MNTRA has introduced Nagual, a new virtual instrument library, based on the instruments of Pre-Hispanic cultures.
Created in collaboration with Mexican musician Ramiro Ramírez, the library features the sounds of clay flutes, conch trumpets, wooden drums, ocarinas, and ritual whistles.
They say that they also “transmuted them into a living instrument where sources merge, morph, and respond to your touch in real time”.
Here’s an example of Nagual in action:
Features:
- Presets: 134 (Elements, Atelier and Artist)
- Atelier Presets: 64
- Artist Presets: 13
- Sample Maps: 44
- Size: 1.41 GB
- Round Robins: Up to 10 RR
- SSM powered samples: 44 (all sample maps)
- Range: C1 – C5
- Recording format: 384 kHz, 32-bit
- Sample Format: .mntra Format / E.R.A (Extended Resolution Audio)
- Multimic: Up to stereo 4 streams
Pricing and Availability:
Nagual is available now, with an intro price of $39 USD (normally $59).
What kind of sorcery is this?
What mini pad controller is that?
Looks squishy
it’s this…
https://www.amazon.com/Controller-Instruments-Available-Rechargeable-Adjustable/dp/B0DN23LXN7
Lmao. Cmon man
that midi controller is pretty dope though
MNTRA do some great vst instruments with pretty unique UIs. For sure its one of those “out there” plugin makers. Ill check this one out.
Its not a bad tool at all, just very specific. I have mucho “ethnic” instrument samples, so I feel no need to specialize that closely. One major item is Ed Mann’s percussion collection. I got it in the E-mu Planet Earth’s Soundfont set from Digital Sound Factory. Its a good foundation. Everyone should have a few things like that in their rig. Simply cranking the pitch up or down can give you some wild sounds beyond the original.
It’s been Pre-Columbian up until now. Why does everyone have to change everything for no good reason?
I don’t understand the use of an eigenmike closemiking the instruments inside a studio. It makes zero sense and if it’s not a marketing trick, it just shows they have no idea of spatiality.