iShala

Good start,needs much improvement for the price I am a beginner learning Hindustani music.I bought this app primarily to use it to learn taal. I am currently learning beginning Ragas like Raag Bilawal,teen Taal.To use this app as an efective learning tool,I desperately need the following improvements in the following order of priority 1.Basic Teen Taal-I need the option to let tabla play the basic teen taal without any kaarigari (embellishments) in all tempos and speeds: That is,just simple Dha Dhin Dhin Dha, Dha Dhin Dhin Dha, Na tin tin Na, Ta Dhin Dhin Dha.Currently this simple pattern is played only with fast tempo/speeds.Slower speeds add extra sounds, which is great for advanced users, but it confuses a beginner like me,so I would like the option to turn off embellishments for all speeds to get just the basic teen taal sound. 2.Taali and Khali sounds-Currently the tabla sounds the same for taali and khali, everything sounds like Dha Dhin Dhin Dha even in Khali. I would like better tabla sound with tali and khali sounding correctly.3.I would like to be able to save and load my presets with taal, tempo and speed.This is an expensive app and needs improvements to make it worth the price.Better rating on improvements.

very professional support Had a problem and contacted support. Had a response within hours and clear guidelines to fix the issue. All good now, thank you guys. One suggestion from me: What about enabling a larger image on a Pad, so it's easier to use life? Cheers!

Looked like a great thing and others like it. However I paid for it, downloaded it, installed it and the most important feature, the tabla, doesn't play. Not happy!!!

This app is at best work-in-progress The team needs to work on the following to make it a professional grade application. * swaramandal sounds too synthetic. Make it sound natural. * The pluck of tanpura is too prominent. Tanpura sounds synthetic too. * there is no way to tune swaramandal strings. The presets is all that you get which are too few. * No way to tune individual tanpura strings. * The UI needs big improvement. This UI is more suited to stylus based devices rather than touch based. Good luck dev team!!

ishala1.5 ishala 1.5 is amazing.

Great app Just purchased this app. Overall this app is awesome and indeed very useful for professionals. I would really appreciate if the developers also add Lehra's for Dadra and Keherwa Taals in their future releases. And also if possible add the ability to change BPM dynamically during the play. Thanks

Request for making the Amezing app more complete Hi There... Congratulations for the mind blowing app. Please incorporate Dadra, Keherwa and Bhajani Theka and update it to make it more meaningful and complete.. As kids and everyone would want to practice on these taal. It will be great to have an update regarding the same. Later on you can incorporate more raag in the swaramandal. Many thanks in advance.

New version-1.5 is amazing 1. First of all THANKS to all iShala team for introducing the features [show running Speed count, Showing speed in BPM, + / - controls to change the speed, swaramandal] etc... 2. I recall around three months ago I have requested iShala Team for all these features and HATS OFF to them that they committed to make changes in new version and they DID it..! 3. The new version feels more professional to use. If possible then future additions - I would suggest to more Raagas and intstruments to play the Nagma and the Metronome feature. All in all I am very satisfied with the new version of the App in terms of features, usability and especially commitment from iShala team. I would like to say that iShala is probably the BEST App in music category in android market. - Nilesh Hardikar

Dadra needed! Overall great app and awesome sound but it'd be really appreciated if the developers add dadra taal as this is a very common taal but missing in this app.

Stereo? Very easy to use, fun and educational app. I can only get sound on one channel though if listening through headphones on galaxy s2.

Good start,needs much improvement for the price I am a beginner learning Hindustani music.I bought this app primarily to use it to learn taal. I am currently learning beginning Ragas like Raag Bilawal,teen Taal.To use this app as an efective learning tool,I desperately need the following improvements in the following order of priority 1.Basic Teen Taal-I need the option to let tabla play the basic teen taal without any kaarigari (embellishments) in all tempos and speeds: That is,just simple Dha Dhin Dhin Dha, Dha Dhin Dhin Dha, Na tin tin Na, Ta Dhin Dhin Dha.Currently this simple pattern is played only with fast tempo/speeds.Slower speeds add extra sounds, which is great for advanced users, but it confuses a beginner like me,so I would like the option to turn off embellishments for all speeds to get just the basic teen taal sound. 2.Taali and Khali sounds-Currently the tabla sounds the same for taali and khali, everything sounds like Dha Dhin Dhin Dha even in Khali. I would like better tabla sound with tali and khali sounding correctly.3.I would like to be able to save and load my presets with taal, tempo and speed.This is an expensive app and needs improvements to make it worth the price.Better rating on improvements.

very professional support Had a problem and contacted support. Had a response within hours and clear guidelines to fix the issue. All good now, thank you guys. One suggestion from me: What about enabling a larger image on a Pad, so it's easier to use life? Cheers!

This app is at best work-in-progress The team needs to work on the following to make it a professional grade application. * swaramandal sounds too synthetic. Make it sound natural. * The pluck of tanpura is too prominent. Tanpura sounds synthetic too. * there is no way to tune swaramandal strings. The presets is all that you get which are too few. * No way to tune individual tanpura strings. * The UI needs big improvement. This UI is more suited to stylus based devices rather than touch based. Good luck dev team!!

ishala1.5 ishala 1.5 is amazing.

Great app Just purchased this app. Overall this app is awesome and indeed very useful for professionals. I would really appreciate if the developers also add Lehra's for Dadra and Keherwa Taals in their future releases. And also if possible add the ability to change BPM dynamically during the play. Thanks

Request for making the Amezing app more complete Hi There... Congratulations for the mind blowing app. Please incorporate Dadra, Keherwa and Bhajani Theka and update it to make it more meaningful and complete.. As kids and everyone would want to practice on these taal. It will be great to have an update regarding the same. Later on you can incorporate more raag in the swaramandal. Many thanks in advance.

New version-1.5 is amazing 1. First of all THANKS to all iShala team for introducing the features [show running Speed count, Showing speed in BPM, + / - controls to change the speed, swaramandal] etc... 2. I recall around three months ago I have requested iShala Team for all these features and HATS OFF to them that they committed to make changes in new version and they DID it..! 3. The new version feels more professional to use. If possible then future additions - I would suggest to more Raagas and intstruments to play the Nagma and the Metronome feature. All in all I am very satisfied with the new version of the App in terms of features, usability and especially commitment from iShala team. I would like to say that iShala is probably the BEST App in music category in android market. - Nilesh Hardikar

Dadra needed! Overall great app and awesome sound but it'd be really appreciated if the developers add dadra taal as this is a very common taal but missing in this app.

Stereo? Very easy to use, fun and educational app. I can only get sound on one channel though if listening through headphones on galaxy s2.

Wonderful and very easy to use I must admit that I downloaded this tool with a bit of apprehension after reading one of the reviews but I am really glad I did not listen to it, because the tool is really great. Very easy to use with all the taals that u may need for practisinig. Also, one can move the tonic and change the theka speed very easily, which is great. I am running the tool on my galaxy sII connected to an ampli and having a great time playing my sarangi with the tanpura and the tabla accompanying on the ishala. A good tool.

Looked like a great thing and others like it. However I paid for it, downloaded it, installed it and the most important feature, the tabla, doesn't play. Not happy!!!