Expressive E has announced the GForce Collection, a bundle of two preset suites that bring 500 MPE-ready sounds to GForce Software's MAP and Prophet~5 synthesizers. The news was reported by KVR Audio on 3 November 2026, and the products are sold directly through Expressive E.

What is in the collection

The GForce Collection combines two products: the MAP Expressive Suite and the Prophet~5 Expressive Suite. Each includes 250 presets, for 500 in total, and every patch is designed around per-note pressure, pitch and timbre control. Expressive E says the presets were created for its Osmose keyboard, but they are meant to work with other MPE controllers too, including Ableton Push 3, the ROLI Seaboard and the LinnStrument.

The sounds are organized into six banks of roughly 80 presets each. The MAP suite contains three banks:

The Prophet~5 suite also has three banks:

KVR notes that the Prophet~5 plugin was developed by GForce Software in collaboration with Sequential, so the preset suite builds on a well-known instrument.

Pricing options

Expressive E is offering introductory pricing, though the article does not say when it ends. The listed prices, which are identical in dollars and euros, are:

Because the products are sold exclusively through Expressive E, you will need to buy from the company's own store. Product pages are available for the GForce Collection, the MAP Expressive Suite and the Prophet~5 Expressive Suite. Platforms listed are Windows and macOS. Note that these are preset packs: you need the MAP or Prophet~5 plugin itself, which is sold separately by GForce Software.

Why preset design matters for MPE

It might seem odd to write about presets when a synth's engine is what makes it expressive. In practice, though, the two are inseparable. A plugin can accept MPE data perfectly well and still sound lifeless if its patches only respond to velocity. The difference between "supports MPE" and "feels good under MPE" is usually modulation routing: which parameters respond to pressure, how far the slide gesture moves the filter, and how much pitch bend range a patch expects.

That is the value of presets built from scratch for expressive playing. Rather than adding a pressure assignment to an existing sound, a designer can plan the whole patch around the way fingers move on a keyboard. If you want to understand why this matters, our explainer on what MPE support in a plugin update really means walks through the difference between basic compatibility and a properly voiced patch.

It also fits a broader trend. Over the past year, controller makers have increasingly treated sound content as part of the hardware ecosystem. A controller that ships with a library of patches tuned to its sensors is easier to recommend to newcomers, because the first hour of playing sounds good rather than flat.

Things to check before buying

If you play something other than an Osmose, test the presets before committing. Pitch bend range and slide mapping can differ between controllers, so make sure your device is set to the range the patches expect, typically documented in the plugin's MPE settings. Our guide to the pitch bend range mismatch fix covers the most common problem. Also remember that plugin hosts vary in how they handle MPE, so confirm that your DAW is passing per-note data through to the plugin.

The takeaway: the GForce Collection is a sizeable, clearly priced library for owners of two popular synths, and a sign that expressive sound design is becoming a product category in its own right.