Due to its extensive selection of cutting-edge sound creation and manipulation tools, the standalone Akai Force music production/DJ performance system is ideal for both music production and DJ performances. The Force gives you complete control over your creativity by fusing a simple workflow with modern features. With the help of a tactile touchscreen, step sequencing, sampling, clip launching, synthesiser engines, and a fully standalone music production workstation, you can create music for professional productions and performances.
Akai Force Key Features
- Standalone - no computer required
- 8x8 clip launch matrix with RGB LEDs
- 7-inch colour capacitive multitouch display
- Mic/Instrument/Line Inputs, 4 outputs
- MIDI In/Out/Thru
- 4 configurable CV/Gate outputs
- 8 touch-sensitive knobs with graphical
- Remix, mashup, DJ and produce with 6 Track types for complete audio / MIDI / CV sequencing and performance capability
- Performance Modes including 16-Pad Drums, Notes, Smart Scales, Chords & Progressions
- MPC Sample Editing
- Automatic BPM detection, real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting OLED displays
- 4 powerful, fully-editable synth engines
- 16GB of on-board storage (over 10GB of sound content included)
- Full-Size SD card slot & 2 USB 3.0 slots for thumb drives or MIDI controllers
- User-expandable 2.5” SATA drive connector (SSD or HDD)
Akai Force Tech Spec
- Pads: 64 RGB backlit velocity and pressure-sensitive pads
- Knobs: 8 x 360° touch-sensitive knobs, 1 x 360° encoder for display navigation and selection via push, 5 x 270° knobs for gain + mix & level adjustment
- Buttons: 56 x dedicated function buttons backlit with red, amber, or green LEDs
- Power via power adapter: 19V, 3.42A, centre-positive, included
- Dimensions (WxDxH mm): 350 x 389 x 72.5mm
- Weight: 3.87kg
Display
- 6.9”/176mm - diagonal
- 5.9” x 3.7”/150 x 93mm - width x height
- Full-colour LED-backlit display with touch interface
Connections
- 2 x XLR+1/4” (6.35mm) TRS inputs (Input 1/2)
- 4 x 1/4” (6.35mm) TRS outputs (2 stereo pairs)
- 1 x 1/4” (6.35mm) stereo headphone output
- 1 x 1/8” (3.5mm) MIDI input
- 1 x 1/8” (3.5mm) MIDI output
- 1 x 1/8” (3.5mm) MIDI thru port
- 4 x 1/8” (3.5mm) CV/Gate outputs
- 1 x Ethernet link port
- 2 x USB Type-A ports(1) USB Type-B port
- 1 x SD card slot
- 1 x power adapter input