iShala - practice Indian music

Swar Systems

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About this app

iShala is an Indian music mobile app that provides flawless accompaniment for classical music practice, be it vocal, instrumental or rhythmic. It comes in 2 Editions: Standard and Pro (previously known as Premium).

It features:

• 6 Tanpuras (10 on Pro Edition)
• 2 Tablas (3 on Pro Edition)
• a Swarmandal
• a Vibraphone (Pro Edition only)
• a Harmonium
• 3 Manjeeras (6 on Pro Edition)

all fully customisable in practice sessions that can then be loaded on demand. It effectively replaces a tabla machine, a lehra player and an electronic tanpura. It is therefore an ideal tool for anyone practicing Indian classical music, or just wishing to jam along virtual Indian musicians on any other musical style.

iShala includes over 60 rhythmic cycles, melodies in more than 110 ragas and 7 different tempos. You can also create your own ragas and fine-tune each of their notes at micro-tones (or shrutis) level. Possible combinations are thus nothing short of endless!

iShala initially comes in Standard Edition, but you can upgrade it to Pro Edition through an In-App purchase option. These are one-time payments; whatever the edition you choose, you can use the app forever.

Standard Edition has all the features you need for your riyaaz, and more. But Pro Edition adds some really exciting functionality like:

• pitch correction: iShala detects the note you are currently singing, along with a coloured meter highlighting whether you are right on pitch or not. This is a precious tool to improve your accuracy.
• additional instruments: 4 tanpuras, a low pitch tabla, a vibraphone and 3 manjeeras
• manual playing of all instruments: tabla, harmonium, tanpura, swarmandal, vibraphone and manjeera
• record your own loops for any of these instruments
• record your practice session: adjust mic/music level, then press REC, sing, press STOP and the audio recording file will be generated for you to listen and share
• pull items from the Cloud: download rhythmic and/or melodic cycles posted from SwarShala users directly on your device

For more detailed info on features per edition, check the following topic: https://www.swarclassical.com/guides/ishala/topic.php?product=is&id=18

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Some sweet words from our users:

"Best tanpura app. Concert like. Fully satisfied. I think incomparable with others. Price also reasonable compared to others. Anyone can perform even on stage with this app."

"Amazing tool for your daily solo practice. Thanks for this help for music students. Love it, God bless"

"This app is best investment for Indian classical musicians. I own this app for almost 4 years and I would say it's value for money. It is best app for riyaz with amazing tabla and tanpura."

"After using this app for more than 1 year I am writing genuine review about this app. Wonderful service from the team. Even when I had queries and when I was in need of assistance, they replied through Email and helped me within 10 minutes. App is wonderful which I am using for my music practice, it's helping me a lot. If u are a true music learner, I would recommend this. Thanks a lot to the team members and developers of this IShala app."

"Excellent app. Best for riyaz. Fine sounds. Perfectly tuned instruments."

"Just one word... Perfect !!"

"Excellent App. Wonderful to do Riyaz with this App. Best on the market. Well worth the price. Well done to the developers."

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Ratings and reviews

Great app for music practice. But I as a Tabla player would like it if all the Lehras of the same Taal are listed in one list like there is a list for the Ragas, as sometimes it becomes difficult to find the lehra of some Taal in some Raga. But as a whole this app is one of the best apps for overall music practice. The best thing about this app is that you can tune the instruments in the scale you like; this becomes very helpful whenever you are practicing or performing in front of an audience.

I paid for this app after I saw a fellow musician using it. I can say this app is a complete solution for riyaaz requirements whether you are a singer or an instrumentalist. I use it for practicing Harmonium. The tanpura, tabla and manjira features are very useful to me. I like the sounds too. However, the UI needs improvement. More importantly, we need a few more versions of the Bhajan Theka. I don't like the one that is currently available.

I already purchased the app before and again now it's saying me to go for premium than what about my previous purchased? I am not interested in paying for each n every versions. Tabla sounds better in previous version. Many things are confusing too. Also faced issue of opening app until I reinstall the app, it's really not fair with users. Made it more complex in giving better version.

What’s new

- technical requirement: supports 16Kb pages
- handles expression for imported items