Akai FORCE

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Editing Clips & Tracks
Now that you are familiar with the basics of launching clips, let's explore some of the modes and menus that let you edit
clips and tracks for even more customization of your project.
Force's Clip Edit Mode is used to edit the parameters of individual clips. Clip Edit Mode features three additional
pages, the appearance and function of which change based on what kind of clip you have selected.
In Clip View, you can view and edit the parameters of the clip container itself, such as its length,
launch mode and quantization. When using an audio clip, this view will show the waveform of the
sample. When using a MIDI clip, such as a drum kit clip or a plugin clip, this view will show either
all available pads in a vertical view with their corresponding data or a vertical “piano roll”
keyboard.
For audio clips, the second page in Clip Edit Mode is Region View, which is used to edit the
audio sample in the clip and its parameters, such as length, volume and tuning. Use the toolbar
at the top of the display to select, move, erase, cut and mute parts of the waveform below. This
page also contains Force's powerful Warp tool, which can be used to adjust the tempo of any
sample to match your project's tempo without changing the pitch.
For MIDI clips such as those in drum, keygroup or plugin tracks, Event View in Clip Edit Mode is
used to edit note events and their parameters, such as length, velocity and transposition. Use the
toolbar at the top of the display to add, erase, or select notes and move around the grid, and use
the Edit menu to further edit the MIDI note events.
Additionally, MIDI clips can be edited using List View in Clip Edit Mode. This view gives you
many of the same features as Event Mode, but in a list workflow. You can use this view to filter
your MIDI events by a particular type, for instance, Aftertouch messages or Track Automation.
Force's Track Edit Mode is used to edit the parameters of the track itself. This mode is not available for audio tracks.
For drum tracks, you can edit the parameters of the four layers as well as all synthesis parameters and insert effect
settings.
For keygroup tracks, you can set the keygroup note ranges and edit the parameters of each keygroup and set their
note ranges. You can also edit all synthesis parameters and insert effect settings.
For plugin tracks, you can parameters of the plugin using the graphic interface for built-in plugins, or an overview of
all plugin parameters with a slider for each for other plugins.
Each of these sections is explained in further detail below and in the Operation > Modes chapter.