Akai Force 3.0.6 Drum Synth and Workflow Tutorial: Making a Techno Track from Scratch

[@elvinlewis4233]

Well done! And your English is excellent. I learned a lot of things I didn't know. Very informative. I stayed through to the end.

[@wolfgang_grows]

Thanks for the positive feedback🙂. That means a lot to me.

[@leonprofes8544]

One of the best Force tutorials out there!!

[@wolfgang_grows]

I'm glad you find this tutorial helpful. Answer to your other question: I used an additional low pass filter after the send reverb because the filter integrated in the reverb plugin didn't sound good to my ears since it was letting too many high frequencies through and thus made the reverb appear bright instead of dark.

[@leonprofes8544]

@@wolfgang_grows Thank you for your answer. Respect

[@MaximumMetal123]

Me and my girlfriend follow through your tutorial, this is the most helpfull so far, to see a whole song constructed. Thank you very much!

[@wolfgang_grows]

I'm glad my videos are helpful. My next video will be another force tutorial.

[@BlueHawk80]

Finally, a sample-free tutorial! Am I the only one who got a Force and only/mainly want to use it with the integrated VSTs? Just seems way more fun to me, kinda like with the Roland 707 I had before...

[@wolfgang_grows]

I also prefer producing my tracks with internal or external synths and avoid using too many samples. What made you switch from the MC 707 to the Force?

[@madsmash]

Amazing tutorial, I'm having a lot of fun following it, thanks a lot for taking the time to make it and explain stuff so clearly. In case someone is getting frustrated about automation not being recorded to a clip, remember to enable automation recording in the mixer, took me a while to figure that one out

[@wolfgang_grows]

Thanks for the great feedback 🙂

[@AcidAlex]

This is one of the best Force videos I’ve seen. Quality content, thanks!

[@wolfgang_grows]

I'm glad you like my content. There is more to come.

[@djbrunomalta]

super cool big up from Portugal

[@vertixzen9062]

Beautiful to see you finally share some of your knowledge and in the new update. I like your work...is very crispy and groovy. Thank you and please keep bringing more contents.

[@wolfgang_grows]

I'm glad you like my content. My next video series is inspired by "against the clock" and I will make three beats from scratch with the electribe 2, the jd-xi and of course the force in under 15 minutes. Stay tuned!

[@vertixzen9062]

@@wolfgang_grows Ohh yeah!!

[@sonnyhancock]

Learned a lot. Thanks.

[@wolfgang_grows]

You're welcome🙂

[@thomaskoeln3872]

Danke für die Mühe

[@wolfgang_grows]

Gerne🙂

[@ElectronisoundsAudio]

Very Nice Job!! 😀 👊

[@wolfgang_grows]

Thank you. I'll make a new tutorial as soon as the next update is available.

[@ebraltazar3498]

Thanks for your great videos, Wolfgang. Learned a lot from your videos and I love your techno sets. Looking forward to your next Force Video! For those interested: The arranger mode, the drum synth, the price drop and of course these videos made me decide it's now time for the Force. Tried the Octatrack: loved it (esp. the sequencer, fader and conditional trigs), but the workflow was too cumbersome for me (I do think that one day it will be back :)). Tried Push 2, great controller and build quality but don't want to be stuck to a laptop al the time. Tried Maschine Plus: great build quality (love the new encoders vs MK3 ones) but in my workflow I had big CPU issues causing audio crackles and pops so I'll stick to my MK3. Again, the new features and price drop makes the Force a very attractive device. Good luck deciding which one is best for you!

[@wolfgang_grows]

I'd like to thank you for your kind words and for subscribing to my channel. I value your comment a lot since you addressed all the "competitors" (or partners:-) of the force with the result that your personal preference and workflow decide which instrument/machine makes the most sense to you.

[@jamessmith42]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks! I found that by assigning the crossfader through macros instead of through the basic track assign I was able to record the automations into the arranger mode.

[@wolfgang_grows]

Glad you found this video helpful. I haven't really dived into the arranger yet. So recording automations via crossfader macros is something I will check out in the future. Thanks for that tip!

[@DamianoPistoia]

Very interesting tutorial and well done. Regards

[@wolfgang_grows]

Thank you :-)

[@lookingforplaces]

interesting video! Greetings from Italy

[@elvinlewis4233]

Consider videos to get newbies started on the instrument. It overwhelms even experienced producers, so newbies have virtually zero chance of operating it successfully. You're very good at showing the navigation. Thats what most leave out. I think you'd be very successful at it.

[@DerBaxxter]

Hi, ich habe mir gerade dein Video mit Begeisterung angeschaut und hätte da eine Frage: Bei 6:20 hast du als Root Note Eb eingestellt. Bei mir steht diese nicht zur Auswahl. Ich habe nur A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G und G# zur Auswahl. Oder ist E (flat) einfach nur die englische Bezeichnung für eine der mir zur Auswahl stehenden Tonarten zB D#? Sorry für die dumme Frage, ich bin in Musiktheorie nicht so fit ;) Grüße gehen raus und Danke für deine Videos ;)

[@wolfgang_grows]

Hallo, es ist genau so, wie du es geschrieben hast: D# (d sharp) und Eb (e flat) ist die gleiche Note. Im Deutschen wären das dann Dis und Es. Ein Kreuz erhöht eine Note um einen halben Ton und ein b reduziert eine Note um einen halben Ton. Also treffen sich d# und eb in der goldenen Mitte. Hoffe das hat geholfen. Danke, dass du meine Video schaust!

[@DerBaxxter]

@@wolfgang_grows vielen Dank für die ausführliche Erklärung, das bringt jede Menge Licht ins Dunkle und macht vieles gut mich verständlicher. Sehr gern, deine Videos sind absolute Premium Qualität und ich habe qualitativ nichts vergleichbares gefunden bezüglich Akai Force und Techno Sets.

[@infektdubstep]

Nice one, thank you!

[@wolfgang_grows]

Thanks🙂, hope you could get some use out of this tutorial!

[@infektdubstep]

​@@wolfgang_grows I was impressed with the kick especially, the one you made was really nice and punchy!

[@brucekirbyartist]

Hey Wolfgang love your tutorials, wondered if you could do a full tutorial like this one but on say minimal techno like Boris Belcha's music ?, it would be muchly appreciated by many I would think, keep up the great tutorials 👍

[@Anthony-sn9kl]

Enjoyed. Thank you!

[@wolfgang_grows]

You're very welcome!🙂

[@jeyjohnson883]

Great tutorial...thanks

[@wolfgang_grows]

My pleasure!

[@JaschaJaja]

This is great. Thanx man😃

[@wolfgang_grows]

You're welcome. Glad you like it🙂

[@leonprofes8544]

I am trying to understand one specific thing in your video. At 13.02 you show how you have a low pass filter loaded in the slot after the Reverb. To cut some high frequencies. All fine, I understand this. However...at 13:20 you are explaining how Reverb FX itself has a filters and you are using a LoFreq filter set at 155 Hz. So that everything that the reverb spit out below 155 Hz is cutted out to avoid muddiness etc. Again all fine I understand this. My question is how come you are not using the Hi Freq filter on the very same Reverb FX which is basically a LowPass filter (in your video it's set to 20Khz) but instead you loaded LowPass filter after the Reverb? Was it because of the sonics or more freedom that individual filters provide or you simply don't think about it? The reason why I am asking is that (no I am not trying to be smart or trying to find weird errors in your awesome video) isn't that the same thing? I mean by using Reverb filters likely one could achieve sonically the same result by using Filters on the reverb itself instead of loading one after the Reverb just for the sake of saving one insert slot? Over the weekend when I catch some time I will try your tutorial step by step and see for myself but until then I am just curious. Much respect for this video I love you, we need more people like you!!!

[@Crustable3010]

Thank you for this video

[@wolfgang_grows]

I'm glad I could be of help!

[@mehulkumarlakhia4296]

Any video to solve my query below? ...in. FORCE Standlone. 1. I can't match bpm of two different audioin track's with different rhythm instrument's loop in 4 or 16 beat(even in 6/8 beat= 4T) . I have downloaded both loops (Prepared in studio) = Is it called sample or loops?? I tried but can't operate warp or time stretch...!!! Any your video to GUIDE me...🙏

[@antdog4117]

Akai force-How to loop a pad within a drum track/note mode/pads/sample edit> shift>loop For live jam session. Only worked once. I created mute groups for the pick up, but it has only worked once. I have firmware 3.0.5

[@Throt515]

How about making video on making tracks on force from sample packs i. e industrial strength or something

[@BOOMBABY2020]

very technical nice

[@enzodenovellis]

GREAT!!! Wolfgang a question: is it possible to import a external loop (created with logic X for example) and to play with other clips created on Akai? tnk!

[@wolfgang_grows]

Thank you. That's possible. However, to be on the safe side, I would create wav loops.

[@enzodenovellis]

@@wolfgang_grows thank you!!

[@AutisticCuriosity]

Why E flat Minor? Seems obscure Key? Could you please explain choices of key as I really have no club on this. Thank you 😊

[@wolfgang_grows]

For a melodic techno track you can use every minor and every phrygian scale. Doesn't matter whether you pick e flat, f or a minor.

[@ugotoscano162]

I signed on your Channel, please help me i Need to play a clip audio with a sample of mine with a keyboard Akai. How can i do this

[@thedoublek4816]

Is it possible to record into empty clips while others are playing, without having to stop the playback?

[@wolfgang_grows]

Yes, that's possible.

[@DjEikoymusiclab]

does it have a song mode now?

[@wolfgang_grows]

Yes, it does. It's called arranger mode.

[@DjEikoymusiclab]

@@wolfgang_grows thank you,im now thinking of buying one...

[@ickekiecke]

die Automatisierung ist immer ein gefummel, wird zeit das sie da etwas ändern. Ein echter softwaresynth wäre auch gut. Und wenn sie dann noch den arranger verbessern, wäre das teil echt perfekt..

[@wolfgang_grows]

Ja, ein paar Sachen muss Akai noch verbessern, wie z.B. die Möglichkeit Spuren gruppieren und verschieben zu können, bei der Aufnahme im Arranger Mode Master- und Subchanneleffekte aufnehmen zu können, etc. Aber das nächste fette Update ist ja schon bei den Betatestern. Mal schauen, welche Wünsche von uns dann letztendlich umgesetzt werden.

[@ickekiecke]

@@wolfgang_grows das mit dem neuen Update höre ich zum ersten Mal, freu ich mich drauf. Ich benutze auf dem ipad den beatmaker 3, von dem könnten sie viel lernen. Der macht einiges besser. Dort ist der arranger viel durchdachter. Auch das neue ableton ist eine feine Sache.. Na dann setze ich große Hoffnungen in das neue Update.. Schönen tag

[@thedoublek4816]

@@ickekiecke Es gibt zwar keine offiziellen Infos zum nächsten Update, da die Betatester einer Verschwiegenheitserklärung zustimmen mussten, aber den ersten Leaks zufolge soll es möglich sein, Samples direkt von der Festplatte zu streamen sowie USB-Audiointerfaces mit bis zu 32 Kanälen anzuschließen.

[@mcwablief9885]

>>> A N T W E R P C A L L I N G G E R M A N Y

[@russellsteel2346]

impossible to see what you are doing the camera is out of focus close up, too frustrating to watch

[@wolfgang_grows]

Maybe you've got the wrong resolution settings.