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A sample photo of the virtual tablaThe Virtual Tabla (pictured on the right) is a virtual drum set that allows you to play the Tabla (an Indian classical drum) online! This virtual drum set is different than western style drums, but has its own unique flavor. You must have flash installed to run this web-application.

Once you download and install flash, you will be able to use the Virtual Tabla to:

- Play the Tabla with your computer mouse
- Practice Tabla with your computer keyboard
- Listen and watch as the virtual tabla plays various tals (rhythms) visually
- Learn more about this amazing instrument!




Virtual Tabla Directions

Keyboard directions:

Using your computer keyboard with the virtual tabla is very simple, just use the following key strokes (currently only lower-case keys are supported)

Ta/Na = 'j' on keyboard
Tin = 'k' on keyboard
Ti/Te/Re = 'o' on keyboard
Tun/Too/Tu = 'l' on keyboard
Ke/Ki = 'e' on keyboard
Ge/Ga = 's' on keyboard

Dha = 'j' + 's' (at the same time)
Dhin = 'k' + 's' (at the same time)
TiRiKiTe = 'o' -> 'o' -> 'e' -> 'o'  (one after the other quickly)

Mouse directions:

Using the mouse is easy, but more limited than using the keyboard. Just move your mouse over color-sensitive areas of the drums and click your mouse button. Currently there is no way to play strokes such as 'Dha' and 'Dhin' using the mouse (use the keyboard instead)

Cool stuff to try out:

Click the 'TAALS' button to get started with automatic playback of tabla beats. This will give you the ability to make the virtual tabla 'play back' taals (beats) for you. Click each taal's respective 'PLAY' button to play the taal, and 'PAUSE' to stop playing.

Try out:

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