Akai Force Standalone Production and Performance System

Fusing clip-launching, step sequencing, sampling, synth engines and tactile touch screen control into a standalone, performance-driven device, Force combines must-have modern functionality with an ultra-intuitive workflow that harnesses your creativity for maximum expressive capability.

The ultimate side-cart and a solo centrepiece in its own right, Force provides the pinnacle of liberated performance capability that roots your focus on delivering the ultimate performance, whatever your next set demands.

Features

• Standalone – no computer required 
• 8x8 clip launch matrix with RGB LEDs 
  7" full color capacitive multitouch display 
• Mic / instrument / line inputs, 4 outputs 
• MIDI In / Out / Thru 
• 4 configurable CV/Gate outputs 
• Remix, mash-Up, 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 
• 8 touch-sensitive knobs with graphical OLED displays 
• 4 powerful, fully-editable synth engines 
• 16GB of on-board storage (over 10 gigs 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)

Specifications

• Pads: (64) velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, RGB-backlit
• Knobs:
  
  • (8) 360° touch-sensitive Knobs
  • (1) 360° encoder for display navigation and selection via push
  • (5) 270° knobs for gain, mix & level adjustment
• Buttons: (56) dedicated function buttons; red-, amber-, or green-backlit
• Display:
  
  • 6.9” / 176 mm (diagonal)
  • 5.9” x 3.7” / 150 x 93 mm (width x height)
  • Full-color LED-backlit display with touch interface
• Connections:
  
  • (2) XLR+1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS inputs (Input 1/2)
  • (4) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS outputs (2 stereo pairs)
  • (1) 1/4” (6.35 mm) stereo headphone output
  • (1) 1/8" (3.5 mm) MIDI input
  • (1) 1/8" (3.5 mm) MIDI output
  • (1) 1/8" (3.5 mm) MIDI thru port
  • (4) 1/8” (3.5 mm) CV/Gate outputs
  • (1) Ethernet link port
  • (2) USB Type-A ports
  • (1) USB Type-B port
  • (1) SD card slot
  • (1) power adapter input
• Power: via power adapter: 19 V, 3.42 A, center-positive, included
• Dimensions (width x depth x height): 13.8” x 15.3” x 2.85” / 350 x 389 x 72.5 mm
• Weight: 8.53 lbs. / 3.87 kg

WATCH: Force Overview Video