Celebrating 10 years of Innovation with the Talanome Carnatic Metronome!

Mountain View, CA, February 22^nd, 2021 – On this very day ten years ago, Upbeat Labs released Talanome, the first Carnatic Metronome App on the Apple App Store. Since then, Upbeat Labs has continued to update and improve the App with a multitude of features to keep up with the demands of a rigorous music/dance practice. Highlights include:

• 175 Suladi Sapta Talas and 6 Chapu Talas
• Create ANY Tala patterns with the “Make Your Own Talam” feature. Talanome also includes a growing library of Talas, such as 108 Ashtottara Sata Talas, Dr. Balamuralikrishna’s Mukhi Talas, Hindustani Taals and more
• Rich sound options such as naturally sampled Nattuvangam and Manjira with changeable and fine-tunable Shruti/pitch and Shruti-neutral sounds such as the hand clap
• Kalai/Kalam/Nadai support and Tap Tempo
• Innovative Tala Visualizer to keep track of the Tala with customizable display options
• Precision Sound Engine gives highly accurate timing at any tempo

Talanome was born when Sridhar Rajagopal, the Founder of Upbeat Labs, started Mridangam lessons about 10 years ago. He looked for Carnatic Tala Apps on the then nascent Apple App Store to help with his practice, and finding none, decided to make one utilizing his skills as a Software Engineer. Talanome was built from the ground up, focusing on Carnatic music theory and structure. A very precise Sound Engine forms the solid foundation necessary to keep up with the demands of strict time synchronization requirements for a professional metronomic device.

Talanome is more than a metronomic aid – it is a percussion-driven exploratory and educational tool!  For each tala, one can learn about its structure and composition with the Angas used, the number of Aksharas and Māthras, its traditional name, and so on.

With its latest release, version 9.1, the Talanome Sound Engine has been further enhanced and updated to support dynamic pitch changes. It has also been optimized to keep it small, efficient and highly performant, thus enabling it to be run smoothly on older devices (such as iPhone 4S). It is acknowledged that Apple iOS provides the best platform for serious music apps. By taking pains to ensure Talanome runs efficiently on older devices, Upbeat Labs’ goal is to make it as egalitarian as possible for a wider audience!

Talanome has been used by students, teachers and performers of Carnatic Music and dance and has been enthusiastically received! Here are a few accolades:

• “This app is indispensable for all Indian rhythm enthusiasts. Not only can you set time cycles in all the major Carnatic talas, you can also set up other patterns used by groups such as Shakti and modern fusion groups. I cannot live without this app!”
• “I’ve been waiting for this app for nearly 40 years. … I use it every day, and recommend it to all my students. Sridhar is very responsive and helpful about adding and tweaking features. Congratulations! It beats the old talometers in every way.”
• “The beautiful interface and logical presentation of Talanome convinced me that this is the patient and inspiring tala-tutor I would have loved myself during my student days. … I have therefore recommended it to course participants and fellow tutors in my Carnaticstudent e-learning course. I trust the Talanome App is setting a standard for others that may also be useful for learners of Indian music.”

In addition to Talanome, Upbeat Labs has also developed a complementary Carnatic Percussion sequencing app called My TalaVadyam. It allows the user to create “sollu/konnakkol” patterns while also playing them back using natural sampled sounds of the Mridangam at any tempo. This is useful for students and teachers of Carnatic percussion to transcribe their lesson plans and for them to be able to practice the sequences at home with proper Kālapramānam and technique.

With more exciting apps currently in development within the Carnatic Music space, Upbeat Labs continues to innovate into its second decade by marrying technology with tradition!

To find more information about Talanome and our other offerings, please use the links below:

• http://www.upbeatlabs.com/talanome/
  
• https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talanome-carnatic-metronome/id418862562
  
• https://www.youtube.com/upbeatlabs

About Upbeat Labs
Upbeat Labs makes Carnatic Music Apps and Hardware/Software products for the Maker Community.

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Sridhar Rajagopal | Founder | Upbeat Labs LLC | sridhar@upbeatlabs.com | ‪(408) 384-4804

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