MNTRA Instruments The Dark Tower

Dark Cinematic Resonances from an Abandoned Silo.   

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.

Features

• Presets: 52
• Atelier Presets: 30
• Sample Maps: 22
• Size: 250 MB
• Round Robins: Up to 8
• SSM powered samples: All sample maps enabled
• Range: C1-C5 (4 octaves)
• Recording format: 192 kHz / 24 bit
• Sample Format: 96 kHz / 24 bit, .mntra format

Compatibility

 MAC OSX    WINDOW

*Requires MNDALA V2.0.0 Free Engine

Mixcraft 9 Pro is not Supported

 Windows Requirements

• Host application compatible with:
  
  • AAX Native plugins
  • VST plugins

• Windows (64-bit)

 Mac Requirements

• Host application compatible with:
  
  • AAX Native plugins
  • Audio-Unit plugins
  • VST plugins

• MacOS, 10.14.6 or higher (64-bit) including Apple Silicon Chip (M1)