Product Description

• The Earth's Ancient Voice Caprakan reimagines ancient earthen sounds and shapes them into a myriad of unusual and inspiring instruments. Including over 50 individual rare instrument sources
• Caprakan fuses traditional instruments from Andean and Mesoamerican cultures with explorations of electronically-excited vibrating matter. Within these rare sources
• you will discover deep percussion
• expressive winds
• detailed strings
• and organic noise-like sources to give you a colourful foundation to conceive and design amazing music and sounds. Earthy
• dark
• and cinematic
• Caprakan takes inspiration from the Mayan god of mountains and earthquakes. Furious and powerful
• Caprakan vibrates and shatters matter
• creating potent sounds that travel hundreds of kilometres. Together with Huracan
• Caprakan lets you explore a possible alternate reality where cultures from Central and South America
• free from colonialism
• were able to continue developing their musical instruments
• creating an entirely individual style of electronic music tools. Core to the creation of Caprakan is MNTRA Instruments' interest in learning and mastering these ancient instruments
• and their continuous search for novel sounds and processes. Led by their extensive experience creating award-winning musical sound worlds for AAA video games
• they have created Caprakan to be an all-inclusive sound palette
• offering a curated selection of all the potential layers of a musical piece: rhythm
• melody
• harmony
• texture
• and beyond. Within MNTRA's Animistic Sampler Engine
• MNDALA 2
• these incredibly deep samples expand infinitely in possibility. Using MNTRA Instruments' proprietary 3-axes global control system
• countless parameters can be expressively manipulated in real-time
• allowing you to create ever-evolving soundscapes just with one preset! Whether you're looking for quick inspiration in the vast library of handcrafted presets
• or want to delve deep into sound design using backend parameters that allow the shaping of every element
• Caprakan enables you to conceive unique musical sounds never heard before
• that are surprisingly full of life and magic. Features 100 Presets 50+ Instrument Sample Maps Up to 18 Round Robins Up to 3 Dynamic Layers Up to 4 Microphone channels (Close
• Vintage
• Resonant) Recorded at extreme definition 32-bit 384kHz ultrasonic resolution CPU-efficient in-engine playback at industry- 24-bit 96kHz resolution No fuss copy protection - simply install and the instrument is uniquely encrypted to be used within your system Seamless download
• updates
• and installation within MNDALA with a registered MNTRA account System Requirements 8 GB installed (16 GB recommended for setup) 64-bit VST3 / AU / AAX plugin for Windows & macOS (10.11+) (including Apple Silicon chip support) Minimum 8 GB of RAM and an i5 or better CPU required (SSD drive recommended) Supported by all VST3 / AU / AAX compatible DAWs Sam Slater "Simple
• punchy
• and fun interface with limited options for quickly getting ideas down." Chris Dudley "I own every MNTRA instrument and I can honestly say they’re all pushing a limit and filling a niche I didn’t even know was there. Between Underoath and film scoring
• I’ve used UDW
• Arca
• Atma
• or Orakle in literally every project I’ve worked on since I discovered MNTRA." Takeshi Furukawa "Brian and the MNTRA team have created truly unique instruments. The recording quality
• the musicality of the samples
• ease of use of the plug-in
• everything is top-notch. I value quality over quantity in sounds
• and every patch in MNDALA has it to stand front and centre. I look forward to their future releases!" Note:  Huracan is used as an example. Mac 1. Download the MNDALA 2 Engine installer from your Plugin Boutique User Account > Extract the .zip archive > Launch the .pkg installer. 2. Click 'Continue'. 3. Click 'Continue'. 4. Click 'Agree'. 5. Click 'Continue'. 6. Click 'Install'. 7. Click 'Install Software'. 8. Click 'Close'. 9. Launch your DAW > Insert MNDALA 2 on a new instrument track > Click 'Create New Account' (If you have an existing MNTRA Instruments log in and skip to step 15). 10. Enter your email address and click 'Register'. 11. A MNTRA account has now been created > Click 'edit your password and account details' to create a password for your MNTRA account. 12. Enter your chosen password into the 'New password' box > Enter your password again into the 'Confirm new password' box > Click 'Save changes'. 13. Enter your MNTRA account details > Click 'Login'. 14. You are now logged into the MNDALA 2 Engine > Click 'Library' to continue to activate Huracan. 15. Click 'Add From Serial'. 16. Enter your serial number found within your Plugin Boutique User Account > Click 'Enter'. 17. Click 'OK'. 18. Click 'Install'. 19. Click 'OK' > Choose a location to store the instruments samples. 20. Huracan is now downloading (this may take a few minutes). 21. Click 'OK'. 22. Click 'OK' > Close and relaunch your DAW. 23. Insert MNDALA 2 on a new instrument track > Click 'Open Preset Browser'. 24. Select 'Huracan' then choose a preset. Huracan is now installed
• activated
• and ready to use. Windows 1. Download the MNDALA 2 Engine installer from your Plugin Boutique User Account > Extract the .zip archive > Launch the .exe installer. 2. Click 'More info'. 3. Click 'Run anyway'. 4. Accept the license agreement > Click 'Next'. 5. Click 'Next'. 6. Click 'Next'. 7. Click 'Next'. 8. Click 'Install'. 9. Click 'Finish'. 10. Launch your DAW > Insert MNDALA 2 on a new instrument track > Click 'Create New Account' (If you have an existing MNTRA Instruments log in and skip to step 15). 11. Enter your email address and click 'Register'. 12. A MNTRA account has now been created > Click 'edit your password and account details' to create a password for your MNTRA account. 13. Enter your chosen password into the 'New password' box > Enter your password again into the 'Confirm new password' box > Click 'Save changes'. 14. Enter your MNTRA account details > Click 'Login'. 15. You are now logged into the MNDALA 2 Engine > Click 'Library' to continue to activate Huracan. 16. Click 'Add From Serial'. 17. Enter your serial number found within your Plugin Boutique User Account > Click 'Enter'. 18. Click 'OK'. 19. Click 'Install'. 20. Click 'OK' > Choose a location to store the instruments samples. 21. Huracan is now downloading (this may take a few minutes). 22. Click 'OK'. 23. Click 'OK' > Close and relaunch your DAW. 24. Insert MNDALA 2 on a new instrument track > Click 'Open Preset Browser'. 25. Select 'Huracan' then choose a preset. Huracan is now installed
• activated
• and ready to use.

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About the MNTRA Instruments Caprakan

The MNTRA Instruments Caprakan represents excellent craftsmanship in the Virtual Instruments category.

Why Choose the MNTRA Instruments Caprakan?

• •Authentic MNTRA Instruments craftsmanship and design
• •Versatile sound suitable for multiple musical genres
• •Professional build quality and reliable performance
• •Part of MNTRA Instruments's respected Virtual Instruments lineup

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