Misrachapu talam on the talam machine

KarnatikLover · Post by **KarnatikLover** » 07 Jan 2009, 02:21

If anyone has the mridangam talam machine (http://www.mastermusiconline.com/musica ... jira.shtml) can they please tell me how to make it put the misrachapu talam? (4 + 4 + 6)

sankirnam · Post by **sankirnam** » 07 Jan 2009, 09:53

Usually you just set it up for tisra jathi triputa and mute all beats except 1, 4, and 6. Doubling or otherwise increasing the speed should then give a healthy misra chapu tempo.

KarnatikLover · Post by **KarnatikLover** » 16 Jan 2009, 00:22

Thanks much, I will try that.

naaree · Post by **naaree** » 16 Jan 2009, 02:38

I thought there was a way to choose chapu thalam and then jathi-mishra.. it has 4 variations with 3 speeds each. or viceversa.

R2 · Post by R2 » 29 Apr 2009, 10:51

Why would anyone even want to use an electronic mridangam?It is not the way Carnatic musicians refer to their talam. The mridangam is a creatively played instrument. It is not played with thekas like a tabla. No one refers to the talam by listening to a mridangam! A talometer in my opinion is the right instrument to use as an aid for talam reference. You can mute the intermediate beats and get a very fine indication of chaapu talam.