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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
A vibrant sonic journey into the heart of Barranquilla’s underground music culture, El Jaguar captures the raw sonic energy by re-amping through Colombia’s iconic Picó sound systems. Fusing Afro-Caribbean percussion, marimba, vintage drum machines, and modular synths—each re-amped through a towering Picó—this toolbox of sounds pulses with warmth, distortion, and movement. Crafted in collaboration with local artists and transformed through analog processing, El Jaguar offers a versatile palette of textures designed to cut through modern Latin rhythms, hip-hop beats, and experimental electronics alike. It’s not just a sound—it’s a living spirit built to move bodies to all kinds of rhythms.
Original price was: $129.00.$79.00Current price is: $79.00.
VST/AU Plugin included. No additional software required.
Simply map your favourite controller once for all plugin instances.
Custom animation driven performance interface & mouse hover interactions.
Up to 384khz/32-bit extended ultrasonic range sample sources
Original price was: $129.00.$79.00Current price is: $79.00.
To bring El Jaguar to life we had to follow the sound—into the heat, colour, and movement of Barranquilla, Colombia, where towering Picó sound systems pulse at the city’s core. These aren’t ordinary speakers. Hand-built and painted like mythical beasts or street heroes, each Picó is a living monument to rhythm, reshaping music with sheer force and personality. Since the 1950s they’ve carried Afro-Colombian and Caribbean currents—always loud, always alive.
But before the Picós could leave their mark, we built a toolkit worthy of them.
Deep in the wintry woods of Quebec, inside La Hacienda Creative’s studio, we recorded everything that would become El Jaguar: hollow-bodied wooden drums, marimbas, hand-played African percussion, never-repeating hand-built modular lines, electric plucked strings—and the unmistakable punch of early drum machines. With our Montréal-based synth-sage Yulian Pugachevsky, we drove a classic 808, a LinnDrum, and a bench of vintage analog boxes past the red—saturating, bending, and resampling every hit. Nothing was polished, only energised.
Only then did we head south—not to document Picó culture, but to participate in it.
In Barranquilla we re-amped every acoustic strike and electronic thump through towering Picó stacks, letting raw air, concrete walls, and punishing volume sculpt fresh shapes. The Picó didn’t just make things louder; it made them physical. Notes drifted and blurred, taking on the grain of the street and the pulse of the crowd. Chaos was the point; distortion, our compass.
That same spirit sparked a live collaboration with Circuito Sonoro Lab—Laura Katic and Ximena Delat’s handmade-modular workshop in Cali. Instead of simply sampling their synths, we invited them to patch and perform through the Picó in real time. The sessions were improvised and electric; we stretched those performances into playable textures, layering a modern Colombian identity that’s entirely its own.
The instrument’s design honours Picó aesthetics: every custom hand-built stack has a name, a palette, and a signature sonic energy. El Jaguar follows that tradition—bold, unpredictable, built to move people. And it’s personal: many of our team trace roots to Colombia and across Latin America. Channelling that heritage—sharing a sonic world often overlooked yet overflowing with depth and innovation—fuelled every take.
El Jaguar is the fourth instalment in our Portals series—living instruments that let you step into a place, a culture, a moment. It’s an interactive virtual instrument that expands your colour palette with sounds and processes rarely accessible outside their source. What we discovered in Barranquilla surprised us, and we hope it surprises you too.
Plucked Strings
Clean, electric jazz bass deep sampled. Reamplified in the Pacheco picó/soundsystem.
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
Drumkit created with our brightest sources, full of snappy, full-resolution sounds with clear attacks.
A clear, short-attacked drumkit made to get the classic sounds of 70s Caribbean sound.
Electronic drumkit with a distortion that drags the attack to make it long and edgy.
A distorted synthesized drumkit with growling sounds perfect for combative compositions.
Drumkit with a muted high end, but full of the fierceness of El Jaguar’s throat, mysterious and ready!
Classic and timeless, this drumkit is a palette of deep, lightly distorted, and useful sounds for any hip creation.
Grouping lightly effected source, this drumkit provides some crush without hiding the character of the sounds.
Drumkit build with our best sources and a serious low end. Saturated and full of harmonics.
A dark and muted drum kit with a lo-fi electronic vibe..
Full 12-sound drumkit of a Quinto drum.
Drumkit with a roar, distorted and threatening, full of harmonics.
Saturated Drumkit collection with saturated kick, snare, clapsticks and cymbals.
Drumkit with clear, snappy and cut through sounds. Lots of high frequency, lots of detail.
A drumkit with a snaring sound that adds interest and vibration to the classic electronic drumkit.
A drumkit designed with distortion in the low end, to create a sound with a combative attack and with a lot of vibe.
Electronic drumkit with a sound texture evocative of the texture of wood grain. Darker and saturated.
Synth
Clean modular synthesizer with a subtle vibrato effect and an airy, dynamic tonal movement.
CS50 synth note with a clear midrange presence and a crisp transient, captured direct-in for a clean sound.
Playful and fluid, bubbling with modular textures.
Modulated, evolving frequencies with an expansive cosmic character.
Clean, saturated and shadowy, with deep harmonic textures.
Deep, warm synth tone from the CS50, recorded direct-in, with a short, percussive attack and a rounded low-end response.
Clean, melodic yet gritty, blending saturation with expressive tonal movement.
Clean strong, saw-based waveform with dynamic, cutting motion.
Clean strong, electrified sawtooth wave delivering rich harmonics.
Clean, softer, more melodic take on the sawtooth wave, warm and expressive.
Clean modular synthesizer with a deeply melodic and expressive harmonic structure.
Clean, chaotic and raw, a modular FX explosion of sound.
Clean, quiet, harmonious, and warm synth voice.
Deep, resonant bass sound with an extended low-frequency response and smooth sustain, ideal for foundational grooves.
Clean, dark, rich, and powerful sawtooth tones with deep saturation.
Clean, gritty handmade modular synthesizer featuring a rich sawtooth wave, delivering sharp harmonics.
Clean, outer-space vibes infused with celestial melodies and harmonic movement.
Pitched Percussion
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.
Wooden and goat leather conic drum used in the Colombian Caribbean region. Clean adn reamped through the El Pacheco Picó.
A light and airy shaker with an earthy feel.
A bright, cracking snare-hat fusion.
Snappy and clear kick drum with a crisp attack and a well-defined high-end, making it cut through a mix easily.
Medium-sized cowbell with a clear, cutting tone and a bright metallic ring, perfect for Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
Shaker with a husky, seed-like texture.
Two thin pieces of wood carved into a conical pyramid shape and played by hitting them to each other.
Balanced mid-range tom with a traditional, clean attack and a natural decay, suitable for versatile drum arrangements.
Punchy, vintage-style kick with a sharp attack and a slightly compressed feel, ideal for classic electronic and acoustic grooves.
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.
A gritty, textured snare with a sharp slap.
An electronic snare with a mysterious and blurry attack with a long sustain.
Medium-radius cymbal made with thick metal with jingles around the edges, played with wooden sticks and muted to create a short sound.
Small and medium-radius cymbal made with thinner metal played with wooden sticks and muted to create a short sound.
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.
Unique kick with a slightly dragging attack, featuring a layered percussive effect that adds a subtle, rhythmic pull.
A minimal, crisp electronic snap.
Synthesized high-pitched version of the claves, wooden and thin, the two sticks are played by hitting each other.
Electronic, synthesized version of a metal güira, a Dominican hollow cylinder with protruding holes played by striking with a fork. Medium length sound.
Electronic version of a closed hi hat played with a wooden stick to produce a clear a slightly longer sound.
Electronic, synthesized version of the vibraslap, a trapezoidal wooden box with resonant metal parts inside connected to a vibrating curved piece of metal.
A textured, organic bright rim
Electronic tom drum tuned to have a gritty attacked with lots of harmonics and a lower, longer fundamental.
Small, hand-played percussion instrument with an earthy, woody tone, offering rhythmic character and texture.
Dark and gritty low tom with a rough, textured attack and a deep, rumbling sustain.
Dark, resonant kick drum with a raw, throaty quality, adding depth and character to heavy rhythms.
A crisp, dry wooden hit with a modern electronic edge.
A punchy, gritty snare with a industrial edge.
Deep, earthy bamboo shaker sound, offering a natural percussive feel.
Large cowbell played with a wooden stick in different position and hand configurations.
Brighter, metallic shaker, adding crispness and clarity to percussive arrangements.
A classic LinnDrum tom, stretched for a deeper tone and reamped for added warmth and character.
Deep, weighty kick drum with an extended low-end presence and a powerful, sub-heavy impact.
Bright and crisp maraca shake with a natural grainy texture, adding organic movement and groove to percussion lines.
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.
Scrape on a metal guiro, offering a bright, textured rasp with a balanced harmonic spectrum.
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.
Strike on a mid-sized cowbell, offering a clear, focused attack.
Controlled and tight kick drum with a dampened attack, reducing resonance for a focused, punchy hit.
High-pitched strike on a quijada (jawbone percussion), producing a bright, textured rattle.
Group of quintos hit in different areas of the patch, providing a large palette of sounds.
A rhythmic and energetic snap.
Bold and aggressive kick with a wide dynamic range, featuring deep sub-bass and an expansive, rumbling tail.
An electronic deep, earthy knock with rim qualities.
A gritty, aged snare snap with a hi-hat bite.
Brazilian-style drum hit in different places to produce a collection of sounds.
Heavily processed kick drum with rich harmonic saturation, adding warmth, punch, and a slightly distorted edge.
Deep, resonant tom with rich harmonic saturation, giving it a warm, full-bodied tone with extended sustain.
Small cowbell hit, producing different sounds when hit with a wooden stick.
Tight, punchy small drum, hit perfect for high-energy percussive layering. Different sounds to be used in all genres.
High-pitched guiro scrape to offer three different tones of the instrument.
Long and short, smooth leather shaker sound, adding a flowing percussive texture.
Rattling sound from a small quijada, featuring crisp articulation and a natural, buzzing resonance.
Triangle hit with a bright, bell-like tone and minimal sustain, ideal for subtle rhythmic accents.
A sharp, explosive industrial snare.
Modern snare with a crisp attack and a blend of electronic and acoustic elements, delivering a dynamic, hybrid character.
Sharp, high-pitched percussive snap with a slight squeak, adding a unique, organic texture to rhythmic patterns.
Sharp, high-pitched percussive snap with a slight squeak, adding a unique, organic texture to rhythmic patterns.
Tight and resonant stick hit with a controlled, woody tone and a well-defined transient.
Soft, percussive tap with a responsive, tactile feel and a warm, natural resonance.
Different tambora strike with a rich low-end presence and warm overtones, ideal for adding traditional Afro-Caribbean percussion to any rhythm.
Slightly darker and shimmer bright tambourine sounds with controlled sustain.
Deep but articulate tenor kick with a punchy midrange and a round, resonant tail.
A short and snappy hi-hat/snare combo.
Sharp, percussive tap with a balanced mix of wood and metallic textures, giving it a natural yet processed attack.
Tom with different expressive hits to provide a collection of tom sounds to be used in every genre.
Powerful, industrial-like percussion hit resembling a heavy object slamming, great for cinematic effects.
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.
High-pitched, whistling snap with a sharp transient and a subtle tonal variation.
Sharp, aggressive kick drum with pronounced mid and high-end frequencies, giving it a biting, almost snarling presence.
Sharp, aggressive tom hit with pronounced attack and a biting midrange presence for added punch.
A bright, snappy wood hit with a synthetic zap.
Kick drum with a natural, organic tone, featuring a warm, wooden attack and a deep but subtle sustain.
Hybrid Ride/Hit Hat sound capturing the sharp, zippy electronic vibe.
Drum Machine
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.
Clean source of 12-bit drum samples from the legendary LinnDrum
Clean and reamped source of 12-bit Conga samples from the legendary LinnDrum
→ Recorded at 32-bit 384 kHz E.R.A Extended Range Resolution
→ Up to 4 stereo microphone positions
→ 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
→ 10 GB installed, 20 GB recommended for setup
→ Recommended 16 GB of RAM and an i5 or better CPU required
→ Supported by all 64-bit VST3/AU compatible DAW’s*
