Mntra El Jaguar

Inside El Jaguar

• 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

What's Inside?

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 Drum kit

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

Classic-bite Drum kit

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

Dragged Drum kit

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

Growling Drum kit

• A distorted synthesized drumkit with growling sounds perfect for combative compositions.

Guttural Drum kit

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

Hip Feline Drum kit

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

Light Crush Drum kit

• Grouping lightly effected source, this drumkit provides some crush without hiding the character of the sounds.

Lo ‘n’ Heavy Drum Kit

• Drumkit build with our best sources and a serious low end. Saturated and full of harmonics.

Muted Drum Kit

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

Quinto Kit

• Full 12-sound drumkit of a Quinto drum.

Roaring Drum kit

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

Saturated Drum Kit

• 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 Drum kit

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

With Fangs Drum kit

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

Woody Drum Kit

• Electronic drumkit with a sound texture evocative of the texture of wood grain. Darker and saturated.

Synth

Astral Vibrato

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

Bright Synth

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

Bubble Matrix

• Playful and fluid, bubbling with modular textures.

Celestial Filter

• Modulated, evolving frequencies with an expansive cosmic character.

Dark Circuit

• Clean, saturated and shadowy, with deep harmonic textures.

Deep Synth

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

Distorted Grit

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

Harmonic Drive

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

Harmonic Voltage

• Clean strong, electrified sawtooth wave delivering rich harmonics.

Melodic Sawpath

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

Mystic Harmonics

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

Noise Cascade

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

Quiet Reverie

• Clean, quiet, harmonious, and warm synth voice.

Rogue Bass

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

Saturated Sawline

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

Saw Core

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

Stellar Drift

• 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.

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

Technical Specifications

Samples

• Recorded at 32-bit 384 kHz E.R.A Extended Range Resolution
• Up to 4 stereo microphone positions

Engine

• AAX, VST3, and AU plugin for Windows & Mac OS (10.14+) including full M1 Chip support
• No fuss copy protection, simply install and the instrument is uniquely encrypted to be used within your system
• Seamless downloads, updates, and installation within MNDALA 2 with a registered Mntra account

File Size

• 10 GB installed, 20 GB recommended for setup

System Requirements

• Recommended 16 GB of RAM and an i5 or better CPU required
• Supported by all 64-bit VST3/AU compatible DAW’s*
• Mixcraft 9 Pro is not supported