By misterflibble
Sat Jun 25, 2022 3:41 pm
I spent three 8-hour sessions working with my Force during its return period to make sure I liked it, reading the manual cover to cover. I had owned an MPC Live for a year before I got my Force.
I spent most of my time during those sessions mapping the differences between the machines, and making notes of the key combos. The interface for Force is driven by loads of key combos that have to become muscle memory for the machine to feel easy to work with. Once I figured it out, I loved the Force. The ability to have both MIDI and Audio clips and the Arranger make it a much better tool for me than MPC Sequences, which is a personal preference. I also love the plethora of controls and the 64 pads, especially the ability to "split screen" the pads into halves or quadrants based on what you're doing. Step sequencer on top, notes on the bottom for example, or advanced 16 levels.
I would recommend doing a cover-to-cover reading of the Force manual and see if it clicks. And if not, send it back.
I spent most of my time during those sessions mapping the differences between the machines, and making notes of the key combos. The interface for Force is driven by loads of key combos that have to become muscle memory for the machine to feel easy to work with. Once I figured it out, I loved the Force. The ability to have both MIDI and Audio clips and the Arranger make it a much better tool for me than MPC Sequences, which is a personal preference. I also love the plethora of controls and the 64 pads, especially the ability to "split screen" the pads into halves or quadrants based on what you're doing. Step sequencer on top, notes on the bottom for example, or advanced 16 levels.
I would recommend doing a cover-to-cover reading of the Force manual and see if it clicks. And if not, send it back.