Akai FORCE User Manual page 106

The clips in Matrix Mode will change appearance based on their current status:
Stopped, playback stopped
Stopped, playback active
Prepared to play
(flashing)
Playing
Prepared to stop
(flashing)
To open the Project Configuration window, tap the upper left
corner of the display where the BPM and Key are located. You can
then do any of the following:
Use the Tempo field to set the project tempo. Use the data dial
or -/+ buttons to change the tempo, or double-tap the field to
open the number pad. Alternatively, use the tap tempo button to
set the tempo.
Use the Note and Scale fields to set the project key information.
Use the Launch Quantization field to set the global quantization
amount for launching all clips.
Tap Close, the X or outside the window to close the Project
Configuration window and return to Matrix Mode.
To open the Record Configuration window, hold Shift and press Record.
Check the Write automation when recording box to capture automation while recording.
Use the Record Mode field to set how recording is initiated. When set to Pad, tap any pad while the track is armed
to begin recording. When set to Pad and REC Button, tap any pad while the track is armed to begin recording, or
press the Record button to begin recording on the highlighted clip slot. When set to REC Button then Pad, first
press the record button, then tap any pad to begin recording. This is the default mode when Force is powered on.
Check the Fixed Length Recording box to stop recording after the clip length set in the Fixed Length (Bars) field.
Leave unchecked to record for any desired clip length.
Use the Record To field to set the behavior when recording is completed, entering either Overdub or Play.
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Prepared to record
Recording
Overdubbing
Exiting recording