Introduction to the tabla

The tabla is a pair of small drums fundamental to Hindustani music. The higher-pitched drum, played with the right hand, is called the daya. The lower-pitched drum, played with the left hand, is called the baya. The tabla is used in a variety of genres and styles of Hindustani music. Also, it is frequently played in popular and folk music performances and the bhakti devotional traditions of Hinduism and Sikhism. The playing technique is complex and involves extensive use of the fingers and palms to create a wide variety of different sounds and rhythms.

Let’s use our tabla software

Our taalmala automatic tabla software contains a set of taals, in different layas (speeds). It is easy to use:

1. Select your taal by clicking
2. Select your laya and phrase with By default a drut laya is selected.
3. Switch On the tabla with the On/Off button

Important: The On/Off button also serves as a volume slider:

See the page 👆 On/Off button with volume selection for more details.

You may get some details about the taal or the phrase by using the icon manage_search.

Tempo

We provide a wide range of tempo from 5 bpm to 805 bpm. The tempo is in the application top bar, always accessible through the button

You can change easily the tempo by sliding up or down in the button for your finger our your mouse. If you do a short or long click or tap on the button, you’ll open a full page tempo selector, for easily selecting your tempo:

Laya

The laya can be adjusted automatically according to the tempo selected, by selecting the option Laya follows tempo

If you wish to select yourself the laya, set this option to and select a phrase with the desired laya.

Manual tuning of the tabla

Also, you may control all the parameters of the tabla manually to get exactly the sound you need… See 👆 Tune the Tabla yourself for more details