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Akai Professional Force Standalone Music Production System

Original price $1,299.00 - Original price $1,299.00
Original price $1,299.00
$1,299.00
$1,299.00 - $1,299.00
Current price $1,299.00
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Standalone Music Production Studio

  • No computer required
  • 8x8 clip launch matrix with RGB LEDs
  • 7 inch color capacitive multitouch display

Standalone Music Production Studio

  • No computer required
  • 8x8 clip launch matrix with RGB LEDs
  • 7" color capacitive multitouch display

Standalone music production/DJ performance device with clip launching, step sequencing, sampling, synths and a 7-in touch display and captures the modern clip-based workflow.

Why DJ TechTools?

We are a small business owned and operated by 5 real DJs. We want to give back to fellow DJs by providing quality videos, tools, advice, hardware and accessories. Our team consists of the best people out there! Show your support for independent DJ companies by shopping with us and you won't be disappointed with the deals we offer.

  • Every order directly supports the DJ community
  • Free shipping on most products to the US
  • Fast inexpensive shipping options to Europe and Canada
  • Professional DJ staff is online and ready to help
  • Best price guarantee
  • Every purchase is backed by the DJ TechTools "way cool" guarantee with easy returns
Shipping & Returns

GENERAL

All prices are quoted in US currency. All orders are shipped USPS, FedEx or DHL. Personal data will never be sold or transferred to third parties.

TRANSIT TIME

We cannot guarantee FedEx or USPS estimated ship times and no refunds will be offered for delays out of our control. Estimated ship times do not include handling or processing times, most in stock items can expect to ship within 1-2 business days after you have received an order confirmation.

INTERNATIONAL IMPORT DUTIES

International orders might be subject to import taxes that must be paid when the item arrives depending on your local customs. Duties and taxes are shown during checkout after selecting a shipping method.

DJTT FAST AND FAIR RETURNS POLICY

DJTT strives to provide great condition gear that works for you. Sometimes, gear doesn’t work out - so we try  to provide the speediest and most fair return or replacement method possible.

Most brand new products are returnable within 30 days of the original shipment (view product exceptions here) without any additional fees, unless:

  1. The product(s) shows visible signs of wear or damage
  2. The product is missing original box, packaging, accessories or manuals

If the item is NOT defective the customer is responsible for all shipping costs. The cost of the original shipment will be deducted from the refund.

Products outside of our 30 day return window must be warrantied through the manufacturer and are subject to their policies and procedures. Replacements for defective units will be sent out once the defective product(s) is returned and received at our facility.

EQUIPMENT WARRANTIES

All DJ TechTools products (such as the Midi Fighters, Chroma Cables, Chroma Caps and other Chroma accesories) have a 1-year full warranty. This warranty does not include protection from damage caused by physical abuse (dropping, beating, slamming, etc) or water damage. Upon notification, receipt and inspection of broken product, DJ TechTools will send out a new product at no additional cost. Any modifications to equipment will void the warranty. If you bought your device from an authorized reseller then please get in touch with them to get it replaced or serviced. Keep in mind that DJTT midi controllers and accessories purchased from non authorized vendors have no warranty associated with them.

THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS

All third party products warranty claims are handled directly through the manufacturer. The only exception to this is we will handle third party exchanges within 15 days of receipt of the item. No technical support is given for third party products.

Frequently Asked Questions

When will my order ship?

We ship orders during weekdays and most orders will ship out in 24-48 hours.

Please make sure billing and shipping addresses are correct before submitting your order so it doesn't require further processing.

You will get an email containing tracking information as soon as your order ships.

What payment methods do you accept?

We accept Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, GPay, PayPal and the following credit cards: Discover, Visa, American Express, Master Card. You may use pre-paid credit cards as long as you have registered a billing address to them. We offer financing for US customers via Affirm and PayPal Credit; you need to register at their website first to use this service.

Do you ship internationally?

Yes, we safely ship around the world every day through DHL and FedEx which are safe, affordable and fast.

Some countries may levy an import VAT/IVA tax on your order (please click here for more information).

When will my order arrive?

FedEx Ground (free for continental US) has the following expected delivery times:

Faster options are available and more information on international shipments is available here.

Do you price match?

Yes! Click here to chat with our online DJ team

What is your return policy?

Brand new products are returnable within a 30 day period in most cases. If a product is not defective, the buyer is responsible for original and return shipping costs. For domestic defective orders, DJ TechTools will arrange for a return shipping label.

Where is my order?

You received a order confirmation email which contains a link to your order status and tracking number. Alternatively, you can log into your store account. This is where you will find downloads, status and tracking information.

Play

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.

Perform

Combine multiple Modes with Plugin Tracks, MPC-Style Drum tracks, Audio tracks, Keygroup tracks, MIDI tracks and CV tracks to define clip types, then sculpt clips via step sequencing, drum pad performances and note data.

Produce

The ultimate creative sketchpad. Under the hood, Force provides musicians of all disciplines DAW-centric capability for an immersive, creative experience without limitation

Features

  • Standalone - no computer required
  • 8x8 clip launch matrix with RGB LEDs
  • 7″ color capacitive multitouch display
  • Mic/Instrument/Line Inputs, 4 outputs
  • MIDI In/Out/Thru via 1/8″ TRS inputs (5-pin DIN adapters included)
  • (4) configurable CV/Gate Outputs to integrate your modular setup
  • (8) touch-sensitive knobs with graphical OLED displays
  • Time stretch/pitch shift in real time
  • Comprehensive set of AIR effects and Hype, TubeSynth, Bassline and Electric synth engines
  • Ability to record 8 stereo tracks
  • 16GB of on-board storage (over 10 gigs of sound content included)
  • 2GBofRAM
  • Full-Size SD card Slot
  • User-expandable 2.5″ SATA drive connector (SATA or HDD)
  • (2) USB 3.0 slots for thumb drives or MIDI controllers
  • Ableton Live support (coming soon)

Specifications

  • Pads
  • (16) velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, RGB-backlit
  • (8) banks accessible via Pad Bank buttons
  • Knobs
  • (16) 360° touch-sensitive Q-Link knobs for parameter adjustment
  • (1) 360° encoder for display navigation and selection via push
  • (7) 270° knobs for gain, mix & level adjustment
  • Buttons
  • (63) dedicated-function buttons
  • Display
  • 10.1″ / 257 mm (diagonal)
  • 8.5″ x 5.5″ / 216 x 139 mm (width x height)
  • Full-color LED-backlit display with touch interface
  • Memory
  • RAM 2 GB
  • Storage 16 GB (user storage, 10 GB pre-installed content), 4 GB (MPC operating system)
  • Connections
  • (2) XLR+1/4″ (6.35 mm) TRS inputs (Input 1/2)
  • (2) 1/4″ (6.35 mm) TRS inputs (Input 3/4: 1 stereo pair)
  • (2) 1/4″ (6.35 mm) TS instrument inputs (Inst 1/2)
  • (2) RCA inputs (Input 3/4: 1 stereo pair, phono- or line-level)
  • (2) 1/4″ (6.35 mm) TS footswitch inputs (FS 1/2)
  • (2) 5-pin MIDI inputs
  • (8) 1/4″ (6.35 mm) TRS outputs (Main L/R, Outputs 3/4–7/8: 4 stereo pairs)
  • (4) 5-pin MIDI outputs
  • (8) 1/8″ (3.5 mm) CV/Gate outputs
  • (1) 1/4″ (6.35 mm) stereo headphone output
  • (1) 1/8″ (3.5 mm) stereo headphone output
  • (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)

Compatible Software

  • Standalone
  • Akai MPC
  • Class Compliant

Size & Weight

  • Dimensions: 3.4 x 19.9 x 16.7 In / 7.62 x 48.26 x 40.64 cm
  • Weight: 6.0 lb / 2.722 kg

Customer Reviews

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Anthony A.
Amazing as always

Item arrived quickly and packaged well. The Akai Force is the perfect centerpiece to any hardware/dawless setup. This has become the brain in my studio.

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Nathan W.
Great addition

This is a great piece of kit to add to any rig. It’s very hands on with minimal menu diving, and the splice integration is awesome. I’m not much of a producer,but this is similar to my circuit in that I can just sit down and start banging beats out to use in hybrid sets. You will need to use beat link trigger and carabiner if you have standalone pioneer gear that you would like to sync up with it (unless it’s compatible with Traktor or Serato) or use VIrtual DJ as it has Ableton Link, but it doesn’t do the HID integration as tight as Rekordbox DJ does with the XDJ 1000 MK2’s (no big surprise here). The synth engines are nice and work well with a lot of decent presets, you won’t replace your Komplete instruments from NI but I don’t think it’s meant to, yet. There are still some bugs Akai needs to work out, but nothing that will stop you from enjoying it fully, and with song mode and deep Ableton integration coming in the next update, I don’t see it moving from the center of my desk anytime soon.

One thing I will however note, is that it does not come with any software bundled. Most people will be ok with this, but there are some who will want Ableton as well. Myself, I’ve had it for 2 months now, and haven’t opened up ableton at all. I’ve ha4ly used my computer at all in regards to making music actually, just to choose which sounds I want from splice, I don’t even need to connect it to load the sounds I purchased, you can do it over wifi right from the user menu on the force.

Support

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