Interdimensional Strings Suite Inspired by Sci-fi and Ancient Cultures
Arca is an exploration into the dark side of string textures. Inspired by MNTRA Instrument’s love for sci-fi, they 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, they have created a curated collection of dark, cinematic soundscapes.Taking full advantage of the 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 their 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.
They 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 they created within Arca’s many presets, you can easily sculpt your own sonic landscapes using MNDALA 2’s powerful non-linear Sound Design environment.
Instrument 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
Features
- 85 Presets
- Up to 29 Round Robins
- Recorded at leading-edge 32-bit 384khz resolution
- CPU-friendly in-DAW playback at industry-leading 24-bit 96khz resolution
- Plugin app and samples watermarked to you
- VST/AU plugin for Windows & Mac OS (10.11+) including M1 Chip support
- 10.33 GB GB installed, 15 GB recommended for setup
- Minimum 8GB of RAM and an i5 or better CPU required, SSD drive recommended
- Supported by all popular VST/AU compatible DAWs
