congrats on the new amazing opportunity!!! Well deserved, will miss the vids but look forward to the positive impact you will have on products on our behalf!!

[@iamrocketray]

Hi Tom, well that's a turn up for the books, congrats on turning a passion into a paying job, and I wish you all the best. I hope you pay us a visit sometimes and maybe even the odd tutorial, if its not against your contract of employment, and you have time(works a pain for stealing time 🤣🤣🤣).

[@AugdogWest]

Congratulations! and Thank you for all the great tutorials you’ve made!

[@weddy5700]

I’ve just got a Force since one week and found your amazing channel. That gear is truly awesome for a song writer like me. Even if it’s one year later, I would like to thank you for all those vids and I hope you’re doing well and happy with everything! Peace from France!

[@winst999]

CONGRATS BRO blessings to you and much love. I’m sorry for your loss….I know what that feels like. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING

[@wylatron]

Big love, sorry for your loss, I don’t think people give weight to the loss of parents they should. and CONGRATULATIONS! That’s huge, so exciting… can’t wait to see what comes down the pipe for you. Entertaining? YES! Useful? Absolutely! Thank you for all the videos you’ve shared, it’s been a staple of my Akai Force education.

[@Ast3rixMusic]

I am happy they are listening and doing something. Listening is a good thing but actually doing something to move the product forward is the difference. I love that akai moved the force forward and did all the work necessary to make it a viable product. My hopes are they continue to push forward and continue to focus on refinement of the midi features as well as continued workflow refinements. As a product reaches an age where the components inside it are no longer obtainable and we get into a new machine I hope they keep listening to what we are saying about the current unit. Hopefully you will be able to stay open minded and can help them move the product forward.

[@tyyywright1827]

brotha you will be missed.... the force community is greater because of your contributions. thank you and congratulations much deserved... one last time... easy people !!!!!!!

[@reverendcarter]

bittersweet because im gonna miss all these unique tricks you come up with but its also about time akai got you on board. definitely makes me optimistic for the future of the force. looking forward to what you have in store because you come across as a genuinely good and nice person.

[@remoteagile1630]

Happy new year - I hope all is well and wish you a fantastic 2024! So glad your channel is still here:D

[@maurarosamusic]

Im going to miss your videos so much. You were and are the channel that went to the depths of the akai force. Thank you for teaching me so much.

[@4130jase]

Well done Tom.

[@user82938]

Congrats, Tom. Thanks for the vids.

[@craz1974]

I wish you the very best! I enjoyed your videos thoroughly. You are a certified Force master.

[@jjnolan1]

Thank you and best of luck. I’m new to the FORCE your videos have been such a help.

[@The-word-I-does-not-exist]

I only found your channel recently and I have to say your tutorials are by far my favourite, I have been working through your videos, I like the waffle, pacing and the no flashy edits, it feels more authentic because it is. I am stoked for you that you got employed by Akai, but I will definitely miss your videos. I feel you on the bereavement too, and the way you turned something so sad into something positive, it is inspiring, you’re a good soul and I wish you all the best in the future mate. Thank you for your generosity of sharing your knowledge - best damn teacher I ever had for real.

[@nicethings]

Thanks so much for your kind words. I'm doing all I can to make this device a joy to use and inspire. Keep having fun!

[@ToyKeeper]

That's great news. Congratulations! I'm a little jealous, TBH... would love to be on the Force team, helping make it even better. (can't really apply yet though; still healing from a pretty bad injury... but after that, I might)

[@MariaTD3]

Congrats and good luck! 🎵👍

[@brynchurch581]

wow good luck man! Akai are lucky to have you ;) ty so much for your vids and sharing of knowledge

[@cresshead]

Best of good fortune with your new position.

[@mounirlucmaghraoui357]

Hello Tom, Congratulation for your new job! Never forget that the satisfaction of the users and clients makes the commercial success of any company !!! And, nice things are made by nice people who make life better, but, without them, It is simply a curse! Thanks for all your lessons and tutos ! Good luck

[@zenmasta1260]

Congrats on your new journey, with you on board I know the Akai Force is going to be even more of a beast whatever they do with it!

[@jameshumfry1256]

All the very best on your journey dude. Well deserved!

[@DeepMindMeditation]

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your channel and the videos you made about the force. You inspired me to explore the force, and your videos were not only a great resource, they were also fun and enjoyable to watch because you have a great personality and positive vibe. I hope you are doing great. I really just wanted to say a big thank you for your videos. They made and make a massive positive difference to me, and I wanted to let you to know that I really appreciate it :) Thanks! I hope you'll make more tutorials some time. Really miss them!

[@nicethings]

Aw thanks, hope you're having fun creating, hopefully they'll be some amazing stuff on the way...they might even let me show it, who knows?😂☺️

[@DeepMindMeditation]

@@nicethings Yes, thanks. I hope you are doing well. Hopefully they will let you show the amazing stuff on the way because YOU are one of the reasons I got the force in the first place, and I am sure this is the case with many other people you've inspired. Stay well! :)

[@lurelover7065]

Thanks for everything.

[@alexstrangius303]

Firstly, may I give offer you my sincerest condolences for your loss. The journey is an important aspect of all our lives. You have come through yours and found a way to include and help others, big up to you for that... Many congrats on your new post...I believe you will make a difference there too... Nice one and again thanks for sharing your inspired passion, peace and love brother... 42 Alex

[@StephenLynchdj]

Wow!!! Congratulations bro. So happy for you. You deserve this and having you on board, I know you'll have peeps like me in mind when it comes to changes. 🔥🔥🔥

[@digitalcomplexity]

Easy bruv . For the past 3 years I've been going through a lot if loss (parents and children and brothers) super difficult but gotta say I did the same/similar path. Thank you for all the help . I am going strong with the force as well and few other devices like mc 707 ; dj prime go and some analog units. Most definitely keep on moving forward and hopefully you come back. I am interested in giving some ideas for updates for the force if there's anyway to contact...

[@nicethings]

Thanks for your kind comments, and I'm hoping your path is getting brighter by the day. You can always send feature requests from the Akai website (I think) or by joining the Akai Forum. That said, any issues I spotted are definitely being addressed, so expect some great functions and features in the hopefully near future.☺️

[@mafiamusicfamily]

Congratulations

[@Noise-Conductor]

Good to see a brotha gettin' it 👍🏾 Peace!

[@zenithjcoke]

Your Akai Force tutorials will be missed! Your videos on the Akai Force have been so truly helpful and inspirational for me as I've learned the Force myself. Big congrats on the new job, it is well deserved and inMusic/Akai are lucky to have you on!

[@denobedford]

great news tom i did say akai should give you a job :) Congratulations tom i just like to say i havent had my force that long and if it wasent for you it would have been gone soon after i have looked at hundreds of videos on youtube about the force some are way to fast you have to keep rewinding some dont even talk some just sit there pushing buttons i have allso asked alot of questions none reply or help some dont even want to give there secrets away to help others your tutorials are easy to follow and informative allso fun and love the (tangents) to hope you are not gone for long i no its only been and hour but we missing you already take care tom and have a great journey hugs peaaccceeee

[@UncleAge4avs]

Your impact on the community will be appreciated for some time come. You helped many folk understand a pretty complex device. And it was easy watching your videos! Best of luck to you Tom.

[@Sporatic7659]

Yoooooo.....this is amazing!!! Thank you for all you've done and thank you for pushing through to coming out better then expected

[@alexnoble2465]

Waaaaaaahhhh??? I just got here.... a channel full to the brim with unbelievable Akai Force tutorials (that I need to learn) and all done by a super down to earth nice guy! Too good to be true!!! I never just come in and listen to these sort of reflection videos but this one just hooked me (tears) it was brilliant and super inspirational. I know you are going away from the Force (or maybe not hehe) but if you keep making deep tutorials please pick another machine and channel the deep learning. Perthap the Erica Synths Techno System (just suggesting lol but I needs help on it haha)!! Nahh... just kidding you be you and CONGRATS on your future job and dope moves!!!

[@JamesWilliam70]

I'm for ever thankful for your early tutorials on the Akai Force. I learnt some things from you when I first got mine. God Speed bro! (Still waiting for midi chance/probability though ha!)✌

[@axdewun]

Congrats bro. You deserve it 💯

[@xandergee]

Good news! Congratulations on this, and your videos have been a great help as well as entertaining. It's good to hear that someone like you will be on the inside, bodes well for the community. My deepest condolences for your loss... it is amazing though that in a low time you decided to take something on like the Force and turn around and help others with it. 💪🏾✌🏾

[@charlieogunremi949]

Found your vids to be really helpful and positive - the Force learning curve can put a lot of doubts in your mind. It's took me a couple of months to get to where I can get ideas down quickly and it feels like a musical instrument with lots of potential. Looking forward to the DJ side of the Force opening up 🙂

[@kevpinnix678]

They’ll be a better company for it. Man thank you for sharing your passion because your videos got me thru a lot of frustration having purchased Force only one month ago! Tons of tips helped pull back the layers of this amazing piece of gear. Best of luck on this new chapter of your journey!

[@pariaheep]

Hey Nicethings Man, congrats for your next level deployment: learned a lot, and will learn from your vids on the Force. Moreover, to find the "right attitude" to get along with a thing of such marvel & complexity! Cheers & all the best.

[@earskills]

Hey Tom ! I completely skipped this video, first of all I am very sorry for your loss 😞 I will definitely miss the invaluable contribution you did for the community, you always tried to share knowledge without expecting something in return and always there to help 👍 I am not surprised Akai made you an offer, they are making a very smart move by hiring you 😉 I am sure your profound knowledge and innovative ideas will contribute to better products in future. I hope that maybe you could continue making some great videos in future, but at least we could still consult the huge database of knowledge you built over time. Thanks again for all your great efforts to make this product more appealing and provide us hints and tips where the user guide wasn't ! Take care !

[@nicethings]

Thanks, much appreciated🙏🏾 hope my vids help you on your creative adventures ☺️

[@primalfunction6315]

Good luck mate you deserve it.

[@remoteagile1630]

Man.. I wish you all the best on your journey and in general❤ I felt inspired, empowered, motivated and supported by you without a direct contact - I‘d say that is a gift. Never experienced anything like it! Spend some ten hours here with you and your content and when i’ve seen this clip about your goodbye from the Akai tutorials I was so happy for you as your are such a genuinely nice guy with such a warm positive energy. This all said I was also kinda sad as I learned so much from you in such a short time and then again felt su reassured by you saying that everything we need to know is basically somewhere in your videos. Mate I surely hope that I can buy you a beer some day full aware of that fact that this is highly unlikely😂 Can‘t properly state here how important your tutorials where and are to me as I felt proper lost on a journey towards a dream of mine but never felt that I was even capable to make the first few steps - which was kinda sad. That has changed since I watched your videos! Cheers and all the best!

[@nicethings]

Thanks for watching and such kind words, I always believe in sharing what I learn with others, hoping it helps their creative journey too. If it counts, there's more to come for the Force, quite a bit, but till then, keep having fun!😊

[@remoteagile1630]

@@nicethings Thank you and I’m quite sure that I can have fun now😃 Sharing your journey and learning together - not focussing on failures or perfection but on progress is one part that inspired me. As said before magic stuff! If you ever somewhere in Frankfurt or Zürich I’m happy to buy those beers☀️

[@mujinzomusic]

Wow, that’s unexpected! Will also miss the tutorials but am stoked to hear you’re going to help on the inside at Akai! No doubt you will help to continue their ongoing growth and in particular for the blessed Force. Thanks a tonne for all the fish, the music, the learnings, laughs and everything in between. Look forward to seeing how the journey continues 💫✌️👍🙏

[@originalsynth]

Easy Tom 😄The Force is strong in this one... well many thanks for doing these videos, always something new to learn, and thank you for being so frank with everything you've been sharing with us. Hopefully you'll learn the art of diplomacy between your totally honest views and Akai's smallprint, and return as a full Jedi one day... Akai need more folk who love their products to influence their decisions rather than folk who are mainly just doing a job like any other, so I hope your new path benefits you, us and Akai too. Peace 👍

[@davidallred991]

Congrats man, so happy to hear about your new gig and life going well, and selfishly a bit sad there won't be any new tutorials. You helped me learn the Force, so thanks for that. Good luck to you brother, and please, please convince Akai to fix the Audio Interface issue, haha.

[@simonc8265]

Nothing can prepare you for the visceral pain when you lose a parent....it physically hurts. Ive recently bought a force and your vids carved a path for me. Thankyou. After 9/11, the Queen suggested that grief was the cost of love (I put that into my mums Eulogy.) I sincerely wish you all the best, for being there, for pushing back against the unknown and for sharing a little bit of yourself. Stellar!

[@InkyDaCaT]

I know they listen😉

[@TheMagickMan]

Ahh Man Easy People I’m going miss you Tom love your tutorials and I knew you would be a Hitchhike’s Guide to the Galaxy Fan 🙏🏽🖖🏽🙏🏽 . I’m hoping you put out a album or three and release some more of your music. But just in case you didn’t know Enrique Martinez works for novation but still has a KZbin channel with his music and his love of hardware and doing performances live. So as long as you do disclaimer before every video you should be cool. But I feel if you want to change. Only thing constant in the Universe is change. But big ups going over to Akai you deserve it 🎵. Definitely trying to follow my passions. Hey just brainstorming here maybe start a Doctor Who channel just lol’ing going miss your musical vibes Your Brilliant . Live Long and Prosper & 42 , and remember where ever you are your there 🙏🏽🖖🏽🙏🏽. 🤙🏽Aloha

[@DiSC0RDUK]

✌️👍

[@ccmp23]

Tom, first off, congrats on your Akai role! Just wanted to say I don’t think you should stop doing your own thing on KZbin… Akai don’t own you, they’re hiring your services based on your own output… keep doing it, but just be fully upfront about any affiliations. Look at Ricki Tinez as a good example, he’s been working for Novation/Focusrite while keeping his own brand/channel progressing forward… he’s now started working for Elektron too, proving the value of maintaining his independence. Just a thought anyway, maybe they’ve told you to stop(?)… well, whatever you decide to do, best of luck. ✌️

[@dtlaking333]

Congrats ! Whats the track playing in the background @ the beginning?

[@nicethings]

all done on (and playing from) the Akai Force.

[@dtlaking333]

@@nicethings is there a link to listen to the first & last song of the video? 🔥tracks! especially the last one!

[@zoolhert3535]

How you getting on Tom? Wondering if you can help? On my force start up I get message.. out of temporary memory.. I've naively been saving projects to Force drive. Ive copied tfe ones I want to keep to a SD card.. deleated projects ( I created ) and samples ( that came with Force ).. but when I check drive space its still totally full. This is probably simple to fix.. but im lost. From now on im saving anything I do to a SD xard.. From what i gather.. every time I've saved projects to internal drive it copies wav and midi to drive hence the full drive

[@nicethings]

Off the top of me head, a couple of things; don't save anything to the OS drive, in fact, don't use it at all; you can have problems when you remove stuff and will have to contact customer support to get the Force content back. If you change the temp folder in preferences to the external SD Card, that will prevent any of that weird stuff - Pref > project load/save. Onwards and upwards!☺️

[@zoolhert3535]

@@nicethings thanks for the reply Tom.. Should I reset to factory once I've saved the projects to SD? As drive so full? Shoukd I just keep the drive as full as that?

[@DopamineOverload]

You still alive man? Upload some new stuff!

[@AutisticCuriosity]

Well 9f course your going to say Akai is listening despite ALL the evidence to the contrary. Just look at there latest mini keys release. No usb c no blue tooth and no modulation or pitch wheels. …even the advert for it used a 2015 MacBook. They’ve really lost the plot. Oh and still no no update for the Force or even a fix for all the problems that even this guy has pointed out. Working for the company and immediately stopping doing tutorials on the Force says exactly what the company thinks of this machine

[@nicethings]

I'm sorry your experiences with some of their products are not satisfactory at present, but believe me, they do listen. There's a lot of moving parts (a lot!) In manufacturing technology products, so something that seems simple usually isn't on a mass scale. All I can say is don't wait to be creative, just do it with the things that inspire and bring joy. The rest will come when it's ready😊

[@TheNextExit]

I'm happy and sad. If they like your work you should be allowed to have your own channel but that's the way the world is now. Man gets force. man gets subscribers. Man gets successful. Man gets hired. Man looses channel. You can only make akai better.

[@InkyDaCaT]

Congratulations!!!! You deserve this woohoo you got a dream job 💗(Lisa Beynon mod on force sites😉)