Product Specifications

Features of Mridanga Raagini

Plays the Tambura, Mridangam & Manjira Together
- The Mridanga Raagini is the only electronic instrument that plays the Tambura, Mridangam, and Manjira together and separately.

Natural Tone
- The natural tone of the Tambura, Mridangam & Manjira makes Mridanga Raagini an outright winner.

40 Variations
- It has a bouquet of 40 variations of talams of the Mridangam.

Pitch Synchronization
- A unique feature of the instrument is the pitch synchronization of the Tanpura with the Mridangam. When a particular Pitch is selected, it is set for Tanpura, Mridangam, and Manjira.

Individual Play / Stop
- The user can only play the Tanpura, the Mridangam, or the Manjira.

Independent Volume Control
- It has independent volume control for Tanpura, Mridangam and Manjira

200 Talams
- In the Manjira mode, 200 talams can be played, including the 40 variations of play in the Mridangam mode by this electronic Manjira machine.

Feather Touch Keyboard
- Mridanga Raagini, with its cutting-edge technology, has incorporated the feather touch keyboard. It does not have any knobs or switches, thereby improving accuracy and eliminating transit damage and corrosion.

Pitch Range
- Mridanga Raagini has excellent versatility when it comes to pitch, with a range from Katti 7 / B to Kattai 7 / B 2nd Octave

7 Style Digital Balance
- The electronic Mridangam’s seven styles of digital balance help the user achieve the perfect balance between Edam Dalai and Valium Dalai.

Tempo
- The instrument has a tempo range from 16 to 416 beats per minute.

Kalam / Laya
- Mridanga Raagini can play all talams at various Kalam / Laya.

SMPS, 90V AC to 250V AC
- Mridanga Raagini’s in-built SMPS makes running the instrument anywhere globally possible with its dynamic input power range of 90V AC to 250V AC.

ABS Plastic Cabinet
- The Cabinet is made from ABS plastic, which gives it a sleeker look and protects it from the peninsula’s climatic wear and tear.

Auxiliary Stereo Socket
- It can be connected to a music system using the stereo auxiliary socket.

In-Built Battery Charger
- The instrument’s built-in charger charges a rechargeable battery even when the electronic Tabla plays. The charging LED displays this, and the Low Battery LED is switched on automatically when the battery is low on charge.

Carry Bag
- It comes in an easy-to-carry nylon bag.

Tanpura Features of Mridanga Raagini

Pancham, Madhyam & Nishad
- The Mridanga Raagini machine has an easy switch operation to accurately select pre-tuned Pancham, Madhyam & Nishad.

Hindustani & Carnatic Playing Styles
- With the touch of the Style Button, it will play either PA, SA, SA SA (Kharaj) ( 6 Matra, Carnatic music style) or PA, SA, SA, SA (Kharaj) (5 Matra, Hindustani style)

Manual Nishad Tuning
- The instrument also allows you to manually tune Nishad to adjust to your unique needs.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

ON/OFF
- Plug in the mains cord; two pin male plug into your AC wall power supply & female socket in the back of the instrument.
- Start the instrument by pressing the On / Off
Note: Pressing the On / Off again put the instrument off.

PLAY (Mridnagam, Manjira, Nadai)
- Press Play and Talam starts from Sum.
Note: The Number "1" appears on the Display at the start of each Sum cycle.

STOP (Mridnagam, Manjira, Nadai)
- Talam can be stopped at any time by pressing the Stop.
Note: Any operation of the face panel can be performed without stopping the Talam.
- Play & Stop of Mrigangam, Manjira & Nadai is independent of each other.

VOLUME MRIDANGAM
- To set the volume of Mridangam press the Volume followed by the Down or Up arrow to either Decrease or Increase the volume respectively. The volume level is visible in digits on the Display.

VOLUME MANJIRA
- To set the volume of Manjira press the Volume followed by the Down or Up arrow to either Decrease or Increase the volume respectively. The volume level is visible in digits on the Display.
- Volumes of Both Mridangam & Manjira are independent of each other.

PITCH
- Select your required Swaram (Note) using the Main SA. Use the Down & Up arrow to navigate from the lowest to the highest Swaram (i.e. main notes). The Swaram selected can be viewed on the display. Pitch range is from Katti 7 to Katti 7 (B to B)

FINE PITCH
- You can further fine tune your Swaram by using the Fine SA. Use the Down & Up arrow to adjust between Swaram.
- Note: Fine SA allows very very fine pitch adjustment in-between two main notes (i.e. in-between C & C# by pressing Up arrow and in-between C & B by pressing Down arrow.
- Note: The same is displayed by a "-" sign. The "-" on the right means the Swaram is going higher and on the left means the Swaram is going lower.

TEMPO
- To adjust tempo, press the Tempo followed by the Down or Up arrow to either Decrease or Increase the tempo respectively.
- Note: Beats per minute will be visible on the display.

KALAM
- To set the Laya of the instrument press the Kalam followed by the Down arrow to decrease the speed by half each time & then vise-versa.

BALANCE
- The Relative Volume of the Edam Talai & Valam Talai of the mridangam can be balanced adjusted by pressing Balance followed by the Up or Down arrow.

VARIATION
- Pressing Varation will help you select different Styles of Playing of the same Talam.
- Note: "TH1", "TH2", "TH3" etc. can be viewed on the Display on selection of different variations. If only 1 variation is present then only "TH1" is displayed.

BATTERY
- The instrument has an inbuilt battery charger which automatically charges batteries while the instrument is playing. Please use only rechargeable AAA size battery.
- While charging batteries the Battery Charging LED will glow. In the event of the battery charge being low, the Low Battery LED will glow; thereby prompting you to connect the instrument to main AC power supply for charging the batteries.

Quick Start

Press Triputa and Press Start for Aadi Talam.

Press Variation for different Talam.

A complete Talam is defined by Talam, Jati & Nadai. Therefore First

Select Talam (Press Any One)
i. Dhruva
ii. Matya
iii. Roopaka
iv. Jhampa
v. Triputa
vi. Chapu
vii. Eka
viii. Ata

The Display will Show selected talam in this fashion [ t – a ]

(i.e.: t for Talam and a for ATA or [ t – r ] i.e.: t for Talam and r for Roopaka)

Select Jati (i.e.: Press Jati & Press any one number as Jati)
i. 3 à Tishram
ii. 4 à Chatushram
iii. 5 à Khandam
iv. 7 à Mishram
v. 9 à Sankeernam

The Display will show selected Jati in this manner [ J – 4 ]

(i.e.: J for Jati and 4 for Chatushram or [J – 5] i.e.: J for Jati and 5 for Khandam)

Note: The machine will take Jati as 4 (Chatushra) if no Jati is selected.Only for Chapu & Ata talam the Jati will be taken as 5 (Khandam)

Select Nadai ie:Press Nadai & Press any one number for Nadai
i. 3 à Tishram
ii. 4 à Chatushram
iii. 5 à Khandam
iv. 7 à Mishram
v. 9 à Sankeernam
(i.e.: n for Nadai and 4 for Chatushram or [n – 5] i.e.: n for Nadai and 5 for Khandam)

Note: If No Nadai is selected then 4 (Chatushra) Nadai will be selected.

Note:Manjira is Available for all combinations of Talam, Jati & Nadai (Variations Absent)Mridangam is available for the table shown in the beginning (Along with Indicated variations)

Talam and Components

Talam: Dhruva
Components: 1011

Talam: Matya
Components: 101

Talam: Roopaka
Components: 01

Talam: Jhampa
Components: 1U0

Talam: Triputa
Components: 100

Talam: Eka
Components: 1

Talam: Ata
Components: 1100

0 = Drutam, which is a beat with the palm and then with the back of the hand.

U = Anudrutam, which is simply a beat of the hand.

1 = Laghu, which consists of a beat plus the movements of the fingers of the hand.

Note:If the Talam is not available in Mridangam, it will be played only in Manjira automatically

Given below are the 40 Variations in Mridangam

Talam: Roopaka
Jati: 4
Nadai: 3
Variations: 2
- Chatushra Jati Roopaka Talam Tishra nadai

Talam: Roopaka
Jati: 4
Nadai: 4
Variations: 4
- Chatushra Jati Roopaka Talam Chatushra nadai

Talam: Roopaka
Jati: 4
Nadai: 5
Variations: 2
- Chatushra Jati Roopaka Talam Khanda nadai

Talam: Roopaka
Jati: 4
Nadai: 7
Variations: 2
- Chatushra Jati Roopaka Talam Mishra nadai

Talam: Roopaka
Jati: 4
Nadai: 9
Variations: 1
- Chatushra Jati Roopaka Talam Sankeerna nadai

Talam: Triputa
Jati: 4
Nadai: 3
Variations: 4
- Aadi Talam Tishra nadai

Talam: Triputa
Jati: 4
Nadai: 4
Variations: 4
- Aadi Talam Chatushra nadai

Talam: Triputa
Jati: 4
Nadai: 5
Variations: 4
- Aadi Talam Khanda nadai

Talam: Triputa
Jati: 4
Nadai: 7
Variations: 4
- Aadi Talam Mishra nadai

Talam: Triputa
Jati: 4
Nadai: 9
Variations: 1
- Aadi Talam Sankeerna nadai

Talam: Triputa
Jati: 5
Nadai: 4
Variations: 1
- Khanda Jati Triputa Talam Chatushra nadai

Talam: Chapu
Jati: 5
Nadai: 4
Variations: 3
- Khanda Chapu Chatushra nadai

Talam: Chapu
Jati: 7
Nadai: 3
Variations: 1
- Mishra Chapu Tishra nadai

Talam: Chapu
Jati: 7
Nadai: 4
Variations: 4
- Mishra Chapu Chatushra nadai

Talam: Chapu
Jati: 9
Nadai: 4
Variations: 1
- Sankeerna Chapu Chatushra nadai

Talam: Ata
Jati: 5
Nadai: 4
Variations: 1
- Khanda Jati Ata Talam Chatushra nadai

Talam: Matya
Jati: 4
Nadai: 4
Variations: 1
- Chatushra Jati Matya Talam Chatushra nadai

General

Product Spec.
- Weight (0.500 g), Length (18 cm), Height (10 cm) & Width (9 cm)

Warranty

1 Year Warranty
- Mridanga Raagini Instrument is warranted against defects arising from defective materials or workmanship for a period from the date of purchase.

Included In The Box

  • Musical Instrument

  • Carry Bag

  • Instruction Manual

  • Power Cord (3 Yards)

Mridanga Raagini
Mridanga Raagini

Mridanga Raagini

Bring precision to every Talam. Mridanga Raagini lets you select Talam, Jati, and Nadai, adjust Kalam/Laya, and fine-tune the pitch and balance the Mridangam sound digitally. If you have questions or concerns while using the instrument, the Sound Labs support team is on call by phone, WhatsApp, or email to assist. Click the button below to download the Mridanga Raagini operating manual in PDF format.

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For Bharatanatyam dancers and Carnatic music students, rhythm confidence is everything. Sound Labs Mridanga Raagini offers Mridangam, Manjira and Tambura support with Kalam/Laya control, Jati and Nadai options, pitch synchronisation and 7-style digital balance between Edam Talai and Valam Talai. Its easy feather-touch keyboard and clear display make practice focused, musical and disciplined.

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Carnatic Practice Companion, 3 Instruments in 1 Machine.
Carnatic Practice Companion, 3 Instruments in 1 Machine.

Carnatic Practice Companion, 3 Instruments in 1 Machine.

From Chennai to California, Mridanga Raagini by Sound Labs helps Carnatic learners, vocalists and Bharatanatyam dancers practise with confidence. It plays Tambura, Mridangam and Manjira together or separately, with pitch-synchronised sound, natural tone, independent volume control and 200 Talams in Manjira mode. Built by Sound Labs with dependable manufacturing quality and after-sales support, it turns daily practice into stage-ready preparation.