Real Tanpura app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Haathi Software
First release : 02 Apr 2012
App size: 82.86 Mb
RealTanpura is a simple and easy to use app that brings you high fidelity full-stereo recordings of a real acoustic Tanpura (a drone instrument used in Indian Classical music) recorded in a professional studio environment. Once you get used to the full and rich natural overtones produced by a real acoustic Tanpura, you will no longer prefer to use your electronic tanpura or app that produces sounds of the tanpura using synthetic or mathematical algorithms. RealTanpura has been designed as an intuitive app that children, adults, and professionals alike will find easy to use.
Key features:
* Professionally recorded tanpuras in studio environment
* High fidelity recordings in stereo
* Tanpura tuned individually per shruthi / pitch
* 100% natural recordings (no mathematical manipulation to change pitch)
* Rich resonance of a real tanpura
* Ma, Pa, Ni modes
* Five and six beat pluck patterns
* [New in v2.0] Completely redesigned as a 64 bit application
* [New in v2.0] Background play - use other apps while using Real Tanpura
* [New in v2.5] Support for portrait and landscape orientations
* [New in v2.5] In-app volume control
* Simple, clean, elegant easy-to-use interface
* For music students, teachers, and performers
* Use also for bhajan, kirtan, meditation, and yoga
* Use on stage with Bluetooth speaker
Latest reviews of Real Tanpura app for iPhone and iPad
I could tell this app was good when it took longer to download than others. That means it has longer samples.
I deleted this app immediately as it has a constant prominent beat of either 5 or 6, very few adjustments and I drum and chant to it.. sounded very electric... awful to listen to! I gave it one star .. if I could give it a negative 20 I would. TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY!
Slightly more interesting than iTablas drone, and nowhere near as complex as Shrutibox. It doest run in background (yet) and has just one tamboura at a time. Negates most advantage. Limited adjustment. An early update would be good
I found this app really useful The sound quality was awesome !:)
Excellent App where time-immemorial musical culture fuses with technology seamlessly. Its user friendly and is readily useable by laymen musicians, while having all the necessary features. Sound quality mimics a real thambura - if one hears from a neighboring room, you can easily mistake it for a 5 real instrument. The screen saver feature is thoughtful. I look forward to many more innovative features in the updates, and also great products from the developer.