Akai Force Forum: Everything relating to the Akai Force, the iconic 64 pad, clip-based standalone sampler/groovebox from Akai.
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By Miyaru Sat Jun 28, 2025 8:08 pm
Just ordered a Behringer TD-3-MO!

Nice device to compliment the Akai Force, and fun to have I guess - hope to receive it on Tuesday or Wednesday. :worthy: :worthy: :worthy:

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By Miyaru Thu Jul 03, 2025 9:01 am
As soon as I figured out the TD3 MO I will do so..... But what a dreadful sequencer it has.... :vomit:

But then again this is it's charm too!
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By Miyaru Thu Jul 03, 2025 2:25 pm
B-Wise wrote:
Miyaru wrote:As soon as I figured out the TD3 MO I will do so..... But what a dreadful sequencer it has.... :vomit:

But then again this is it's charm too!

OK, cool. Luckily you can use the Force seq & FX's when needed.


Strange enough does it sound and envelops different when using the sequencer of the Force. They stated that under a velocity of 98, there is no accent, above it is. But the filter behaves differently....

So I'm learning to program patterns and tracks right now, but the 303 kind of devices that are true to the original have a really tedious sequencer on board, and it is hell to program them the way you want to. :vomit:

Nonetheless, it is not getting me down, and I will get it right!

And yes, I tried some FX's from the Force to the sound of the TD03 MO: a Phaser, some delay and a compressor = NICE!!!!
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By Miyaru Wed Jul 30, 2025 8:48 pm
renegadebliss wrote:What happens if you program it on the TD-3 - then send the Midi to the Force and Record that and then switch to a blank sequence on the TD-3 and see if the Akai playing the midi clip sounds the same?


Tommorow I will give this a try, it's late in the evening right now in The Netherlands and I'm getting ready to sleep right now......

Thanx for tip, sounds like a good solution!!!
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By Miyaru Mon Aug 04, 2025 2:31 pm
wavemartian wrote:Use the velocities and overlapping notes for slides, it gets pretty close to the internal sequencer, but of course you have so much more sequencing control using external sequencing. They both complement each other.


Completly true, I use both nowadays :worthy: