Akai Professional FORCE Guide D'utilisation Rapide page 7

7. Undo: Press this button to undo your last action.
Press Shift and this button to redo the last action you undid.
8. Load: Press this button to open the Browser, where you can load projects, clips, and more.
9. Save: Press this button to save your project, sample or track, or to start a new project from
scratch.
10. Matrix: Press this button to open Matrix View, an
overview of your project with an 8x8 view of your
clips.
11. Clip: Press this button to open Clip Edit View,
which gives you finer detail of a single clip.
Press Shift and this button to open Track Edit
View, where you can edit parameters of your drum kit, plugin, MIDI or CV tracks.
12. Mixer: Press this button to open Mixer View, where you can control each track's volume, pan,
and send controls.
When using a drum track, press Shift and this button to open Pad Mixer View, where you can
control each pad's volume, pan and send controls.
13. Navigate: Press this button to open the Navigate view, which gives you an overview of the
entire project. Tap a section to jump the Matrix view directly to that section.
Press Shift and this button to open the XYFX.
14. Cursors: Press these buttons to move the Matrix View and the pads by one row or column at a
time.
Press Shift and press these buttons to move by eight rows or columns at a time.
15. Shift: Press and hold this button to access some buttons' secondary functions.
16. Data Dial: Turn this dial to scroll through the available menu options or adjust the parameter
values of the selected field in the display. Pressing the dial also functions as an Enter button.
Press Shift and turn this dial to adjust parameters in finer detail.
17. –/+: Press these buttons to increase or decrease the value of the selected field in the display.
18. Assign A/Assign B: Press one of these buttons and an Assign Mode button to assign the
corresponding track to the crossfader A or B grouping.
Press Shift and press one of these buttons to clear all crossfader A or B assignments.
19. Crossfader: Use this crossfader to mix between clips assigned to the A or B grouping.
20. Assignable Knobs: Use these knobs controls track panning, track send levels, or other user-
assignable parameters. Use the Knobs button to change the active knob bank or mode
(described below). The display strip above each knob indicates the parameter it is controlling
and its current value or setting.
21. Knobs Button: Press this button to cycle between up to two banks of knobs for the currently
active mode. The display strip above the knobs will indicate the currently active parameters.
Press and hold this button to quickly select one of several preset knob control modes.
Press Shift and this button to open Knobs Mode, where you can edit knob assignments.
22. Clip Launch Pads: Use the velocity-sensitive pads in this 8x8 to launch clips, play notes, and
more, depending on the active mode.
23. Scene Launch Buttons: You can press one of these buttons to launch the corresponding
scene, represented by the row of clips to its left.
Press the Edit button and one of these buttons to quickly insert a new row, capture the
currently playing clip(s) as a new scene or clear a row.
24. Launch/Config: Press this button to set the clip launch pads to Launch mode. In Launch
mode, each pad represents a single clip slot. The eight columns represent eight tracks while
the eight rows represent eight scenes. You can launch the entire scene by pressing the Scene
Launch buttons to the right of the row of clips.
Press Shift and press this button to configure the Launch mode settings.
Tip: While in any of the menu or pad
modes, you can press and hold the button
for another mode to momentarily switch to
that mode. You will return to the previous
mode when you release the button.
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