How to Record, Slice, Chop & Remix your own chord loops made with the step sequencer on Akai Force

[@Expectaz]

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[@danieklerr]

I learned two things from this video. 1. That I can edit all pads in a Drum Program. This has been frustrating to me up until now. 2. That I can loop/scrub a bit of the audio at the end of samples. I've exploited this feature in the Korg ESX slice engine, and I plan on doing the same here. Thank you, great video.

[@Expectaz]

Yeah there are a lot of these hidden small gems in the Force. Problem is sometimes where to look 👀 😝

[@Expectaz]

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[@AntonMochalin]

I like how you emphasize the creative possibilities of the techniques you show, great video!

[@Expectaz]

Thanks Anton! For me it’s all about beeing creative. So happy that shows!

[@DamianoPistoia]

Good to know! These series of tutorials are gold! Thank you so much

[@Expectaz]

Thanks a lot Damiano!

[@ElectronisoundsAudio]

YES! Dope Technique!!! Thanks for sharing, Homie! 😁🙏👊

[@Expectaz]

Thanks for watching Dean! 🙏🏻

[@djbrunomalta]

very cool tips merci 🥰

[@Expectaz]

You're welcome!

[@Harlem-Instrumental]

There all kinds way cool ways to use the Force. This can be done on the MPC, but limited to 16 pads & the Force has 4x as many!

[@Expectaz]

You can shift octaves but like this it is a little easier indeed!

[@Harlem-Instrumental]

@@Expectaz You can shift octaves on the Force, but you'll still have 64 pads which allows you to play samples from multiple banks at once & come up with riffs that you wouldn't with only 16 pads. Plus the Force can be put into piano note mode & be used as 4 octave keyboard.

[@Expectaz]

@@Harlem-Instrumental You can have even 128 samples! Also on the MPC. They’re arranged in banks A-H which is 16 x 8 = 128

[@Harlem-Instrumental]

@Expectaz Yes, I know. I wish we had 128 pads.

[@Expectaz]

@Harlem-Instrumental And 4 hands 🙌🏻

[@michaelcolling5748]

I love my Akai force, but I do miss the unique swing profiles in ableton for bouncy house music. Is there a way to create unique swing in the akai force, rather than simply turn a swing dial? I've messed around humanise but I'm yet to create what I'm looking for.

[@Expectaz]

Did you try TC / Timing control and apply the swing there? MPC swing is famous and that’s what it uses

[@plunderclat221]

Hey ​@Expectaz thanks for replying. I didn't realise the swing setting in the TC control panel would be any different to, for example, the swing control in the arp, but now that's got me thinking. I could use the move note function in the TC swing settings to move notes maybe forward or back by 1, for example? Is that how you'd do it?

[@Expectaz]

I think if you press “all tracks” after setting the swing it works great

[@plunderclat221]

@@Expectaz but does that not mean it effects everything? Because the I wouldn't really want swing on, for example, the kick. The 'shift timing' setting in there is brilliant if you use it lightly. You can get some pretty natural-sounding ryhtmn going.
In ableton, I used to have my perc track and I would add a custom swing profile to, persay, the closed hats and rim shots, and that would give you that really natural-sounding bouncy house rhythm. Generic swing like on the force, just sound more and more samba, the more you turn it. It lacks colour, if you know what I mean?

[@plunderclat221]

@@michaelcolling5748 oh wow.... the penny has just dropped. The swing profiles that I liked to use in Ableton... guess what category they were under??? MPC. Yep. Go figure haha