Apihima vs Ίσον

Apihima is a professional ison (drone) generator designed for Byzantine and Psaltic music. Whether you're a cantor, choir member, or student of Orthodox liturgical music, Apihima provides the authentic sustained drone tones essential for Byzantine chant practice and performance. AUTHENTIC BYZANTINE SOUND • 8 traditional Byzantine modes (Glasuri) with accurate microtonal intervals • 72-komma tuning system for authentic Eastern Orthodox musical scales • Customizable scale intervals for advanced practitioners • Rich, warm tones using professional SoundFont synthesis PRACTICE TOOLS • Built-in metronome with adjustable tempo and beat subdivisions • Real-time pitch detection to help match your voice to the ison • Separate Voice and Ison channels with independent volume control • Background audio playback for uninterrupted practice FLEXIBLE & INTUITIVE • Touch or toggle playback modes • Monophonic or polyphonic note options • Fine-tune pitch with microtonal semitone and komma adjustments • Works in portrait and landscape orientations Perfect for: • Byzantine chanters and choir directors • Orthodox Christian liturgical musicians • Students learning Psaltic music • Anyone exploring Eastern Mediterranean musical traditions Apihima brings the ancient tradition of Byzantine ison to your pocket, with the precision and flexibility modern musicians need.

This application is the result of the collaboration of Dimitris Bakas and George Kounatidis. The purpose of this work was to create a tool that would help students and teachers of Eastern Church Music both, during teaching and during student’s personal study. The same purpose is served by the metronome function, which also includes a special original function, that of the emergency interpolation of triplets with “+1” option. The tables of frequencies of the diatonic scale is based on the Pythagorean ratios while the selection of the sound was made from simple sound generators, with the sole criterion that is should be distinct. With that in mind, there was not any additional effect on the selected sounds, such as, reverb and the use of synthesized sounds (voices, or instruments) was avoided. This application is designed exclusively for educational purposes. Its use in temples is not recommended, as this it cannot be in accordance with the ethos of the Worship.