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iShala Screenshots

iPad

iPhone

About iShala

iShala is an Indian music mobile app that provides flawless accompaniment for classical music practice, be it vocal, instrumental or rhythmic. It features:

• tanpura (x6)
• tabla
• swarmandal
• harmonium
• manjeera (x3)

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!

Along with accompaniment, iShala now also corrects your pitch*! Sing/play freely or over a harmonium melody and iShala will highlight any discrepancy from the correct note. This is an incredible tool to improve your pitch accuracy.

iShala has a pay once, use forever policy. A Premium* In-App purchase option gives you additional functionality under the same terms.

* Included with PREMIUM option (In-App Purchase):

• 4 additional tanpuras
• a low pitch tabla
• 3 additional manjeeras
• pitch detection to make sure you sing/play on the right note
• autotune session by pitch recognition

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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What's New in the Latest Version 4.0.11

Last updated on Nov 30, 2023

Old Versions

- Settings: Auto check-box allows for improved AUTO tune button to adjust global pitch as well
- Settings: now allows alternating between 440 and 432 Hz tuning
- New mic icon on top right corner (Premium only) allows for turning off mic when not used. Should solve issue appearing with iOS 17 on certain bluetooth devices
- New rhythmic cycles (Gandharva, Ikwai and Vivek taals)
- Raga > Edit: shruti sliders now show value in Cents

Version History

4.0.11

Nov 30, 2023

4.0.10

Jul 31, 2023

- Swarmandal tuning: avaroha arrows were not working
- Swarmandal tuning: Reset button now rests to default notes
- fixes various crashes
- NO AUDIOBUS! Facing compatibility issues with latest deployment platform. If you need this functionality, wait for a possible new update.

4.0.9

Jun 3, 2022

Fixes a bug that was sometimes disabling mic input for Premium pitch detection

4.0.8

Jun 1, 2022

- new Premium add-on: grants you pitch detection functionality, auto-tune, 4 more tanpuras, a low pitch tabla and 3 more manjeeras!
- added Search option on menus, useful for long lists like Ragas
- fixed bug on tanpuras panning
- additional spacing options for tanpura
- added Bhajani variety
- added dozens of 6 and 8 beats lehras
- added "Restore Premium" menu option when applicable

4.0.7

Mar 18, 2022

- fixed unreadable menus and swarmandal tuning screen when on dark mode
- added -/+ buttons to tanpura and swarmandal speed sliders
- improved VoiceOver on FX panes

4.0.6

Feb 16, 2022

• when accelerating, the additional speed is now shown in BPM field
• tanpuras that are not fit for the selected pitch (Sa) are now disabled in list
• fixed various VoiceOver issues
• added Vilambit (slow tempo) Jat taal
• now asks for rating after a certain number of executions
• fixes some bluetooth issues and disconnections
• automatically selects previous value in input dialog so it can be directly overwritten

4.0.4

Feb 2, 2022

• unlimited number of sessions, each with its own name
• new manjeera tab with 3 different bells for accompaniment
• added new tabla (Tabla 1) along the iShala v3 one (Tabla 2)
• distinct tanpura panes (1 & 2) and 6 tanpuras to choose from
• added shuffling buttons for easy tanpura, tabla and manjeera selection
• global Play/Stop button
• added EQ, reverb and envelope settings per instrument
• added EQ, reverb and compression settings for the whole session
• separate volume/pitch of tabla and bayan
• added automatic tempo acceleration
• added tap-in tempo option
• added audition icon when selecting pitch
• added various rhythmic cycles
• full accessibility for visual-impaired users

3.3.1

May 3, 2020

- fixed an issue that was preventing saving of sessions settings

3.3

Feb 5, 2020

- VoiceOver support for visually impaired users
- new "on tilt" option for Swarmandal: triggers aroha/avaroha when device is slightly moved. Ideal for musicians requiring both hands on their instrument
- new rhythmic cycles
- tabla base accessible through iTunes. Can be customised with the SwarShala desktop software

3.2

Jul 25, 2019

- fixed an issue that was distorting Tanpura and Swarmandal sound under certain conditions
- added Jhumra and Pancham Sawari "plain" varieties
- slight increase in overall volume

3.1

Jun 19, 2019

- new/updated Tilwada, Ghazal and Jhaptal (plain) rhythmic cycles
- fixes bug where tanpura speed was not saved across sessions
- fixes bug where tanpura octave was not saved across sessions
- BPM list now highlights current BPM

3.0

May 13, 2019

- 4 new, perfectly sampled tanpuras
- choice between low and high octave
- create new custom ragas
- fine tune each note in a raga in cents
- play 2 tanpuras simultaneously (with panning)
- added new rhythms
- improved harmonium and lehras
- added Reset raga button
- added Tanpura defaults for certain ragas
- new polyphony slider in Settings
- do not stop tanpuras when changing sessions
- revamped UI

2.2

Jan 26, 2018

- about 30 new ragas with corresponding lehras
- optional Manjeera (bell) stroke on Sam (first beat of the cycle)
- improved Swarmandal strings (lower range less overwhelming)
- pitch now allows for few notes below C
- added plain Tintal and Ektaal cycles (without any extra strokes)
- fixed an issue where tabla/harmonium sound would distort on slow tempos

2.1

Feb 2, 2017

- new Swarmandal manual playing screen: click on the Swarmandal image after starting its play button and you will see all its strings in ascending or descending scale (depends on the last button triggered). You can then play them manually at wish.
- added Sultal, Sandra, Sul-Phaakta and Tivra rhythmic cycles (for Dhrupad)
- added Swarmandal frequency choice of 10 seconds
- bug-fixing

2.0

Dec 21, 2016

- 80+ most famous ragas
- resampled, softer Swarmandal, automatically adjusted to raga
- custom tuning screen for Swarmandal
- playback continues when changing settings
- tabla strokes/harmonium notes appear on beat count
- instruments fade out when stopping
- adjusts to orientation
- improved 5/6 strings tanpuras
- added Dhamar & Jat cycles
- sessions and settings saved in real time
- reverb has now wet/dry sliders
- improved look&feel

1.7

Mar 12, 2015

- Introducing Audiobus support: Now you can stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps! See http://audiob.us for more information.
- Playback was stopping below 22 BPM
- Volume change was not effective on mid-range Tanpura

1.6

Jul 21, 2014

- streamlined rhythmic cycles
- pitch adjustment in 1/100 of a note, up and down

1.5

Oct 16, 2013

- different tanpura sounds for mid-range pitches
- better handling of interruptions (calls, other audio apps)
- quick fade of tanpura when stopped

1.4

Feb 20, 2013

- keeps playing when device goes in lock mode
- support for 5 & 6 string tanpuras
- translated to French, German, Dutch and Spanish
- reverb level
- latency adjustment for beat count
- more accurate playback
- improved Swarmandal trills
- added Bhairavi base

1.3

Aug 17, 2012

- Swarmandal playback
- beat count for tabla and harmonium
- BPM selection
- plus and minus buttons for speed
- multiple customizable sessions

See a more detailed review at: http://apps4idevices.com/read/ishala-v1-2.html

1.2

May 18, 2010

Considerably reduced loading time. Larger touch areas for more comfortable user interaction. Improved tempo progression for main rhythmic cycles. Correction of a tune problem when using pitch adjustment in Settings menu. Universal app: specific, larger graphics for iPad, in both Portrait and Landscape orientations.

1.1

Apr 25, 2010

Includes additional ragas: Asavari, Chandrakauns, Durga, Gunkari, Jaijaivanti, Lalit, Sohini and Todi (Yaman already included in version 1.0).

Also solves a problem on certain devices where the app was closing at startup. This was because it was taking too long to initialize and was killed by a watchdog service in the device. Now the app loads the different bases in a separate thread, with a progress bar showing the advancement.

1.0

Apr 17, 2010

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