Launch Tanpura Drone
Select your flute's tonic (C, C#, D, E Bass), choose string tuning (Pa-Sa, Ma-Sa, Ni-Sa), and adjust tempo and fine cents tuning.
4 Traditional Tuning Modes
- Pa - Sa: Perfect 5th drone for most traditional ragas (Yaman, Bhupali, Bilawal).
- Ma - Sa: Perfect 4th drone for ragas that omit Pa or emphasize Shuddha Ma (Malkauns, Bageshree).
- Ni - Sa: Shuddha Ni drone for ragas with dominant Ni (Marwa, Puriya).
Why Practice with a Tanpura?
- Shruti Alignment: Helps the ear lock into natural just-intonation intervals.
- Breath & Tone Warmup: Practise Kharaj (low octave) long tones against the drone.
- Meditative Focus: Creates the authentic Indian classical atmosphere for your daily Riyaz.
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