GForce MAP (Serial Nr + Download)

MAP – The Era-Spanning Sound Design Playground

Born from the lineage of Serge©, Buchla©, and modular synthesis, MAP embodies the fearless spirit of sound explorers who broke every rule in pursuit of the new. It captures that radical 1970s experimentation and reimagines it for today, offering an instrument where vintage soul collides with modern innovation. MAP is not just a synthesiser, it’s a sonic playground for the curious. With shimmering oscillations, rich modulation, and effects that ooze colour and character, it invites you to step off the beaten path and into a world of discovery.

For the synth explorer MAP is more than a tool, it’s a companion. It rewards hands-on curiosity, bends to your imagination, and reveals sonic landscapes you didn’t know existed. Whether you’re sculpting bold leads, gritty textures, or shifting ambient soundscapes, MAP helps you chase the unknown and make it yours.

Complex Oscillators, Simple Inspiration

At MAP’s heart are three unique oscillators, including a dedicated modulation oscillator, that echoes the West Coast ethos of deep, flexible tone-shaping. You can twist amplitude, frequency, and waveshape into entirely new forms, then run them through dual filters: a five-band resonant EQ and a versatile multimode filter, in series or parallel. Add a nine-type noise source for grit and atmosphere, and you’re working with raw sonic clay ready for adventure.

True to its modular roots, MAP is built for play. Oscillator and filter sections come with interchangeable presets, each with fresh XY Pad macros for expressive control. A single gesture can transform your patch from subtle shimmer to wild, chaotic eruption. Every configuration feels like opening a new chapter in your sonic journey.

Movement, Colour, Space, Time

Exploration demands motion—and MAP delivers. With three looping envelopes, three drawable LFOs, MPE support, and a noise-powered random LFO, your sounds gain organic unpredictability. A polyphonic generative arpeggiator fuels instant melodic inspiration, while a clean, intuitive modulation matrix keeps the wildest patches under your command.

And then come the effects—more than polish, they’re extensions of the instrument itself:

• Colour: split, sculpt, or devastate your frequencies.
• Time: a flexible quad delay that reshapes rhythm.
• Space: an ocean of grains and reverb for immersion and vastness.

Together, they transform MAP into a living system—capable of deep bass growls, crystalline leads, or sprawling cinematic atmospheres.

For those who see synthesis not as a preset machine, but as a voyage—MAP is your vessel. Rooted in the modular pioneers yet designed for today, it’s an instrument that doesn’t just make sound. It helps you explore it.

MAP – key features

• Inspired by West Coast Experimentalism of the 1970s
• Triple Oscillator Configuration with Waveshaping and FM
• Dual Filters - Multimode and five-band resonant EQ
• Intuitive and powerful modulation system with MPE support
• Generative polyphonic arpeggiator for evolving XY Pad based exploration
• Performative XY Pad Macros for the Oscillator and Filter Sections
• Custom Delay, reverb and character effects
• Over 300 expertly designed presets
• Oscillator, Filters, LFO, and FX presets
• Fully-scalable UI with dark or light options
• Powerful Patch Browser

System requirements

Mac – supported formats

• Intel and Apple Silicon native
• Standalone application
• AudioUnit
• AAX
• VST2
• VST3

Mac – minimum system requirements

• Intel or Apple Silicon Mac
• macOS 10.15 or above

PC – supported formats

• Standalone application
• VST
• VST3
• AAX

PC – minimum system requirements

• 2GHz CPU with 2GB RAM
• Windows 7 and above

Installation

Your purchase includes a product key, delivered by email. Register and install it as follows:

1. Go to gforcesoftware.com and click the account icon. Log in, or select Signup to create an account.
2. In My account, click Register a Product.
3. Select the product from the Product Name dropdown and enter the product key you received from Koala Audio.
4. Check the product shown matches your purchase, then click Register.
5. The instrument is now registered to your account. The code to unlock it is available with the downloads on the My Instruments page, so you no longer need the code from your purchase email.
6. On the My Instruments page, download the GForce Installer for Mac or PC. It manages every GForce instrument and sound in one place.
7. Open the GForce Installer and log in with the same account.
8. Under All Products, find the instrument and click Install. Installed instruments show their version and update from the same screen.

Legal notice: During development, MAP’s design team studied historical modular systems, including those created by Serge Tcherepnin, Random*Source, and Buchla USA. MAP is an independent product and has no affiliation with, sponsorship from, or endorsement by these parties. Any references are made solely for historical and educational context. All trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and company names referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.