User manual
TaalPulse is designed to run on mobile devices with small screens, and at the same time to be usable without a stylus. Thus buttons are big and the functionality is divided into 5 pages.
Pages are accessed by pressing the icons on the left of the screen. Playback is started and stopped using the buttons at the top of the screen.
Volume
Volume page The Volume page permits to adjust the global volume and the volume of each individual instrument.
Pulse
The Pulse page permits to change the pulse of the lehra, theka and drone. The main pulse control affects the lehra and theka, and is expressed in BPM (Beats Per Minute). The pulse of the drone instrument is independent from the main pulse and is not expressed in any particular unit.
Scores
The Scores page permits to select the Taal (number of beats per cycle), and the particular Theka and Lehra for this taal, as well as a drone pattern.
Instruments
The Instruments page permits to select the instrument that plays the lehra. Currently the only available instrument is a sampled melodica.
Pitch
The Pitch page permits to adjust the tuning of the Sa (tonic note). The keyboard permits to select a base note, based on the standard tempered occidental scale, with A (La) at 440Hz. The fine tuning control permits to further adjust the pitch: a full move to the left represents a semitone lower and a full move to the right a semitone higher. The “0” button permits to reset the fine tuning to the center.
System
The System page permits to quit TaalPulse and to restart it. Note that restarting TaalPulse is only useful during development and should generally not be used.