All user reviews for the Raagini Digital Electronic Tanpura

What type of keyboard?

Not a keyboard as such. 1 octave and a half.

How many sounds?

1: tanpura.

The Tanpura is an Indian stringed instrument, the sitar more serious than in the same genre.

The electronic tanpura - also known as Shruti Box - plays a continuous drone on the note of your choice.

What controllers?

Ability to adjust to between-tones, volume control, speed loop, the tone, choice of three typical harmonies (NI-MA-PA)

Speaker out jack mini-jack 1 / 8 ".

Practical power dual voltage 120V/240V or battery.

So only one sound: tanpura. And not very malleable. This is not the kind of synth to play solos. But it's very typical.

It probably used in India and around notes as a guide for singers and musicians to keep their pitch. That serious consideration there. They also have electronic tablas in the same genus as the Digital Electronic Tanpura of Raagini like metronomes specialist.

UTILIZATION

Extreme simplicity, to the point that one wonders if we should do something else.

Manuel not really necessary, but interesting to see the other instruments Raagini Digital.

By turning the sound is already what is needed is to choose your tone and color you prefer.

The change is barely perceptible tempo, the same tone.

SOUNDS

Type of instrument is appropriate when it is appropriate and not at other times.

Expression of non-trivial to apply.

Its very unrealistic but very real and not uninteresting: really cool psychedelic atmosphere guaranteed.

Effects exist.

One likes or dislikes. It is irritating in the long run, it's brilliant.

The mini speaker does not help render the sound of this box.

OVERALL OPINION

1 year of use.

I tried the Swar Sudha (http://www.mastermusiconline.com/musical-instruments/swarsudha-shrutibox.shtml) before buying the Raagini. While it is disappointing, the Raagini is 100% better than Swar Sudha is a pure scam because it does not play that frequency at a time and they all sound bad, but nothing of the Indian character of the bumblebee typical sympathetic strings sought.

Not very strong: the AC connector broke through in the first weeks, I had to replace it. The speaker is so loud out there I had him put a lowpass filter to make it usable (I took the opportunity to put a jack 1 / 4 "instead of 1 / 8" home) so I sent in a direct DI (I prefer to live with a microphone in front of the stage given the poor quality of the speaker).

Besides it should be durable, it's big analog electronics.

It is expensive with shipping and customs for what it is.