Carnatic Thaalam Robot

Introducing Carnatic Thaalam Robot, a feature rich app to put thaalam for you with natural hand gestures as done traditionally.Designed & developed by a professional musician, this app is your thaalam assistant for practice at home, recordings, teaching classes and even play with in events/concerts if you have no one to put thaalam for you.It does- the common thaalas - Aadi, Rupaka (3 beat), and - Saptha (7) thaalas - (Eka, Rupaka, Thriputa, Matya, Jhampa, Dhruva & Ata) with pancha (5) jaathis (thrisra, chathurasra, khanda, mishra, sankeerna), - with pancha (5) gathis (nadai) - including double beat (chaukam) mode - the Khanda, Mishra & even Sankeerna chaapu thaalasIt also features - alternate styles of Mishra / Sankeerna chaapu- slow/fast styles of khanda / mishra / sankeerna gathis (a god-send for pallavi rendition)- a Metronome beats mode- a wide speed range (10-140 bpm), with fine speed adjustment (+/- 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5 bpm) & precise laya- speed sensing by tapping screen- Saved Items ListFeaturing an intuitive dual visual display of thaalam cycle with- animated hand- total beats/sub-beats- current position in the thaalaangaas- decipherable soundsmakes it easy to visualize laghu, dhrutha, anudhrutha ...
beats, fingers & usi (flipped palm) & sub-beats for various gathis just like a human.These features ensure you a perfect sense in thaalam cycle, living up to its name as a thaalam robot.
It is a perfect "must have" companion for Carnatic musicians, teachers & students - instrumentalists, percussionists as well as vocalists; from beginners to seasoned musicians.
Your practice, musical thoughts, joy & motivation will improve tremendously with it.
This is a "must have" for improving swarakalpana, mukthayis, varnam/keerthana/pallavi rendition.
It can even help you play a concert when you find no one to put thaalam.
Percussionists can explore their math skills/patterns/ideas while practicing without depending on anyone for thaalam.Its features, described below, come in 3 progressive level upgrades to suit various levels of musicians making it affordable & available for all levels.
Most importantly, the apps basic level is free & well suited for early stage students to motivate them learn & play with focus.NOTE: At any level, you can- Try & see playable features of higher levels without purchasing (thaalam stops after 4 CYCLES each time - you can try as many times as you want),- decide & upgrade progressively to higher levels.Basic LevelGood for Beginners to Intermediate level studentsIncludes- Adi thaalam, Saptha thaalaas in native Jaathis, i.e, Thrisra Triputa, Khanda Ata, Mishra Jhampe & the rest in Chathurasra Jaathi- Chathurasra gathi in 1 or 2 beat modes- Metronome beats in Chathurasra gathi- Sensing speed by tapping screen- Pair Mode - facilitates teacher/student use app for thaalam while in a music session on phone/video call- Save an Items List with desired thaalam & speed, pick from List with single click Limitations of Basic Level- Stops after MAXIMUM of 20 CYCLES each time.
[Level 1 Upgrade removes this limit]- Pair Mode stops after MAXIMUM of 4 alternating cycles.
[Level 2 Upgrade removes this limit]- Saved Items List limited to 4 items.
[Level 1 Upgrade removes this limit]Level 1 UpgradeUseful for Senior level students- Removes "MAXIMUM 20 CYCLES" limit of Basic level- Adds 3-beat Rupaka thaalam- Removes Saved Items List limit of Basic LevelLevel 2 UpgradeUseful for Teachers & Performing level students- Adds Khanda, Mishra & Sankeerna Chaapu thaalas- Makes all 5 Jaathis available for all Saptha thaalaas- Adds Chaukam (double beat) mode- Adds Thrisra Gathi- Enables continuous Pair ModeLevel 3 UpgradeUseful for Teachers & Concert level musicians, instrumentalists, percussionists, pallavi experts/learners- Adds alternate mode of chaapu thaalaas- Adds Khanda, Mishra, Sankeerna Gathis in two modes