Practice
Metronome
Carnatic tāla practice tools: click-track metronome and real-time mridangam theka synthesis. Pair with the tampura drone for a complete practice rig.
261.6 Hz
W7.3 — New
Mridangam Theka
Real-time WebAudio synthesis of canonical mridangam strokes. 9 strokes (Tha, Thom, Kiṭ, Ta, Nam, Dhī, Dha, Gha, Jhaṃ) across 8 tālas and 5 gati subdivisions. With humanization.
Theka pattern
8 beats · 0.75s/beat
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Tha
2
Kiṭa
3
Thaka
4
Dhīmi
5
Tha
6
Kiṭa
7
Thaka
8
Jhaṃ
thathomkittanamdhidhaghajham
Click Metronome
Tāla metronome
Ādi tāla
Caturaśra-jāti Tripuṭa — laghu(4) + dhruta + dhruta = 8 beats.
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Sam · aṅga starts get a louder click; interior beats get a soft tick. The Carnatic gesture for each beat is mirrored in the click timbre: bell (sam), clap (aṅga), wave (interior).