Akai Force Grid-Based Music Production System

A standalone music production platform with a 64-pad grid and multi-touch 7" color screen, the Akai Force unleashes your creativity -- no computer required.

$1,299.00

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Ableton Push 2 and Live Suite Package

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Build your dream Ableton studio! This bundle gives you the Push 2 controller plus Ableton Live 9 Suite software, loaded with thousands of loops and samples.

Get Ableton's flagship Push 2 controller and Live 9 Suite software for remarkable song creation possibilities! Over 3,000 sounds, 390 drum kits, 4,000 loops and more are at your fingertips with intuitive controls for a streamlined workflow. This package gives you Ableton's best at a discounted price, making it a no-brainer for any production studio!

Push 2

Seamlessly working together, Ableton Push and Live provide the best of both worlds: hands-on hardware to make something from scratch, and full-featured software to fine tune and finish your song.

Push 2 now puts even more elements of song creation at your fingertips. Play and program beats, melodies and harmonies. Use new sampling workflows to slice samples across the pads, play single hits, or play back time stretched samples. Quickly browse, preview and load anything from your library of sounds and instruments. And with smoother, more responsive pads and a multicolor display that adapts to show exactly what you need, Push now brings a new level of playability.

Push 2 Features:

- Hardware instrument for hands-on playability with Ableton Live 9.5
- Play or step sequence beats, notes, chords and automation
- New sampling workflows: slice, play and manipulate samples from Push
- Large multicolour display adapts to show what you need
- 64 sensitive and playable backlit pads
- 8 touch-sensitive encoders for controlling mixer, devices and instruments, and Live browser navigation
- Clip launch mode for Live performance read more and arrangement recording
- Scales mode offers unique approach to playing notes and chords
- Includes Live Intro for new users

Live 9 Suite

Get the full collection of instruments, sounds, audio and MIDI effects with Ableton Live 9 Suite Music Production Software! You get over 3,000 sounds including vintage synths and acoustic instruments, 390 drum kits, 4,000 incredible loops, and that's just the start. Live 9 Suite also includes Max for Live, based on Cycling 74's Max 6, which gives you access to all of the 900+ devices built by the Max for Live community from inspiring synths, effects and customizations, as well as a toolkit for building your own.

Ableton Live 9 Suite gives you the power to create, produce and perform like never before. Create ideas, make changes without stopping, and capture everything as you work. Work with instruments and effects the way you want to. Live 9 Suite provides easy and flexible ways for combining and integrating all kinds of devices.

Live 9 Suite Features:

- Unique Session View for quick, intuitive composition, flexible performance and improvisation
- Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
- Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
- Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
- Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
- Unlimited Instruments, Audio effects and MIDI effects per project
- VST and Audio Unit support
- Time signature changes
- Multiple automation lanes
- Automatic plug-in delay compensation
- MIDI remote control instant mapping
- MIDI output to hardware synths
- MIDI Clock/sync
- Multicore/multiprocessor support
- WAV, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC file support
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For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 323-924-3808

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted September 5, 2016 by a customer from gmail.com

"Don't Sleep on this BEAUTIFUL Soft/Hard Combo"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
Been sitting with this for quite a few days now and I've only scratched the surface of this thing can do.

Sound
It produces no sound. It's a MIDI Controller at heart; and a DAMN GREAT one at that!

Features
PROS: -Beautiful Screen -64 Great RGB Pads (with adjustable pad gain, dynamics and sensitivity) -Touch Enabled endless encoders -EVERYTHING laid out in front of you and accessible from the controller (LITERALLY) -EXTREMELY VERSATILE STEP SEQUENCER CON: -THE ONLY CON IS THAT IT CAN ONLY BE POWERED BY AN EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE (which it comes with) INSTEAD OF USB which doesn't make it as portable as some might like but that is literally THE ONLY CON about this beautiful piece of hard/software combo.

Ease of Use
It will take a bit to get used to if you've never used the first Push device like myself but there are PLENTY of tuts/quick tips/youtube vids to get you started quickly. Once you get going on the basics, the rest is pretty simple. Just dive in and keep going and learning as you will pick up little tips and tricks along the way that will enhance this already amazing workflow between Push & Live.

Quality
VERY well built. It's SOLID and just feels like it will last. Very impressed.

Value
Definitely on the more expensive side of the spectrum of controllers out there but HIGHLY doubt that it will be matched in terms of what read more you get, the quality of both Live & Push and the complete integration of the two.

Manufacturer Support
Haven't had to use support. Registration and installing Live and everything that comes with the Suite version was very simple and straightforward. And the FAQ's are very informative and so is the Online documentation and support from what I've seen.

The Wow Factor
5/5 WOWS!

Musical Background:
Hobbyist/enthusiast turning semi-pro and pro after that.

Musical Style:
Hip-Hop, Electronic, Neo Soul, Chill, Ambient
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