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Instructions

Basic Workflow

1. Enter or paste konnakol passages in the Transcriptions editor.
2. Adjust settings (BPM, velocity, pitch mode, tala).
3. Click Export MIDI to download zipped MIDI files.
4. Unzip to access inidividual MIDI files.

Notation Format

• Sections: [section_name] on its own line. Names the following konnakol passage until the next [section_name].
• One unbracketed token = 1/16th note. Tokens are divided by a space in the middle.
• Syllables: thom num dhin cha ki ta etc.
• Speed brackets: [ ki ta tha ka ] plays at 2× speed.
• Rest: _ (underscore), represents one token's time value in the given context. i.e. [ _ ] = 1/32nd rest.
• Comments: # to add notes afterwards in the same line (ignored)

Settings

• BPM: Tempo (20–300)
• Velocity: MIDI volume (1–127)
• Tala: Select the tala of the Konnakol input for proofreading.
• Time Signature: Adjustable meter to fit the respective tala
• Output: Export each section as a separate MIDI file or combine all
• Pitch Mode:
  Syllable: MIDI notes map to 11 different konnakol syllables.

  Mridangam: MIDI notes map to 9 different mridangam stroke sounds (ka ki dhi→same pitch).

  See the pitch mapping table below.
• Filename prefix: Add a prefix to all the filenames in bulk.

Pitch Mapping

Syllable	Syllable Mode (MIDI)	Mridangam Mode (MIDI)
thom	36	36
tham	37	37
num	38	38
dhin	39	39
dhi / thi	40	40
cha / lam	41	41
ta	42	42
tha	43	43
bheem	44	44
ka	45	40
ki	46	40

Tips

• Unrecognized syllables are skipped with a warning
• See log for sections that don't finish the complete tala cycles