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TAALMALA DIGI-60S OPERATION MANUAL 1. GENERAL INFORMATION Congratulations on possessing the latest model of the Taalmala electronic tabla – ‘digi-60S’. The digi-60S is a state-of-the-art digital musical instrument that has been designed by the pioneers in Indian electronic musical instruments. This instru ment has a natural tabla sound along with sophisticat ed features unmatched by any other model of electronic tabla. These are : I. 60 thekas in various taals that can be played at any tempo. II. 10 of these can be modified by the user and stored in memory. III. A multi-functional digital display for indicating taal number, matra number, pitch a nd tempo. IV. Digital tuning of pitch with facility for fine tuning within half notes. V. Two settings for bayan. VI. Memory for storing the fine tuned pitch, tempo and bayan setting. VII. Two user programmable thekas that can be stored in memory. VIII. Operation on AC Mains on any voltage between 90- 260V or six internal dry batteries (C size). Added to these is the established stamp of quality and reliability associated with all Radel products. The volume and balance control knobs are provided on the top of the instrument. All other selections are made through a keypad. A conveniently located display on the front face shows the selections made. The keypad consists of 10 number keys for selecting any of the 60 thekas. Up and Down keys operate on either pitch or tempo depending on the mode of operation. The ALT, PGM/ MEM, START and STOP keys make up the rest of the keypad. 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS : I. Connect the AC Mains cord into the wall socket and switch the instrument ON by turning the VOL knob clockwise. The display would indicate ‘00’ which is the selection for ‘Teen taal’. II. Set the BALANCE control to the middle setting SELECTING A THEKA III. Select the number corresponding to the desired theka. (Refer chart on the instrument). The display would correspondingly indicate the same. Press the START key. The selected theka would start playing at a tempo and pitch previously stored in memory. Select another theka and press its number. The theka will change automatically at the beginning of the cycle to the newly selected theka. CHANGING THE TEMPO IV. Press Up and Down keys to increase or decrease the tempo. The display would temporarily indicate the tempo in matras per minute. 4 ranges of temp o are provided - drut, madhya laya, vilambit and ati-vilambit. The default tempo is 'drut'. You can increase / decrease the speed within this range without stopping the theka. To select the next lower range, stop the theka and press the DOWN arrow once. Pressing this 3 times will set the Taalmala to ati v ilambit. From t his (slowest) range you c an increase the speed upto dr ut (fastest range) without stopping the theka. FILLER-BOLS IN LOWER TEMPO:F iller bols are provided in the lower tempos to give a natural effect. These can be turned off / on by switching off the instrument, then keeping the 'START' button pressed, switching it on. CHANGING THE PITCH V. To change the pitch, press the ALT key once. The display would now indicate the pitch as per the western music scale (C, C#, D, etc.). Press the Up or Down key to change the pitch by half notes. FINE TUNING THE PITCH VI. To obtain any pitch in-between two standar d pitch settings, press ALT key again. The display w ould now flash. Use the Up and Down keys to raise o r lower the pitch as desired.
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TAALMALA DIGI-60S
OPERATION MANUAL
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Congratulations on possessing the latest model of the Taalmala electronic tabla – ‘digi-60S’. The digi-60S is a
state-of-the-art digital musical instrument that has been designed by the pioneers in Indian electronic musicalinstruments. This instrument has a natural tabla sound along with sophisticated features unmatched by anyother model of electronic tabla. These are :I. 60 thekas in various taals that can be played at any tempo.II. 10 of these can be modified by the user and stored in memory.III. A multi-functional digital display for indicating taal number, matra number, pitch and tempo.IV. Digital tuning of pitch with facility for fine tuning within half notes.V. Two settings for bayan.VI. Memory for storing the fine tuned pitch, tempo and bayan setting.VII. Two user programmable thekas that can be stored in memory.VIII. Operation on AC Mains on any voltage between 90- 260V or six internal dry batteries (C size).
Added to these is the established stamp of quality and reliability associated with all Radel products.
The volume and balance control knobs are provided on the top of the instrument. All other selections are madethrough a keypad. A conveniently located display on the front face shows the selections made. The keypadconsists of 10 number keys for selecting any of the 60 thekas. Up and Down keys operate on either pitch or tempo depending on the mode of operation. The ALT, PGM/ MEM, START and STOP keys make up the rest of the keypad.
2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS :
I. Connect the AC Mains cord into the wall socket and switch the instrument ON by turning the VOL knobclockwise. The display would indicate ‘00’ which is the selection for ‘Teen taal’.II. Set the BALANCE control to the middle setting
SELECTING A THEKAIII. Select the number corresponding to the desired theka. (Refer chart on the instrument). The display wouldcorrespondingly indicate the same. Press the START key. The selected theka would start playing at a tempo andpitch previously stored in memory. Select another theka and press its number. The theka will changeautomatically at the beginning of the cycle to the newly selected theka.
CHANGING THE TEMPOIV. Press Up and Down keys to increase or decrease the tempo. The display would temporarily indicate thetempo in matras per minute. 4 ranges of tempo are provided - drut, madhya laya, vilambit and ati-vilambit. Thedefault tempo is 'drut'. You can increase / decrease the speed within this range without stopping the theka. Toselect the next lower range, stop the theka and press the DOWN arrow once. Pressing this 3 times will set theTaalmala to ati vilambit. From this (slowest) range you can increase the speed upto drut (fastest range) withoutstopping the theka.
FILLER-BOLS IN LOWER TEMPO:Filler bols are provided in the lower tempos to give a natural effect. Thesecan be turned off / on by switching off the instrument, then keeping the 'START' button pressed, switching it on.
CHANGING THE PITCHV. To change the pitch, press the ALT key once. The display would now indicate the pitch as per the westernmusic scale (C, C#, D, etc.). Press the Up or Down key to change the pitch by half notes.
FINE TUNING THE PITCHVI. To obtain any pitch in-between two standard pitch settings, press ALT key again. The display would nowflash. Use the Up and Down keys to raise or lower the pitch as desired.
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CHANGING THE LEFT HAND (BAAYAAN) DEPTHVII. Pressing ALT key again displays ‘LH’. In this mode, pressing Up or Down key changes the bayan gumkisetting to a shallow or deep setting.VIII. Press ALT again to put the instrument back into the normal display (matra indication).
SAVING INTO MEMORYIX. Pressing MEM key while the theka is playing causes the current settings of pitch, tempo and bayan intomemory. These settings will be automatically recalled when the instrument is switched ON.
3. EDITING A THEKA
The first ten thekas (00 to 09) can be edited by the user and re-stored in memory. This enables a user tocustomise a theka to his/her own taste.
I. Select the theka required to be edited. Stop the theka if it is playing.II. Press PGM key and then Down key. The display would now indicate ‘PE’.III. Press Up key and step through the theka bol by bol till the bol to be changed is played.IV. Press the key with the new bol to replace the old bol.V. If any more bols are to be changed, repeat steps 3 and 4 mentioned above.VI. Finally, press START key to exit the EDIT MODE. The edited theka would now have replaced the originaltheka in memory.
VII. Press START key again to play the theka. To restore the original factory setting of any theka press 'PGM' and '9' buttons one after the other. Thisprocedure also restores thekas if they get corrupted at any time.
4. PROGRAMMING A NEW THEKA
Two thekas can be programmed afresh by the user. These are stored in memory till such time that they areoverwritten with a fresh theka by the user. These thekas are stored under theka numbers 98 and 99.I. If any theka is playing, stop it.II. Press PGM key followed by ‘1’ or ‘2’ to programme the theka under number 98 or 99 respectively. The displaywould indicate ‘P1’ or ‘P2’ as the case may be.III. Press the sequence of bols marked on the number keys. Bols located under the number are available by
preceding the key with ALT key.IV. Press the START key to end the programming.V. The programmed theka would have automatically got stored in memory.
To see a video demonstration of all the operations and features of the Taalmala Digi-60S, go to this link:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7EBE6D9F3AE3C183
5. WARRANTYLike all Radel products, the Taalmala digi-60S carries a warranty of 12 months from the date of sale. Thiswarranty is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the manufacturer. All users are advised to ensurethat the warranty counterfoils attached to this manual are returned to Radel Electronics Pvt. Ltd. within 15 daysof purchase. In case of any problems, users are advised to contact the manufacturers without any delay giving
details of the problem, date of purchase, dealer’s name and purchase document reference.
The manufacturers invite users to feel free to send any feedback, suggestions and special requirementsregarding the instrument to them.
6. CONTACT ADDRESS:Factory:Radel Electronics Pvt.Ltd.,74/D, Electronics City, Hosur Road,Bangalore 560100 India
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Tel:91-80-28520730Fax:91-80-28521071
Sales Office:217,8F Main Road, 3rd BlockJayanagar, Bangalore 560011. IndiaTel:91-80-26647991
e-mail:General enquiries: [email protected] requirements: [email protected]
Website: www.radel.in
TABLE OF THEKAS
00 teen1 10 teen2 20 teen3 30 teen4 40 teen5 50 punjabi01 ek1 11 ek2 21(reserved) 31(reserved) 41 jat1 51 jat202 jhap1 12 jhap2 22 jhap3 32 jhap4 42 surfakta 52 jhampak03 rupak1 13 rupak2 23 rupak 33 rupak4 43 pashto 53 lok104 ada chau1 14 ada chau2 24 addha 34 p-savari1 44 p-savari2 54 lok205 tilwada 15 chachar 25 jai1 35 jai2 45 jai3 55 lok306 deepch1 16 deepch2 26 rudra1 36 rudra2 46 bhajan 56 garba07 jhoomra1 17 jhoomra2 27 matta1 37 matta2 47 tevra 57 dhumali08 dhamar 18 sadra 28 kehrwa1 38 kehrwa2 48 kehrwa3 58 kehrwa409 chau 19 sool1 29 sool2 39 dadra1 49 dadra2 59 dadra3
