Something new NAMM 2019

It was a joke

 

Yeah thats seems like a true product.

Okey...for this i sell my Maschine....and some other Stuff...

 

A lot of other stuff... it's 1800$ USD TBC... If you pre-order and get it early let us know how it went.

 

No i wait until peopel have some expierience with it. And i will test it at some Stores... i dont rush it...i just tell if this is doing what i hope it do i will buy it.

 

Yeah... Keep in mind Akai has been doing software/os for 4x4 drum machines/sampler for decades but 8x8 clip launching software is a new thing for them, it should take a while for it to mature, but lets see.

 

Dindt they do the 1st Ableton push?

 

Better wait in spending those dollars unless you want to be a beta tester until version 2.0 or you just got money to burn . Akai is notorious lately for going hard at first and then messing it all up. $1800? Lol.


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Theyve had clip launching in the MPC LIVE/X since April 2017...pretty basic and with some drawbacks but this will be shipping with the 2.4 update which I reckon will focus on Clips...too rich for me, and its focus isnt my thing, but the updates will benifit the whole line

 

they also are pretty good at fixing these fck ups...2.3 is solid


Took NI 6 months to "fix" batch midi, remember that?

 

They did a bunch of things for Live, but never did the software. Putting a dedicated MIDI controller together is not a hard task, good software is.

 

I was going to buy the Jam next month, but not now because the product is still incomplete after 2 1/2 years, and Akai is looking like the leader pushing the industry forward. I suppose I'll buy one for $50 if I'm still using Maschine next year, but that's about what it's worth for me without software.
I'm really surprised to find the lack of basic features that are mia.

 

I left and sold my REN about 1 month before 2.0 drop. I left on a sour note.

I hope they keep it going. I felt robbed during 1.0.


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yeah version 1 had its moments lol

 

I think this runs on the existing software, albeit a point update...and the software just now is pretty damn good, room for improvement of course

 

At last!!! pads for a decent sized drum kit............................

 

Like we unfortunately now see with native it was a good start with version 2 but then it got stuck.......

Uwe

But I hope the best

 

The Akai 2.2 software had a bug that when you randomized a pattern, you couldn't drag it out unless you switched the track first. That's what sealed it for them and drove me to NI. It was more than just that, but now I know I should have looked a little more into it.

 

You asked for it yourself.



Right original photo.
Left the 'fake' picture.
Note the arranging button, and the shiny part!
And if you put the 16 pads in a group of 4, you get the next pattern. Which is very similar to the 64 pads on the fake image.

As far as I am concerned, proof has been provided.

Yours sincerely,
Detective Sherlock Holmes.

 

Looks pretty good - from the press release;


Force blurs the lines between contemporary music production solutions and the latest technologies available for DJ performance, a first among the industry standards. By merging clip triggering, step-sequencing, sampling, but also in-house synthesis engines, not to mention the latest-generation touchscreen, all in one stand-alone performance equipment, the Force combines the essential features to offer ultra-intuitive ergonomics and allow you to give free rein to your creativity.

Force embeds a matrix of 8x8 trigger pads with RGB backlight, a 7-inch color touch screen, 8 touch-sensitive potentiometers with individual graphic OLed display, 2 audio inputs, 4 audio outputs, not to mention the MIDI and CV Gate connectivity . All this end to end leaves the user unprecedented creative freedom, since it even goes to emancipate a complementary computer.

The very essence of Force consists of a workflow focused on the use of the clips, which are at the origin of your creative performances. Choose multiple modes such as plugins, MPC-style drum tracks, but also audio tracks, Keygroups, MIDI tracks, and CV tracks to set your clip type, then customize them with step sequencer and performance pads , and add notes via the edit window or the smart-scales, chords or progressions modes.

In addition, Force has advanced real-time timestrech capabilities and pitch modulation with quality equivalent to current music production software, effects plug-in from AIR Music Technology collections, and TubeSynth synthesis engines. , Bassline and Electric. Another synth, Hype, extends this list, a synth based on presets and macros accumulating several synthesis engines in one plugin, easy to use. Force can also record up to 8 stereo audio tracks.

Force includes more than 10GB of embedded sounds, from the most famous collections of premium content like SampleTools by CR2, MSX Audio and Sample Magic. With 248 kits, 16 demo projects, more than 2,500 loops and 500 designs, the Force library opens the doors to the best sounds for your creativity.

As of March 2019, Force will also include deep integration with Ableton Live in controller mode. This feature will include visibility and full control over the Ableton clip array, touch control of mix parameters including crossfader assignment, and control of Force settings on the Ableton Live workspace, via the screen. Touch and Force Q-Link knobs.

In addition, March 2019 will also mark the integration of Splice into Force. Splice Sounds powers the creativity of producers around the world with access to millions of high-quality, royalty-free samples, sounds, presets and loops, covering almost every genre of music. With the integration of Splice, Force users will have immediate Wi-Fi access to their own Splice library directly from the touch user interface - perfect for ultra-fast auditioning of sounds to be integrated into their project.

• Standalone - no computer needed
• Matrix of 8x8 RGB pads for triggering clips
• 7-inch multi-touch screen
• 1 push encoder wheel for navigation and selection
• 1 crossfader A / B
• 2 combo inputs Xlr / Mic Jack / instruments / line
• 4 TRS outputs
• MIDI In / Out / Thru minijack (minijack to 5-pin adapters included)
• 4 configurable CV / Gate outputs
• Remix, merge and produce with 6 different programs for complete audio / MIDI / CV sequencing
• Performance modes including drum MPC, notes, smart note suite, chords and chord progression
• MPC Sample Editor
• Automatic detection of BPM, real-time time stretching and pitch modulation
• 8 Q-Link touch-sensitive potentiometers with individual graphic Oled display
• 4 powerful and fully customizable synthesis engines
• 16 GB of internal memory (including more than 10 GB of sounds included)
• SD card slot and 2 USB 3.0 ports compatible with USB storage devices or MIDI controllers
• 2.5 "SATA connector internally (SSD or HDD) for an extension of the internal storage by the user
• 1 Type-B USB port for connecting to a Mac / PC computer
• 1 TRS headphone output
• Weight and dimensions: 3.87 kg, 350 x 389 x 72.5 mm