There’s also a huge selection of synths and effects (courtesy AIR Music Technology), so while it can’t run third-party VST plug-ins, you should feel comfortable using it on its own. So there’s an APC/Push style interface, clip launching and editing, grids for playing drums and instruments, and sampling capability.

It’s a powerful enough sequencer (for MIDI and CV) that you some people might just buy it on those merits.īut it also performs all the Ableton Live-style workfloreplacesws you know. It’s a single musical device with computer-like power under the hood, but standalone stability. The Akai Force (it’s not an MPC or APC in the end) is more than that. It’s what a lot of folks were waiting for – and we’ve just gotten our hands on it.Īkai have already had a bit of a hit with the latest MPCs, which work as a controller/software combo if you want, but also stand on their own. It works with your computer and gear, but it also does all the arranging and performance (and some monster sounds and sequencing) on its own. Akai have a standalone box that can free you from a laptop, when you want that freedom.

Akai pro force