Akai Force - Midi Out to Synth (Digitone)

[@angeleder9235]

thanks alot,i was finally able to finally get it going with your video,I really wish you would do one on the new force 3.2 newtwork midi to PC standalone synths(not ableton)some others made videos on how and its possible but they all leave out the most important part-showing us the changes they make on the akai screen,your videos always show the whole process...thanks

[@soltec6704]

Great channel. New owner of the Force, longtime electronic musician

[@djmattpositive]

super useful tutorial. about to watch all related Force + midi vids you've posted. Thanks!

[@vveerrgg416]

Great video. Exactly what I was looking for to validate a couple of live/studio ideas. Thanks for posting this.

[@cls6200]

half of the beauty of the digitone is the amazing sequencer! just sync the clock and transport send/receive and you'll have a lot more fun :)

[@JackAcid]

For newbies this is valuable stuff! Thank you. I'm getting my head around all this MIDI stuff slowly!

[@MatthewStratton]

Nice!

[@bishopburrell9716]

Thanks for this dude! Awesome Sauce!

[@MatthewStratton]

Thanks for the comment!

[@Metareduxxx]

love your videos thanks!

[@LukeLine]

2 handed plying at the end was interesting!

[@siloereb3776]

Excellente vidéo. Merci chef.

[@ElectronisoundsAudio]

BOOM! Nice Job! 😀 👊

[@MatthewStratton]

👊🖖

[@101sivams]

Could you please show us how to record midi notes , coming from midi keyboard, on a force track Thanks for all the nice work already done , you are great !!

[@romboid]

Good video. Thanks. If i am not wrong: 1-you can not get MIDI out from an instrument track. That is a fail. Very useful for doubling tracks 2-can you change an existing Synth track like hype to a MIDI track easily in the track config? 3- you can not import MIDI files directly

[@peterbode3005]

Good work, Matt!

[@MatthewStratton]

Thanks!

[@locoluciano6745]

keep doing your job ! great tutorials for beginners

[@MatthewStratton]

Right on. Thanks for your support.

[@S1ph3r]

thanks for the video very informative! let me ask you a question: lets say you had the force, the mpc live and some other hardware synths. Which one would you want to send the master clock and be the (main) sequencer? the use case is - i would like to use the force to play notes on either the MPC live and or other synths.

[@ArguZ72]

I hope we can talk to AKAI about opening up a higher octave range than 5 , 1,2V per octave (easy) and 10V gates (unlikely) It's just that it is quite limited in terms of controlling vintage and high end audio equipment like Buchla, Moog or ARP synths. The 5V do not cut it.

[@hobonickel840]

I know I'm lagging a bit but if my synth has a USB can I use this instead. Force was purchased as used demo unit on sale and it came without this adaptor. I'm going to order one but being a newb was just curious if can use USB for connecting synths etc.. thanks. I know I'm late and have some catching up to do but your instruction videos are by far the best on yt!!

[@TheClkKid]

Would you be able to redo this video with the updates done on the Force and Digitone? Would this be the same procedure with the Digitone Keys? thanks for your help

[@SamuelIdowu]

Is it possible to have digital audio over USB back to Force instead of analog audio via XLR? I have a multi-timbral synth, and would like to have independent track back to force.

[@KoltovichLAB]

Tell me please. How do you shoot a video from above? Which camera is used? How did you place the camera?

[@rickbrowder7161]

Have connected everything exactly to my Digitone&Force but receiving no sound from speakers which is connected to the Master outputs. What am I missing?

[@johnmartin6823]

Hi Matthew, I enjoy watching your videos, I am thinking of buying the Force as it has just had a price drop in my local store (£1300 down to £900). I like to do research before I buy expensive kit (that's why I watch your stuff). I have watched quite a few posts on forums and youtube that are quite negative highlighting various problems with the Force. I notice that you don't seem to have any problems using the Force, have these issues been resolved with the 3.0.4 update? I would be grateful for any info. Thanks

[@InkyDaCaT]

Cool Matt

[@MatthewStratton]

👍

[@abasicillness]

I was able to follow your instructions and, play my external synth (Roland V synth). The Problem I am having is I want the arp. on Vsynth to clock sync. This was easy on my previous Groovebox. So if I playback track on the Force, when I turn on the ARP.on the Vsynth and try playing it nothing happens. I have the Vsynth set to receive external, and the first 8 channels all set to receive as well. Like I said this was no problem on my MC505. All I want to do is have the Vsynths ARP> to clock sync with the tempo off the Force and Play. Please HELP!

[@ramseymodiri2752]

Is there a way to output drum modes? For example if I want to control an drum rack within live? As far as I can see the midi tracks only output push note data

[@7saigon5]

Do you think that Push2 could play Force devices such as synths and built in sounds if I do the same Midi connnection?

[@solaryzer]

This was great , very clear instructions , well done :-)

[@MatthewStratton]

Nice! Thanks. 👍

[@MadelnMachines]

Can you run 16 hardware analog synths from the Akai force and make it the hub of your whole studio? I assume it would be best to have a a midi interface so you can give each synth it's own midi cable rather than daisy chaining (for latency and organisational purposes). I quite like Ableton Live but want to replace it with hardware and Push 1 didn't do it for me. I never bothered with it as it was just quicker and easier to use the mouse.

[@DamianoPistoia]

Hi Matt very interesting channel! Just a few questions.... can I sync Aira products like system 1 or tr8s with Force in order to sample their sound? Is it possibile with mx1 mixer too? I've got these gears but I don't know how to link them (if possible).... thanks

[@marcuunk8564]

Thank you very much, i almost sell my Digitone 🙏❤️🙏

[@paulsharp5473]

Regarding MIDI sync clock. Although the Force says it sends MIDI clock I cannot get it to do this. I have to use an old drum machine to send midi clock to my devices.

[@snowbarnes]

In the LIVE/X you can same a project as a preview. Can you do the same with the live? In the browser you can audition demo tracks but not your custom saved projects.

[@noobslayerr9732]

How does it compete vs octatrack sequencer? Is it stronger or signal is not as synced or no worries

[@junglsmor]

since it has two usb ports could you plug in 2 midi keyboards into the force and play through 2 midi out tracks to 2 external synths simultaneously?

[@MatthewStratton]

Hello. You can only play the active track. 2 Midi keyboards would only trigger 1 item/synth.

[@doralfasi90]

Can you please show us some psytrance sound from akai force?

[@jeremyfrey5589]

You never mentioned this can you change the measures 2/8 or 16 other than 4 for each Loop

[@MatthewStratton]

I am not sure what you are asking. You can change the measure length to 2 or 8 or 16 if that is what you mean.

[@mojodrum3215]

Thanks Mat:)

[@MatthewStratton]

You're welcome.

[@MK-qu3dm]

can I record external synth in the Force via MIDI? Can u show?

[@SyncdAlien]

Interesting. 👍

[@MatthewStratton]

Cool stuff.

[@denizs7995]

Hey i tried to connect my force via a miditech midi thru4 splitter to my synths but i faced a problem with the power supply via midi when used with the force. with Octatrack everything is working perfectly. Did you stumble over the same problem or is it only my force?

[@noobslayerr9732]

Thats my main trouble which pulling me back getting this. I think is meant to be as a completely standalone device. Like an instrument must be treated so octatrack might pair up perfect with this

[@denizs7995]

@@noobslayerr9732 solved the Problem with a powered midi splitter

[@variablenumber2]

I actually have this same setup. I am creating midi in force, sending to digitone, and have audio coming back into an audio track. But somehow I can't seem to record the audio to the track. Any way you can create a video on this?

[@MatthewStratton]

Yes, I need to. You are not the only one with questions on how to record the audio into the Force from a synth.

[@variablenumber2]

@@MatthewStratton thanks! Love your vids.

[@vugla2009]

all righty then..when it comes to komplete control keyboard,and to conect with digitone so i can play all sounds from digitone on my komplete is there something i have to set up in digitone midi configurations?tnx ???peace :)

[@vugla2009]

or not?cause komplete is just keys,not machine like akai..but anyway just so ill be sure ;)

[@djpioneer937]

No midi out over usb?

[@MatthewStratton]

There is midi in over usb, but no midi out over usb that I am aware of. Don't quote me on that, I am not able to test right now.

[@beMOTIONdESIGN]

Want Elektron products so bad!

[@MatthewStratton]

Elektron makes quality products. The digitone is one of my favorites. 👍

[@beMOTIONdESIGN]

Matthew Stratton Oh I agree. Want the Analog Heat and one of the synths...a buddy of mine the Octatrack and LOVES it but I’m not sure how I’d fit it into my workflow. I’m also considering an Akai...either the Force or the MPC X. I’m primarily a Maschine user, but I am very intrigued by the Akai MPC world.

[@MatthewStratton]

@@beMOTIONdESIGN I actually sold an Octatrack to help fund the purchase of the Force. It has a steep learning curve, but seems powerful. If you are intrigued by the MPC world, then the MPC X would probably be a better option. The Force has features of the MPC, but lacks a lot of the primary features of the MPC. They have different workflows, but the same program types (keygroups programs, drum programs, midi programs ect). Akai has a good history of updating the MPC, so who knows what is in store for the Force. That is what intrigues me about the Force. It will evolve over time.

[@RaHeru1]

I have a roland integra 7 sound module would this process b the same pls respond asap or send me the instructions I have a mpc x so it would b the force n to mpcx in to the roland i7 sound module I have a presonus studio live mk2 but I am using the 192 ai as an interface intill I upgrade to the new studio live

[@brian-pu3yy]

Midi , loose inspiration by the time I get everything set up.

[@mehrdadsobhani5206]

Dude. This video for some blind people which can't understand anything .

[@michaelrivera5056]

How do I connect my Bluetooth headphones to the akai force this thing sucks

[@michaelrivera5056]

How do I connect my Bluetooth headphones to the akai force this thing sucks