ou may decide to ditch your laptop for good after you get your hands on the Akai Professional Force standalone sampler and sequencer. But combined with Ableton Live on your computer, Force becomes one of the most powerful music production systems available.

On its own, you have command over powerful sampling capabilities (with real-time time stretching and pitch shifting), looping, four built-in synth engines, clip launching, step sequencing, and even DJ functionality. And Force is also ready to integrate with your favorite hardware, with CV/Gate and MIDI connectivity.

Complete with over 10GB of sounds and the ability to import your own samples via USB, SD card, or even a SATA drive, the Akai Professional Force is one of the most comprehensive standalone music production systems ever created. Features Standalone—no computer required 8×8 clip-launch matrix with RGB LEDs 7" full-color capacitive multitouch display Mic / instrument / line inputs, 4 outputs MIDI In / Out / Thru 4 configurable CV/Gate outputs Remix, mash-Up, DJ and produce with 6 Track types for complete audio MIDI / CV sequencing and performance capability Performance Modes including 16-Pad Drums, Notes, Smart Scales, Chords & Progressions MPC Sample Editing Automatic BPM detection, real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting 8 touch-sensitive knobs with graphical OLED displays 4 powerful, fully-editable synth engines 16GB of onboard storage (over 10 gigs of sound content included) Full-Size SD Card Slot & 2 USB 3.0 slots for thumb drives or MIDI controllers User-expandable 2.5" SATA drive connector (SSD or HDD) Deep wireless integration as controller for Ableton Live