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    Force

    May 21, 2019 5 minutes
    By Joe Rossitter

    $1,499 akaipro.com

    Joe is the Editor of Computer Music magazine and has been releasing electronic music for the past 15 years

    Strengths

    + Fully standalone sequencing, sketching and performance hub

    + Automatic Keygroup multisampling is ace

    + AIR synths and effects are great, despite some cheesy presets

    Limitations

    - No arrangement/song mode or multitrack export option

    - Steep learning curve

    - Slightly low refresh rate, kit loading times and laggy touchscreen

    After a series of photo leaks online ahead of this year’s NAMM Show, the rumor mill went into overdrive, with talk of a ‘standalone Push’.

    This leak was revealed to be Force, Akai Professional’s new companion to their MPC Live and MPC-X units. Billed as a “standalone music production/DJ performance system”, it’s a fully self-contained studio environment running its own OS on an internal multi-core processor (16GB internal hard drive, 2GB RAM) – no laptop required.

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