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Featured instruments Volume North 1 Name MSB LSB Patch Nr Tabla 108 0 0 Pakhawaj 108 0 1 Dholak 108 0 2 Tabla (low range) 108 0 4 Nagara 108 0 6 Sitar 108 0 50 Sarod 108 0 51 Guitar 108 0 52 Santoor 108 0 53 Sarangi 108 0 54 Harmonium 108 0 70 Bansuri 108 0 71 Bansuri (sharp) 108 0 72 Bansuri (high range) 108 0 73 Shehnai 108 0 74 Bols 108 0 110 Sargam 108 0 111

Volume North 2 Name MSB LSB Patch Nr Dhol 108 0 7 Tudd 108 0 8 Dimdi 108 0 9 Duff 108 0 10 Gunghroo 108 0 11 Tumbak 108 0 12 Tambourines 108 0 13 Duggis 108 0 14 Naal 108 0 15 Chimta 108 0 16 Israj 108 0 55 Banjo 108 0 56 Tumbi 108 0 57 Harmonium 2 108 0 75

Volume South 1 Name MSB LSB Patch Nr Mridangam 108 0 17 Ghatam 108 0 18 Kanjeera 108 0 19 Morsing 108 0 20 Chende 108 0 24 Dollu 108 0 25 Udukke 108 0 26 Tavil 108 0 27 Ghat Singhari 108 0 28 Tamte 108 0 29 Kappi Mridangam 108 0 30 Veena 108 0 58 Nadaswaram 108 0 76 Konnakol 108 0 113



Common to all volumes Name MSB LSB Patch Nr Manjeera 108 0 3 Tanpura (low-range) 108 0 21 Tanpura (mid-range) 108 0 22 Tanpura (high range) 108 0 23

Mappings

Rhythmic instruments Tabla

MIDI Note

Note Stroke name Description

36 C3 Backwards tu Right hand: open stroke of the ring finger on the syahi. 37 C#3 Closed ge Left hand: fully contained index/middle finger stroke (full pressure with the

heel of the palm). 38 D3 Finger ke Left hand: sharp flick of the index on the skin. 39 D#3 First closed then open ge Left hand: full heel pressure, middle/index finger stroke and progressive

release. 40 E3 First closed then open ge2 Left hand: full heel pressure, middle/index finger stroke and progressive

release (other sample). 41 F3 First open then closed ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke and progressive heel pressure. 42 F#3 Ke Left hand: firm palm on the skin. 43 G3 Loud ge Left hand: open blow. 44 G#3 Louder ke Left hand: firm palm on the skin (harder). 45 A3 Na Right hand: firm tap of index finger on kinar. 46 A#3 Ne Right hand: light contact of ring finger on the skin. 47 B3 Open ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke with no heel pressure. 48 C4 Open ke Left hand: loose finger tips on the syahi. 49 C#4 Open na Right hand: loose tap of index finger on kinar. 50 D4 Pressed ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke with a certain heel pressure. 51 D#4 Re Right hand: flat palm contact on the whole skin. Played along with Re. 52 E4 Sharp tin Right hand: sharp stroke of full index finger while all remaining fingers

hold the skin tight. 53 F4 Sliding ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke followed by a fast heel slide. 54 F#4 Strong te Right hand: firm contact of all finger tips on the syahi. 55 G4 Sur Right hand: loose stroke of index finger on the space between kinar and

syahi. 56 G#4 Te Right hand: firm contact of middle/index finger on syahi. Played along with

Ti. 57 A4 Thap Right hand: open blow of all finger tips on syahi. 58 A#4 Tin Right hand: firm tap of index finger on the space between kinar and syahi. 59 B4 Tu Right hand: loose stroke of index finger on syahi. 60 C5 De Right hand: flat palm contact on the whole skin. Played along with Re. 61 C#5 Din Right hand: open palm stroke on syahi. 62 D5 Sharp na Right hand: sharp stroke of full index finger on kinar while all remaining

fingers hold the skin tight. 63 D#5 Softer sur Right hand: loose stroke of index finger on the space between kinar and

syahi. 64 E5 Ti Right hand: firm contact of middle/index finger on syahi. Played along with

Te.



Pakhawaj

MIDI Note


36 C3 Din Right hand: loose stroke of all joined fingers on syahi. 37 C#3 Ge Left hand: open blow. 38 D3 Ke Left hand: firm palm on the skin. 39 D#3 Lower ta Right hand: loose stroke of the side of the palm (lower pitch). 40 E3 Na Right hand: firm tap of index finger on kinar. 41 F3 Ne Right hand: light contact of ring finger on the skin. 42 F#3 Open na Right hand: loose tap of index finger on kinar. 43 G3 Soft ke Left hand: firm palm on the skin (softer stroke). 44 G#3 Sur Right hand: loose stroke of index finger on the space between kinar and

syahi. 45 A3 Ta Right hand: loose stroke of the side of the palm. 46 A#3 Te Right hand: firm contact of middle/index finger on syahi.

Dholak

MIDI Note


36 C3 Closed ge Left hand: fully contained index/middle finger stroke (full pressure with the heel of the palm).

37 C#3 Closed ta Right hand: firm tap of all fingers on the edge of the skin. 38 D3 Finger ke Left hand: sharp flick of the index on the skin. 39 D#3 First closed then open ge Left hand: full heel pressure, middle/index finger stroke and progressive

release. 40 E3 First open then closed ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke and progressive heel pressure. 41 F3 Ke Left hand: firm palm on the skin. 42 F#3 Loud ge Left hand: open blow. 43 G3 Na Right hand: firm tap of index finger on the edge of the skin. 44 G#3 Ne Right hand: light contact of ring finger on the skin. 45 A3 Open ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke with no heel pressure. 46 A#3 Open ke Left hand: loose finger tips on the middle of the skin. 47 B3 Re Right hand: flat palm contact on the whole skin. 48 C4 Ring Right hand: metal ring on the wood of the drum (the ring can be placed

around the tip of the thumb). 49 C#4 Sliding ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke followed by a fast heel slide. 50 D4 Strong ta Right hand: loose tap of all fingers on the edge of the skin. 51 D#4 Ta Right hand: loose tap of index finger on the edge of the skin. 52 E4 Te Right hand: firm contact of middle/index finger on the middle of the skin. 53 F4 Tin Right hand: firm tap of index finger on the middle of the skin.

Manjeera

MIDI Note


36 C3 Closed bell Firm contact of the bells. 37 C#3 Open bell Open stroke of the bells. 38 D3 Soft bell Soft stroke of the bells.

Nagara

MIDI Note


36 C3 Ge Open stroke of the stick on the center of the left hand drum. 37 C#3 Na Sharp stroke of the stick on the edge of the right hand drum. 38 D3 Pressed ge Pressed stroke of the stick on the center of the left hand drum. 39 D#3 Soft ge Soft stroke of the stick on the center of the left hand drum. 40 E3 Soft na Soft stroke of the stick on the edge of the right hand drum. 41 F3 Soft tin Soft stroke of the stick on the center of the right hand drum. 42 F#3 Tin Sharp stroke of the stick on the center of the right hand drum.



Dhol

MIDI Note


36 C3 Tran (fast) Tran 37 C#3 Soft Tin Muted Tin 38 D3 Te Te 39 D#3 Sharp Tin Sharp Tin 40 E3 Soft Te Soft Te 41 F3 Na Na 42 F#3 Tran Na Na – Medium Tempo 43 G3 Tran Na Na – Fast Tempo 44 G#3 Kre Kre 45 A3 Kre Kre Kre Slow Kre Kre Kre Slow 46 A#3 Kre Kre Kre Fast Kre Kre Kre Fast 47 B3 Kre Kre Kre Very Fast Kre Kre Kre Very Fast 48 C4 Ge Open stroke on the lower skin 49 C#4 Closed then Open Ge Strong Ge 50 D4 Closed then Open Ge 2 Strong Ge 2 (slight different tone) 51 D#4 Open then Closed ge Sliding Ge 52 E4 Open then closed ge 2 Sliding Ge Slow 53 F4 Sliding ge Hand Sliding Ge 54 F#4 Hand ge Hand Ge 55 G4 Hand ke Hand Ke 56 G#4 DhaDha DhaDha - Double Stroke, Very common in Dhol 57 A4 DhaDha DhaDha - Double Stroke, Fast 58 A#4 Muted ge Pressed Ge 59 B4 Soft stick Mild stroke of stick 60 C5 Soft ge Soft open Ge 61 C#5 Open ke Open Ke 62 D5 Pressed ge Short Pressed Ge 63 D#5 Combined Dha Combined Dha – with left hand ge + Tin 64 E5 Dhre Dhre Dhre Dhre Dhre Dhre ( Combined stroke with left and right hand drums) 65 F5 Long Dhre Dhre Dhre Long Dhre Dhre Dhre (Combined stroke with left and right hand drums) 66 F#5 Dhre Dhre Dhin Dhre Dhre Dhin (Combined Stroke) 67 G5 Dhre Dhre Dhin – Fast Dhre Dhre Dhin – Fast 68 G#5 Drum Roll Drum Roll 69 A5 Drum Roll Fast Drum Roll Fast 70 A#5 Drum Roll Very Fast Drum Roll Very Fast

Tudd

MIDI Note


36 C3 Open ge (high) Hit on the skin 37 C#3 Open ge Hit on the loose skin 38 D Open ke (high) Hit on pressed skin (high) 39 D#3 Open ke Hit on pressed skin 40 E Sliding ge Hit while swiftly increasing pressure on skin 41 F Sliding ge (soft) Hit while swiftly increasing pressure on skin 42 F#3 Open then closed ge (high) Hit then swiftly increase pressure on skin 43 G3 Open then closed ge

(higher) Hit then swiftly increase pressure on skin

44 G#3 Open then closed ge Hit then swiftly increase pressure on skin 45 A3 Closed ge 1 Hit while pressing skin 46 A#3 Closed ge 2 Hit while pressing skin 47 B3 Closed ge 3 Hit while pressing skin 48 C4 Closed ge 4 Hit while pressing skin 49 C#4 Closed ge 5 Hit while pressing skin 50 D4 Pressed ge Hit while pressing skin softly 51 D#4 Muted ge Hit while keeping skin tight 52 E4 Na Hit on the edge of Tudd with Finger 53 F4 Light hit 54 F#4 Open then closed ge 2 Hit then swiftly increase pressure on skin 55 G4 Body hit Sharp stroke on drum body



Dimdi

MIDI Note


36 C3 Open then closed ge Loud Fast Slide 37 C#3 Pressed ge Pressed Ge 38 D Open then closed ge 2 Loud Slower Slide 39 D#3 Pressed ge 2 Slower Slide – lower volume 40 E Finger ke Strong Ke 41 F Te Soft Te 42 F#3 Loud ge Open Ge Loud 43 G3 Open ge Open Ge Less loud 44 G#3 Ke Ke 45 A3 Soft ge Soft Ge 46 A#3 Soft ge 2 Softer Ge

Duff

MIDI Note


36 C3 Muted tre Tre Muted, played by hitting first three finger one after the other very fast, at the same time the skin is kept pressed to give a damp Tre sound

37 C#3 Muted edge tre Tre, Played the same way as Muted Tre, except for that its played at the edge (side - SID) of the drum and gives a sharp kre sound

38 D Open tre Tre on Open Drum, without pressing anywhere. 39 D#3 Edge tre Tre on Open Drum, without pressing anywhere. - different tone 40 E Na Produced by hitting the finger hard on the rim of the drum 41 F Tin Produced by hitting the finger hard on the rim of the drum – tonal

variation 42 F#3 Ring Ring Sound – sharp tone 43 G3 Soft ring Ring Sound – soft sound 44 G#3 Muted ge Thumb hit on the center of the drum 45 A3 Loud ge Loud Ge 46 A#3 Ge Ge 47 B3 Soft ge Soft Ge

Gunghroo

MIDI Note


36 C3 Ghunghroo1 : stroke Strong Hit 37 C#3 Ghunghroo1 : stroke 2 Strong Sharp hit 38 D Ghunghroo1 : roll Roll 39 D#3 Ghunghroo1 : soft stroke Soft Hit 40 E Ghunghroo2 : soft stroke Soft hit 41 F Ghunghroo2 : stroke Strong Hit 42 F#3 Ghunghroo3 : stroke Strong hit 43 G3 Ghunghroo3 : short roll Long Hit 44 G#3 Ghunghroo4 : soft stroke Soft hit 45 A3 Ghunghroo4 : stroke Strong hit 46 A#3 Ghunghroo4 : roll Roll 47 B3 Ghunghroo4 : short roll Short Roll 48 C4 Ghunghroo5 : stroke Hit 49 C#4 Ghunghroo6 : stroke Hit 50 D4 Ghunghroo7 : stroke Hit 51 D#4 Ghunghroo7 : soft stroke Soft hit



Tumbak Nari

MIDI Note


50 D4 Tin Left finger side hit 55 G4 Na Right finger side hit 60 C5 Ge Open Ge 65 F5 Muted ge Muted Ge 71 B5 Ke Flat Ke high 75 D#6 Sharp ke Flat Ke Low 78 F#6 Tre Trill Hi 84 C7 Muted Tre Trill Lo

Tambourines

MIDI Note


36 C3 Soft hit on palm Soft Hit on the palm 37 C#3 Hard hit on palm Hard Hit on the palm 38 D3 Left move Moving stick to the left 39 D#3 Right move Moving stick on the right 40 E3 Finger hit (left) Left finger hit on bells 41 F3 Finger hit (right) Right finger hit on bells 42 F#3 Crisp hit Hard Crisp hit 43 G3 Long roll Long Roll 44 G#3 Short roll Short Roll 45 A3 Medium roll Medium Roll

Duggis

MIDI Note


42 F#3 Duggi #1 Open stroke on the first duggi 50 D4 Medium tak Medium touch of finger to stop sound 51 D#4 Strong tak Strong touch of finger to stop sound 52 E4 Soft tak Soft touch of finger to stop sound 66 F#5 Duggi #2 Open stroke on the second duggi 90 F#7 Duggi #3 Open stroke on the third duggi

Naal

MIDI Note


36 C3 Backwards tu Right hand: open stroke of the ring finger on the syahi. 37 C#3 Closed ge Left hand: fully contained index/middle finger stroke (full pressure with

the heel of the palm). 38 D3 Finger ke Left hand: sharp flick of the index on the skin. 39 D#3 First closed then open ge Left hand: full heel pressure, middle/index finger stroke and progressive

release. 40 E3 First closed then open ge2 Left hand: full heel pressure, middle/index finger stroke and progressive

release (other sample). 41 F3 First open then closed ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke and progressive heel pressure. 42 F#3 Ke Left hand: firm palm on the skin. 43 G3 Loud ge Left hand: open blow. 44 G#3 Louder ke Left hand: firm palm on the skin (harder). 45 A3 Na Right hand: firm tap of index finger on kinar. 46 A#3 Ne Right hand: light contact of ring finger on the skin. 47 B3 Open ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke with no heel pressure. 48 C4 Open ke Left hand: loose finger tips on the syahi. 49 C#4 Open na Right hand: loose tap of index finger on kinar. 50 D4 Pressed ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke with a certain heel pressure. 51 D#4 Re Right hand: flat palm contact on the whole skin. Played along with Re. 52 E4 Sharp tin Right hand: sharp stroke of full index finger while all remaining fingers

hold the skin tight. 53 F4 Sliding ge Left hand: middle/index finger stroke followed by a fast heel slide. 54 F#4 Strong te Right hand: firm contact of all finger tips on the syahi. 55 G4 Sur Right hand: loose stroke of index finger on the space between kinar and



syahi. 56 G#4 Te Right hand: firm contact of middle/index finger on syahi. Played along

with Ti. 57 A4 Thap Right hand: open blow of all finger tips on syahi. 58 A#4 Tin Right hand: firm tap of index finger on the space between kinar and

syahi. 59 B4 Tu Right hand: loose stroke of index finger on syahi. 60 C5 De Right hand: flat palm contact on the whole skin. Played along with Re. 61 C#5 Din Right hand: open palm stroke on syahi. 62 D5 Sharp na Right hand: sharp stroke of full index finger on kinar while all remaining

fingers hold the skin tight. 63 D#5 Softer sur Right hand: loose stroke of index finger on the space between kinar and

syahi. 64 E5 Ti Right hand: firm contact of middle/index finger on syahi. Played along

with Te. Chimta

MIDI Note


53 F4 Ring Hit of ring on the chimta 60 C5 Hit Hard stroke when closing the chimta 67 G5 Soft hit Soft stroke when closing the chimta 78 F#6 Shake Shaking the chimta

Ghatam

MIDI Note


C3 sliding tom Palm Stroke over the mouth of Ghatam. Palm is moved to give a slide effect.

C#3 neck tom Palm Stroke over the neck of Ghatam. D3 tom Palm Stroke over the mouth of Ghatam. D#3 dum Palm stroke near the neck of ghatam E3 finger dum Palm + finger tip stroke near the neck F3 gum Soft stroke with palm over the mouth of ghatam F#3 ta Firm stroke with fingers on the belly of ghatam. G3 finger ta Stroke with single finger on the belly of ghatam. G#3 ti Stroke with single finger near the neck of ghatam A3 re Soft stroke with single finger near the neck of ghatam A#3 ki Sharp finger stroke on the belly B3 deem Sharp finger stroke on the belly C4 nam Sharp finger stroke on the belly C#4 Tam variations Finger stroke on belly and soft stroke on the mouth with palm D4 Tam variations Finger stroke on belly and palm stroke on the mouth D#4 Tam variations Loud palm stroke over the mouth and finger stroke on the belly E4 Tam variations Successive strokes of two fingers with both the hands. F4 Tam variations Slide palm stroke on mouth and finger stroke on belly F#4 Tam variations Hard finger stroke on belly.

Mridangam / Kappi Mridangam

MIDI Note

Note Stroke name Stroke Description

C3 kum Finger hit, while pressure is applied through palm. C#3 sliding gum Finder hit, while palm is slided on the skin D3 soft tom Open hit on the left drum with left hand (soft) D#3 tom Open hit on the left drum with left hand E3 kum (low) Finger hit, while pressure is applied through palm. (diff press. var.) F3 kum (slightly high) Finger hit, while pressure is applied through palm. (diff press. var.) F#3 kum (higher) Finger hit, while pressure is applied through palm. (diff press. var.) G3 kum (high pitch) Finger hit, while pressure is applied through palm. (diff press. var.) G#3 Ka Muted Stroke of palm.



A3 Ke A#3 deem Firm tap of index finger on kinar B3 syahi deem Loose stroke of index finger on syhai C4 syahi deem (soft) Loose stroke of index finger on syhai (soft) C#4 ki Firm contact of middle finger on syhai D4 chap sharp stroke of full index finger while all remaining fingers hold the

skin tight. D#4 ta Firm palm on the left skin, softly. E4 ta (variation) Left hand Stroke (hard) F4 na Firm tap of index finger on kinar F#4 nam Firm soft tap of index finder on kinar G4 kree Soft roll of fingers over the skin. Fingers hold the skin after roll G#4 kreem Soft roll of fingers over the skin. Open stroke A4 kree (soft) Soft roll of fingers over the skin. Variation A#4 kreem 2 Soft roll of fingers over the skin. Variation B4 Soft tom + soft nam C5 Soft kum + deem loud C#5 Strong dom + deem loud D5 Dom soft D#5 chhapu Loud open stroke just above the syhai (Correct name is “Chhapu” ) E5 Arra chhapu Variation of Chhapu and is called ‘Arra chhapu’ – damped open

stroke

F5 Ke + deem F#5 Ke + deem variation G5 Tirikite tam G#5 Tirikite tom

Kanjeera

MIDI Note


C3 tom (high) Skin is hit in the centre with 3 fingers (skin is pressed by left hand to give hi pitch sound)

C#3 tom Skin is hit in the centre with 3 fingers. D3 Slide Slide stroke D#3 deem Skin is hit in the centre with 3 fingers. E3 deem (high) Skin is hit in the centre with 3 fingers. F3 sliding deem Skin is hit in the centre with 3 fingers. F#3 me Finger hit on the edge of the drum. G3 me (pressed) Finger hit on the edge of the drum while skin is pressed by left hand G#3 me (high) Finger hit on the edge of the drum. A3 me (low) Finger hit on the edge of the drum. A#3 dim (sliding) Finger hit on the centre, while skin is pressed simultaneously by left

hand to give a sliding effect B3 dim Finger hit on the centre, while skin is pressed simultaneously by left C4 ke Firm finger hit on the centre of the body. Finger stays on the skin to

give a muted sound. C#4 ta Firm finger hit on the edge of the drum. D4 ta (soft) Firm finger hit on the edge of the drum. D#4 ta (muted) Firm finger hit on the edge of the drum. E4 ta (soft and muted) Firm finger hit on the edge of the drum. F4 ta (sharp) Firm finger hit on the edge of the drum. (hard hit) F#4 te (soft) Second finger hit on the edge of the drum G4 te Second finger hit on the edge of the drum G#4 bell Bell sound of Kanjeera A4 bell 2 Bell sound of Kanjeera



Tavil

MIDI Note


36 C3 tom Left hand stroke with the stick + right hand nam 37 C#3 tom Stroke in the middle of the left drum 38 D3 gum Light stroke with the stick in the middle of the left drum 39 D#3 sliding gum Light stroke with the stick in the middle of the left drum, while stick is

simultaneously slided. 40 E3 ka Stroke in the middle of the left drum 41 F3 ka (loud) Stroke in the middle of the left drum 42 F#3 ki Muted stroke of left hand 43 G3 de Right hand stroke near the rim of the right hand drum 44 G#3 de 2 Right hand stroke near the rim of the right hand drum 45 A3 te Right hand stroke in the middle of the drum 46 A#3 nam Right hand stroke on the edge 47 B3 ta Different finger stroke on the edge 48 C4 tom Different finger stroke on the edge 49 C#4 tom 2 Different finger stroke on the edge 50 D4 Combined stroke of left drum and Nam on right side

Morsing

MIDI Note


C3 straight Single pluck C#3 flange Single pluck flange tone D3 high Single pluck thin tone D#3 high 2 Single pluck thin tone variation E3 closed Single pluck closed tone F3 open Single pluck open tone F#3 high then low Single pluck very thin tone G3 high then low 2 Single pluck first open then closed tone G#3 slow vibrato Single pluck with slow vibrato effect A3 slow vibrato 2 Single pluck with slow vibrato effect A#3 wind effect Single pluck with wind effect B3 wind effect 2 Single pluck with more wind effect C4 closed then open First open then closed tone C#4 closed then open 2 First open then closed sharp tone D4 effect 1 General sound effects from morsing D#4 effect 2 General sound effects from morsing E4 effect 3 General sound effects from morsing F4 effect 4 General sound effects from morsing

Udukke

MIDI Note


C3 pressed then closed Finger hit with simultaneous skin stretch C#3 open then closed Finger hit with simultaneous skin stretch (from very low pitch to

high pitch) D3 open then closed (higher) Finger hit with simultaneous skin stretch (from very low pitch to

high pitch) D#3 fast bending Finger hit with simultaneous skin stretch – slightly Fast bend E3 fast bending 2 Finger hit with simultaneous skin stretch – fast bend F3 sliding Finger hit with simultaneous skin stretch – very Fast bend F#3 closed then open Finger hit with simultaneous skin stretch from hi to low G3 open Finger hit while skin is as loose as possible producing a low hit

sound G#3 kre Two fingers hit – muted sound



A3 kre (slow) Three fingers hit – muted sound A#3 te Single finger hit B3 soft bending Very soft and slow bend from low to high pitch C4 pressed 1 Single hit while skin is kept loose C#4 pressed 2 Single hit while skin is kept loose D4 pressed 3 Single hit while skin is kept slightly tight D#4 pressed 4 Single hit while skin is kept tight E4 pressed 5 Single hit while skin is kept very tight

Dollu

MIDI Note


C3 center (low) Strong stroke with a stick on the right drum. C#3 center Strong stroke with a stick on the right drum. D3 edge Soft hit by the stick on the edge of right drum D#3 loose Soft hit of the stick on the right drum E3 loose 2 Soft hit of the stick on the right drum (variation) F3 loose edge Open hit of the stick on the edge of the drum F#3 stick (sharp) Sharp hit of the stick on the body of the drum. (sharp tone) G3 stick Sharp hit of the stick on the body of the drum. G#3 rim Stick hit on the rim of right drum A3 soft Very soft hit on the left hand drum. A#3 open Very low but sharp hit on the left drum B3 muted Firm hit on the left hand drum producing a muted sound like Ke. C4 muted (sharp) Muted but sharp stroke on left hand drum

Chende

MIDI Note


C3 edge Hit on the edge. More of edge in this toen C#3 edge (mild) Mild Hit on the edge D3 edge (lower) Hit on the edge including skin sound. D#3 center Hit in the middle of the drum producing a low sounding hit. E3 center 2 Hit in the middle of the drum producing a low sounding hit.

(variation) F3 soft Soft hit in the middle of the drum F#3 soft 2 Soft mild hit in the middle of the drum. G3 sharp Sharp muted hit G#3 sharp 2 Sharp muted hit (variation) A3 sharp closed Pressed strong hit (skin is pressed by the other stick) A#3 sharp closed 2 Pressed strong hit (variation) B3 border Hit producing a bright sharp sound C4 border (loud) Hit producing a bright sharp sound C#4 border (lower) Mild but loud hit D4 short trill Both the sticks hit one after the other with a fraction of a second

delay D#4 trill (soft) Stick is dropped over the skin and left bouncing, E4 trill Muted Trilling sound F4 sticks Both the sticks hit. F#4 border (muted) Muted hit sound G4 Ti ri ki te Deem G#4 Ti Ri Ki Te Tam



Ghat Singhari

MIDI Note


36 C3 open Soft De 37 C#3 closed Pressed Ge 38 D3 strong High Pitch Deem 39 D#3 closed then open (soft) Sliding Stroke sound 40 E3 open then closed Sliding Deem 41 F3 closed then open High to Low Slide 42 F#3 tak (muted) Muted Tak 43 G3 tak (edge) Edge Tak 44 G#3 tak (soft) Soft Tak

Tamte

MIDI Note


36 C3 ga Left hand stroke with the stick in the middle of the drum 37 C#3 ga 2 Left hand stroke with the stick in the middle of the drum 38 D3 ja It’s basically a combined stroke. It’s a mix of Na and Ka played

one after another with a fraction of a second delay. 39 D#3 ja 2 Soft Ja 40 E3 ka Left hand stroke with stick 41 F3 sharp ka Left hand stroke - Sharp Ka 42 F#3 ka 2 Left Hand stroke – soft Ka 43 G3 muted ka Left hand muted Ka - 44 G#3 na Right Hand stroke on the rim of the drum with a thin stick 45 A3 soft na Right hand soft stroke on the rim of the drum with a thin stick 46 A#3 lower na Right hand stroke on the rim with a slight different placement. 47 B3 na 2 Right hand stroke on the rim – softer version

Melodic instruments Melodic instruments contain multiple regions that cover the whole 10 octaves of the virtual keyboard. These regions are contiguous for all instruments, except for Sitar, Sarod and Tumbi that have some specificities. Sitar and Sarod These instruments have 3 sets of strings: main strings, sympathetic strings and chikaris. Mains strings (4) are the ones that play the melody, sympathetic strings (11 to 13) are the ones that vibrate along with the notes to create the harmonics and chikaris (2) are the ones that are hit regularly to establish the base note (Sa). We have tried to map all these in a single patch as follows: Strings From Note To Note Sympathetics C0 D#2 Main E2 G#8 Chikaris A8 G10

Veena Strings From Note To Note Sympathetics - - Main C0 B8 Chikaris C9 G10



Tumbi Tumbi is mapped in a special way to allow playing of different styles of plucking. Here are the ranges for each style: Style From Note To Note Open string stroke B1 C#3 Down stroke F3 C5 Up stroke F#5 C#7 Muted stroke G#7 F#8

Drone instruments Indian classical music is generally accompanied by a drone instrument called Tanpura. This is a sitar-shaped instrument with only 4 strings (some have 5, but it’s not that common), tuned to the main notes of the raga (generally Pa SA SA Sa). We are including 3 Tanpura patches (at different pitches), which we have mapped as follows: Low and high range Tanpura String From Note To Note First C4 D#5 Second B5 E6 Third B6 E7 Fourth B2 E3

Middle range Tanpura String From Note To Note First F#4 A#5 Second F6 B6 Third F7 B7 Fourth F3 B3

Voice instruments Traditionally, Indian music is not written but transmitted orally. We are including here the spoken words used for that. Tabla Bols Rhythmical compositions are transmitted through a very developped system of words called Bols. Here are the most known ones.

MIDI Note

Note Bol name

36 C3 Dha 37 C#3 Ti 38 D3 Re 39 D#3 Ki 40 E3 Te 41 F3 Ta 42 F#3 Tak 43 G3 Dhi 44 G#3 Re 45 A3 Din 46 A#3 Na 47 B3 Dhin 48 C4 Ne 49 C#4 Gi 50 D4 Tin 51 D#4 Tu 52 E4 Ge 53 F4 Ke 54 F#4 De 55 G4 Dhet 56 G#4 Kat



57 A4 Dhik 58 A#4 Tik 59 B4 Kre 60 C5 Tre 61 C#5 Dhum 62 D5 Di 63 D#5 Gi

Sargam In Indian music, notes have the following names: Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha and Ni. It is interesting to notice that the Sa, which is the base note is not necessarily sung on our C (Do).

MIDI Note

Note Bol name

32 G#2 Pa 33 A2 Dha 34 A#2 Dha 35 B2 Ni 36 C3 Ni 37 C#3 Sa 38 D3 Re 39 D#3 Re 40 E3 Ga 41 F3 Ga 42 F#3 Ma 43 G Ma 44 G#3 Pa 45 A3 Dha 45 A#3 Dha 46 B3 Ni 47 C4 Ni 48 C#4 Sa 49 D4 Re 50 D#4 Re 51 E4 Ga 52 F4 Ga

Konnakol (Carnatic Bols)

MIDI Note

Note Bol Name

36 C3 De 37 C#3 Deem 38 D3 Gu 39 D#3 Gum 40 E3 Ja 41 F3 Janu 42 F#3 Ka 43 G Ki 44 G#3 Me 45 A3 Tom 46 A#3 Nam 47 B3 Num 48 C4 Ri 49 C#4 Short ta 50 D4 Ta 51 D#4 Tam 52 E4 Te 53 F4 Ke 54 F#4 Dheem 55 G4 dhit 56 G#4 tham 57 A4 dha



58 A#4 di 59 B4 ge 60 C5 da 61 C#5 gi

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