BUILD and RECORD a Track with NO Computer! Akai Pro Force | In-Depth Tutorial

[@GetintheMix]

We hope you enjoyed the video! The Akai Pro Force is available here: www.getinthemix.com/studio-equipment/midi-keyboards-controllers/production-controllers/akai-force-production-controller.htm

[@RiSkYLinX]

I couldn't have asked for a more straight forward instructional video. Thanks for putting the time and effort into it!

[@orangevst]

Shut man, i bought one before the video was over. What an entertaining and pleasant video. Thanks!

[@jason3534]

I love my Force! It does so much so fast. I don’t have a computer or laptop so it’s amazing for me. Wish the update would come out with drum synth and arranger, have been waiting on that one. Not a huge deal but still.. the hype synth is rad! Sounds great. In the two months I’ve had mine I’ve made over 100 beats and I started sampling, something I’ve never wanted to do but now thanks to the Force I can’t get enough.

[@TheSynthZone]

After using several computers since the Atari days , I feel free. I simply dont miss the hassle of owning a "modular" computer lol. CV music pad computers ftw!

[@tronlady1]

love these vijos! .....that dancing guy cracks me up every time and the DO IT !! also love the lighting. Very entertaining and informative thankyou!

[@digitaldiezel5870]

Glad you’re out here showing and proving with the FORCE!! I love mine!!

[@fernandobaez9717]

Thanks, it is the best tutorial that I have found. Greetings from Ecuador.

[@basscliff55]

Really enjoying your explanation & instructions- very easy to follow..

[@nucentury08]

Love my Force future proof and has so much feature packed.💯🏆🚀🚀

[@thejasushow3719]

Thanks for straight forward video!👍

[@jtBrander]

I got one a few days ago, I've run out of coffee and should probably get some sleep...nahhhh!!!! thanks for the tutorial!

[@GetintheMix]

Nice, hope you're having fun with it! If you're considering sleep, that's a critical time to stock back up on coffee

[@jason3534]

James Brander rad! Got mine two months ago, over 100 beats so far! I love it. Congrats and take time learning it, it’s fun!

[@diddymen1]

Nice bit of music lovely.

[@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

[@tronlady1]

like how this dude answers the frickin phone in the middle of makin a vijo!!!

[@terencecannon649]

Thanks for this great guide,I’m getting the hang of it now

[@HUMZMIC1]

Awesome video....i want one

[@PunkIsDead...LikeMe]

Where can I find that GIF of that dancing guy?

[@GetintheMix]

Ask and you shall receive 😉 i.pinimg.com/originals/59/2f/c0/592fc0978f56163c2e8798eb4636702d.gif

[@tronlady1]

@@GetintheMix oh joy this has made me sooooo happy!

[@UniqueTouch]

I wish you would have added vocals my brother! Do you have a tut w vocals added and what you can do with vocals beit delay - harmony - reverb etc etc???

[@GetintheMix]

The method for recording vocals is very similar to recording a guitar, we do not have a video on vocals specifically but there are some on KZbin :)

[@rudbears]

It’s super cool! My dad gave me his. Do you know how to remix songs by any chance?

[@ZZKJ396]

Very well done, thank you!

[@terencecannon649]

Should have started from switching it on,how did you get to where the guide started?

[@bryantwalley]

totally agree

[@tronlady1]

one of the first songs I wanna cover on the force is "when the leaves fall down" by german melodic proggers SYLVAN......and it sounds uncannily similar to the one you do on this vijo!!!! spooky!

[@metalooping6995]

Thank you for the video. Me when I hold shift + quantize, nothing happen, what do I need to do more to quantize a patern ?

[@philipslade6810]

Really thinking about getting the Force as my standalone DAW. I have the Roland Jupiter XM and RD88. How would you hook these 2 up to Force.

[@GetintheMix]

The Force has the following ins/outs to connect your equipment: - (2) XLR+1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS inputs (Input 1/2) - (4) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS outputs (2 stereo pairs) - (1) 1/4” (6.35 mm) stereo headphone output - (1) 1/8" (3.5 mm) MIDI input - (1) 1/8" (3.5 mm) MIDI output - (1) 1/8" (3.5 mm) MIDI thru port - (4) 1/8” (3.5 mm) CV/Gate outputs

[@tronlady1]

what software do you use to get all the groovy text and booms n stuff?

[@GetintheMix]

We edit our videos with Adobe Premiere Pro 😉

[@andrewwong6158]

how many minutes of recording can you get per track? how many tracks can you record?

[@UniqueTouch]

How do I update my Force my bro? Do I need to connect it to my laptop 💻 then what follows Sir? I just bought my Force and wish to know that all is updated and open resources are fully working???

[@GetintheMix]

Hi there, full details on how to update your Force can be found here: inmusicbrands.force.com/akaipro/s/article/Akai-Pro-Force-Updating-to-Firmware-3-0-4

[@Nocatsmusic]

What if you wanted a longer audio track than 4 bars? Would the other tracks continue to loop during a 32 bar acoustic guitar track?

[@robertpennycook1936]

In short :Yes the other tracks will loop no matter what length they are. You can change this on a per clip basis whether it is a a 1-shot or whether it loops. You can define your recorded track to record for a fixed length, or to just keep recording. Then you can edit out your best "take" within that if you want. It's pretty flexible

[@tristan8806]

do i need a computer or like just the akai force?

[@GetintheMix]

Just the Force.

[@rackjice2952]

Hahaaa We want more of Max!

[@tronlady1]

this guy is hilarious! what is that the cash register? hahahahhaaaahahaaaa

[@gabrielgarciamarquez2078]

Mastering?

[@zoolhert3535]

Hi all.. just purchased a Force recently and loaded thousands of single drum hits on to an SD card.. how can I make drum kits using mu own samples???

[@7jazi87]

open a drum track ... go to note.. touch the pad you want to load that sample into and then press load and choose the sample from your sd card

[@robertpennycook1936]

You can also create a Key Group instrument. This enables you to do things like have the same sample on multiple notes, useful for fills etc where you want to change the pitch for some variation - like a rising snare or some variation in hi-hats.

[@nucentury08]

Create a drum track double tap the top icon named drum kit Track settings pops up click edit pad color check single or all pad to make a kit touch single load and assign any color to your personal shelves are use all one color what you have them exit from the screen select note mode on the left-hand side go to save template first just in case you wanna pull up those drums and a template setting then select save and you have the option to save that is a kit.😎

[@_AverageAlex_]

i walk away from my computer for 2 minutes and this is playing now....

[@GetintheMix]

That's how we get ya

[@TheSynthZone]

Aint it grand? =)

[@187onasimp]

Ack-Eye Force

[@abdenise]

wowww

[@melee3251]

Your video editor has too much free time. #TrollingHard

[@insomniacbk]

I'm waiting for arrange mode more than 1year already. Don't buy this yet. If you want to buy this, get a good condition second hand.. It's half price..

[@salanami]

How about you actually do what the topic says? Ah.. Yes... It is still not possible.

[@vforvillain77]

the colors just made the video annoying to watch and harder to see the screen, next..

[@GetintheMix]

That's a shame, though we did make the executive decision to make the colours static in future, following this video.

[@vforvillain77]

@@GetintheMix thats good to hear. thumbs up

[@rackjice2952]

[@TeacherNSession]

I wanted to learn how to listen to the instrument and load it, and you SKIP that step.

[@balbabalba8867]

Force dont standalone dude.... Mpc one , x, live, is standalone... with this force dont possible to create full sound automatic....

[@1000sofusernames]

Wrong. Force is fully standalone. I've completed a number of tracks with full automated clips and arranged them into a sequence and then sampled the performance and saved it as a .wav to a usb stick. Read the manual

[@7jazi87]

@@1000sofusernames could you please explain this further, how do you sample your performance ?

[@robertpennycook1936]

@@7jazi87 As of a recent firmware update you have the ability to record to clips and then to also record to a performance. you can then export your performance in a number of formats. It is definitely standalone, but it also integrates well with a DAW too if you want to export all your clips as MIDI or Audio to a DAW.

[@DJTechnoboom]

@@robertpennycook1936 but how do we record the whole performance and then save it as a track,?