Akai Force Standalone Music Production/DJ Performance System

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