TaalMala vs Tabla Tuner

TaalMala provides personalized accompaniment of Tabla, Pakhawaj, Manjeera, Tanpura, SwarMandal and Lehra/Nagma on Santoor and Harmonium. Use TaalMala for your daily riyaaz or live concerts. With high-quality Tabla, Pakhawaj, Manjeera, Tanpura, SwarMandal, Santoor and Harmonium sounds sampled from real instruments, more than 360+ pre-composed Taals and Sequences, and more than 246+ pre-composed Lehra/Nagma compositions, and 650+ SwarMandal patterns in 65+ Ragas, TaalMala provides a complete practising solution for any Indian musician. With TaalMala Composer, you can compose your own Taals, Lehras/Nagmas, SwarMandal patterns by simply typing the notation of the Taal/Lehra on special built-in Taal/Lehra keyboard. With TaalMala Sequencer, you can arrange sequences of fixed or randomized or tempo-based Taal and Lehra/Nagma patterns. TaalMala features: - High-quality studio-recorded Tabla, Pakhawaj, Tanpura, SwarMandal, Santoor, Harmonium and Manjeera (Zanj) sounds - Two sets of Tabla/Dagga sounds and ability to choose and mix-match between the two sound sets - 360+ pre-composed Taals and Taal sequences, including most popular Taals and their variations - 246+ pre-composed Lehra/Nagma compositions and sequences in multitude of ragas and Taals - 620+ pre-composed SwarMandal patterns in 62+ Ragas - New Taals, Lehras/Nagmas and compositions added frequently as updates - Compose your own Taals and Lehras/Nagmas by simply entering the notation - Powerful sequencer to compose fixed, tempo-based and randomized sequences from the Taals and Lehras library - Taal/Lehra/SwarMandal pad; play any Taal/Lehra/SwarMandal pattern on-demand in live accompaniment - Automatic Manjeera/Zanj accompaniment, synchronized with the Tabla/Pakhawaj Taals - Adjustable tempo from 10 bpm to 1000 bpm - Pitch control (+/- 0.5 octave), with independent fine-tuning of all instruments for precise matching with your scale - Pitch detector for detecting your pitch and precise matching, built within the app - Independent volume control for Tabla/Pitch, Dagga/Bass, Manjeera and Lehra/Nagma - Choice of chromatic or just/harmonic tuning for all instruments, with fine-tuning capability. - Up to 2 simultaneous Tanpuras - High-quality Tanpura sounds (male and female tones) with all popular Tanpura patterns included - Adjustable Tanpura tempo and strumming speed of 4 Tanpura strings independently - Option to slightly vary the Tanpura plucking delays randomly for better realism - Tap on the screen twice to set exact Taal tempo, as required This version of the application has following limitations: Playback restricted to 5 minutes every hour. To unlock full functionality and remove the limitation above, click "Buy" option on the main screen. Once you purchase a subscription to the app, the 5-minute per hour limitation will be removed. Please contact us at service@taalmala.com if you have any questions. Licensing terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our privacy policy: https://www.taalmala.com/privacy.shtml

TablaTuner is the first tuner built specifically for tabla players — and the first that can tell you which note to tune to. Most tuners are designed for guitars and ukuleles. They don't understand that a tabla dayan needs to be tuned to Sa — and that Sa changes depending on the song, the singer, or the ensemble you're playing with. TablaTuner does. HOW IT WORKS Open the app, tap your tabla, and see your pitch instantly. A smooth visual indicator shows you exactly how sharp or flat you are, with a color system that shifts from red to green as you approach the target note. When you nail it, the entire screen floods green. You'll know. FIND ANY SONG'S SA Playing along to a song? Search it in the Songs tab and TablaTuner tells you its Sa — the note to tune your drums to. One tap sets the tuner. Every song has a 30-second preview, so you can check it's the right version before you tune. If a song's key hasn't been found yet, ask for an analysis: a few instant analyses a day are free for everyone, and the rest queue up. After you've tuned, say whether the key matched — that's how the key data gets better for every player. TABLA-SPECIFIC PRESETS Quick-select from the most common tabla tunings: C#, D, Eb, E, and more — or pick any of the twelve notes from a grid when you already know your Sa. Set a custom reference pitch if you're playing with instruments tuned to something other than A4 = 440 Hz. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - Real-time pitch detection — accurate, fast, and optimized for the harmonic-rich tones of the tabla syahi - Visual sliding indicator that moves and changes color as you tune — intuitive enough that you can tune while looking at your phone from a distance - Full-screen green confirmation when your pitch is locked — no second-guessing - Song search that ends in "Tune to D", not a chart you have to decode - A guided first run: tell it what you want to play, and you're tuning within a minute - No ads. No subscriptions. Just a tuner that works. KEPT FREE BY PLAYERS TablaTuner has no ads and nothing to subscribe to. It stays that way thanks to players who leave a one-time tip in Settings. Nothing in the app is locked behind it — the tuner, every scale, and song keys are free for everyone. Nothing you play is recorded or sent anywhere. Song searches and install counts go to Emon's server, never linked to you. BUILT BY A TABLA PLAYER TablaTuner was made by Emon Dhar — a tabla player trained in Hindustani music who got tired of using guitar tuners that didn't understand Indian classical instruments. Every feature in this app comes from real practice sessions and real frustrations. There's a tab inside where he posts what's new and what's coming. Whether you're a beginner learning to tune for the first time or a performer preparing backstage, TablaTuner gives you the fastest path from out-of-tune to ready-to-play. Download TablaTuner. Find your Sa. Play.