Akai Force - Techno and Electronic live set with samples from Arturia Minibrute & Behringer Neutron
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ย. 2024
- Found a new workflow to create my live techno track set. Using the akai force to record and play loops, music and samples from the arturia minibrute and behringer neutron in this case.
There are some samples from the ipad on which I use apps like Korg Gadget and Ruismaker Noir. So basically my new way of working consists of recording audio loops.
Then the beauty of the force is that you can add 4 insert effects on which I have filters, a pumper, compressor and flanger or phaser effects. These can be mapped on the force to the buttons in 2 handy ways: project and track.
Project are general mappings so they always stay the same. Track has mappings that are specific to the track you select. In this video you mostly see the track map. Generally I love this workflow and am hard at work to create more material which is easy with external hardware synths.
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Nice one! Interesting ideas and well done! 👍
Thanks!!
Reminds me very much of another techno sound I know.. Dubriot.. Love tracks with driving bass!
Thx a lot!! That’s a big compliment 😁
Nice set,I also have a Force but can you explain how to do a 30min set without changing the track project thank you, it would be cool I think I'm not the only one to whom this tutorial could be useful thank you and good continuation 🎉
There are several ways to do it. The easiest way is to use a drum track for a full song. An example is here th-cam.com/video/45sDhfaUz3c/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8dIEcSUWrLJ8ALNd
You can go on for hours if you want and load all the individual tracks into new projects and rearrange if you want
damn it got low key ravey af around 10:00. bad ass set! subbed
Thx a lot Gabe!! Really like to work like this :)
17:40 has me with my hands in the air at the office
At work, nice!! I love this buildup very much too! Still at work?
I own a Neutron, and the OG Minibrute. My Force will be delivered tomorrow. Very cool demo.
Thanks! Wish you the best fun of the world with the force!
I've been telling folks for months that if you do 4/8/16 stem bars, you can do a full set in a single project. Well done!!
Thanks!! I love this workflow. Just create amazing loops on hardware synths and sequencers, record them to audio, which works great with the force, assign some insert fx and go with it!
@@Expectaz You got it 100%!!!
This is certainly very interesting!! I never known much about how techno tracks are made!
This is an art in itself!! Great sounds
Happy New Year!
Best wishes, Sapphire
Thanks a lot Sapphire!
@@Expectaz You're very welcome! Take care!
Sapphire Ng You too! great guitar play!
@@Expectaz Aww thank you!
great stuff! The song at 19 minutes, love it!
Yeah me too!! The weirdness is great right!
That's a great idea, this way patches in the neutron will be safed, I'm gonna do the same as a try out. Thanks for sharing!
Love to do it like this, record audio clips and stuff :)
wow!!!!!
great set man
Thanks a lot Andrei!! Love to make this :)
@@Expectaz hey man! can you please explain a few things about this device to me?
how is the wavetable synth in this device?
iv heard Hype is a FM,wavetable, additive synth
can you choose wavetables while having FM? or is it all fixed oscillators with fixed settings?
how deep is the sound design, is another way of asking what i mean :)
also, if I'm to do a half hour DJ/performance set. how easy is it record a hardware synth live? do you need a clock of some kind or does using the midi/gate cv do that for you. i have a hydra synth and minilogue.
one last thing, on the topic of performance, if im to have my own music that i made using force, how on earth do you go from song to song. is the load time between projects very long?
or is doing a song clip based (and within one project) like you did the easiest route?
These are a lot of questions but I try to answer them all as good as possible:
Hype is a wavetable kind of synth. you can tweak multiple parameters such as the wavetable for the oscillators and more so its tweakable. Sound design is possible but not too deep I guess. Live recording external devices is a breeze. You just press record on a pad and it will record the length quntized. I always send midi or cv clock signal to all my devices so everything is in sync. works great! Loading time between projects is a little long. I would recommend a second groovebox or synth to fill the gaps if you want to load another song. In my latest video I use more devices which is also fun because some happy accidents occur.
I'm not so much into the deep house beats, but I really really appreciate your synths and a lot of the production on this. Good work. Really excited to get my Force in the mail soon.
You will love it!
Awesome set man!!! 👍👍👍
Was just getting ready to go to bed, now pumped and grooving away. Not going to be sleeping anytime soon. Lol!!!
Thanks a lot Robbie!! Had a lot of fun making this :)
Very inspiring!!!!
Arrian Delabahan Thx!! I love to make these videos! Glad that you find some inspiration 😉
Awesome! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks Dean!!
Great work!
Thanks a lot Rick!! Was great using the Force as a sampler
Thanks fot this great live set 😀 🎶
Just love to make music, thanks for your compliment!!
Keep ‘em coming! 👌🏻
As always!!
awesome live set!
Thanks a lot! Love to jam and have found this new workflow to be very intuitive ;)
@@Expectazand so satisfying to see!
Your jams are awesome too! Also love your big screen with the visuals. Think I’ve told you a couple of weeks ago :)
@@Expectaz thanks again!
Wow, this is the 5,000th video I’ve ever “liked” on TH-cam (according to my channel metrics)
Cool stuff, I was thinking about a Force a few months ago when they were on sale at Sweetwater but ended up with a Flame Orange Maschine mk3 and couldn’t afford both, but this looks like a cool workflow, I’ll have to keep a look out for more stuff like this
Thanks a lot! Especially special because it’s your 5000th! I have the maschine mk2 which is also great. The workflow of the maschine is a little different but on the other hand very similar. I also have the maschine jam which works great with the software as well. Ingot the mpc live and force because I want to be able to create dawless and then record it into ableton and polish. Just having fun playing around ☺️
yeah! super set!
Thanks a lot!!
Great video, you inspired to try working on an industrial set...
Yeah that’s awesome!! Just replied to your message on FB too. I think the way with these analog machines is to record the audio in various ways and use loops :)
Awesome! Funny I have the same kit and was just arranging my studio same gear is in the same position!
It’s always great to rearrange! I do it constantly to find the “perfect” setup :) Do you have any videos or music online? Curious!
Nice work matey...🎶🎶🎶😉😀🙌🙌🙌
Thanks a lot inky! Jamming away!
I really enjoyed that 👏🏻
Thanks a lot Allan!!
nice sound!
Thanks Kevin!! Love this raw sound too
excellent flow
Thanks a lot! As this is my first techno set I'm trying to find the best way to do this. Having lot's of fun at least ;)
Great amazing techno set 🎶✅
Thanks Daren!
Hi expectaz happy new year I think at you when I saw the new korg wavestate!!!
Thanks!! I saw the new Korg. Seems like a great synth with lots of features. Recently got some analog stuff such as the neutron, minibrute 2s and moog dfam. Behringer td-3 is on its way too lol. For now I’m good but this one looks really good!
@@Expectaz
Me too for the neutron and the crave
Perhaps the td3 and pulse 2 later
Vern Pierre Also great machines! sorry I didn’t see your reply earlier 😎
That's cool ! A big like for you !
Thanks a lot Gerry!
@@Expectaz 🙂😊
NICE!
Thx Gustav!! Working om some more of these ideas. Looping and jamming with audio and effects is amazing. You like to play too?
great sound!
great workflow... let us know how you're going forward with that. Love the result!!
Thanks a lot Buddy! I’m working on more material and will soon arrive at this channel! Holidays season, you know 😝
Nice work.
Thanks a lot!!
great sound mate!respekt!!
Thanks a lot Andreas!
great work!
Thanks Aleks!!
The transitions could’ve been a little bit more gentle but tracks themselves forgive everything. Awesome!!
Thanks Mateusz, Your critisism is greatly helpfull and is definitely something I will take into account. Learning on the job!
That's fuckin fire man, u rock!
Thx a lot Dawid! This sampling workflow is amazing fun.. I’m working on remixing this set with even better drums. That’s a lot of fun
@@Expectaz maybe you'd find a day to prepare a short tutorial on how to achieve this? I'll be receiving my Force shortly, would like to got the know-how. I'd appreciate that much!
@@dawidbiko6399 These basically are audio tracks.. I have midi tracks cresting sequences on the neutron and minibrute has it’s own sequencer. You can sync them over midi and record the audio straight into the force as loops. Then you can have 4 insert effects like a filter and xyfx and map those to the 8 knobs. In project mode you can map 16 parameters but have to flip the 8 knobs for that. Really fun to do! You can also find me on facebook where I have more little snippets of inspiration with the force and other machines. I try to reply to every question/post here and on FB 😉
awesome !!!
Thx!!
nice
Thx!!
Yeah i love it👌👍✌🥁
Thanks a lot Kolbi!
Top! HW sounds excellent, at one moment great pumpimg sound (side chain?). Dark enough :-D
Thanks for listening to a lot of my music!! Really appreciate it
@@Expectaz Because it’ s good 👍
Just put out a new one.. this time using the modular! Love to play with cables and knobs 😊
@@Expectaz Will listen to it when i stop trying myself ... 😝 right now Connecting some other synths ... omg modular is complete mess to me 😂
It is! But fun as hell
Hey Expectaz nice jam mate, how are you getting along with the Force, esp after 3.0.5?
Hey Pim, The 3.0.5 update is amazing. The best feature ever is that I can now literally control all my synths from the force without the use of a computer. I did a tutorial video on the envelope follower as you’ve might have seen which is another great feature. I think the force is one of the most powerful all in one devices/groovebox there is at the moment. Your name sounds Dutch, ben je ook Nederlander?
Sweet! Just got the Brute 2S as well. Love it. So it plays nice with the Force? What’s your workflow with them and can I ask why you chose the 2S sequencer over the 2 because I did as well and not sure why. lol. Felt like the right move. I feel it’s more of a controllable arpeggiator than a sequencer.
This is the minibrute 2s and have the rackbrute 6u as well but have no modular gear yet. Want to fill the rackbrute with complimentary modules and fx :) The 2S Rocks!! I love the sequencer!! Much better than having extra keys. Have enough keys already :)
I love to sequence the 2S and record it straight to the force as audio. So you can further put some fx and mangle the loops
Groovy ✌🏿🇨🇦
Thx!! Are you from Canada?
This is great thanks! I'm considering getting the Force for my live setup. I would love to replace my laptop/Ableton. I would launch clips/scenes from it and was wondering whether I'd be able to prepare sessions with enough clips that will amount to a 2 hour set on it?
Hi Yasmin, thanks for your comment!! It’s definitely possible to do a 2 hour set. As a matter of fact I’m working on it now. Akai also announced disk streaming so when that’s available you could go on as long as your harddrive/ssd drive permits. I would install a ssd drive when you get one! I’m using a samsung evo which works great.
@@Expectaz thank you! i look forward to it :)
The force is my favorite groovebox/production studio at the moment. I sample all kinds of analog synths into it and it’s real hands on. Especially if you’re already familiar with ableton as yourself. Learning curve isn’t too steep :)
Is the rev bass in the beginning the 2S sampled and filters applied on the force?
Really like that sound.
Thanks! Yes it’s a loop created on the 2S. Then filtered on the Force. Filters on the force are great, this is the “MPC” preset which has character :)
@@Expectaz Nice! I just picked up an MPC X a few weeks ago to replace my 1000, and I have an original MiniBrute. Might have to give this a try!
That’s a great idea! To sample on the mpc I think the most easy way is to use the looper. If you record something with the looper you can assign it to a pad. I have the mpc live and use it like that :)
Cool jam. Nice sounds overall. What’s that controller with faders that you have there?
That’s the Arturia Minibrute 2s. A semi modular analog synth with its own sequencer. Great to create loops and weird sounds. It doesn’t have oresets so I record the loops straight into audio tracks on the force. Do you also create music?
See in my messages that you replied, but don’t see it here. You have a force and Neutron too! Great machines for jamming and also the analog sound. Now use the minibrute and moog dfam with some modular patchcables. Exploring sounds is real fun
this looks amazing. How do you like this workflow after having used it for a while? I'm thinking on replacing my octatrack with either the force or one of the MPCs to play along with some modular.
Mirko Kozmosz It works great! You can easily sample loops into audio by just pressing the pads. I’m going to play with modular and the force together soon too. I like the force more than my mpc live I guess
@@Expectaz thanks for the answer. Another quick one... if I go from one row to the next on the same track,... is it possible to set it so that the drum kit changes? (given its a drum track of course)
Unfortunately not, that would be great. However you can load 128 samples in one drumkit so that should be enough for a long set. That’s how I work mostly
@@Expectaz I guess that would make it quite annoying to handle your mutes though. If your kick is changing from position to position on each sequence. Does the MPC do what I want?
Yeah the mpc has sequences and per sequence you can load another drum kit. Do you want to create your music real live?
Do you know if its possible to add an Akai Midimix and map it to the internal Force mixer for more direct control?
I think it works but am not 100% sure. I use the Novation Launchcontrol with the MPC Live which works great. You can midi-learn all knobs, buttons and sliders. As the force also supoorts generic midi the midimix should work too!
@@Expectaz I did a bit further research. It looks like that currently only MPC live and X supports midi mapping.
@@Expectaz The force looks like a good solution for my biggest hardware jam problem: the transition between tracks. With the force I would just play some intro/outro audio loops while changing patches for the next track on the external synths and also use the force as master sequencer and sampler :)
The force can also send program changes. You have to program them into a clip, so make sure that clip doesn’t loop because it then triggers the pc everytine. In the meanwhile you can ofcourse play audio and drum clips!
The force is an amazing controller without external knobs. There are a couple of modes such as track, project and screen that respond differently
nice
Thanks!!!