Karunattu

Karunattu — The Carnatic Music Tutor

   Learn, practice, and create Carnatic music with real-time AI feedback. Karunattu brings the ancient tradition of South Indian classical music to your iPhone with 22-shruti pitch detection, gamaka visualization, and raga recognition —
 features no other app offers.

   FOR BEGINNERS (Śiṣya — Free):
   • Browse 72 melakarta ragas with audio previews
   • Learn from the Trinity composers (Tyagaraja, Dikshitar, Syama Sastri)
   • Generate authentic raga phrases in Compose Studio
   • Play along with a tunable tanpura drone
   • Explore Carnatic basics from Sa to Varnam

   FOR SERIOUS STUDENTS (Sādhaka — Plus):
   • 17 practice modes with real-time pitch detection
   • Voice Coach with 29 gāyaka-dōṣa (singing fault) detection
   • Swara Lane — live pitch visualizer with color-coded notes
   • Gamaka Coach — match a master's ornament style
   • AI Practice Plans (5/10/15/30 minute sessions)
   • 30-day pitch drift heatmap
   • Veena and Violin practice with gamaka analysis
   • Video curriculum (Tyagaraja 11-stage guided path)

   FOR PERFORMERS (Kalākar — Pro):
   • Full Studio with raga/giti/tala/instrument selection
   • Film Composer Suite for scoring
   • Manodharma (improvisation) with DTW conformance
   • Concert Simulation with 4 venues
   • MIDI export for DAW integration
   • Broadcast Master (-14 LUFS / -1 dBTP Spotify-spec)
   • Custom Raga and Tala builders
   • Stem separation and multi-track recording

   UNIQUE FEATURES:
   • 22-shruti microtonal detection (not just 12 Western notes)
   • 26 gamaka ornament types — no other app visualizes these
   • AI raga identification from live audio
   • Mathematical music education — understand WHY ragas sound the way they do
   • Built-in tanpura + mridangam — no need for separate apps
   • 99 Trinity kritis with note-by-note transcriptions

   WHO IS THIS FOR?
   • South Indian diaspora families (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam)
   • Carnatic music students of all ages
   • Self-learners who can't find local teachers
   • Parents wanting to give their children cultural education
   • Performers looking for practice tools

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