Akai Pro Force MIDI Controlling Hardware Synths
From Syndrive. On this video I will try to demonstrate Akai Force's fantastic MIDI controlling capabilities using external hardware. Force is running firmware 3.1.3. all audio is coming via Discrete audio interface connected to Force directly. All MIDI is handled via MIDI cables via MOTU MIDI Express, though Force could also handle USB MIDI just fine. Force has a few quirks, but it still must be (also) one of the best MIDI controllers out there. As a sequencer though it resembles more of a predeterministic DAW than Toraiz Squid or Octatrack for example. Video contents: 0:10 Quick studio tour 1:22 Basic MIDI settings 2:05 MIDI tracks 2:30 Scale mode 3:11 Harmonize mode 3:23 Chords mode 3:59 Progressions mode 4:23 Other modes 4:53 Using ARP with Progressions mode 6:04 Step sequencer 7:04 Step sequencer - quick browse through modes 8:53 Step sequencer - touch screen display 9:36 Drum control tracks 10:58 Drum tracks - step sequencer 11:46 Drum tracks - note repeat 13:25 Audio input for hardware synths 13:48 Adding bass track using patterns and rhythms 17:05 Recording performance to clip 17:24 Recording MIDI automation 17:55 Copying scenes / rows 18:30 Adding a drum track using ARP Rhythms mode 21:10 Jamming with scenes and mutes 22:15 Controlling external synth via MIDI CC 23:24 Using Force FX with external synths - Delay for Andromeda 23:47 DJ EQ for Pulsar 23:59 Some caveats 24:53 Note about fader
From Syndrive. On this video I will try to demonstrate Akai Force's fantastic MIDI controlling capabilities using external hardware. Force is running firmware 3.1.3. all audio is coming via Discrete audio interface connected to Force directly. All MIDI is handled via MIDI cables via MOTU MIDI Express, though Force could also handle USB MIDI just fine. Force has a few quirks, but it still must be (also) one of the best MIDI controllers out there. As a sequencer though it resembles more of a predeterministic DAW than Toraiz Squid or Octatrack for example. Video contents: 0:10 Quick studio tour 1:22 Basic MIDI settings 2:05 MIDI tracks 2:30 Scale mode 3:11 Harmonize mode 3:23 Chords mode 3:59 Progressions mode 4:23 Other modes 4:53 Using ARP with Progressions mode 6:04 Step sequencer 7:04 Step sequencer - quick browse through modes 8:53 Step sequencer - touch screen display 9:36 Drum control tracks 10:58 Drum tracks - step sequencer 11:46 Drum tracks - note repeat 13:25 Audio input for hardware synths 13:48 Adding bass track using patterns and rhythms 17:05 Recording performance to clip 17:24 Recording MIDI automation 17:55 Copying scenes / rows 18:30 Adding a drum track using ARP Rhythms mode 21:10 Jamming with scenes and mutes 22:15 Controlling external synth via MIDI CC 23:24 Using Force FX with external synths - Delay for Andromeda 23:47 DJ EQ for Pulsar 23:59 Some caveats 24:53 Note about fader