Akai Force Forum: Everything relating to the Akai Force, the iconic 64 pad, clip-based standalone sampler/groovebox from Akai.
By B-Wise Wed Jan 21, 2026 9:43 pm
Bug fix list:

Playback:
• Changing order of tracks during playback no longer causes audio drops.
• Audio tracks will no longer play out of sync when Loop Start is not placed at Bar 1.
• Stutter and audio dropouts no longer occur when switching sequences if Clip Workflow is enabled.
• Reordering tracks while the transport is running will no longer cause audio to be lost on some tracks.
• Metronome is now audible as expected when set to a Mono output.
• Arrangement will no longer stop when changing internal track types while in Sync mode.
• Switching focus to another track will no longer cut off MIDI notes received from an external sequencer.

Arrange View:
• Record on next loop start setting for audio tracks has been repaired.
• Pasting an audio regions during clip playback no longer always places this data at the start of an arrangement.

Control Surface:
• Pad lighting behaviour when entering some menus and Modes has been improved.

Track Edit:
• Changing between tracks in Track Edit no longers causes audio errors.
• MPC’s control surface will no longer drop when changing track rapidly.
• Snap to Zero setting is now working in the Samples page.

Main Mode:
• Deleting a track and then undoing the action no longer breaks that track’s Independent
Track Length setting.Sample Edit:
• Tapping Cancel twice during Stems processing no longer causes a crash.
• Processing a sample slice not longer sets slice selection to All.

Loading and Saving:
• Loading a project with Independent Track Length settings enabled with no value changes now load correctly.
• Pressing the Menu button while the New Project > Save Project reminder dialog is opened no longer causes a crash.

Startup:
• Startup wizard behaviour now respects a user’s “Do not show…” selection when MPC is launched.

Sequence Edit:
• Bounce Sequence to sample option has been restored.
• Deleting bars will no longer remove initial automation event.
• Copy Events now works when a specific pad’s events have been selected.
• A rare crash will no longer occurs using Copy Sequence.

Browser:
• Folder location shortcuts set are now accurately reflected when saving data.

Looper:
• Looper will record in sync when Ableton Link is enabled.

Sampler:
• Starting a recording with TUI buttons has been repaired.

Q-Links:
• Q-Link now display Pitch Bend changes correctly.
• Q-Links are now mapped correctly for Drum Track’s LFO/Utilities/Mod Matrix tabs.
• Mod Matrix Q-Link OLED parameter value displays are now aligned with TUI display .
• Rec Arm Q-Link now updates when a track’s Arm state changed elsewhere.
• Custom track macros for plugins are no longer reset to default when a plugin’s preset is changed.
• Volume mode Q-Links for MIDI tracks have been repaired.Channel Mixer
• Audio input is now visible in Main Mode without needing to visit Channel Mixer view first.
• Audible clicks when adjusting track/pad levels have been improved.

List Edit:
• All values for MIDI CC parameters are now available to enter.

Time Correct:
• Pad lighting when Time Correct popup is displayed has been corrected.

Grid View:
• The grid viewport when in playback with record/overdub enabled now behaves as expected.
• Grid note preview now plays referencing correct Pad X/Y automation value.
• When editing automation, Magnifying Glass tool will no longer behave like the Pencil tool.
• Automation lane display changes have been made more responsive when moving events.

Song Mode:
• Using Record and entering sequences with pads no longer erases the current track.
• Using Record + Play will play back the first sequence correctly.

Clip Matrix:
• Edit Clip/Region will now respect current clip selection.

Sounds Mode:
• Selecting a plugin preset in Favorites will now change the active plugin preset.

Pad Perform:
• Custom MIDI mapping will no longer causes notes to draw incorrectly in Grid view.
• Aftertouch values are now set correctly when Aftertouch is disabled.
• Stuck notes when when using Progressions have been corrected.

MIDI Learn:
• Reordering track positions will no longer break learned MIDI mappings.Undo History:
• Crash will no longer occur when redoing an action after Undo History has been cleared.

Undo History:
• Crash will no longer occur when redoing an action after Undo History has been cleared.

There are also some known issues that will probably be done for OS 3.8:

Known Issues
• MIDI Aftertouch and Pad X/Y Position automations are not captured when recording Clips to Arrange.
• Activations including Pro Pack & Clip workflow occasionally deactivate on start up.
• Q-link order is sometimes wrong in the Touch Strip config when in Q-Link mode.
• Track Edit - Envelope decay value is hard to set as desired between 0 - 700ms due to acceleration.
• Sample Edit - Start/End points can be changed after placing a sample on an Audio track.
• MPC XL - Step Sequencer Track Mute buttons can get into state where a track adjacent to a user’s selection is muted.
• MPCe graphic is visible in Track Edit > Tune/Mix tab for keygroups.
• Track Mute - After duplicating/deleting a track, edits can apply to the wrong group.
• Cancelling an MPC2 project import results in empty project with no Outputs available.