Carnatic Music Software <\title> <body background="wood.gif"> <FONT COLOR=#00000> <center><H1>Carnatic <IMG ALT="Carnatic Music Logo" SRC="music.gif" width=40 height=40></H1> <H3> <table> <tr>Arvind Srinivasan</tr> <tr>911, 22nd Av., #8</tr> <tr>Coralville, IA 52241.</tr> <tr>email: arvind@neural.com</tr> </table> </H3> </center> <p>This programs is designed to play carnatic music from a data file using the system speaker. A modified version of standard carnatic music notation is used. The user can change sruthi, speed, ragams, octaves, kaalam and other attributes in the data file. Many ragams do sound bad due to lack of gamakam. The program is designed to run on WIN95/WINNT/DOS platforms. <p> <font size=4><u>Feedback</u></font> <p> Please email your feedbacks to arvind@neural.com. Also, if you would like to share the music data file that you create, please email them to me. <p> <font size=4><u> Music Language Reference </u> </font> <p><b>Freq</b> <i> float</i> : Defines Mandara Sa Frequency in Hz. (defines Sruti) Example:<i>Freq 220.0 </i> defines the Mandars Sa to be 220Hz. <p><b>Melakartha</b> <i>integer</i> : Specifies the current Melakartha ragam to be used. Example:<i>Melakartha 15 </i> will play the music scale of Mayamalawagowla. <p><b>Speed</b><i> float</i> : Defines speed. Example:<i>Speed 0.2</i> defines each note to be 0.2 seconds <p><b>Ragam</b> <i> "string"</i> : Display's Ragams name on the screen. Example:<i>Ragam "Mohanam" </i> displays Mohanam as the ragam name on the screen. Note: This command does not define scale. Use Melakartha to define music scale. <p><b>Octave</b> <i> integer</i> : Defines octave level. Can be a negative number Example:<i>octave 1 </i> changes the base frequency to (2)*freq <i>octave -1 </i> changes the base frequency to (1/2)*freq <i>octave 0 </i> changes the base frequency to (1)*freq Note octave has been tested only for values (0,1,-1) and anything else would case the program to behave unpredictabily. <p> <b>Kalam</b> <i> integer</i> : change speed to (2 to the power -i)*Speed. Example: <i>Kalam 1</i> change speed to (1/2)*speed. <p><u>Music Notes</u> <p><b>BASIC NOTES</b> <UL> <LI>srgmpdn MANDARA STAYE plays appropriate note for 1 note period <li>SRGMPDN MADHYAMA STAYE plays appropriate note for 1 note period <li> -(minus symbol) no sound for one note period </UL> <p><b>Modifiers</b> <UL> <li>^ To go between different STAYE. Example: <i>R^</i> will play a high Ri as per the music scale defined by the melakartha number. <i>R is equivlaent to r^</i> will play the regular Ri <li>. To play long note. Number of dots indicates howlong. Example: <i>G...</i> will play regular Ga for 4*note_length. <li>_(underscore) To have an extra pause between notes. Can have upto two underscore. Example: <i>G__R/i> will give excess pause between Ga and Ri <\UL> <p><H3>******************Navaragam Varnam*********************</H3> <table> <tr>Melakartha 29</tr> <tr>Ragam "Kedaram</tr> <tr>Freq 260.0</tr> <tr>Speed 0.2</tr> <tr>p.n. S... SnSR SSnn</tr> <tr>SMGM PNPP MMGG RRSn</tr> <tr>pnSM GM__ PN PS^NP .MMG</tr> <tr>RS.. S^NPM G__NPM GRSn</tr> <tr>p.n. S...__..</tr> <tr>Ragam "Sankarabaranam</tr> <tr>S.P. PMGR G.M.P...</tr> <tr>GMP_D DPMP DNS^N S^...</tr> <tr>NS^G^R^ S^N__S^R^ G^.__ M^G^ R^__S^NP</tr> <tr>NS^R^S^ .MPD P.__PM GRSn</tr> <tr>Melakartha 65</tr> <tr>Ragam "Kalyani</tr> <tr>dnSR .GSR GM._D PMGR</tr> <tr>nGR__ nRndn SRGM P...</tr> <tr>DMGR S.__dn SR._G .MPD</tr> <tr>GMPD ._NPD MPDN S^..._</tr> <tr>Ragam "Begada</tr> <tr>Melakartha 29</tr> <tr>NDPM .__GRG DM.__G RSnd</tr> <tr>pS.n RSGR PMDP S^NR^S^</tr> <tr>G^R^G^M^ G^M^R^.. S^NR^S^ R^NDP</tr> <tr>MM.G RSS. .__MGG R_RSn</tr> <tr>Melakartha 29</tr> <tr>Ragam "Kedaram</tr> <tr>p.n. S... </tr> <tr>Ragam "Kamboji</tr> <tr>Melakartha 28</tr> <tr>P.D. S^.__ S^N D.ND P...</tr> <tr>MPD__N ND__PN DDP_P MGM.</tr> <tr>P.D. S^.__ S^N D.ND P...</tr> <tr>MPD__N ND__PN DDP_P MGM.</tr> <tr>Ragam "Yedhukula_Kamboji</tr> <tr>P..__M .__G. ..R. G.R.</tr> <tr>S..__ p .__d..__S. .__R</tr> <tr>Ragam "Kamboji</tr> <tr>P.D. S^.__ S^N D.ND P...</tr> <tr>MPD__N ND__PN DDP_P MGM.</tr> <tr>Ragam "Bilahari</tr> <tr>Melakartha 29</tr> <tr>PDPM GRG. DPMG RSnd</tr> <tr>pdSR GPMG RSRG P...__</tr> <tr>PMGR .__GPD S.__ RG PDS^.</tr> <tr>SRGP DS^__dS RGP. MGRG</tr> <tr>Ragam "Kamboji</tr> <tr>Melakartha 28</tr> <tr>P.D. S^.__ S^N D.ND P...</tr> <tr>MPD__N ND__PN DDP_P MGM.</tr> <tr>Ragam "Mohanam</tr> <tr>Melakartha 28</tr> <tr>P.DP GRG. DPGR GPGR</tr> <tr>S.GR SRS. RSdS RGPD</tr> <tr>S^DPG RS__DP GR_SR GPDS^</tr> <tr>R^G^R^S^ D__PDS^ DPGR SRGG</tr> <tr>Ragam "Kamboji</tr> <tr>Melakartha 28</tr> <tr>P.D. S^.__ S^N D.ND P...</tr> <tr>MPD__N ND__PN DDP_P MGM.</tr> <tr>Ragam "Sri</tr> <tr>Melakartha 22</tr> <tr>P.._ PMRG. ._GRS nSGR</tr> <tr>S..__S npn. ._S.R .__M.M</tr> <tr>PMRG RS__nS RMP_S RMPN</tr> <tr>PS^N__P .__MRG RSRM PNS^.</tr> <tr>PNS^R^ .R^__NS^ R^G^.__G^ R^S^NN</tr> <tr>G^R^G^__S^ .R^__R^S^ R^__NS^ PNS^R^</tr> <tr>R^G^.__G^ R^S^__NR^ .__R^S^N PDNP</tr> <tr>M__RGR S.__G^R^ S^NP__R^ S^NPM</tr> <tr>Ragam "Kamboji</tr> <tr>Melakartha 28</tr> <tr>P.D. S^.__ S^N D.ND P...</tr> <tr>MPD__N ND__PN DDP_P MGM.</tr> </table> <H3>**********End NavaRagamVarnam*************</H3>