Import / merge Force projects
Pull another project's channels & clips into the open one — map onto existing channels or add as new. Build a full liveset from separate song projects.
by EntropiaLabs
Gig Manager
for Force
The desktop editor the Akai Force never had. Organize your live projects, merge separate songs into one liveset, and move projects between the Force and Ableton — with a lot less busywork.
SCENE
LOWaudio
DRUMdrum
SYNTHkeys
VOXaudio
FXreturn
⠇INTRO140.00
intro
air
⠇DROP140.00
low
beat
lead
vox
air
⠇BREAK70.00
beat
pad
vox
⠇BUILD999.99
sub
roll
riser
fx
⠇MAMBA150.00
low
beat
lead
air
⠇OUTRO128.00
pad
vox
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What's inside
A full toolkit for Force livesets
Everything runs on normal, stock Force projects — just get the project folder onto your Mac (SD card or USB).
Liveset toolsNEW
Merge clips (dry bounce to one clip, optional mono), clip → mono, and clean unused samples. Fewer clips & smaller files = lighter on the Force.
Optimize big sets
Force samples to 16-bit / 44.1k, de-duplicate identical samples, and flip to disk streaming — typically 30–40% smaller and lighter on RAM, musically identical.
Organize everything
Reposition, recolor and rename clips, scenes and channels — drag to reorder, multi-select to edit in bulk, paste any HEX color. Plus a fix for the 999 BPM scene-tempo bug.
Force → Ableton (.als)NEW
Send a project straight to Ableton Live 12 — keeping per-clip and per-scene tempos, every clip's region & loop, and turning drum channels into real Drum Racks. Non-destructive (same wavs).
Save & restore FX / returnsNEW
Keep your return/submix channels — their native FX (reverb, delay, Vocal Tuner…) and automation — in a small file. Backup, copy between projects, or round-trip through Ableton.
Force → Ableton
And when a set needs Ableton, take it there properly.
The Force's own "Export as Ableton Live Set" flattens everything to plain audio. When you do need a set in Ableton, Gig Manager keeps what actually matters.
×Force's native export
- ×Flattens the whole set to plain audio at one fixed tempo
- ×Ignores the different BPMs per clip and per scene
- ×No Drum Racks — your kits just become audio files
✓Gig Manager for Force
- ✓Per-clip and per-scene tempos preserved, each clip's region & loop intact
- ✓Drum channels rebuilt as real Ableton Drum Racks
- ✓Non-destructive — references your same wavs, nothing re-exported
Support the project
Pay what you want
Gig Manager is the work of countless hours (and a lot of AI credits). Suggested minimum is US$1 — and early supporters get every future update.
Latest version v3.0. Older builds (v1, a lighter version) remain available for reference.
Requirements
- macOS (Apple Silicon or Intel).
- Nothing to install — the app is self-contained.
- Your Force project's
.xpj+ its_[ProjectData]folder, together (copy them off an SD card / USB).
First time you open it
- It's a free / independent app (not signed with a paid Apple cert), so macOS asks once.
- Right-click → Open → Open, or System Settings → Privacy & Security → "Open Anyway".
- If it says "damaged", run in Terminal then open normally:
xattr -cr "/path/to/Gig Manager for Force.app"
⚠️ Experimental — back up first. The newer tools (Ableton export, merge, optimize) work directly on your projects and audio and passed all testing, but always keep a backup of a set before running them on it. When in doubt, use "save new .xpj" so your original stays untouched.