Mela Raga Keyboard
Select Raga
User Guide
1. Master Control Panel
Tone: Changes the wave source engine model. Select Tanpura Drone to activate multi-string Indian resonant frequency generation layer logic.
Root & Octave: Sets your tonic base note pitch (Sa) and transposes registers across Low (Mandra), Middle (Madhya), or High (Tara) vocal frames.
Volume & Release: Multipliers to fine-tune sound level balance mix ranges and tail-decay sustain lengths.
2. Tanpura Simulator Mode
Locks into your selected Root note to generate three continuous overlapping acoustic string layers automatically. Use the Drone Tuning dropdown menu to toggle your overtone anchors cleanly between Pa, Ma, or Ni configurations.
Check the Auto Drone box to run a hands-free looping backing track at a dedicated independent volume level.
3. Keyboard Typing Mappings
Click inside the piano keys frame to grant active keyboard input browser focus:
A→C | S→D | D→E | F→F | G→G | H→A | J→B | K→C+1
W→C# | E→D# | T→F# | Y→G# | U→A#
4. Automation Scales Guide
Toggle the Scale Guide checkbox to color-code raga-specific notes. Press the Play Sequence button to run automated ascending and descending turnaround exercises at your chosen speed.