Using The Browser - Akai FORCE User Manual

Using the Browser

Force's Browser is where you can browse and load clips, samples, instruments and more from Force's internal library,
as well as the library of any connected devices.
To open the Browser, do either of the following:
• Press Menu to show the Menu, and tap Browser.
• Press Load.
Let's try creating a new drum track and loading samples to it.
1. Press Matrix to open Matrix view.
2. Use the right cursor to scroll the Matrix view all the way to the right, until the last column shows a + sign above the
clips.
3. Tap the + symbol to open the Add Track window. Alternatively, you can press and hold the Track Selector button
under an unused track to open the Add Track window.
4. Select Drum to create a new drum track.
5. Set the pads to Note mode by pressing the Note button.
6. Tap a pad to select it. While in the Browser, the selected pad will be lit bright white. Since we are creating a drum
kit, start by tapping the bottom-left pad.
7. To search for drum samples, first open the Content tab, then select Samples.
8. Start by searching for a kick drum sound. Tap in the Search bar, then use the keyboard that appears to type "kick"
and tap Do It to perform the search. A list of all kick drum samples will now appear.
9. To load a sample, tap the Load button.
10. You can browse and preview samples in two ways:
Turn the data dial to scroll through the list, and tap the Play button to preview the sample. You can enable auto-
preview by tapping the Speaker icon and tapping the Auto button so it is highlighted.
You can also quickly audition samples by using the Previous and Next buttons on the display, or the – and +
buttons on Force. When you move to a new sample, it will automatically be loaded to the selected pad. If you
decide to not use the sample, the old sample will automatically be deleted when a new one is loaded to the same
pad.
11. Repeat this process to add a snare, hi-hat or anything else you can think of to your drum kit.
You can use this same general process for browsing and loading other files such as audio or MIDI clips, instruments,
kits and projects.
29