NADA Live

NADA is a practice companion built specifically for Carnatic musicians — vocalists, violinists, veena, flute, and keyboard players alike. No generic Western tuner repurposed for Indian classical music — every part of NADA speaks the language of Carnatic music from the ground up. WHY NADA Most tuner apps are built for Western chromatic scales and force Carnatic musicians to translate. NADA doesn't. Pick your Shruti (tonic), and everything — the tuner, the swara names, the tala counting — follows naturally from there, exactly the way you already think about your music. TUNER & SHRUTI REFERENCE • Real-time pitch detection with a cents-deviation gauge, showing your accuracy against the correct swara — not a generic Western note name • Full 12-swara grid, with clear Sthayi (register) selection: Mandra, Madhya, Tara • Choose your Shruti from the complete Katta grid, with fine-tuning if your instrument sits slightly off standard pitch • Sa and Pa drone tones to anchor your practice, the way a tanpura would METRONOME, BUILT FOR TALAS • Quick access to the talas you use every day — Adi, Rupaka, Misra Chapu, Khanda Chapu — free, always • Browse the full 35-tala system by family and jaati when you need it • Build your own custom tala from individual angas • A Western mode too, with quick beat presets, tap tempo, and custom beat counts with subdivisions for when you need it PRACTICE, YOUR WAY • A library of built-in exercises — Sarali Varisai, Dhruva Varisai, Ata Varisai, and more — completely free • Build your own custom exercises: pick notes, add bar lines, rests, and sustains, and save them for whenever you need to practice • Share an exercise (or a note conversion) with a student or fellow musician with one tap — they don't even need the app installed yet to receive it NOTES CONVERTER Instantly convert notation between Western and Carnatic systems — useful for cross-referencing with instruments, sheet music, or teachers who use different systems. HONEST, SIMPLE PRICING NADA is free to download, with the core tuner, metronome basics, and every built-in exercise available with no cost and no time limit. A single one-time purchase unlocks everything else — the full tala library, custom builders, and more — forever. No subscription, ever. PRIVACY, THE WAY IT SHOULD BE No account needed. No ads. No analytics tracking your usage. Your microphone is only ever used for real-time pitch detection, processed entirely on your device — nothing is recorded, stored, or sent anywhere. Whether you're a beginner learning Sarali Varisai for the first time or an experienced musician refining your Gamakas, NADA is built to be the practice companion that actually understands Carnatic music.