Dark Sound Effects Redefined

Kymera is a macabre collection of haunted sounds for the next generation of horror. Building on years of R&D in creating custom instruments for award-winning horror video games and films, the MNTRA team spent weeks in the studio experimenting with unconventional sound objects and techniques to bring you a horror toolkit unlike any other.

• Proprietary Engine – VST/AU Plugin included. No additional software required.
• 3-Axis Universal Controls – Simply map your favorite controller once for all plugin instances.
• Intuitive Performance GUI – Custom animation-driven performance interface & mouse hover interactions.
• Industry Leading Audio Quality – 384khz/32-bit extended ultrasonic range sample sources

Enter a World of Evil

Kymera is the first entry in MNTRA Instruments’ new series of instruments based on the principles of Musique concrète developed by French composer Pierre Schaeffer in the 1940s and now taken into the future. Inside you will find a vast collection of idiosyncratic sounds recorded in extreme ultrasonic quality, allowing you to pitch and manipulate the original recordings beyond recognition without losing their clarity and definition. As laid out in the tape experiments conducted by Schaeffer and his contemporaries in the mid-20th century, Kymera allows you to burn all relations between the sampled material and its sonic origin, creating brand new sound objects out of the ashes.

Inspired by classic horror sound effects, this instrument is not for the faint of heart. Spanning the screeching tones of dry ice on metal, whining hurdy-gurdy drones, blood-curdling screams, the voice of MNTRA’s studio mascot Penny the French bulldog, and countless others; these sounds are a testament to their love for all things dark. 

Within the collection of 60 presets that MNTRA has designed to kickstart your journey into this dark new world, you will find sound effects including dynamic monster vocalizations, environmental sounds, and foley; as well as tonal elements such as rhythmic sequences, drones, and pads made from surprising and unlikely sources.

Whether you’re a sound designer searching for the creature sounds of the future, an experimental musician looking to add organic depth to your productions, or a film/video game composer in need of instant inspiration, there is something waiting for you in Kymera.

Inside Kymera (30 Sample Maps and Up to 14 Round Robbins)

Monsters

• Monster Snarl Long
• Monster Snarl Short
• Monster Breathy Growl
• Monster Guttural
• Creature Inhale Croak
• Creature Tongue
• Creature Snarl
• Bloodcurdling Scream
• Canine Intimidation
• Canine Grumble
• Canine Saliva
• Mouth Tear
• Mouth Ingestion 
• Mouth Devour
• Liquid Gulping

Haunted House

• Haunted House Door Creak Long
• Haunted House Door Creak Short
• Haunted House Wail
• Haunted House Trapdoor
• Haunted House Drag
• Old Coffin Creak

Spectres

• Lochness Groan Long
• Lochness Groan Short
• Industrial Rattle Short
• Industrial Rattle Long
• Tectonic Quake Long
• Tectonic Quake Short

Features

• 30 Sample Maps
• Up to 14 Round Robbins
• Recorded at leading-edge 32-bit 384 kHz resolution
• Extreme resolution CPU efficient in-DAW playback & blazingly fast preset loading
• Plugin app and samples watermarked to you