MNTRA Arca

Interdimensional Strings Suite

Dark and ancient string textures, captured at MNTRA's legendary Montreal RCA Victor studio.

Creatively processed and warped to offer a wide range of expressive otherworldly sounds; from dystopian clusters to dark & ethereal textures.

Includes 85 presets sculpted by our award-winning sound designers, 35 instrument sample maps, and intuitive animated 3-axis controls.

Powered by the MNDALA 2 engine.

Features

Proprietary Engine - VST/AU Plugin included. No additional software required.

3-Axis Universal Controls - Simply map your favorite controller once for all plugin instances.

Intuitive Performance GUI - Custom animation-driven performance interface & mouse hover interactions.

Industry Leading Audio Quality - 384khz/32-bit extended ultrasonic range sample sources

CPU-Efficient In-Engine Playback - industry-leading 24-bit 96kHz resolution

The Story of Arca

Arca is an exploration into the dark side of string textures.

Inspired by our love for sci-fi, we set out to create a playground of multidimensional sound possibilities.

Using a selection of ancient bowed world instruments as sources that were then deeply processed to extend their timbres to beyond the realms of imagination, we have created a curated collection of dark, cinematic soundscapes.

Taking full advantage of our MNDALA 2 Sound Design Engine, these unusual sources have been artfully sculpted to offer a wide variety of uniquely expressive sounds.

Arca is built around our powerful 3-axis control system represented by a custom Perform view animation created for seamless intuitive live expression.

Each preset is a unique performable instrument unto itself to be learned and explored.

We simplified the manipulation of these sound-shaping parameters by creating global controls that are assignable to any MIDI sliders, knobs, or controllers.

Map the controls once and you are ready to go without having to re-map them for each new MNDALA 2 instance.

In addition to the curated sound worlds we created within Arca's many presets, you can easily sculpt your own sonic landscapes using MNDALA 2's powerful non-linear Sound Design environment.

What's Inside?

Acoustic Strings Sample Maps

• String Trio Long MF
• String Trio Long F
• String Trio Short
• String Trio Glissandi Trill
• String Trio Up-Down Glissandi
• String Trio Scratch
• Cello Long Harmonics
• Cello Short Harmonics
• Kemenche Long Gut
• Kemenche Long Metal
• Kemenche Long Harmonics
• Kemenche Short Harmonics
• Morin Khuur Long Harmonics 1
• Morin Khuur Long Harmonics 2
• Morin Khuur Short Harmonics 1
• Morin Khuur Short Harmonics 2
• Nyckelharpa Long
• Nyckelharpa Short

Creatively Processed Sample Maps

• Space Debris Long
• Tesla Coil Long
• Cosmic Critters Long
• Cyber Synth Long
• Hive Synth Long
• String Warp Long
• Solar Flare Long
• String Zap Short
• Cyber Crush Short
• Cyber Stab Short
• Wasp Strings Glissandi Trill
• Astral Wail Glissandi Trill
• Space Drive Up Down Glissandi
• Android Harmonizer Up Down Glissandi
• Grain Madness Up Down Glissandi
• Sonic Flange Up Down Glissandi
• Digital Scramble Scratch