Rasa

Rasa (Sanskrit: रस) translates to “essence” or “taste.” For Mntra, this refers to the aesthetic flavours crafted into our sample maps, ready to be experienced by you, our sahṛdaya, literally one who “has heart” and can connect to the work with emotion. In this spirit, we created Rasa as an introductory gateway into the vast creative possibilities that our expressive instruments have within them.

For this taster, we chose four samples maps from our collection of instruments. Orakle’s large Tibetan horn, sampled using a custom-built giant resonator that lends this horn its colossal and brutalist sound; Arca’s Mongolian Morin khuur, performed in such a way that its unique harmonics are accentuated; Atma’s rare Pitched Volcanic Rocks; and UDW’s ‘Viper’ Death Whistle.

Rasa includes 20 expertly curated presets to get you started with the powerful sculpting possibilities of our MNDALA engine.