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What’s New Version 5.3.5
- supports Expression in imported melodies
- Inter-App Audio (IAA) compatible. Can now be loaded in IAA hosts
- in-app registration
Description
iShala is an Indian music mobile app that provides flawless accompaniment for classical music practice, be it vocal, instrumental or rhythmic. It comes in 2 Editions: Standard and Pro (previously known as Premium).
It features:
• 6 Tanpuras (10 on Pro Edition)
• 2 Tablas (3 on Pro Edition)
• a Swarmandal
• a Vibraphone (Pro Edition only)
• a Harmonium
• 3 Manjeeras (6 on Pro Edition)
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!
iShala initially comes in Standard Edition, but you can upgrade it to Pro Edition through an In-App purchase option. These are one-time payments; whatever the edition you choose, you can use the app forever.
Standard Edition has all the features you need for your riyaaz, and more. But Pro Edition adds some really exciting functionality like:
• pitch correction: iShala detects the note you are currently singing, along with a coloured meter highlighting whether you are right on pitch or not. This is a precious tool to improve your accuracy.
• additional instruments: 4 tanpuras, a low pitch tabla, a vibraphone and 3 manjeeras
• manual playing of all instruments: tabla, harmonium, tanpura, swarmandal, vibraphone and manjeera
• NEW: plug a MIDI keyboard (USB/Bluetooth) and play any of these instruments through it!
• record your own loops
• record your practice session: adjust mic/music level, then press REC, sing, press STOP and the audio recording file will be generated for you to listen and share
• pull items from the Cloud: download rhythmic and/or melodic cycles posted from SwarShala users directly on your device
For more detailed info on features per edition, check the following topic: https://www.swarclassical.com/guides/ishala/topic.php?product=is&id=18
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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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Version history 25 versions
Build 879549266v5.3.52026-01-18 12:45:38
- supports Expression in imported melodies
- Inter-App Audio (IAA) compatible. Can now be loaded in IAA hosts
- in-app registration
Build 878399208v5.3.12025-09-25 06:03:02
• added Sunanda (9.5 beats), Kalavati (9.5 beats) and Jai Taal (13 beats) rhythmic cycles
• some bug fixing
Build 878291877v5.3.02025-09-22 06:46:56
PRO EDITION:
• you can now connect an external (Bluetooth/USB) MIDI keyboard and play any of the featured instruments
• new switch button in manual Tanpura screen to change the order of the strings
• new Monitor button in global volume pane lets you include your mic input in the app audio output
• new Adjust to Sa option lets you optionally scale change the Harmonium to Sa or not
• new Hold Note option lets you keep notes playing until you click on them again
Build 876259777v5.2.32025-07-23 09:15:13
PRO ONLY:
• full session recording: you can now record your practice session or performance. Just click on the record button on the top bar, start the required instruments and then sing along. Stopping the playback will save the audio file in your device's Music folder, ready to be listened to and/or shared with your friends
• mic gain slider: to make the most of the new recording feature, you can now adjust the incoming audio. A mic is recommended for the best results
• vibraphone loudness normalized across all keys
STANDARD & PRO:
• Tanpura strings customization: you can now specifically adjust the gain and fading of each string in each tanpura. This way you can customize them exactly the way you want, then possibly apply some additional FX.
• new Backup/Restore Data options let you save your data files to the cloud and retrieve them later on. This can be very useful when you create various ragas/sessions and want to port them to a different device.
• proper Login process: in order to use the different cloud-based features, a proper login is now required. If you have already purchased a software at swarclassical.com, you can use those same credentials. If not, click on REGISTER button and you should be able to create a new registration there.
• toggle manual tanpura/vibraphone orientation: when the device is set to landscape mode, the swarmandal strings are layed out horizontally by default to spread them as much as possible. But you can now switch them to a vertical layout through a rotate button.
• better handling of indents in the different phone models
• additional finetuning of some tanpura samples
More info on these enhancements at https://www.swarclassical.com/guides/ishala/whatsnew.php
Build 871863621v5.0.42025-01-19 22:30:57
MAJOR UPDATE!
includes the following main enhancements:
- refreshed UI
- new Harmonium with chords & pumping effect
- flag your favorite lehras
- choose Tempered or Natural scale
- Pro Edition*: play all instruments live
- Pro Edition: record your loops/fills
- Pro Edition: new Vibraphone added
* Premium was renamed as Pro Edition
Build 867950798v4.0.142024-08-03 13:43:26
Fixes an issue with Bluetooth audio devices
Build 867078608v4.0.132024-07-24 10:53:27
- double/halve speed buttons
- select octave on harmonium
- limit Swarmandal to x octaves
- set max BPM when accelerating
- display western note as well in played tune
- keep shrutis delta visible
- finetuned some tanpuras
- new notification widget (requires mixing with other apps off)
- various bugs fixed
Build 861845014v4.0.112023-11-30 06:12:47
- 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
Build 858722284v4.0.102023-07-31 09:37:49
- 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.
Build 849764902v4.0.92022-06-03 21:25:44
Fixes a bug that was sometimes disabling mic input for Premium pitch detection
Build 849531852v4.0.82022-06-01 03:47:52
- 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
Build 847764946v4.0.72022-03-18 18:31:09
- fixed unreadable menus and swarmandal tuning screen when on dark mode
- added -/+ buttons to tanpura and swarmandal speed sliders
- improved VoiceOver on FX panes
Build 847052014v4.0.62022-02-16 06:08:09
• 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
Build 846621051v4.0.42022-02-02 17:03:06
• 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
Build 835797953v3.3.12020-05-03 10:25:29
- fixed an issue that was preventing saving of sessions settings
Build 834594308v3.32020-02-05 12:43:19
- 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
Build 832064544v3.22019-07-25 14:40:33
- 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
Build 831704909v3.12019-06-19 01:58:57
- 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
Build 830699319v3.02019-05-13 09:28:32
- 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
Build 825719462v2.22018-01-26 06:16:01
- 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
Build 820725973v2.12017-02-02 19:11:30
- 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
Build 819429710v2.02016-12-21 13:55:42
- 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
Build 811901719v1.72015-03-12 21:15:13
- 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
Build 615944251v1.62014-07-21 19:58:52
- streamlined rhythmic cycles
- pitch adjustment in 1/100 of a note, up and down
Build 83613611v1.52013-10-16 22:08:18
- different tanpura sounds for mid-range pitches
- better handling of interruptions (calls, other audio apps)
- quick fade of tanpura when stopped
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| Region | Language | Price | Ratings | Avg | Version |
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US | en-US | USD 12.99 | 153 | 4.6 | 5.3.5 |
DE | de-DE | EUR 14.99 | 8 | 3.5 | 5.3.5 |
BW | en-GB | USD 12.99 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.3.5 |
GD | en-GB | USD 12.99 | 0 | — | 5.3.5 |
JM | en-GB | USD 12.99 | 0 | — | 5.3.5 |
KG | en-GB | USD 14.99 | 0 | — | 5.3.5 |
KN | en-GB | USD 12.99 | 0 | — | 5.3.5 |
KZ | en-GB | KZT 7990 | 0 | — | 5.3.5 |
LY | en-GB | USD 12.99 | 0 | — | 5.3.5 |
MU | en-GB | USD 14.99 | 0 | — | 5.3.5 |
NA | en-GB | USD 12.99 | 0 | — | 5.3.5 |
PY | es-MX | USD 12.99 | 0 | — | 5.3.5 |
Change log 29 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
- supports Expression in imported melodies
- Inter-App Audio (IAA) compatible. Can now be loaded in IAA hosts
- in-app registration
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description updated
iShala is an Indian music mobile app that provides flawless accompaniment for classical music practice, be it vocal, instrumental or rhythmic. It comes in 2 Edi
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subtitle updated
Indian music practice (riyaaz)
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name updated
iShala
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Version 5.3.5 released
- supports Expression in imported melodies
- Inter-App Audio (IAA) compatible. Can now be loaded in IAA hosts
- in-app registration
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Version 5.3.1 released
• added Sunanda (9.5 beats), Kalavati (9.5 beats) and Jai Taal (13 beats) rhythmic cycles
• some bug fixing
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Version 5.3.0 released
PRO EDITION:
• you can now connect an external (Bluetooth/USB) MIDI keyboard and play any of the featured instruments
• new switch button in manual Tanpura screen to change the order of the strings
• new Monitor button in global volume pane
◆
Version 5.2.3 released
PRO ONLY:
• full session recording: you can now record your practice session or performance. Just click on the record button on the top bar, start the required instruments and then sing along. Stopping the playback will save the audio file
◆
Version 5.0.4 released
MAJOR UPDATE!
includes the following main enhancements:
- refreshed UI
- new Harmonium with chords & pumping effect
- flag your favorite lehras
- choose Tempered or Natural scale
- Pro Edition*: play all instruments live
- Pro Edition: reco
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Version 4.0.14 released
Fixes an issue with Bluetooth audio devices
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Version 4.0.13 released
- double/halve speed buttons
- select octave on harmonium
- limit Swarmandal to x octaves
- set max BPM when accelerating
- display western note as well in played tune
- keep shrutis delta visible
- finetuned some tanpuras
- new notificatio
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Version 4.0.11 released
- 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 whe
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Version 4.0.10 released
- 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 functiona
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Version 4.0.9 released
Fixes a bug that was sometimes disabling mic input for Premium pitch detection
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Version 4.0.8 released
- 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
- additiona
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Version 4.0.7 released
- fixed unreadable menus and swarmandal tuning screen when on dark mode
- added -/+ buttons to tanpura and swarmandal speed sliders
- improved VoiceOver on FX panes
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Version 4.0.6 released
• 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 rati
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Version 4.0.4 released
• 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
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Version 3.3.1 released
- fixed an issue that was preventing saving of sessions settings
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Version 3.3 released
- 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 acc
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Version 3.2 released
- 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
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Version 3.1 released
- 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
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Version 3.0 released
- 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
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Version 2.2 released
- 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 an
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Version 2.1 released
- 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 a
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Version 2.0 released
- 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
◆
Version 1.7 released
- 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
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Version 1.6 released
- streamlined rhythmic cycles
- pitch adjustment in 1/100 of a note, up and down
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Version 1.5 released
- different tanpura sounds for mid-range pitches
- better handling of interruptions (calls, other audio apps)
- quick fade of tanpura when stopped
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