Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. There are electronic musical instruments with a clear purpose: analog synths deliver classic tones and social media swag, plugins and workstations are great tools if you actually want to make money and Eurorack is still a healthier form of escapism than buying pills at a gas station.
Today, however, we are going to talk about The Force. The mission of this unholy 2019 lovechild of an MPC and Ableton incarnate was nebulous from the beginning and since then the machine was so profoundly transformed by a slow yet steady stream of updates that it is hard to tell whether it is still worth using it in 2026 - or if it ever was.
Bad Gear - The FORCE ,
Bad Gear ,
The FORCE ,
Akai Force ,
Akai Force 2026 ,
Force ,
Akai ,
MPC ,
Akai MPC ,
MPC Live ,
MPC ONE ,
MPC Live III ,
MPC XL ,
Groovebox ,
Ableton Live ,
Ableton ,
Ableton Push ,
Launchpad ,
Push ,
Music Producer Memes ,
Music Production Memes ,
Synth Memes ,
Electronic Music Production ,
Meme Video ,
AudioPilz
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:04 Overview Force
01:50 Differences to MPCs
02:33 Concept & Limitations
02:58 MPC & Ableton Compatibility, Connectivity
03:33 Touch Screen
03:49 Expandability
04:02 Rear Panel
04:25 What else? (Pricing, Thanks,...)
04:56 H*te Screen
05:20 Jam 1 ( 2010s Rave Music )
06:11 Jam 2 ( Downtempo )
07:13 Finale ( Micro House )
07:44 VERDICT
09:03 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout (Waldorf microQ)
Become a Patron and listen to music from the show, access additional content, download Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness
patreon.com/audiopilz
instagram.com/audio.pilz
These links support the channel regardless of what your Bad Gear G.A.S. commands you to buy (at no additional cost for you):
EU: thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=3105
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/8-12626-261103-9759
Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. There are electronic musical instruments with a clear purpose: analog synths deliver classic tones and social media swag, plugins and workstations are great tools if you actually want to make money and Eurorack is still a healthier form of escapism than buying pills at a gas station.
Today, however, we are going to talk about The Force. The mission of this unholy 2019 lovechild of an MPC and Ableton incarnate was nebulous from the beginning and since then the machine was so profoundly transformed by a slow yet steady stream of updates that it is hard to tell whether it is still worth using it in 2026 - or if it ever was.
Bad Gear - The FORCE ,
Bad Gear ,
The FORCE ,
Akai Force ,
Akai Force 2026 ,
Force ,
Akai ,
MPC ,
Akai MPC ,
MPC Live ,
MPC ONE ,
MPC Live III ,
MPC XL ,
Groovebox ,
Ableton Live ,
Ableton ,
Ableton Push ,
Launchpad ,
Push ,
Music Producer Memes ,
Music Production Memes ,
Synth Memes ,
Electronic Music Production ,
Meme Video ,
AudioPilz
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:04 Overview Force
01:50 Differences to MPCs
02:33 Concept & Limitations
02:58 MPC & Ableton Compatibility, Connectivity
03:33 Touch Screen
03:49 Expandability
04:02 Rear Panel
04:25 What else? (Pricing, Thanks,...)
04:56 H*te Screen
05:20 Jam 1 ( 2010s Rave Music )
06:11 Jam 2 ( Downtempo )
07:13 Finale ( Micro House )
07:44 VERDICT
09:03 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout (Waldorf microQ)
