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The PITCH pane can be found in the Practice section of the software, under the MELODY block. But before you can make any use of it, you first need to configure your mic. Indeed, SwarShala requires clear and distinct audio input in order to analyse it properly. Please check this topic on setting up your mic for practice.
Once done, you can expand the MELODY pane using the top right rectangular icon, and then select the PITCH view. You will see 4 different modes available:
In this mode, you select a melody or alankar (ascending and descending notes of the raga) and you try to sing along. The software draws the curve of your pitch in real time and computes the accuracy of your voice by checking how long it hits the notes of the selected melody. When such notes are properly hit, they turn to green, an indication you are doing good!
This mode offers 2 sliders that will help adjust to your level:
Speed Adj(ustment): this lets you slow down or accelerate the selected melody so it's at a comfortable speed for you to sing along.
Difficulty: this lets you adjust the difficulty level, from beginner to advanced. Moving the slider to the left will make the rounded rectangles of the melody larger and therefore easier to hit. Moving it to the right will make them very thin, so it's more difficult to be as accurate.
The ACCURACY pane will calculate an indicative score according to the precision with which you hit the notes.
In this mode you can sing freely and the software will show your pitch curve, only hilighting the lines when you hit the notes of the raga. A score is also computed depending on your accuracy.
This is like the Free mode, but SwarShala will simultaneously play the notes of the raga you touch on the selected melodic instrument (you can adjust its volume for comfort). This is a very useful functionality to assist you in reaching the exact notes when you drift a bit.
This is a very interesting mode, and one that will still undergo further improvements. Here the software will try to simulate a real-life musician by accompanying or rather echoeing the notes you sing. Basically it registers the notes you sing until you pause on one or go silent, then it plays them quickly and stays on the last note sung. You can define the maximum number of notes to catch up using the Catch-up drop-down list.
It is impossible to reproduce the genius of a real accompanyist but we'll work hard to improve this functionality over time to make it even more realistic and a real support when you practice on your own.