Instruments › Venu
Play the veṇu
The veṇu is the transverse Carnatic flute. Tap any hole to play a swara. Calibrated against T. R. Mahalingam (Mali)s 1973 AIR recordings — the breath and tone are tuned to match the real instrument.
261.6 Hz
🪈Virtual Veṇu (flute)
⏳ tap a hole to start
Tap a hole to play that swara. The further down the flute, the higher the pitch. Use the mouth-end (left) for low notes, the open end (right) for high notes.
◀ mouth
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Fingering
The veṇu has 6 finger holes plus a thumb hole. Each hole raises the pitch by a semitone. Cross-fingerings produce the 22 shrutis of Carnatic music. For a deep dive, see R-193 (Mali reference) in the calibration reports.