So far, this is the _ONLY_ competent, intensive instructional support-video for those absolutely new to Akai, and this unit’s workflow... literally the only decent video on the entire internet about starting from scratch. Even Akai has less than 20 videos for the Force, and they are all poorly realized, missing something major, anti-linear, etc. Thanks for a great job OP.
Thank you for this. I've been owning a Force for a while but not long after I initially got it I put it away to come back to it another time because I couldn't fix my brain to figuring out the Force at the time. I recently did some reorganizing, cleared a spot for my Force, hooked it up, found this video, and now I'm finally beginning to understand the Force. This is the Akai Force for Dummies Like Me tutorial that I needed. Salute to you Ave! ✌🏽
I had to revisit this video because after not using my Akai force for about 6 months I had to learn it again. Thank you for providing a tutorial that allowed me to gain common sense of this machine
Very good step by step instructions for beginner like me. I have watched others' tutorial but just like demonstrations and assumed the watchers knew everything of Force already.
I haven't had the chance to do your tutorial yet but I will be next week when I start my holidays, I've noticed with the akia force that theirs 5 main areas that the Force has, 1. The Sampler 2. The Sequencer 3. The Synthesisers 4. Control Face 5.The Arranger or DAW Learning each one till you know really well is what I think will help everyone. Great tutorial to start with, to get those music juices running, keep up the great work
I just got my Akai Force - I know you did this a few years ago but I had to shout you out for covering a TON of features to get people started in an informative and efficient way! ✨👌🏾
Excellent tutorial !!! Greetings from Africa via Spain... I have just bought the force...I am a complete beginner... the force is incredible..so much to learn...it can be a bit overwhelming.. your tutorials...calm me down...and you make it easy to follow...you have a natural gift of a ..teacher.!!!! I will be looking forward to more tutorials from you... my brother... Blessings and love to you and your family.... ONE LOVE... one mother earth... from MAMA AFRICA.. Hakuna Matata... the beat goes on... WE can feel the FORCE !!!!
Thank you so much I need an " AKAI Force for Dummys " book. Thank you for doing this and more in the future. Wish I could see the screens a little closer or clearer.
@Ave Mcree; Great job on the tutorial. I am an MPC user and MV-8800 user and just got the Force recently. The Force is another animal all together. This video was helpful. Keep up the good work.
We are way up north on an Indian Res and I rely on these demos more than many can imagine! Walmart was a 650 mile round trip and a decent music store 2 states away. I ordered this because I was pretty certain a decent music video would come to my attention, like this one. I am looking forward to a sampling video and maybe an external MIDI example. I need to hook a lot of gear intp this and see how that goes! Thanks, excellent stuff here. Stay safe!
Hey Brother! I have ordered one, and maybe they'll deliver it today instead of Monday! I can't wait!!!!! Woehaaaaaa I cranked up my USB port, with a too tight cable....but I managed to send it back and get my money back, so I have ordered another one in another store hehehehehehe!
Really great tutorial. Moved over from an MPC Live 2 so already knew a few things but I like you just went through a simple workflow and didn't get side tracked. Really helped me to get to grips with the Force really quickly. You earned yourself another subscriber!
Man!! Great Video Bro.. I just bought the Force came home with it took it out of the box turn on my computer and landed on this short tutorial....You save me a headache cause I was lost just by looking at it... You explained it very well... I was making beats and arranging them in minutes...Thank you Thank You Thank You!!!...LOL!
Thanks so much for this great introductory tutorial to the force. Your work is greatly appreciated, and I hope you continue to produce more instructions for the force, or of the MCP if you use those.
I'm scared of the Force , lol ! but thanks to your tutorials I'm a little less gun shy about owning one , you are one unique individual. Thank you for making this an enjoyable watch , I would like to see a beginners series on Force that takes one through all the simple things , you know ? .....like" What to try and accomplish first " . your so good at what you do I would purchase a set of video tutorials from you . You ought to consider writing the Bible on this .I picked up a lot of info. from this one, I even laughed (and Im not sure I fully understood why ), please keep making more Force video's and thank you !
I imagine we will be happy with this, even when a newer model comes out. I am getting a little bored upgrading the treadmill of synthesis and audio, maybe I am hitting 'even keel'.
First things first the beat is 🔥🔥🔥. I enjoyed this video and how you explained everything, The Force is dope, I haven’t been off of mine yet since receiving it almost two weeks ago. Looking forward to your future Force videos!
This is Ableton in a box with a touch screen! On top of that it has the MPC work flow? Wow! People are sleeping on this piece. Used they are a steal right now.
Awesome video fam. I got mines last week because of watching your video review after the update. The pads remind of push 1 just upside down. Mighty coincidental that it’s called the Force. They laid the foundation if there ever is a Push3 stand alone. As for now this is my baby.
Thanks man I needed that I bought one Friday you help me a lot of the time. Thanks again for helping me make a he'll choice in the. Force as my main pice of equipment. Circuit rhythm is my frist one. Now I can work .
Excellent explanation and tutorial. Can’t wait to get my Akai force, on backorder. Please make more videos for the force. There aren’t many that explain the functions has you have. Thanks!
Thank you! I really like how you broke everything down. I'm looking forward to your sampling video! I'm hoping to also see one on midi multi and the ways to take advantage of that for recording and performing. Please and thanks!
@@AveMcree can I use the force as a abelton live controller too? I had bought a mpc one a week to buying the force . I didnt even know it existed 😔 I was looking at the live 2 for more mobility. Saw the force on Sweetwater and was like what the hell? Had to have it.
I've always had Akai and Alesis drum machines, but no MPC's, and it def feels familiar that way, but I feel like the Novation Circuit Tracks I started again in last year really got me ready for this too
There are a couple of areas in which I'd like to see more depth. 1) Instruments available -- are there nice strings or horns available, or a vibraphone? 2) Notes -- how do you know order since the pads are not laid out like piano keys. Also what did the blue pads signify at 15:00?
Great video, thanks. Just wish there was a way you could fix your lighting so we could see the screen better. But other then that, love how you explain everything. You are a real pro. Keep the videos coming about this great instrument.👍
This is the best tutorial I've watched thus far' well done. I'm looking to to find a tutorial that illustrates creating clips of odd mis-matched lengths then performing with them live, letting the clips loop and evolve over time. I'm also wondering if one can relaunch a clip before it reaches it's end.
Perfection is in the eye of the beholder they say. I like what I am seeing in this Akai Force. Bet the next version is called "FORGE" or some close derivative. Personally, I like the authoritative word FORCE but then again, I am military connected.
Thanks man sometimes you play toooo much but you was on point this tutorial/lesson can you display some editing techniques copy pasting audio moving them in different places using the editing tools I’d like to see that in your style of teaching thanks fam Love the Content!!!!
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
Dang i made it all the way to 8:10 before I got slung off lol ....did you leave out some things around and before hitting the record button ...no metronome and it seemed like a quick edit to the content there before recording...still I was enjoying the flow up until that brick wall that left me kinda frustrated and wasting time trying to figure out where I went wrong. Maybe I need to find something updated as I am sure its probably just firmware changes to functions etc.. Thanks for the content!!
It's good, your good, just subbed and thunbs up... My suggestive criticism is you should play a good length sample of your finished product at around the very start of the video, and then at the end play the whole track, or prety much the whole track. I considered clicking away from your vid many time bacause I didn't know what the final composition was, and just got bogged with tech. details. In summation: Tech details good, songs good too. 😋
I find it easier to create a drums once I create the hi hats first using the arp switching back and forth on the time division to make my hi hats sound super dope. Then I will lower the bpms temporarily until I get the right drum structure
GREAT TUTORIAL!! COUPLE OF QUESTIONS : HOW CAN I SEE THE TITLE OF THE PROJECT WHILE HAVE IT OPEN? HOW CAN IMPORT CORRECTLY MY ABLETON LIVE PROJECT ON MY MACBOOK into Akai force HOW CAN I RECORD THE LIVE SESSION LIKE LIVE SHOWS THX!!!
How do you change tempo say first 4 bars at 80bpm then say my bridge needs to drop to 75for 4 bars then bring back rest of song at 80bpm again??? Thank you for your time knowledge & help!.
Hey Ave, nice tutorials .. could you by chance make a video about Sends and Returns with the effects and assigning them to the Macros , also explaing the difference between the Submixes etc !
Can you make one on looping and if you can use a external pedal to switch the scenes? For example if you are live playing with a guitar and you can’t use your hands? Thanks!!!
Mr. Mcree... I'm a fan and a student my friend. Love your tuts. I'm wondering Sir, Do you have a tut on how to (DELETE) Songs/BEATS from the Akai-Force's A. SD card B. From Internal Memory And .... 3. How do I delete the Songs/BEATS from the *bottom of the screen* when I first turn on my Akai-Force Sir?????? >>>I read the pdf file User-Guide on the Akai-Force and either I'm a Dumb-Dumb or I just didn't get. But let me say 3 hrs of reading and physically pushing buttons and I got nowhere my friend. Do you have a tut that could help my Problem Sir. I'm 50yrs old I have an associates degree Sir but tonight that degree didn't help me at all!!! it's 524am Sunday early morning - been at it since 1am but I give up. If you can help Sir... me and every Akai-Force new-b will show you that thumbs up love. 👍 thank you Mr. Mcree.
Also would love to see how aditional added audio tracks in arrangement view works. For example if I wanted to add a riser or a reverse sample to my arrangement without using sampler, is that possible? Thanks!
You make probably the best video training out there; your style is so laid back and your tone is great. Thanks for making those videos.
So far, this is the _ONLY_ competent, intensive instructional support-video for those absolutely new to Akai, and this unit’s workflow... literally the only decent video on the entire internet about starting from scratch. Even Akai has less than 20 videos for the Force, and they are all poorly realized, missing something major, anti-linear, etc. Thanks for a great job OP.
Dead ass the most concise tutorial for new owners that I’ve seen and I’ve seen them all. Thank you for this.
Man thank you! The update was insane and the internet was dry for tutorials lol. Need that sample tutorial ASAP! Thanks for what you do 👊🏽
Just got my force today and this was a heaven sent. Super digestible
how many time did you watch this? three here. So far, my brain cells are lagging badly this year!
this is the best tutorial i have seen yet ,even though its a different genre than i'm used to, there is a lot to learn here
You can do all sorts of genres with this even rock music
Add me on ur channel I’ll like to see u do more music videos
Thank you for this. I've been owning a Force for a while but not long after I initially got it I put it away to come back to it another time because I couldn't fix my brain to figuring out the Force at the time. I recently did some reorganizing, cleared a spot for my Force, hooked it up, found this video, and now I'm finally beginning to understand the Force. This is the Akai Force for Dummies Like Me tutorial that I needed. Salute to you Ave! ✌🏽
Your Right, You can't Rush into some things. Reorganise!
I had to revisit this video because after not using my Akai force for about 6 months I had to learn it again. Thank you for providing a tutorial that allowed me to gain common sense of this machine
lol same here
Very good step by step instructions for beginner like me. I have watched others' tutorial but just like demonstrations and assumed the watchers knew everything of Force already.
we watch almost all here and average then compute for clarity and application....hehehe
Best video yet , I’ve been surfing all day trying to figure this thing out...
I haven't had the chance to do your tutorial yet but I will be next week when I start my holidays, I've noticed with the akia force that theirs 5 main areas that the Force has, 1. The Sampler 2. The Sequencer 3. The Synthesisers 4. Control Face 5.The Arranger or DAW
Learning each one till you know really well is what I think will help everyone.
Great tutorial to start with, to get those music juices running, keep up the great work
I just got my Akai Force - I know you did this a few years ago but I had to shout you out for covering a TON of features to get people started in an informative and efficient way! ✨👌🏾
Excellent tutorial !!!
Greetings from Africa via Spain...
I have just bought the force...I am a complete beginner...
the force is incredible..so much to learn...it can be a bit overwhelming..
your tutorials...calm me down...and you make it easy to follow...you have a natural gift of a ..teacher.!!!!
I will be looking forward to more tutorials from you... my brother...
Blessings and love to you and your family....
ONE LOVE... one mother earth...
from MAMA AFRICA..
Hakuna Matata...
the beat goes on...
WE can feel the FORCE !!!!
Bro, 2 days looking at stuff online. This 1 vid helped a lot
i rarely comment on videos, but seriously, thank you for making this man! you're a really good teacher, this was so easy and fun to follow along with
Thank you so much I need an " AKAI Force for Dummys " book. Thank you for doing this and more in the future. Wish I could see the screens a little closer or clearer.
Bro! Thanks soo much for this. Please keep making awesome tutorial vids. You're the bomb 💣
@Ave Mcree; Great job on the tutorial. I am an MPC user and MV-8800 user and just got the Force recently. The Force is another animal all together. This video was helpful. Keep up the good work.
We are way up north on an Indian Res and I rely on these demos more than many can imagine! Walmart was a 650 mile round trip and a decent music store 2 states away. I ordered this because I was pretty certain a decent music video would come to my attention, like this one. I am looking forward to a sampling video and maybe an external MIDI example. I need to hook a lot of gear intp this and see how that goes! Thanks, excellent stuff here. Stay safe!
Yeah you got the best machines in the industry
Hey Brother! I have ordered one, and maybe they'll deliver it today instead of Monday! I can't wait!!!!! Woehaaaaaa I cranked up my USB port, with a too tight cable....but I managed to send it back and get my money back, so I have ordered another one in another store hehehehehehe!
Yo idk how u don’t have more likes ur a beast u unleashed my force I didn’t even know that I needed an update and actually how to build a track
yo man i had mine for a while still having figured it out your video showed me how it works thank you
Yes, I have this now and also a SQUID sequencer I am quite puzzled about sometimes. Not very flexible yet....
Really great tutorial. Moved over from an MPC Live 2 so already knew a few things but I like you just went through a simple workflow and didn't get side tracked. Really helped me to get to grips with the Force really quickly. You earned yourself another subscriber!
We got that all out of the way! You are great!
Man!! Great Video Bro.. I just bought the Force came home with it took it out of the box turn on my computer and landed on this short tutorial....You save me a headache cause I was lost just by looking at it... You explained it very well... I was making beats and arranging them in minutes...Thank you Thank You Thank You!!!...LOL!
i love it when my ppls say "too as well". stay strong mi brudda
Thanks so much for this great introductory tutorial to the force. Your work is greatly appreciated, and I hope you continue to produce more instructions for the force, or of the MCP if you use those.
Thanks for the great tutorial. It helped me alot to understand the Akai Force.
Thanks for this video. I think this video just convinced to to buy the Akai Force.
I'm scared of the Force , lol ! but thanks to your tutorials I'm a little less gun shy about owning one , you are one unique individual. Thank you for making this an enjoyable watch , I would like to see a beginners series on Force that takes one through all the simple things , you know ? .....like" What to try and accomplish first " . your so good at what you do I would purchase a set of video tutorials from you . You ought to consider writing the Bible on this .I picked up a lot of info. from this one, I even laughed (and Im not sure I fully understood why ), please keep making more Force video's and thank you !
I just got a Force :) thanks for the great walk through, Ave!
How's everything coming along man? Just got mine.
love your excitement and detailed info
Just waiting for my new Force to arrive. This tutorial is exactly what I needed to get up and running. Very clear, excellent work.
I imagine we will be happy with this, even when a newer model comes out. I am getting a little bored upgrading the treadmill of synthesis and audio, maybe I am hitting 'even keel'.
Thanks from Germany to increase my learning curve!
First things first the beat is 🔥🔥🔥. I enjoyed this video and how you explained everything, The Force is dope, I haven’t been off of mine yet since receiving it almost two weeks ago. Looking forward to your future Force videos!
Very Dope Video! Definitely Help Me Navigate Through the First Slapper! Thank you, Ave. Blessings
This is Ableton in a box with a touch screen! On top of that it has the MPC work flow? Wow! People are sleeping on this piece. Used they are a steal right now.
im going to buy it just because you made it look so easy! good looking out bro
Nice.You explained very well.Start to finish.Perfect.
Thanks again, can't wait to learn more projects, love the way you explain on how to use it in a easy learning method, thanks for you help,,
my pleasure
@@AveMcree You are a pretty good teacher and you connect really well with us. Amazing you took the time to assist the EDM and Urban community
Best ever lesson for beginners i saw, thank you maestro!
Awesome video fam. I got mines last week because of watching your video review after the update. The pads remind of push 1 just upside down. Mighty coincidental that it’s called the Force. They laid the foundation if there ever is a Push3 stand alone. As for now this is my baby.
Thanks man I needed that I bought one Friday you help me a lot of the time. Thanks again for helping me make a he'll choice in the. Force as my main pice of equipment. Circuit rhythm is my frist one. Now I can work .
Great video! Thank you, definitely going to work towards picking one up, and watching more of your videos, informative, fun, funny, and slapping
I have watched several Force vids and YOURS really stuck!!! Thank you!!
This is one of the best videos!!!
Ave! You nothing but the best. 🔥🔥🔥👌🏿
My pleasure
Mine hasn't arrived yet, but you taught me already how to make my first song.
Great descriptive video bro
Excellent explanation and tutorial. Can’t wait to get my Akai force, on backorder. Please make more videos for the force. There aren’t many that explain the functions has you have. Thanks!
Awesome timing on this video man! My Force came today.
my pleasure
Thanks mate severely appreciated
My pleasure
We need more akai force videos 🙏🏾
Your tutorials are awesome!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Thanks man!!! I got a force before I knew about mpc and I was about to trade it in for mpc live 2. I may give it a shot now. Thanks
Thanks for this one Ave! Great tutorial
Appreciate this Video Ave..1love
Bro you just helped me out so much 🐐
Thank you! I really like how you broke everything down.
I'm looking forward to your sampling video! I'm hoping to also see one on midi multi and the ways to take advantage of that for recording and performing. Please and thanks!
thanks for watching those videos will be done soon
@@AveMcree Maybe chop Kraftwork up and make us a free stem or three? =) let the begging begin!
@@AveMcree can I use the force as a abelton live controller too? I had bought a mpc one a week to buying the force . I didnt even know it existed 😔 I was looking at the live 2 for more mobility. Saw the force on Sweetwater and was like what the hell? Had to have it.
Very informative straight heat thank you brother keep going
I've always had Akai and Alesis drum machines, but no MPC's, and it def feels familiar that way, but I feel like the Novation Circuit Tracks I started again in last year really got me ready for this too
Great instruction video!
cool tutorial. thinking about buying one of these. long time mpc user, but this looks pretty sick
Great video! Deciding between this and the 61.
AYYYY! Thank a million Ave!
Outstanding video!
There are a couple of areas in which I'd like to see more depth. 1) Instruments available -- are there nice strings or horns available, or a vibraphone?
2) Notes -- how do you know order since the pads are not laid out like piano keys. Also what did the blue pads signify at 15:00?
I think the blue pads show you where the same note at different octaves will be
didnt know this thing was that good, time to buy one!
Before the economy tanks and they cost 3k again. like they tried to a t first. Today, I would pay 3k.
Great video, thanks. Just wish there was a way you could fix your lighting so we could see the screen better. But other then that, love how you explain everything. You are a real pro. Keep the videos coming about this great instrument.👍
GREAT video, thanks!
Thank you for this ✊🏿👑
my pleasure
Good vid. A sampling tutorial would be dope
Thank you for this!
ur the man!
@8:17 When I press record record no metronome comes on and the piano sequencer doesn't move.
Please help, I can't wait to master the Force 👁
Can anyone help me with this? #akaiforce
Same here :(
look at 7:35 or so and he explains metronome options.
This is the best tutorial I've watched thus far' well done.
I'm looking to to find a tutorial that illustrates creating clips of odd mis-matched lengths then performing with them live, letting the clips loop and evolve over time. I'm also wondering if one can relaunch a clip before it reaches it's end.
Great video again thanks. Can you tell me how to set ‘overdub’ in arranger mode? Thanks.
The workflow of the Akai force was intimidating at first but once you learn the basis. It’s a lot easier to explore on your own
Excelente explicación y con alegría !
Thank you so much!
This thing is perfect
Perfection is in the eye of the beholder they say. I like what I am seeing in this Akai Force. Bet the next version is called "FORGE" or some close derivative. Personally, I like the authoritative word FORCE but then again, I am military connected.
Thanks man sometimes you play toooo much but you was on point this tutorial/lesson can you display some editing techniques copy pasting audio moving them in different places using the editing tools I’d like to see that in your style of teaching thanks fam Love the Content!!!!
In the 70s we called this righteous , man.
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
Dang i made it all the way to 8:10 before I got slung off lol ....did you leave out some things around and before hitting the record button ...no metronome and it seemed like a quick edit to the content there before recording...still I was enjoying the flow up until that brick wall that left me kinda frustrated and wasting time trying to figure out where I went wrong. Maybe I need to find something updated as I am sure its probably just firmware changes to functions etc.. Thanks for the content!!
Same, did you happen to figure out where we went wrong? Lol
Great Video
It's good, your good, just subbed and thunbs up... My suggestive criticism is you should play a good length sample of your finished product at around the very start of the video, and then at the end play the whole track, or prety much the whole track. I considered clicking away from your vid many time bacause I didn't know what the final composition was, and just got bogged with tech. details. In summation: Tech details good, songs good too. 😋
Would love to see how many effects it can handle and how sidechaining works!
I wonder what will happen when I sidechain some gear before it is sampled? Then side chain that? > Beady eyeballs dart around
Great job, your a good teacher. Can you please do a video making a deep house track. Thank you.
Detroit techno for the win
Perfect.
I find it easier to create a drums once I create the hi hats first using the arp switching back and forth on the time division to make my hi hats sound super dope. Then I will lower the bpms temporarily until I get the right drum structure
GREAT TUTORIAL!!
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS :
HOW CAN I SEE THE TITLE OF THE PROJECT WHILE HAVE IT OPEN?
HOW CAN IMPORT CORRECTLY MY ABLETON LIVE PROJECT ON MY MACBOOK into Akai force
HOW CAN I RECORD THE LIVE SESSION LIKE LIVE SHOWS
THX!!!
How do you change tempo say first 4 bars at 80bpm then say my bridge needs to drop to 75for 4 bars then bring back rest of song at 80bpm again??? Thank you for your time knowledge & help!.
Awesome video! Grading the video color for more saturation would be incredible.
Hey Ave, nice tutorials .. could you by chance make a video about Sends and Returns with the effects and assigning them to the Macros , also explaing the difference between the Submixes etc !
Dope!
I appreciate this so much
No problem
I just bought it 9 days ago and I'd be lost without your videos man
good vid, subscribed. cheers!
Can you make one on looping and if you can use a external pedal to switch the scenes? For example if you are live playing with a guitar and you can’t use your hands? Thanks!!!
Mr. Mcree... I'm a fan and a student my friend. Love your tuts. I'm wondering Sir,
Do you have a tut on how to (DELETE) Songs/BEATS from the Akai-Force's
A. SD card
B. From Internal Memory
And ....
3. How do I delete the Songs/BEATS from the *bottom of the screen* when I first turn on my Akai-Force Sir??????
>>>I read the pdf file User-Guide on the Akai-Force and either I'm a Dumb-Dumb or I just didn't get. But let me say 3 hrs of reading and physically pushing buttons and I got nowhere my friend. Do you have a tut that could help my Problem Sir. I'm 50yrs old I have an associates degree Sir but tonight that degree didn't help me at all!!! it's 524am Sunday early morning - been at it since 1am but I give up. If you can help Sir... me and every Akai-Force new-b will show you that thumbs up love. 👍 thank you Mr. Mcree.
Also would love to see how aditional added audio tracks in arrangement view works. For example if I wanted to add a riser or a reverse sample to my arrangement without using sampler, is that possible? Thanks!