I'm not going to lie... I owned the MPC-X, the One, and the Force... I kept the Force because its work flow was different. It's hard to part from a classic MPC workflow to jump into a modern machine but the Force feels right. Soon as you hit "Shift* Note" and you see you have 64 pads with all the classic MPC settings for the first time it's hard to say "I don't need this".

Im not able to imagine better videos than yours, great job again, loving it 🙌🏼

Once capacitive screens become cheaper or more advanced, we will be seeing them on grooveboxes bigger and more often. Think of it like this: you got 16 pads, you got one rotating control knob AND a large touch screen, with disk streaming capabilities. One day AKAI will make something like this.

I bought the Force about a year ago and I LOVE IT!!! A lot to learn but it’s a great companion to the X! Haven’t used it with Ableton yet; I have the Push 2 for that. Great video as usual!

Weekend is now officially complete and it’s only Saturday lol🙏🙏🎉🎉

Akai Force might go down as the greatest MPC of all time! Now with the update that they came out with in the last few weeks. If that machine was any better than what it already is it would be pure gold. If you wanted to go minus a computer this would be the way to go. The force is underrated.

Another great episode of 'Wah had happened was...' . I love this series.

Shit I love your crazy voice over! I love you man, thanks for making my day ❤

Force can also load midi files into each clip. Folks have been asking for midi import to track since the MPC first dropped and haven't seen it yet. Since the Force got it first, it may be in the next update. I own a Live and a Force, very different, but both are awesome.

Another dope video

This was AKAI's " If you don't know now , You gone learn today moment " painful life lesson for thier company .

I have the live 2 , mpc x and even older ones but I have the force update this is exactly what I've always wanted this is truly something on another level I really believe they will transform the industry its extremely powerful at a good price akai thank you , they really are putting the customer input into consideration 👍👍👍👍👍

I really enjoy your videos.. the entertainment factor, the cheerful tone, the depth of knowledge and insight into the gear and gear culture.. Your channel is invaluable!

I've been waiting for this for a while. Proud Force user

I wish I'd had you as a teacher when I was growing up, I'da paid way more attention in class. "The Pythagorean Theorem.... Wah had happened waaaaaaas..."

This was both hilarious and so informative! Great job sir!

"What Had Happened Was. "🔥👍🏿😎

This is the episode I been waiting on

Don't like the interface rather have a keyboard like the yamaha rs7000

The Force will go down as a pivotal moment in beatmaking. It does so much, caused controversy and is still getting updates that make the other companies pale in comparison when it comes to what you can do in just one machine.

Loved this commentary!

Akai capped all comp when they dropped the live 2. They saw the push 2 and said we gonna top that in stand alone. Now they run the stand alone game. Plus this thing can link with Abelton.... Well you said it while i was typing. To those who know about gear? They knew exactly what Akai was planning and doing. Thanks man.

Another great episode!!! I love the FORCE!

I love it...it's a power house...my MPC is a beast in its own Lane.the force is a animal in it's own lane...day and night

People are bumming that they got rid of it before the latest update came out... Akai really should have given a heads up to what was coming...

The new 3.1 update is awesome. I am building a pedal to start and stop recording on bar breaks from a diy plan.

Got the Force last year. After about a month I started selling off everything else. Force just rocks. Hard.. Don’t miss any of the old stuff and won’t be going back.

This makes me wonder when you are going to do a video on the Push/ Push 2

as someone who started off using ableton, I now realize that this is the machine I need

Great video, this machine is dope 👊

I just put a 1 TB ssd in the force. It was one connector and a few screws. Isn’t SSD fast enough?

May the WHA HAD HAPPENED WAS be with you

Sheesh! Dope video

@DyReck The Akai Force is official! Akai just dropped a major update 3.11 The science behind the Force is Akai filled a financial void by releasing the Force after the end of their relationship with Ableton ended. Akai made the Push 1 hardware for Ableton. Ableton made the Ableton Live SW. But in comes the Push 2 and Akai was not involved in the HW design at all. Ableton decides cut ties with Akai and do it themselves. Obviously this was a money decision. No Akai, Mo Money, Mo Money for Ableton. Simple math. But Akai was tight after Ableton took $ out of their pockets like that. How dare they! Never one to back down, Akai clapped back at Ableton with the Force and basically put Ableton Live in a stand alone unit. So for now Akai gets the last laugh. We will see what happens if and when Ableton decides to drop a Push 3 stand alone unit which I believe is coming. We shall see. And for all of the boom bap heads out there you can see the Force in action here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gd2Shbh_ps_cgnU.html Keep up the good work. Peace.

@DyReck Productions What gear are you currently using?

Your videos bring smiles brother.. infectious.

Thank you 🙏🏾 I just saw one in the pawn shop today and I am deciding between this and a Roland FA06 that I also saw at the same price. I want total standalone and great sampling ability. What you think?

Don’t know why it took me so long to subscribe I love this series

Love this corner of KZfaq

I bought the Force purely for the sampling + synthesis aspect. Had it for 2 months and then I sold it because of the bugs/limitations. Once the arranger dropped, I instantly ordered another one lol. Got it $200 cheaper than the first time I purchased it. Been the centerpiece of my studio every since.

What About the Fantom G Roland?

You should do one on the actual APC Akai dropped for ableton

I feel like Akai Force is the unofficial Push 3. As usual this is a dope video.

Thanks for reinventing my faith in the force bro👍🏿😊

My force worked for about A month. I don't know if anybody else had this problem, but all my outputs on the unit sounds like A blown speaker.

Yes Siiiir.!!!! Im Force Gang all day. Love this machine

😂😂 loved this vid 👏👏👍

I want the arrange mode...😑😐😐

Running wit the FORCE all day! It just gets better and better!!

Oh wow.... I own this machine. Im still working on completing my first beat. It wasn't that hot until its last 2 updates. This thing can do so much. Kind of hard to learn everything tho...

can the Akai Force live mangle samples during performance like the Electron Ocatrack does?

Heh... we'll have to wait'n'see if Akai will add it in with the current standalones. I'm thinking if that rumored MPC standalone keyboard comes out next year, it might be added in, (assuming Akai doesn't simply double the ram on it).

That is so true about us old heads. I was not buying Akai ever again. Akai is making me reconsider.

@DyReck Productions Could You Possibly Do A "What Had Happened Was" Video On The Roland MC-202 Synthesizer?. It's A Combination Of The Roland TB-303 Bass Synth And The Roland SH-101 Analog Synthesizer. As Far As Artists That Used The Roland MC-202 The Only Artist That Used It Was The American Electronic music Duo The Crystal Method And They Used The Roland MC-202 On Their Song Cherry Twist From Their Debut Album Vegas Which Was Released In 1997.

the force is the centerpiece of my studio!

I have one. And it is a wow.

WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS the Akai Force has just gotten some major updates that made it a super powerhouse. I'm so glad I got mine, as well as the MPC X and One.

I would love if they brought the arrangement view to the MPC Live trio. That's the workflow I started with in ableton so it would be the ultimate update for me

The Legendary Akai Force is the best standalone hardware sampler/sequencer ever!!! It has all the stuff you need to start making 🔥 out the box 📦!!! I tell everybody to get one and try it out! The only thing I don’t like is that Akai be dragging their feet to keep the updates coming.

THIS MACHINE IS THE BEAST 🦍🦣🦬🦏🐗 OF MY COLLECTION I opted for this instead of the Push 2. Hard Drive of 1 TB and the new software is BANANAS ! OK the Akai MPC ONE IS MY WORKHORSE, The NI MASCHINE PLUS IS ON SOME OTHER LEVEL TYPE STUFF BUT....the Force makes you just get on some Vodoo with bones and sage type stuff 64 buttons ??? !!! TOUCHSCREEN DISK STREAMING PLUG IN'S SO MUCH INSIDE THIS BOX !!

The force is amazing

I wanted the force but couldn't find it in my work flow unless I was Djing

I remember those days. Id got a live, still have the beauty... Went and got a Force too. But since 3.1.3 the force audio with pc has been downed. 3.3.3 or something and still no fix in sight, I hope it done sooner than later.

Big Daddy Kane ... Ain't no half steppin' ... Alright your genuine old Skool alright !! Taking a bow

you gotta do one in my maschine jam now Dyreck

Is the force worth getting of akai new range or not will it still up updated over time or has that ended already

Man, these things are just BIG. It's a lot to ask promoters to bring your hardware setup to DJ shows. You better be damn good if you're gonna take up that much space and make mic check 1 step longer. And, most of the little guys like me can't take up THAT much space. You can't bring your studio out (though I've seen some people do that....1 hour set-up and breakdown times lol) I'll never get this thing because it's too big. The Live is a perfect size. Only wish I had more inputs ;)

As a gear hoarder I never understood the concept of it. Too many Akai controllers again. But looking at this hmmmmmmmmmmm The touch was my last Akai I purchased....hmmm......

I want automation to the master output! That's what I want. The Force has it. The other ones no

rumor has it this was what they created for the push 2 but ableton wanted it to be "their" creation only. akai designed the first push with ableton. so i think akai really took abletons push architecture, improved it, made it stand alone and then gave it great features. i can't confirm that rumor but it makes alot of sense

That uncle reference is spot on lol

I love my Akai Force 🙏🏾

Cool video, but you skipped the whole arranger ordeal. And we hear so much complaining from folks who want disk streaming on MPC, but no one ever talks about how long Force users had to wait just to get the 2.10 updates like the new program (clip) edit and plugins. It goes both ways, and I imagine disk streaming will make it to the MPCs, unlike arranger mode, just judging by the popularity of the idea and the increased feasibility compared to an MPC arranger.

Akai is making a keyboard workstation next!

Off and on love hate relationship with force since day one. But as time moved on. Daum. Force is amazing. Produced some crazy nice projects on this thing. Crazy.

I still want one.

The Force is King!

Next the Akai force keys!

The other MPCs will get disk stream streaming too. No need to envy the Force. If I wanted the Force, I'd have one today. I run into memory issues because I use my MPC One for more than just making beats but composition of more melodic pieces that most people would use a DAW or workstation keyboard for. Yet, I can wait without feeling cheated. The only MPC I look at with longing is the Live II. Again, if I really wanted it, I'd have it on order today.

It's been weird to start as a producer in the age of Mashine & Ableton and have Akai of all companies make a complete comeback instead of just being retro hiphop/breakbeat gear

One fun fact: Push 1 was co-created by Ableton and Akai - so Force is not their first 64 pad controller thing. But yes, it’s the best MPC so far

And at the end of the day the Force is the best Akai's creation for the last decade. Force is just another level of MPC, where your project is right in front of your eyes. I started with MPC 500, then I had MPC One - sold them. Got Force and it's just a better MPC in every aspect.

Does anyone even have one of these? I feel like they announced it, and it was like holy shit this is incredible, and then nothing haha maybe that's just the world i live in

You're a father figure to me

I didn't know this existed till 12 minutes ago LOL

He got the old socks with the Vaseline in them..

the force is one of the best music related products to come out in the las few decades.

You remind me of one of those quirky cartoon characters from "the New Ghostbusters" from the 80's

Akai FPC, Force Production Controller

Mpc One is still a better machine

Yeah I’m probably going to buy one. I hear how some simply put the MPC X off to the side and then they just use the Force because the workflow is a lot more tangible.

What happened is akai made a machine better then mpcs and nobody knows it except for the owners.

The Force is something to be reckoned with. Really, wtf more could you ask for? Akai absolutly spoiled us with pure potential so if you cant make a full production with this unit, look for a different career or hobby, cause music production ain't your lane to be in. This is a full toolbox of music production, beat making, jam tool, dj-like workflow, christ its almost anything you want it to be, there is a thousand ways to skin a cat with the Akai Force, thats the real beauty of it. Akai nailed it with this masterpiece. I was a 20 year pad banger on the MPC and I watched the first videos Akai released with Nick Trikakis at the wheel and I was sold on those alone. Easiest transition from the MPC you can possibly make while still remaining an MPC at heart but with an evolved workflow. But still, its not the tools that make the mechanic.....

The Force imo is the dopest thing Akai has done in a long time. I like the MPC, but the Force is more appealing if you like a more "modern" workflow. The reason why it didn't take off was because when it came out it didn't have an arranger so you couldn't make a full song on it, you couldn't sample edit with the pads like the MPC, that with the price made the device seem undercooked. Akai took over a year to address those issues with no updates in site for the machine, effectively killing a lot of interest in the machine for a lot of people. So many people returned it. Then they released 3.0.5 with the arranger, the updated macros workflow which imo is the best macro functionality of any hardware ever. They added the plugins that the MPC had, they updated the sample workflow to work just like the MPC. Okay, people were not interested, it seemed like Akai didn't actually abandon the machine, but another year went by with no updates, then 3.1 comes out. Now the Force, imo, is the best piece of standalone gear ever created. It's mulitrack recorder, it had full arrangement, it has decent sounding plugins, disk streaming etc. The MPC users can be mad all they want, they at least have been getting consistent updates for the MPC since it was released. Akai updates the MPC about every quarter. The Force updates are sporadic and there is usually about a year between updates leaving a lot of users in the wind. However when they do drop a Force update they are signifiant improvements.

Disk streaming will come. I believe 🥲… pls… akai…

I miss my MPC Live but was had happened was……I got an Akai Force and it’s beautiful. And I got it when it was $1500 and now it’s $1000? Come on Akai, give me a $500 refund…………

I love disk streaming, I am an a-hole uncle.

The button layout was the biggest downfall So me Akai Force got divorced

I honestly didn't know that the Force was the only one to get disk streaming. The MPC users should get it soon right?

I will get one eventually, I’m good with my MPC one for the time being