A Raga along with the notes/swars that create it forms the basic foundation of how your composition sounds. It defines the parameters that build the framework for the direction and flow of the melody. This flow also defines the emotion of a composition. In Swarshala, you have the option to select a pre-defined Raga from a large library of ragas as a base for your composition or you can create your own Raga Base using the Sequence View or the Raga View.
Steps for creating a raga
In both the Sequence View or the Raga View view, you can create a raga using Ragas > New Raga menu.
Clicking on New Raga option, opens a dialog boox prompting you to enter the name for your Raga.
Click on OK to create the Raga in the master base file i.e., ALL.ssb.
Click on Cancel to cancel the operation.
The New Raga option only creates an empty raga base. To define the parameters for the newly created raga, use the Raga View of the Composition Frame.
In the Raga View, you can specify the following parameters for the Raga,
Tradition - This lets you select the tradition of Indian classical music that you want to use to create the Raga Base. You can select the option from a dropdown list and can choose between
Hindustani
Carnatic
Hindustani & Carnatic
Melakartha - This option is used when creating a Raga for the Carnatic Tradition. It defines the 72 parent ragas(Janaka Ragams) that can be used to create derivative ragas(Janya Ragams). You can select any one of the 72 ragas from a dropdown list. You can also select Undefined, if you don't know the Melakartha for your Raga or if you are creating a Raga for Hindustani classical music.
Thaat - This option lets you choose the Thaat (parent scale) to be used for your Raga. It has 10 pre-defined scales available that you can choose from the dropdown list. This option is the counterpart, in Hindusthani classical music, of the Melakartha option of Carnatic classical music. You can also select Unknown, if you don't know the Thaat for your Raga or if you are creating a Raga for Carnatic classical music.
Jati - This option lets you choose the Jati (the number of notes in a Raga or its Aroha/Avroha). There are 9 pre-defined options that can be selected from the dropdown list. You can also select Unknown, if you don't know the Jati for your Raga.
Vadi - This option lets you choose the Vadi( the dominant note) for your Raga from a pre-defined dropdown list of notes.
Samvadi - This option lets you choose the Samvadi( the second dominant note) for your Raga from a pre-defined dropdown list of notes.
Time - This option lets you choose, the time of the day or the season when this Raga can be used, from a pre-defined list of options. You can choose Unknown if you don't know the time/season for the Raga or you can select Any time to create a raga that isn't dependent on time/season.
Moods - This option lets you set the mood/emotion(Rasa) for the Raga. There are 9 Rasas in classical music. You can select one for your raga by clicking on the radio button next to the mood that your raga is based on.
Aroha/Avroha - This option lets you select the notes for the Aroha(ascending scale) and Avroha(descending scale). Click on the radio button next to the notes that define your raga's Aroha and Avroha. You can also set the pitch for each note by using the slider bar next to them.
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