Akai Force Workflow Basics - Clips and Scenes

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In this video I go over the Akai Force workflow basics (amzn.to/2ULFEeu ) in regards to how clips and scenes work together. This is a video covering the very basics of the Akai Force matrix mode.
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@fpham8004 4 жыл бұрын

I really like your style of explaining, because you repeat stuff multiple times - that's very good for newbies, because we can easily get lost within the amount of info. Great job!

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

For sure, a lot of stuff works differently depending what you are doing too. It is easy to get lost in the Force when you are starting out.

@itslordjoshua 4 жыл бұрын

Matthew to be honest you are the best Teacher on the Internet Bro. Keep up the Good Work

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@weakbruteforce 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this post! This is the best explanation of the layout and process of the Force that I can find on the web. Good job!

@MarcusFenixGears 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Matthew! I already learned a lot form you when getting my MPC Live. Now I got a Force since yesterday and again your videos are so helpful. Thanks man!!!

@stormingelysium1996 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I was hoping Akai's videos would have a step by step, but the way they have them setup, I wasn't sure where to start and each video started with things I didn't know how to do yet. This was super helpful. 👍

@damelos4039 3 жыл бұрын

VERY helpful. Just taking mine out of the box so this is very meaningful to me. Your videos are GREAT for really explaining how these devices work. Thank you very much for putting the time in so that newbies, like me, can get a fast start with these incredible groove boxes.

@vaspers 5 жыл бұрын

My Akai Force arrives tomorrow. I'm watching all your tutorial videos so I can get started faster. Thank you so much for doing them. You go rather fast, but I can pause and rewind. You are really good at explaining things.

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

Right on. Thanks for checking out the channel! More to come for sure.

@victoriaa5158 4 жыл бұрын

Matthew your way of teaching is awesome, you are to the point. Thank you very much for all you do.

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@DriftingsMusicOfficial 2 ай бұрын

This is useful and on point. Thanks!

@billyfreeze1893 Жыл бұрын

Thank you , intro /verse/ chorus good way to look at it . Please make more video's on Force :)

@aeon136 Жыл бұрын

THANX 4 clearing THAT up Mathew!😉

@dongwooistim 3 жыл бұрын

I bought force 1 year ago. Now I start to learn from you. Thank you so much ... easy to understand

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

All the best.

@RussellFowler 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the videos. Very informative.

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

@rafsanrahi2469 2 жыл бұрын

This is the perfect standalone. It’s the best of all worlds in a single unit.

@MatthewStratton 2 жыл бұрын

It does a lot for sure.

@jasonholden3238 Жыл бұрын

Very good tut mate. Im starting to understand the force bit by bit now thanks to you. You got a sub : )

@basscliff55 3 жыл бұрын

Really great explanation of the buttons & features there.

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Hope it helped.

@googull271 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation. Thanks.

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@monokel7565 4 жыл бұрын

Cool Video would enjoy more thanks

@UniqueTouch 2 жыл бұрын

Great tut my brother! The repeating yourself is great ! The more I hear it and see you do it the faster I will learn. I'm looking forward to your tut on adding efx to vocals and how to create harmonies with the on-board efx plus reverb -delay etc etc! Keep bringing Akai-Force tuts my brother 🙏!.

@MatthewStratton 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot.

@AutisticCuriosity 3 жыл бұрын

Really helpful thank you so much

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@SwedishSynthLab 5 жыл бұрын

Great videos! Keep up the good work!

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support!

@rogerbenitez 4 жыл бұрын

Great 101 tutorial ! Thank you

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@bestsample3744 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@MatthewStratton 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@buckbumble 3 жыл бұрын

This is really helpful man. Thank you. To be honest I was really intrigued about the Force but with so many MPC’s with so many features on the market I didn’t really see the point of the Force. I think I’m kinda getting it now

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

It has a lot of the same features as the new MPC, but a different workflow for making and performing music.

@julienvignes 5 жыл бұрын

You juste make me buy this akai force Thank you for your effort for your review . Make our life simple

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for you comment!

@rakeshvideo697 5 жыл бұрын

Great video

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@BlueHawk80 2 жыл бұрын

very helpful :)

@roymarius1634 3 жыл бұрын

It’s really funny a few lost souls thumbs downed this video. I have been struggling with the workflow because i’m used to an older, less complex system. So i stubbornly did the bare minimum to lay down tracks, but this video just solved at least half of my problems! Thanks for the excellent tutorial OP!

@HaloJumpmaster 4 жыл бұрын

Matthew! I love your tutorials! I know I should probably stop being a man and read the manual, but I've got a got a jam I'm working on and I've got to the bottom of my list of scenes on the original screen. I've seen others with more than the standard scenes. They just scroll down, but I can't figure out how to add more scenes. Thanks and you are awesome!!!

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

You need to use the navigate arrows. Press the down arrow to see more scenes.

@haraldgrasdahl130 5 жыл бұрын

As always: Clear and informative (and the most important tips!). Thanx maan! BTW; Which is the best way to make a whole arrangement/song on the Force (...may it be with you...)?...

@forrestcitygroove 4 жыл бұрын

nice video

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@PoliPopo 5 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

👍👊🖖

@__Jan___ 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! I have a question: Can you create new clips with buttons? Or have you to tap in screen?

@777wisdom7 5 жыл бұрын

Nice one again Bro....Can you do one focusing on the time stretch capabilities I saw someone say in a video that the Akai live does not have it and the Force does...Would love to see a comparison of the two ....Thanks

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

The mpc live does have audio warping in standalone but it only has access to the "less cpu" version, where as the akai force has access to the "Pro Ten" version. I don't have a dirrect comparison video yet, but you can see the mpc live audio warping here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/psuhjMiAqc-5dac.html

@rastcheck6037 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! :) Can you play 2 clips that are not aligned horinzonyaly in the same Scene? All the press on the pads like selecting Scene and launch tracks or clips can be recorded? Like to have another song sequence based on your live performance on the pads? Thanks :)

@DJ_Kelpie 5 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Stratton . I got my force about a week ago and I am loving it ! One thing I can't figure out is how to record animation. I understand the read/write button in the mixer though I can't seem to get it to actually work. Any tips would be a huge help!

@DJ_Kelpie 5 жыл бұрын

Automation **

@martenmeij 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this overview Matthew, it is really helpful. One question about scenes, does the Akai Force feature the possibility to automatie launching the next scene (after a set amount of loops)? All grooveboxes or DAWs I worked with have such a feature, but I can't find anything about it on the Force.

@MadelnMachines 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to monitor each side of the crossfader in your headphones for live mixing / dj purposes?

@oliviervandriel2215 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Matthew, Is there a way to copy paste a track to duplicate it? Sometimes i want to split a drum kit into multiple smaller drumkits for more control when building a song. Also is it possible to link multiple tracks to the same mixer channel with the same fx? Or copy the mixer track with settings? Cheers

@InclusiveMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matthew, Can I rename scenes e.g. Chorus, verse etc?

@flavin3187 5 жыл бұрын

hey matthew, thanks for the great videos! do you know how to control the force knobs with a nother controller? and can you send midi from a keyboard into an instrument and play a nother one with the force at the same time?

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think it is possible yet as of 3.0.1

@kodyandtaylorbarrett9020 4 жыл бұрын

Quick question! How many scenes will akai force let you go down? I use ableton by launching scenes in like a dj format. So just curious on how many scenes it will go down!?

@ainoxcore 4 жыл бұрын

I'm interested in buying one but I'm indesiso I have some questions 1 how many scenes can you have 2 the tempo can be assigned per scene as the ableton does in the botom where the entire scene is fired greetings and thank you very much in advance for your response

@ForSynthsSake 11 ай бұрын

Ive got a bunch of clips in a sequence much like yours into verse etc. Is it possible to insert an empty scene i.e move all the clips from scene 5 to 6 so that I cvan now insert some new clips in the scene? Like in excel if i want to add a row and move everything else down one row.

@Mattkmc 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to change the pitch of a step in the sequencer? Without effecting the rest of the track, or the other steps using the same sample.

@redbirdsaraceno 7 ай бұрын

Im noticing when i try recording things like sub basses the clips aren’t record as i heard them when playing the pads . the points of sustain and a lot of the notes are completely missing on play back. I’ve tried adjusting pad threshold ,sensitivity, and velocity curves but that doesn’t seem to help at all . It’s definitely not recording the same pad sensitivity settings i hear when I’m playing the pads while recording.Any advice as to what im doing wrong or what settings i need to adjust. Thanks for your time . Your video demos are great and really help people out .

@audioel 5 жыл бұрын

Great videos Matthew! How many scenes can you have in one project?

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I honestly don't know how many scenes you can have.

@crappie050764 5 жыл бұрын

Nico demo. Have a question: for axample I have 2 scenes, but in the first scene there is a midi clip with a long evolving pad ( 30 bars), when I go to scene 2 then the clip from the evolving pad of scene 1 stops, but I like that it continious playing that long clip. Is there a way that it the clip of scene 1 is continue playing. I saw that somewhere in another video how to do that, but I don't find it anymore. I can copy the first clip to scene 2, but when I launch it restarts, I like that it continues, but I don't know if it is possible :)

@undodays 4 жыл бұрын

Is It possible to play a clip from start to end and avoid looping? Thank you so much mate 👌

@88mokeyz8k 3 жыл бұрын

Matthew on the Force are you able to record on the force and import the tracks to any DAW or can you record to the Force and simultaneously to your Laptop to an DAW? I am now using S1 and Ableton simultaneously because of ARA. So I am thinking about the Force because it is Standalone.

@pixelissue 3 жыл бұрын

is it possible to insert an empty row of clips on the horizontal line, in between two existing lines?

@MrBinsique 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Matthew, Can I make a loop of 8 bars finished by 3 bars of silence at the end? Thus, each of the loops would contain 8 barsTHANKS

@ritchxmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Matt are scenes controlable via midi CC? I was going to play guitar and switch next scene via a midi foot controler! :-)

@Expectaz 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Matthew, great video! Do you know how to rearrange tracks and scenes? I can’t find that in the manual

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think you can rearrange tracks. But you can push the 'edit' button and press 'launch' to add new scenes. Then you can copy the scenes you want.

@Expectaz 5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Stratton Thanks for answering. I’m aware of that but hope that Akai soon implements this feature. Shifting tracks left and right/swapping is really what I miss 😜

@leojames7331 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, thanks. I have a question though. Let say I build a track using all 64 clips, with each section of the song using a scene. So the last scene at the bottom of the pads is the outro.. what happens when I want to move into a second song? In Ableton you can just move down and start an entirely new song, but how does that work on the force? Thanks

@starwars007oele 4 жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to launch the clips with another midi controller/sequencer? That way you cold have a song mode! Great and clear vid! Greetz 👍✌️🤞

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

Hello. You cannot use an external keyboard like that yet. You can use midi learn on the akai mpc live, so I would imagine something like that is coming, but that is speculation. Also, the is an arranger mode coming to the Force that is being beta tested now.

@kisho2679 2 жыл бұрын

can it launch and play whole entire songs of several minutes length each as clips simultaneously in theory per each pad?

@CharlesLouisRosario 6 ай бұрын

I’m having trouble figuring out how to delete or change a track header in the matrix. For example. If I have a plugin on one track but want to delete or change it to an audio track. Haven’t figured it out. Delete doesn’t work.

@seanleeduncan 5 жыл бұрын

Can you load and play the successive projects seamlessly eg for live set flow?

@MatthewStratton 5 жыл бұрын

You can only load one project at a time as far as I am aware.

@theancientsknew7561 5 жыл бұрын

There are 8 audio tracks but 128 MIDI/CV tracks. Does that mean I could record up to 120 tracks from hardware synths and 8 audio tracks recorded with a mic standalone?

@MK-if6rl 4 жыл бұрын

Problems with the force freezing after like 15 channels

@jmfhsmith4923 9 ай бұрын

How many clips per track? Can I record 50 drum patterns and chain them together in a song mode or arrangement?

@softsmoken 2 жыл бұрын

Why when I create a clip for a plugin and load a force audio sample do I not hear the audio?

@SrReyesVision 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Matthew, I have one question: is it possible to assign a different BPM to each scene (like in Ableton) inside the same project? Great tutorials by the way.

@jerzboybeats9555 3 жыл бұрын

That’s the same question I wanted to ask.

@jaysmith7863 4 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to load NI Maschine expansions into Force?

@rolandboss9045 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. By using kit builder. Google search it.

@antdog4117 4 жыл бұрын

What pad mode will allow me to play all 64 pads as a soundboard for brainstorming?

@NathanChisholm041 4 жыл бұрын

None!

@antdog4117 4 жыл бұрын

@@NathanChisholm041 sorry brah, did it the other day.

@eliaszerano3510 3 күн бұрын

Is it running stable?

@nachoisone 3 жыл бұрын

So I’m thinking of using this as my equipment for a live performance (I play my own stems as I can use this to improvise) but often when the dancefloor vibe changes mid song I’ll adjust the Bpm. And also I’ve got tracks with bpm changes. The area which you can launch an entire scenes like in ableton I hear you can type the Bpm and that way you launch the scene into that tempo. While this is easy to do and alter on the fly during a live performance via laptop, I am sad to see this was missed when talking of launching scenes. Why am I sad? Because this is the reason why I am here and no one has done a video on this yet and the people at guitar center and sam ash are dumber than a bag of bricks. (I say this with love as I taught some of the staff at the locations by me shit they never knew about the force 🤦🏼‍♂️) My question is, can I change the Bpm on the fly via scene launch as easy on ableton via my laptop without disrupting the performance? This is literally my make or break on buying this.

@chetfakerofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Here for same reason! This is literally the only feature needed to easily perform a whole show live and it doesn’t seem to be included?!

@nachoisone 3 жыл бұрын

@@chetfakerofficial upon putting what i needed on a sd card i came to find out it doesn't have the ram to host a set of mine. recently did a 3hr set so loads of stem (even though if i djed my tracks like traktor it'd just be 1hr45min lmao) stemlife!

@entropydisorder6359 2 жыл бұрын

still no update for this feature? I confirm that the live control with Ableton and Computer would work with this scene BPM change.... but not standalone yet

@QuantizStudioRecords Жыл бұрын

This maschine is usefull in studio somehow?

@TheCliffzone 3 жыл бұрын

I have a question. Is it possible to jump from one scene to the next without having to launching the scenes from the beginning? Sort of like beat juggling?

@TheCliffzone 3 жыл бұрын

Nevermind I just figure it out. It has something to do with the legato feature inside the clip edit mode. Thanks again though.

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

You can also try to Set some clips to A and some to B and fade between them on the fader.

@TheCliffzone 3 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewStratton I got to tell you the Akai force is absolutely a powerhouse. So amazing the things it can do. Thanks for that tip.