Yes, and you can have preset tracks for each synth, with a control template set up.
Yes
Donāt think about it, just grab one. Best bang for your buck in regards to an all in one hardware sampler/sequencer/live box. Akai is also very good about regularly updating the Force firmware. So many more capabilities for this machine down the road.
Peace
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To be honest, it can be overwhelming as it does a lot, but thereās nothing like it out there. I briefly looked at Maschine + but the Force does the same and more, disclaimer, I donāt use the internal synths just the drum synths every now and then and they sound really good.
It feels like the most slept on hardware on the market, grab one while theyāre still cheap, this might change after the next update.
Damn bro. I kind of want one still. Ugh.
The sheer size is what makes me hesitant.
But yea. Just do it.
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Iām sayin, who the heck green lighted that formfactor, they could have charged a higher price for a sleeker/ more portable design
If youāre ever in the situation where you have gear in your backpack and somebodyās shooting in your direction would you rather have the protection of the Force massive chunk of steel or of an Mpc One?
Get the Force, invest in your post apocalyptic gear survival.
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Hell yea
Forget the apocalypse, I wear my force walking through Atlanta.
Can any Force owners confirm that it is able to record an audio track when midi synced (ie the other device is master, not Force as master) The MPC One and the desktop software both drop out of record when the track is armed for recording as soon as you press start on the master device.
Iād appreciate if someone could test this and let me know, thanks.
You canāt. I canāt remember the exact error message but sounds a lot what youāre seeing on the MPCs.
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Thanks for confirming, pretty disappointing.
No worries. Iām pretty sure you canāt even use the (re)sample while itās slaved which is kind of hard to understand but there it is. Iām about to work around it but itās disappointing.
Dang that is inconvenient.
Yeah. Itās one of the strangest things ever. Had to change the way I sync everything. But it was worth it.
Can sample when synced via ableton link. Mtc should also work.
Lucky me. I had my OP-1 up on CL for sale and a guy had a Force for sale. Made the trade plus a little $ coming my way and boom! Easy. I got my Force!
Kind of fits perfectly on the hardware table
Iām fairly proficient with the MPC Live so the Force threw me for a loop at first. But after a couple of hours, things start to flow, quickly.
As others have said and reviewed, itās got the heart of an MPC, but itās definitely not an MPC.
I didnāt know Iād be as much a fan of the clips, but after some trial and error (capture and inserts) you can build a jam pretty quickly.
Yes, now, I see what the hypes been about. Itās a fun box. But still lots to explore. Havenāt even tried the arranger. Donāt even know if I can figure out the button combos to unlock it.
Speaking of unlocking secret levels. Yea. Lots of button-shift-combos. Whoever designed the ergonomics of this thing should be fired. Probably a nice guy or gal, but yea. Keep them away from the designers table next time.
All in all, Iām feeling it. Thanks to the homies on here who said just do it! Good trade for me.
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For me the Force is all about the clip view, I love the Live but clips made the difference between messing around and finishing songs.
My workflow is usually about recording lots of clips first, then roughly arranging them in launch lines to have a more or less linear structure, the I either record my clip launching in arranger mode then add fills and variations or just duplicate lines to create fills and variations then recording them in arranger mode.
Hit me up if you need anything, happy to try and help.
Tip: using your finger to move around notes can be annoying, record a clip, enter step sequencer mode.
Then with grid view on the screen, hold select + a step with a note and with the screen buttons and the value wheel you can quickly edit note by note.
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Iāve also read in the Force thread in Gearspace (formerly Gearslutz) that a few users are successfully using touchscreen pens to edit their notes on the Force touchscreen. I havenāt tried it myself, but another possible option that might be worth considering.
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no, you cannot record audio with the force if it is running as a midi slave. neither in the session nor in the arranger view. it only works with ableton link. But not particularly good because the recording was never tight. not sync with the recording starting point. then you always have to readjust, cut, move. that was also the reason why i sold mine again. make music like that is no fun.