DOCUMENTATION & USER GUIDE


Learn how to use the Raga Meditation app. Start with the basics or learn the advanced features and become a Raga Meditation expert.

Introduction


The app has three main components -

  1. Home page (to discover Ragas)
  2. Raga Detail page (to understand a specific Raga and compose phrases in it)
  3. Sampler (to produce and modulate sound)

Navigate to the individual sections using the links below to understand how to use each of these modules.

Module 1: Home Page


Step 1 - Start from the Home page to discover Ragas. Carnatic Music uses various classifications to group Ragas.

Home page features

How to use Exercises page

Module 2: Raga Detail Page


Step 2 - When you have picked a Raga to explore, the Raga Detail page provides a summary of the Raga and helps you compose phrases in it.

Raga Detail page features

How to use the Phrasebook

Module 3: Sampler


Step 3 - When you have composed a phrase in a Raga, this module helps you play the phrases using the on-screen Keyboard and modulate the sound using the Effects Panel.

Sampler features

Literature


Carnatic music: a glossary

Dub music and the art of adding space to music