Akai FORCE User Manual page 15

Press the Launch button to make sure the clip launch pads are in Launch Mode. In this pad mode, each pad
represents a single clip in a track. The lighted pads represent the clips shown on the display, and the dim pads are
empty clips.
Tap the first clip in Track 8 – Drum Kit to begin playing it. The clip launch pad will slowly blink green to indicate it is
active, and the clip on the display will show the position of the playhead in the clip.
Now, while in Launch mode, press the clip launch pad below the pad that is currently playing. The second clip will start
playing after the next bar.
See Operation > General Features > Pad Modes > Launch Mode
Clips will continue to play until another clip in the same track is launched, until playback is stopped or until the clip is
stopped while playback continues.
To stop playback, press the Stop button.
To stop the clip, first press the Clip Stop button to assign the Track Assign buttons to stop mode. Then, press the
Track Assign button for the track with the clip playing. You can also press the Stop All Clips button to stop clips in
all tracks.
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