DhruvaNada Sound System



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CONTROLS

  1. Key note
  2. To play key note
  3. Frequency of the key note
  4. To change the frequency of the key note
  5. Sound
  6. To choose whether a note will continue to sound or stop sounding after you have clicked a keyboard key with the mouse or pressed a PC key.
  7. To select raga
  8. To choose which key the scale will start from. If 'C' is chosen, the scale will start from the first key of the keyboard whatever the key note.
  9. Volume of keyboard
  10. Tampura on/off
  11. Active note of tampura
  12. Speed of tampura
  13. Volume of tampura

 

  1. Shows the names of the notes of the raga
  2. Red dots with blue borders to be used as markers when sliding between notes of the keys with the mouse pointer
  3. Tala of pakhavaj
  4. Graphical representation of the tala
  5. Pakhavaj on/off
  6. Speed of pakhavaj
  7. Volume of pakhavaj

HOW TO USE THE PROGRAM

To play the graphical keyboard on the screen, a raga has to be selected and the tampura has to be on. The keys of the keyboard not belonging to the selected raga are mute.

You can play the notes by clicking on the graphical keyboard with the mouse, by using the keys on the PC keyboard, or by using a connected midi instrument. You can slide between the notes by using the wheel on a midi keyboard

The midi instrument has to be connected when turning on the tampura.

You can stop a note from sounding by right-clicking the mouse, pressing the space bar, or clicking right below the keys on the screen.

If using the PC keyboard to play the notes, the lowest row from left to right is the first octave, the row above is the second, and the row above there again is the third. The first key to the left is always Sa.

By pressing the Control key at the same time as you click a key on the keyboard with the mouse or press a PC key, the volume will be increased. By pressing Shift it will be lowered.

With the mouse you can slide between the notes by holding the left mouse button down when moving the mouse pointer sideways. When the mouse pointer is inside a red dot with blue border, the note has the correct frequency for the key where the dot is placed.





RAGAS AND TIMING

Each raga is said to resonate with certain laws of nature that are active or expressed at specific times of day and night. To produce its real harmonizing influence on ourselves and the environment, each raga has to be played at its corresponding time.



RAGA TIME ALTERNATIVE TIME
     
Abhogi 00 - 03 hrs         
Adana 00 - 03 hrs  
Adbhut Kalyan 20 - 22 hrs  
Ahir Bhairav 06 - 09 hrs  
Bageshri 00 - 03 hrs  
Bhairav 06 - 09 hrs  
Bhairavi 06 - 09 hrs  
Bhatiyar 03 - 06 hrs 00 - 06 hrs
Bhinna Shadja 21 - 24 hrs  
Bhupali 18 - 21 hrs  
Bihag 18 - 21 hrs 22 - 24 hrs
Bilaskhani Todi 09 - 12 hrs  
Bhimpalasi 15 - 18 hrs  
Chandra Kauns 21 - 24 hrs  
Darbari Kanada 21 - 24 hrs  
Dhani 12 - 15 hrs  
Dhruva 20 - 22 hrs  
Gurjari Todi 09 - 12 hrs  
Hansadhvani 06 - 09 hrs  
Hindol 03 - 06 hrs  
Jaunpuri 09 - 12 hrs  
Jog 00 - 03 hrs  
Kafi 18 - 21 hrs  
Kedar 21 - 24 hrs  
Kirvani 21 - 24 hrs  
Lalit 04 - 06 hrs 03 - 06 hrs
Madhmad Sarang 00 - 03 hrs  
Malkauns 21 - 24 hrs  
Marva 03 - 06 hrs  
Megh 00 - 03 hrs  
Miyan Ki Malhar Monsoon  
Puriya Dhanashree 15 - 18 hrs  
Rageshree 21 - 24 hrs  
Sarasvati 00 - 03 hrs  
Shani 07 - 10 hrs  
Shyam Kalyan 18 - 21 hrs  
Shiva Ranjani 21 - 24 hrs  
Shree 15 - 18 hrs  
Sohini 02 - 04 hrs 15 - 18 hrs
Yaman 18 - 21 hrs  

Some musicologists consider that raga Bhairavi, Dhani and Kafi can be played at any time.