Mntra The Dark Tower

Dark Cinematic Resonances from an Abandoned Silo

The Dark Tower is a percussive virtual instrument captured within a massive decommissioned grain silo, where concrete walls and metal infrastructure create unparalleled acoustic depth. Field recordings of massive metal sheets, resonant staircases, and cavernous shafts have been transformed into a powerful percussion library designed for trailer music, cinematic scores, and experimental production. Each strike reverberates through vertical space, creating textures that pulse with metallic decay, concrete reflections, and the ghostly resonance of industrial times in the city.

The Dark Tower is a haunting journey into the acoustic depths of an urban landscape. This instrument launches our Microfield Recordings Series, where portable recording expeditions transform unique spaces into complete musical instruments. We explore, we discover, we capture—turning architectural acoustics into playable sound worlds.

Proprietary Engine

VST/AU Plugin included. No additional software required.

3-Axis Universal Controls

Simply map your favourite controller once for all plugin instances.

Intuitive Performance GUI

Custom animation driven performance interface & mouse hover interactions.

Industry Leading Audio Quality

Up to 384khz/32-bit extended ultrasonic range sample sources

The Story of The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower is a percussive virtual instrument born from an extraordinary acoustic space—a towering grain silo where multi-story concrete chambers create natural reverb unlike any studio. This decommissioned industrial monument became our recording environment, its weathered metal infrastructure and vast vertical shafts offering a unique sonic palette. To capture The Dark Tower, we ventured into this hollow silo where several stories resonate into the sky, with the cylindrical concrete chamber creating a natural reverb chamber unlike any studio could replicate.

But before we could harvest these hidden industrial tones, we had to find the right sources within the tower itself. Deep in the structure, we discovered massive sheets of metal, interconnected resonating staircases, ventilation shafts, and random unusual metallic structures—every piece of the silo’s skeleton becoming a new source for percussive sound.

The recording process was equal parts archaeological expedition and musical exploration. The silo’s towering acoustics meant each sound traveled through multiple stories of concrete and metal before capture, creating natural delays and reverbs impossible to replicate artificially. Every strike became a conversation between performer and architecture. What emerged was something between industrial percussion and ambient sculpture. The Dark Tower delivers more than percussion—it’s a focused dark acoustic environment built for modern production. Ideal for trailer music composers seeking massive impacts, film scorers crafting tension, and electronic producers pushing industrial boundaries.

Using MNDALA 2, we brought these sounds to life through its sequencer, live effects, and the use of macros in the X, Y, and Z axes. We transformed these sounds into musical sources that are perfectly suited for electronic, industrial, and experimental music. The percussive sounds become synths as we modulate them and shape them with the never-ending possibilities in MNDALA 2.

The Dark Tower is the first installment of our Microfield Recording Series—living instruments that let you step into a place where industry meets artistry, where abandonment breeds creativity. It’s an interactive virtual instrument that expands your sonic palette with textures rarely accessible outside their architectural source. What we discovered in that concrete tower surprised us, and we hope it transforms your music too.