This app provides the meditative drone of a tanpura, a key instrument in Indian classical music. It offers two tanpuras and a Sur-Peti/Shruti box with adjustable tuning and stereo placement for a realistic sound experience.
2.9(40 ratings)
Free
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4.2😊(42 ratings)
$17.99
This app provides a realistic simulation of multiple Indian classical music instruments, including tanpuras, a Swar Mandal, and a Sur-Peti. It offers high-quality sampled sounds and tuning options for practice, performance, or meditation.
What We Love
- 🎶 Excellent sound quality
- 🎶 Pure tone
- 🎶 Soothing sound
- 🎶 Realistic tanpura sound
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Many features
- 💡 Great for practice
- 💡 Useful for meditation
- 💡 Portable alternative to physical tanpuras
- 💡 Good for accompanying vocals
- 💡 Accurate tuning
- 💡 Customizable tuning
- 💡 Developer responsiveness
- 💡 Good value for money (bundle pack)
- 💡 Long-time user satisfaction
Room to Improve
- 📱 App shuts down during calls
- 📱 App needs re-triggering after calls/voice input
- 📱 Layout issues on iPadOS
- 📱 Not optimized for iPadOS
- 📱 Phone gets hot during use
- 🔊 Missing bass by default
- 🔊 Bass adjustment reduces output
- 🔊 Swarmandal sound not natural
- 🔊 Preset cannot be deleted
- 🔊 Not professional grade sound quality for concerts
- 🔊 Pricey for non-serious app
- 🔊 Swar mandal volume adjustment does not work
- 🔊 App hangs sometimes
- 🔊 Not wide for iPad
- 🔊 Sound system issues reported
- 🔊 No sound output reported
2.6(38 ratings)
Free
This app provides realistic tabla and tanpura sounds for Indian classical musicians and students. It offers support for numerous taals, a metronome, and a mixer for independent instrument control. Ideal for daily practice and creating a concert atmosphere.
