MNTRA El Jaguar

Re-amped Sonic Monuments from Colombia's Caribbean Coast

A vibrant sonic journey into the heart of Barranquilla's underground music culture, El Jaguar captures the raw sonic energy by re-amping through Colombia's iconic Picó sound systems.

Fusing Afro-Caribbean percussion, marimba, vintage drum machines, and modular synths - each re-amped through a towering Picó - this toolbox of sounds pulses with warmth, distortion, and movement.

Crafted in collaboration with local artists and transformed through analog processing, El Jaguar offers a versatile palette of textures designed to cut through modern Latin rhythms, hip-hop beats, and experimental electronics alike.

It's not just a sound - it's a living spirit built to move bodies to all kinds of rhythms.

Features

• Elements Presets: 190
• Atelier Presets: 73
• Sample Maps: 240
• Size: 9.20 GB
• Round Robins: Up to 20
• SSM powered samples: All sample maps enabled!
• Recording format: 384 kHz / 32 bit
• Multi-mics: Up to 4 Stereo Channels

Instruments

Plucked Strings

Jazz Bass, Mute - Clean, electric jazz bass deep sampled. Reamplified in the Pacheco picó/soundsystem.

Electric Guitar - Clean electric guitar. Slight distortion in the attack. Stretched sample over the keyboard, so the duration of the sound varies according to the note. Reamped through the picó/soundsystem El Pacheco.

Drum Kit

Bright Drumkit - Drumkit created with our brightest sources, full of snappy, full-resolution sounds with clear attacks.

Classic-bite Drumkit - A clear, short-attacked drumkit made to get the classic sounds of 70s Caribbean sound. 

Dragged Drumkit - Electronic drumkit with a distortion that drags the attack to make it long and edgy.

Growling Drumkit - A distorted synthesized drumkit with growling sounds perfect for combative compositions.

Guttural Drumkit - Drumkit with a muted high end, but full of the fierceness of El Jaguar's throat, mysterious and ready!

Hip Feline Drumkit - Classic and timeless, this drumkit is a palette of deep, lightly distorted, and useful sounds for any hip creation.

Light Crush Drumkit - Grouping lightly effected source, this drumkit provides some crush without hiding the character of the sounds.

Lo 'n' Heavy DrumKit - Drumkit build with our best sources and a serious low end. Saturated and full of harmonics. 

Muted DrumKit - A dark and muted drum kit with a lo-fi electronic vibe..

Quinto Kit - Full 12-sound drumkit of a Quinto drum. 

Roaring Drumkit - Drumkit with a roar, distorted and threatening, full of harmonics. 

Saturated DrumKit - Saturated Drumkit collection with saturated kick, snare, clapsticks and cymbals.

Too Bright Drumkit - Drumkit with clear, snappy and cut through sounds. Lots of high frequency, lots of detail.

Tremor Drumkit - A drumkit with a snaring sound that adds interest and vibration to the classic electronic drumkit.

With Fangs Drumkit - A drumkit designed with distortion in the low end, to create a sound with a combative attack and with a lot of vibe.

Woody DrumKit - Electronic drumkit with a sound texture evocative of the texture of wood grain. Darker and saturated. 

Synth

AstralVibrato - Clean modular synthesizer with a subtle vibrato effect and an airy, dynamic tonal movement.

BrightSynth - CS50 synth note with a clear midrange presence and a crisp transient, captured direct-in for a clean sound.

BubbleMatrix - Playful and fluid, bubbling with modular textures.

CelestialFilter - Modulated, evolving frequencies with an expansive cosmic character. 

DarkCircuit - Clean, saturated and shadowy, with deep harmonic textures.

DeepSynth - Deep, warm synth tone from the CS50, recorded direct-in, with a short, percussive attack and a rounded low-end response. 

DistortedGrit - Clean, melodic yet gritty, blending saturation with expressive tonal movement.

HarmonicDrive - Clean strong, saw-based waveform with dynamic, cutting motion.

HarmonicVoltage - Clean strong, electrified sawtooth wave delivering rich harmonics.

MelodicSawpath - Clean, softer, more melodic take on the sawtooth wave, warm and expressive. 

MysticHarmonics - Clean modular synthesizer with a deeply melodic and expressive harmonic structure.

NoiseCascade - Clean, chaotic and raw, a modular FX explosion of sound.

QuietReverie - Clean, quiet, harmonious, and warm synth voice.

RogueBass - Deep, resonant bass sound with an extended low-frequency response and smooth sustain, ideal for foundational grooves.

SaturatedSawline - Clean, dark, rich, and powerful sawtooth tones with deep saturation. 

SawCore - Clean, gritty handmade modular synthesizer featuring a rich sawtooth wave, delivering sharp harmonics.

StellarDrift - Clean, outer-space vibes infused with celestial melodies and harmonic movement.

Pitched Percussion

808 Kick (Clean, Picó) - Kick Drum from the famous 80s drum machine that allowed for rhythm creation and produce sound through analog synthesis. Snappy and Classic, and a version reamped through the picó. 

Alegre Drum - Wooden and goat leather conic drum used in the Colombian Caribbean region. Clean adn reamped through the El Pacheco Picó. 

Breeze Grain Shake - A light and airy shaker with an earthy feel.

Bright Hat Snare - A bright, cracking snare-hat fusion.

Bright Kick - Snappy and clear kick drum with a crisp attack and a well-defined high-end, making it cut through a mix easily. 

Campana (Closed, Muted, Open, Rim) - Medium-sized cowbell with a clear, cutting tone and a bright metallic ring, perfect for Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms.

Chaff Shaker - Shaker with a husky, seed-like texture.

Clap Stick (Hi, Low) - Two thin pieces of wood carved into a conical pyramid shape and played by hitting them to each other.

Classic Mid Tom - Balanced mid-range tom with a traditional, clean attack and a natural decay, suitable for versatile drum arrangements.

Classic-bite Kick - Punchy, vintage-style kick with a sharp attack and a slightly compressed feel, ideal for classic electronic and acoustic grooves.

Claves (Hi, Low) - Two thin pieces of wood in cylindrical shape that are played by hitting them with each other. They use the hand cavity to resonate too.

Crunchy Hybrid Snare - A gritty, textured snare with a sharp slap.

Dusty Hybrid Snare - An electronic snare with a mysterious and blurry attack with a long sustain.

Cymbal Jingles Short - Medium-radius cymbal made with thick metal with jingles around the edges, played with wooden sticks and muted to create a short sound. 

Cymbal Short (Hi, Low) - Small and medium-radius cymbal made with thinner metal played with wooden sticks and muted to create a short sound.

Djembe (Dry, Short Hi, Short Low) - Shaped as a goblet, open in the bottom end, it is a wooden and goat leather drum used several regions of West Africa, hit with a semi-open and left to resonate.

Dragged Kick - Unique kick with a slightly dragging attack, featuring a layered percussive effect that adds a subtle, rhythmic pull.

Dry Snap Hit - A minimal, crisp electronic snap.

Electronic Clave - Synthesized high-pitched version of the claves, wooden and thin, the two sticks are played by hitting each other.

Electronic Güira - Electronic, synthesized version of a metal güira, a Dominican hollow cylinder with protruding holes played by striking with a fork. Medium length sound.

Electronic HiHat (Med, Short) - Electronic version of a closed hi hat played with a wooden stick to produce a clear a slightly longer sound. 

Electronic Vibraslap - Electronic, synthesized version of the vibraslap, a trapezoidal wooden box with resonant metal parts inside connected to a vibrating curved piece of metal.

Grain Snap Rim - A textured, organic bright rim

Gritty Tom - Electronic tom drum tuned to have a gritty attacked with lots of harmonics and a lower, longer fundamental.

Ground Maraquita - Small, hand-played percussion instrument with an earthy, woody tone, offering rhythmic character and texture.

Growling Low Tom - Dark and gritty low tom with a rough, textured attack and a deep, rumbling sustain.

Guttural Kick - Dark, resonant kick drum with a raw, throaty quality, adding depth and character to heavy rhythms.

Hollow Wood Rim - A crisp, dry wooden hit with a modern electronic edge.

Industrial Hybrid Snare - A punchy, gritty snare with a industrial edge.

Large Bamboo Shaker - Deep, earthy bamboo shaker sound, offering a natural percussive feel.

Large Campana (Closed, Muted, Open, Side, Side Muted) - Large cowbell played with a wooden stick in different position and hand configurations. 

Large Metal Shaker - Brighter, metallic shaker, adding crispness and clarity to percussive arrangements.

LinnDrum Tom (1, 2) - A classic LinnDrum tom, stretched for a deeper tone and reamped for added warmth and character.

Low 'n' Heavy Kick - Deep, weighty kick drum with an extended low-end presence and a powerful, sub-heavy impact.

Maraca - Bright and crisp maraca shake with a natural grainy texture, adding organic movement and groove to percussion lines.

Marimba Costeña - Wooden marimba made of the chonta palm played with rubber beaters and left to resonate with its short decay. Reamplified through the picó/sound system Pacheco.

Metal Guiro (Hit, Mid, Short)  - Scrape on a metal guiro, offering a bright, textured rasp with a balanced harmonic spectrum.

Metal Güira Snap - Metal cylinder with protuberant metal sections played with a metal fork to create a snappy, metallic and dry sound. Originally from the Dominican Republic and used extensively in Merengue and Bachata. 

Mid Campana Close - Strike on a mid-sized cowbell, offering a clear, focused attack.

Muted Kick - Controlled and tight kick drum with a dampened attack, reducing resonance for a focused, punchy hit.

Quijada (Hi, Low) - High-pitched strike on a quijada (jawbone percussion), producing a bright, textured rattle.

Quinto (Centre, Hi, Hi Open, Hi Rim, Hi Slap, Low, Low Bass, Low Open, Low Rim, Low Slap, Mid, Mid Bass, Mid Open, Mid Rim, Mid Slap) - Group of quintos hit in different areas of the patch, providing a large palette of sounds.

Rim Snap Pulse - A rhythmic and energetic snap.

Roaring Kick - Bold and aggressive kick with a wide dynamic range, featuring deep sub-bass and an expansive, rumbling tail.

Root Knock Rim - An electronic deep, earthy knock with rim qualities.

Rust Snap Hat - A gritty, aged snare snap with a hi-hat bite.

Samba Drum (Low, Rim, Rim Snare, Side, Snare) - Brazilian-style drum hit in different places to produce a collection of sounds. 

Saturated Kick - Heavily processed kick drum with rich harmonic saturation, adding warmth, punch, and a slightly distorted edge.

Saturated Low Tom - Deep, resonant tom with rich harmonic saturation, giving it a warm, full-bodied tone with extended sustain.

Small Campana (Inside, Muted, Open) - Small cowbell hit, producing different sounds when hit with a wooden stick. 

Small Drum (Centre, Centre Snare) - Tight, punchy small drum, hit perfect for high-energy percussive layering. Different sounds to be used in all genres. 

Small Guiro (High, Mid, Short) - High-pitched guiro scrape to offer three different tones of the instrument. 

Small Leather Shaker Long - Long and short, smooth leather shaker sound, adding a flowing percussive texture.

Small Quijada (High, Mid, Short) - Rattling sound from a small quijada, featuring crisp articulation and a natural, buzzing resonance.

Small Triangle (Close, Open) - Triangle hit with a bright, bell-like tone and minimal sustain, ideal for subtle rhythmic accents.

Smoke Blast Snare - A sharp, explosive industrial snare.

Snare Crisp Attack - Modern snare with a crisp attack and a blend of electronic and acoustic elements, delivering a dynamic, hybrid character.

Squeaky Snap High - Sharp, high-pitched percussive snap with a slight squeak, adding a unique, organic texture to rhythmic patterns.

Stick Hit (Resonant, Sharp) - Tight and resonant stick hit with a controlled, woody tone and a well-defined transient.

Tactile Tap Soft - Soft, percussive tap with a responsive, tactile feel and a warm, natural resonance.

Tambora (Hit, Rim, Rim Open Slow Hit) - Different tambora strike with a rich low-end presence and warm overtones, ideal for adding traditional Afro-Caribbean percussion to any rhythm.

Tambourine (Controlled Dark, Shimmer Bright) - Slightly darker and shimmer bright tambourine sounds with controlled sustain.

Tenor Kick Punchy - Deep but articulate tenor kick with a punchy midrange and a round, resonant tail.

Tick Snare - A short and snappy hi-hat/snare combo.

Timber Tap Sharp - Sharp, percussive tap with a balanced mix of wood and metallic textures, giving it a natural yet processed attack.

Tom (Expressive Open, Midrange Focused, Muted Dark, Punchy Warm, Rich Dynamic, Smooth Attack) - Tom with different expressive hits to provide a collection of tom sounds to be used in every genre. 

Trunk Slam Industrial - Powerful, industrial-like percussion hit resembling a heavy object slamming, great for cinematic effects.

Tumba (Muted, Quemao, Tapao) - Deep and warm hit on the lower conga drum. Hits with a full resonance, a muted sound, a sharp-attack sound, and a muted and hi-cut sound. 

Whistler Snap Sharp - High-pitched, whistling snap with a sharp transient and a subtle tonal variation.

With Fangs Kick - Sharp, aggressive kick drum with pronounced mid and high-end frequencies, giving it a biting, almost snarling presence.

With Fangs Tom - Sharp, aggressive tom hit with pronounced attack and a biting midrange presence for added punch.

Wood Zap Thud - A bright, snappy wood hit with a synthetic zap.

Woody Kick - Kick drum with a natural, organic tone, featuring a warm, wooden attack and a deep but subtle sustain.

Zing Hat Ride - Hybrid Ride/Hit Hat sound capturing the sharp, zippy electronic vibe.

Drum Machine

808 Drumkit (Clean, Reamped) - Full 12-sound drumkit of an 808 drum machine that allowed for rhythm creation and produce sound through analog synthesis. Includes cymbals, snare, toms, claps, etc.

LinnDrum Kit (Clean, Reamped) - Clean source of 12-bit drum samples from the legendary LinnDrum

LinnDrum Conga Kit (Clean, Reamped) - Clean and reamped source of 12-bit Conga samples from the legendary LinnDrum