shark8me
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Clojure programmer, Indian music hacker.
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Comment · 2 years ago
Sure, that works, thanks!
Comment · 2 years ago
Fwiw, there's a repository with specifications for Ragas and Talas here : https://github.com/Studio-kalavati/sargam-spec/blob/master/s...
Comment · 2 years ago
This is neat!
Where do you type in the bols ? In Obsidian, using plain text?
Comment · 2 years ago
I used Swarshala (https://www.swarclassical.com/SwarShala/), which is pretty good imo.
I used the VST version, however they have samples available as well.
Comment · 2 years ago
Could you share an audio/video or written example of this?
If I understood correctly, you'd like the composition to be played first in 1x speed, and later in 2x or other speed (multiple times) so that it lands on the Sam.
Comment · 2 years ago
Neat!
You could add the lyrics below each note as well. The lyrics section is hidden by default, you could go to the gear ( ) icon and enable it.
And not just for Hindi songs, but for any song that can be imagined in Swaras. Here's Boney M's Rasputin written as a notebook https://swaranotebook.com/view/vlB9hVgb5OdKcadbhOOYyzKwvpl2/...
Comment · 2 years ago
That's cool!
I'm a big fan of Ustad Tari Khan's tabla style.
So what language would you write a composition in? Urdu, or English?
I'm somewhat familiar with the bols since I learnt the Tabla a long time ago. 16 sounds a manageable number. Of course, putting together the audio samples to play a piece and making it sound non-robotic would be another challenge.
But another question is: would you find such a tool useful? There's a similar trend with Raga music, because recording is so easy now, few seem to want to take the trouble to write down notes. Would you, as a Tabla practitioner want to write down a composition? <and do similar tools exist already?>
Comment · 2 years ago
Thanks for the detailed feedback
| example song
I guess having a default page pre-populated with an example song is nice for a demo or a first-time user. But for someone who wants to write a new song, having to delete the pre-populated song could be irksome.
The default keyboard shows only the shuddha or regular swaras btw.
I didn't follow what you meant by "the example notebook is not reachable for the tool". You could just edit that song (https://swaranotebook.com/view/vlB9hVgb5OdKcadbhOOYyzKwvpl2/...) and save it as a new copy.
| mobile
The Swara keys (example: the "r/R" key) are used in twice in each octave, and because there are 3 octaves shown, there are 6 variations , which is difficult to input on a physical keyboard without having additional modifier keys to indicate the octave. For some keys (like the backspace), it would be straightforward. It sure is possible, just haven't worked out what would be ergonomic.
Comment · 2 years ago
That's an interesting use-case.
There are 37 buttons in the keyboard (for 12 svaras, 3 octaves, plus 1). How many might be needed for the Tabla? Is there a 'universal' set of Tabla Bols ?
Comment · 2 years ago
And also for playing with Taal, an unintended use-case is: you could write a composition in one Taal, and then change the Taal to see how sounds in another Taal. Of course since the cycle won't end on the Sam in the new Taal, it won't sound as clean.
Question: Do you think it'll be useful to record vocals along with it? That way one can vocalize Meends and other ornamental features without having to write it.
Comment · 2 years ago
I got hooked by listening to it, here's a piece that I've quite like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfMHiTIm-zc
Comment · 6 years ago
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