Description

For those who are familiar with westerninstruments like Guitar or Piano, getting to know the world ofCarnatic ragas and Hindustani ragas is now made easy. Raga Masterhelps you visualize playing patterns for Indian Classical ragas onthe Guitar fret board or on Keyboard instruments like Piano andHarmonium. With an exhaustive list of over 1000 ragas, Raga Masteris all you need to explore how any raga sounds, and also figure outhow it can be played on a guitar or piano.

Learning ragas, made simple: Just select the raga youneed from the list, and you immediately get to see where each ofthe notes appear in the instrument of your choice. Automaticallygenerated playing patterns ensure that you can start playing theraga right away, without worrying about how each raga note maps tothe western notation and this makes the app a perfect companion forthose experimenting with fusion or world music.

All the Ragas you need : Get started with a list of 35popular ragas for free, and then decide if you want to purchaseadditional ragas that include the fundamental ragas (the 72melakartas & The 10 Thaats) and also the complete list ofHindustani & Carnatic ragas

Sound playback : You can also playback the pattern andhear how the raga notes sound. The app will play the displayed raganotes one by one following the vakra structure. (This is just aliteral playback and does not simulate the "feel" using gamakas,pakads etc). Note: needs an in-app purchase

Compare ragas with western scales : The western scalestool let you get a note-by-note comparison of any raga with 12 ofthe standard western scales. This helps highlight the note andinterval commonalities that allow you to try out fusion music.Note: needs an in-app purchase

Designed for tablets: Raga Master works, no matter whatkind of device you own.

Learn more: For usage details, some video tutorials etc,check out http://www.ragalicious.com/tag/android