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THE EARTH’S ANCIENT VOICE

Caprakan
Futuristic vision of rare and ancient Mesoamerican instruments.
Inside Caprakan

Caprakan
Futuristic vision of rare and ancient Mesoamerican instruments.
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.
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Audio Demos
Quetzal Beat
Brian D'Oliveira · Instrument demonstration · 1:39
Made with Caprakan
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 our interest in learning and mastering these ancient instruments, and our continuous search for novel sounds and processes. Led by our extensive experience creating award-winning musical sound worlds for AAA video games, we 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 our Animistic Sampler Engine, MNDALA 2, these incredibly deep samples expand infinitely in possibility. Using our 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.
Pájaro Whistle (Short, Long, Warble 1, Warble 2)
Death Whistle
Brazilian Hunting Whistle (Short, Long)
Mini Quena (Straight)
Mayan Double Flute (Flutter)
Bird Ocarina (Straight, Whisper)
Mayan Double Flute (Tremolo)
Large Hybrid Reed (Long)
Overtone Flute (Left, Right)
Small Clay Flute (Short, Long)
Two-Tone Flute (Short, Long)
Mayan Horn (Short 1, Short 2)
Mayan Horn (Long 1, Long 2)
Mayan Horn + Drum Resonator
Re-Amped Flute
Gaita (Short, Short Flutter)
Medium Teponaztlis Mallet Hit
Large Teponaztlis Mallet Hit
Large Teponaztlis Side Hit
Giant Teponaztlis Mallet Hit
Giant Drum Shaker Hit (1, 2)
Giant Drum Finger Rub
Giant Drum Mallet Hit
Huehuetl Mallet Hit
Gourd Skin Resonator
Arco del Duende ( Pluck 1, Pluck 2)
Arco del Duende Bowed (Short, Long)
Hybrid Mayan Reed (Short, Long)
Control a deep network of parameters with 3 real-time rendered animations
Technical Specifications
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