The Tanpura

Tanpura & Swarmandal & Surpeti

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Practice. Perform. Meditate. A professional Indian classical music companion — tanpura and swarmandal in one beautifully simple app. Both instruments are meticulously sampled from real Miraj instruments using high-end condenser microphones, giving you an authentic, resonant drone wherever you are. Tune to any Sa, choose your raag, and let a rich, continuous sound fill the room — whether you're doing daily riyaz, on stage, or simply sitting in stillness. TANPURA • Deep, authentic stringed drone sampled from a solid teakwood Miraj tanpura • Fine pitch control down to the cent — set your Sa precisely • 4-, 5-, and 6-string voicings • Run two tanpuras at once for layered drone textures SWARMANDAL • A 32-string harp sampled from a solid cedar Miraj swarmandal • Over 90 raag presets, each with accurate string tunings — from Bhairav at dawn to Malkauns at midnight • Auto-strum in the background, or strum by hand • Create and save your own custom tunings PRACTICE · PERFORM · MEDITATE • Keeps playing in the background and on the lock screen • Adjust volume, pan, and tempo independently per instrument • Works on phones and tablets, portrait or landscape, with dark and light themes • Clean, distraction-free interface — works offline, no account needed Free to try every day with no account required. One simple purchase removes the daily time limit on the tanpura and swarmandal — no subscriptions, no recurring fees, no hidden costs. The instruments in this pack are yours to keep for life. New instruments may be added as separate packs over time.

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New: a chromatic tuner, swar wheel and live spectrogram, plus an 8-band EQ, and a level and fine tuning for every tanpura string.

Version 1.0.3

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Information

Seller
Harmonic Series Ltd
Size
84.9 MB
Category
Music
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
© 2026 Harmonic Series Ltd
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