Radel SUNADAMALA User manual

SUNADAMALA DIGITAL LEHRA
OPERATION MANUAL
The new compact "Sunadamala" is a sophisticated electronic lehera instrument catering
to the needs of classical tabla artistes. The instrument produces 202 leheras (rhythmic
tunes) set to different Taals and Raags which can be selected by the user through the
keyboard. The instrument utilizes the latest state-of-the-art microprocessor technology to
produce a realistic sound of the lehera as played on a harmonium.
The instrument has facility to control the volume of the sound, the base pitch (sur) and
the tempo of the tune. A built-in drone is also provided, the volume of which can be
independently controlled. The "Sunadamala" can also be repeatedly programmed by the
user to play and store two leheras of his/ her composition. The instrument automatically
operates on any voltage between 90 - 260 V AC or a set of four internal dry batteries (C
size).
The special features of the improved compact model are:
1. 202 preset tunes including special "Masitkhani" and "gayaki ang" tunes. 2. Digital
display of matras, tempo, tune number & pitch. 3. Accurate built-in digital pitch-pipe with
fine tuning facility. 4. Four harmonium tones selectable by the user.
5. Memory facility for two user programmed leheras, pitch, tempo and tone selections. 6.
Can also be used as an excellent sur-peti (drone). 7. Built-in metronome. A three digit
display provides the following indications :
a. The currently selected tune number when the tune is not being played. b. The
rhythmic count (matra) when the tune is being played. c. The Tempo setting when the
FAST or SLOW keys are pressed. d. The Pitch setting (C, C#, D, etc) when the pitch
keys are pressed.
VOLUME CONTROL : Controls the combined volume of the lehera and the drone (sur
background). ALT :- Selects alternate function of each key. Also operates as the decimal
key for tune selection. PGM :- Puts the instrument into the programming mode in which
user's own lehera can be composed. NUMBER KEYS :- Used for selecting the tune
number corresponding to any taal or for programming a lehera. DRONE CONTROL :-
Controls the volume of the drone relative to the lehera.
PITCH :- Increases ('up' arrow ) or decreases ('down' arrow ) the pitch (sur) of the
instrument. FAST/SLOW : Increases or decreases the tempo of the lehera. Use of these
keys while the lehera is playing results in increase/ decrease of the tempo in small
steps. Use of these keys when the lehera is not playing results in the tempo changing to
double/ half of the previous setting. STOP :- Stops the lehera. START : Starts the lehera
from the first matra.
2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS : SWITCH-ON AND SELECTING TAAL AND TUNE,
ADJUSTING PITCH & TEMPO
2.1 Insert the Power cord into the AC socket at the rear of the instrument for operation

on AC Mains. For operation on batteries, remove this cord.
2.2 Plug the power cord into the AC wall socket.
2.3 Switch the instrument ON by turning the knob marked "VOL" clockwise and increase
the volume by a quarter turn. Observe that each digit lights up followed by a scrolling
display of "radel". The display finally shows 00.0. This confirms that the instrument is
ready for operation.
2.4 Select any taal by pressing the number of the group corresponding to the taal. Each
group contains ten leheras in different raags set to the same taal. To select another
lehera of the same taal, press ALT key which would select the next tune. By pressing a
number after pressing ALT, the tune of that number in the same group will be selected.
eg; [2] ALT [3] would select 02.3 Jhap taal in raag Kalavati.
2.5 Press START to start the lehera. The display now indicates the matras as the lehera
is played.
2.6 Press the PITCH keys marked 'up' arrow and 'down' arrow to increase or decrease
the pitch of the lehera in steps of half notes. If the key is kept pressed continuously, the
pitch will continue to change till the highest or lowest pitch is reached. Beyond this the
corresponding key would have no effect. FINE TUNING of the pitch is possible by
pressing ALT key before pressing the 'up' arrow and 'down' arrow keys. The fine tuning
is achieved in small steps. When a pitch is selected,
the display changes temporarily to pitch mode. A number following the pitch alphabet
indicates the fine tuned pitch. (eg., D.2 is 2 steps fine tuned above D Sharp and G.-3 is 3
steps fine tuned below G).
2.7 Press SLOW or FAST key to decrease or increase the tempo in small steps. The
display changes to the Tempo mode temporarily and indicates the current tempo in
MATRAS PER MINUTE.
2.8 Adjust the Drone knob as desired to obtain a sur background of the selected pitch.
2.9 Press STOP key to stop the lehera. The display now indicates the tune number
already selected. Pressing START key would start the same lehera again. To select any
particular tune, select the taal number, ALT key, the tune number in that taal group and
the START key in that sequence. (Refer Lehera table for details).
2.10 Select group number 21.0 to obtain a steady pitch for tuning the tabla. (Set the
DRONE to maximum.) Select 21.1 to obtain a complete sur-peti tone with pancham or
21.2 with madhyam.
3. CHANGING TEMPO RANGE :
3.1 For vilambit speeds, stop the lehera by pressing the STOP key and press SLOW key
and START key. The lehera would now play at half the original speed. Once the lehera
is started, the tempo can again be decreased or increased using the SLOW or FAST key

repeatedly in small steps. The tempo can be set between 30 and 600 matras per minute
through these ranges. (30 to 150 in Range 3, 60 to 300 in Range 2 and 120 to 600 in
Range 1). When the instrument is initially switched ON, the tempo will be set to the
value last stored by the user in memory. (Refer section 5).
4. TONE SELECTION :
The new Sunadamala can produce the leheras in four harmonium tones. To change the
selection, press the TONE key while the lehera is playing. The display temporarily
displays t-1 or t-2 etc as the case may be, confirming the change.
5. STORING IN MEMORY :
While any lehera is playing, pressing the number 4 key will store the present pitch,
tempo and tone in memory. The display shows "st". When the instrument is switched ON
the next time, the stored pitch, tempo and tone will be automatically set.
6 PROGRAMMING :
The "Sunadamala" can be programmed to play any lehera of one's choice. The
instrument can store in its memory two leheras of maximum length of 60 matras each.
Once programmed, these are retained even when the instrument is switched OFF. In
addition, the notes can be embellished with gamak by pressing the ALT key and STOP
key in sequence after the note in the programming sequence.
6.1 PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE :
6.1 Switch 'ON' the instrument as shown in paras 2.1 to 2.3.
6.2 Press PGM key to enter the programming mode. The display now indicates `P.-0'.
This corresponds to the first of two leheras that can be programmed and stored in
memory as tune number 20.0.
6.3 Press any sequence of notes indicated in the yellow areas of the keyboard.
6.4 If any komal or teevra note (flat or sharp) is required, press ALT key and then the
key of the note required. (eg.komal gandhar is obtained by pressing ALT key followed by
GA key. Pressing the GA key without the ALT key would produce the Shuddh GA).
6.5 If any key is to be embellished with gamak, press the ALT and STOP keys in
succession after pressing the required note key. This would split the note into two notes
automatically. (eg. MA-GA).
6.6 Press the START key to end the sequence of notes and exit from the programming
mode. The display shows "st" to confirm that the programme has been stored.
6.7 To programme another lehera without erasing the previously programmed one,
press PGM again so that the display shows P.-1. Repeat the procedure from 6.3 to 6.6.
This sequence will store the new lehera as tune number 20.1. Both the tunes 20.0 and

20.1 will be retained in memory till another lehera is programmed again in their place.
6.8 To play the Programmed lehera, select tune 20.0 or 20.1 as the case may be and
press START. The pitch and tempo of this lehera can be altered as desired.
7. BATTERY OPERATION :
7.1 To operate the Sunadamala on batteries, pull out the AC Mains Cord from its socket
at the rear of the instrument and insert four 1.5v "C" size dry cells into the battery
compartment. Operate as indicated in steps 2.3 to 2.10.
7.2 Check the condition of the batteries once in 15 days to prevent leakage and damage
to the instrument by corrosion. 7.3 Weak batteries are indicated by irregular or abrupt
stoppage of the lehera. 8. CONNECTING TO "TAALMALA" ELECTRONIC TABLA:
The "Sunadamala" is capable of being connected to a "Taalmala" electronic tabla to
provide a synchronized lehera with tabla accompaniment. This facility is useful for
Kathak dancers. Both the "Taalmala" and the "Sunadamala" should be set to the same
taals to achieve proper operation. Proceed as follows :
8.1 Connect the "SYNC OUT" socket of the "Sunadamala" to the "LEHERA IN" socket of
the "Taalmala". (If your "Taalmala" does not have a LEHERA IN Socket, contact the
manufacturer for a clarification. Do not connect to any other socket).
8.2 Switch ON both the instruments and press the STOP keys of both.
8.3 Select the desired taal on both instruments.
8.4 Press the START key of the "Taalmala". (No sound would be heard now).
8.5 Press the START key of the "Sunadamala". Now the tabla and the lehera would both
be heard together.
8.6 Adjust the tempo on the "Sunadamala" as desired. The tabla would automatically
adjust its speed. (Note: The tempo knob of the Taalmala would have no effect on the
tempo).
8.7 Adjust the pitch of the tabla to that of the "Sunadamala".
8.8 When the lehera is stopped, the tabla will also stop.
8.9 To restart, press STOP and START of the Taalmala and then START the
"Sunadamala".
8.10 If the "Sunadamala" is put into Range 2 or Range 3 of its tempo, press the DEC
key of the "Taalmala" once or twice respectively to obtain the same speed. This should
be done before pressing the START key of the "Taalmala".
9. EXAMPLES OF TUNE SELECTION :

This section gives a few examples to illustrate the procedure for selection of any
particular taal. Press the keys indicated in each example in the sequence indicated
below : 9.1 Teen taal in raag Jaijaivanti: 0, ALT, 4 (display shows 00.4)
9.2 Jhap taal in raag Hamsadhwani: 2, ALT, 9 (display shows 02.9) 9.3 Chau taal in
raag Kalavati: 8, ALT,2 (display shows 08.2) 9.4 To change the previous selection to
Chau Taal in raag Kausidhani, just press ALT (display shows 08.3) 9.5 Deepchandi in
raag Kafi: 1, 2 (display shows 12.0) 10. HELPFUL HINTS :
10.1 If on pressing the "START' key, the instrument does not operate, switch OFF the
instrument, wait for 10 seconds, switch ON and try again. If it still does not work, check
that the Mains voltage is satisfactory. 10.2 Any reduction or sudden fluctuation in the
Mains voltage or Battery voltage may cause the instrument to stop or behave erratically.
In such a case, proceed as indicated in para 10.1.
10.3 No damage can be done to the instrument by pressing the wrong keys or pressing
the keys in a wrong order, either in the normal more or in the programming mode. The
user may experiment freely to try the various functions available in the instrument.
Failure of components is very remote and unlikely. The instrument is quite rugged and
may be transported freely.
11. METRONOME FACILITY: When the Sunadamala is playing, pressing the ALT/MET
key produces a beat for every matra similar to a metronome. The same key alternates
between ON and OFF with every press. The metronome setting is also
stored in memory every time the STORE operation is performed.
`SUNADAMALA' LEHERA TUNE TABLE
TEEN TAAL (16 matras)
00.0 CHANDRAKAUNS
00.1 ALHAIYA BILAWAL
00.2 PILU 00.3 RAMKALI
00.4 JAIJAIVANTI
00.5 KALAVATI
00.6 BRINDABANI SARANG
00.7 MADHUVANTI
00.8 HAMIR
00.9 EMAN
EK TAAL (12 matras)
01.0 HAMIR
01.1 AHIR BHAIRAV
01.2 TODI
01.3 JAIJAIVANTI
01.4 RAMKALI
01.5 KALAVATI

01.6 SHYAMKALYAN
01.7 KIRVANI
01.8 HAMSADHWANI
01.9 JOG
JHAPTAAL (10 matras)
02.0 BRINDABANI SARANG
02.1 TODI
02.2 JAIJAIVANTI
02.3 KALAVATI
02.4 KIRVANI
02.5 MALKAUNS
02.6 KAUSIDHANI
02.7 HAMSADHWANI
02.8 GAUDSARANG
02.9 BHAIRAVI
JHOOMRA (14 matras)
03.0 BAGESRI
03.1 MALKAUNS
03.2 BRINDABANI SARANG
03.3 ABHOGI
03.4 ALHAIYA BILAWAL
03.5 HAMIR
03.6 KIRVANI
03.7 AHIRBHAIRAV
03.8 KALAVATI
03.9 HAMSADHWANI
ROOPAK (7 matras)
04.0 GARA
04.1 MALKAUNS
04.2 KAUSIDHANI
04.3 TODI
04.4 KALAVATI
04.5 HAMSADHWANI
04.6 BHAIRAV
04.7 CHANDRAKAUNS
04.8 BRINDABANI SARANG
04.9 KIRVANI
TILWADA (16 matras)
05.0 MALKAUNS
05.1 ALHAIYA BILAWAL
05.2 HAMIR

05.3 KALAVATI
05.4 TILANG
05.5 BRINDABANI SARANG
05.6 CHANDRAKAUNS
05.7 KIRVANI
05.8 TODI
05.9 HAMSADHWANI
ADACHAUTAL (14 matras)
06.0 MALKAUNS
06.1 TODI
06.2 EMAN
06.3 HAMIR
06.4 KALAVATI
06.5 RAMKALI
06.6 BHIMPALASI
06.7 PURYADHANASRI
06.8 BRINDABANI SARANG
06.9 JAIJAIVANTI
TILWADA (16 matras)
05.0 MALKAUNS
05.1 ALHAIYA BILAWAL
05.2 HAMIR
05.3 KALAVATI
05.4 TILANG
05.5 BRINDABANI SARANG
05.6 CHANDRAKAUNS
05.7 KIRVANI
05.8 TODI
05.9 HAMSADHWANI
DHAMAR (14 matras)
07.0 KAFI
07.1 JAIJAIVANTI
07.2 EMAN
07.3 TODI
07.4 HAMIR
07.5 BRINDABANI SARANG
07.6 HAMSADHWANI
07.7 CHANDRAKAUNS
07.8 BHIMPALASI
07.9 AHIRBHAIRAV
CHAUTAAL (12 matras)

08.0 MALKAUNS
08.1 BHIMPALASI
08.2 KALAVATI
08.3 KAUSIDHANI
08.4 EMAN
08.5 TODI
08.6 HAMIR
08.7 RAMKALI
08.8 BRINDAVNI SARANG
08.9 BAGESRI
MISCELLANEOUS
09.0 7.5 matras KHAMAJ
09.1 7.5 matras KAFI
09.2 8.5 matras KHAMAJ
09.3 8.5 matras HAMSADHWANI
09.4 9.5 matras HAMSADHWANI
09.5 9.5 matras EMAN
09.6 10.5 matras MALKAUNS
09.7 10.5 matras AHIRBHAIRAV
09.8 11 matras BRINDAVNI SARANG
09.9 11 matras HAMSADHWANI
DADRA (6 matras)
10.0 BHAIRAVI
10.1 TODI
10.2 MALKAUNS
10.3 CHANDRAKAUNS
10.4 KAFI
10.5 DESH
10.6 KALAVATI
10.7 HAMSADHWANI
10.8 BAGESHRI
10.9 BHOOPALI
DEEPCHANDI (14 matras)
12.0 KAFI
12.1 BHAIRAVI
12.2 TILANG
12.3 KHAMAJ 12.4
TILAK KAMOD
12.5 CHANDRAKAUNS
12.6 JAIJAIVANTI
12.7 HAMSADHWANI
12.8 KHAMAJ

12.9 TILANG
CHACHAR (16 matras)
11.0 KAFI
11.1 BHAIRAVI
11.2 TILAK KAMOD
11.3 KAFI
11.4 KALAVATI
11.5 HAMSADHWANI
11.6 KHAMAJ
11.7 SHIVRANJANI
11.8 KEERVANI
11.9 PURIYA DHANASRI
SOOL TAAL (10 matras)
13.0 TODI
13.1 MALKAUNS
13.2 HAMSADHWANI
13.3 ABHOGI
13.4 PATDEEP
13.5 BHOOPALI
13.6 KEERVANI
13.7 YAMAN
13.8 AHIR BHAIRAV
13.9 KALAVATI
MATTA TAAL (9 matras)
14.0 SHIVRANJANI
14.1 DARBARI
14.2 LALIT
14.3 AHIRBHAIRAV
14.4 JAIJAIVANTI
14.5 HAMSADHWANI
14.6 DESH
14.7 KEERVANI
14.8 YAMAN
14.9 MALKAUNS
JAI TAAL (13 matras)
15.0 HAMSADHWANI
15.1 CHANDRAKAUNS
15.2 BRINDABANI SARANG
15.3 KALAVATI
15.4 MALKAUNS
15.5 AHIR BHAIRAV

15.6 BAGESHRI
15.7 RAGESHRI
15.8 YAMAN
15.9 DESH
RUDRATAAL (11 matras)
16.0 MALKAUNS
16.1 JAIJAIVANTI
16.2 AHIRBHAIRAV
16.3 HAMIR
16.4 KALAVATI
16.5 YAMAN
16.6 BAGESHRI
16.7 KEERVANI
16.8 HAMSADHWANI
16.9 TODI
VILAMBIT (MASITKHANI)
17.0 AHIRBHAIRAV
17.1 EMAN
17.2 BAGESHRI
17.3 SHUDDH SARANG
17.4 TODI
17.5 TEENTAAL DARBARI KANADA
17.6 EKTAAL GUJRITODI
17.7 CHOUTAAL BHAIRAV
17.8 JHAPTAAL SRI
17.9 RUPAK KAFI
PANCHAM SAVARI (15 matras)
18.0 HAMIR
18.1 MALKAUNS
18.2 KIRVANI
18.3 BHAIRAVI
18.4 CHANDRAKAUNS
18.5 YAMAN
18.6 AHIR BHAIRAV
18.7 DURGA
18.8 KALAVATI
18.9 BHOOPALI
KEHERWA (8 matras)
19.0 PAHADI
19.1 BHAIRAVI

19.2 TILAK KAMOD
19.3 PILU
19.4 KHAMAJ
19.5 HAMSADHWANI
19.6 BAGESHRI
19.7 KALAVATI
19.8 AHIR BHAIRAV
19.9 DURGA
PROGRAMMED TUNES
20.0 PROGRAMMED TUNE 1
20.1 PROGRAMMED TUNE 2
SUR (SRUTI)
21.0 SUR (SHADJ)
21.1SUR (SHADJ + PANCHAM)
21.2 SUR (SHADJ+ MADHYAM)
QUICK REFERENCE FOR TAALS
00.0 TEEN TAAL
01.0 EK TAAL
02.0 JHAP TAAL
03.0 JHOOMRA
04.0 RUPAK
05.0 TILWADA
06.0 ADA CHAUTAAL
07.0 DHAMAR
08.0 CHAU TAAL
09.0 MISCELLANEOUS
10.0 DADRA
11.0 CHACHAR
12.0 DEEPCHANDI
13.0 SOOL TAAL
14.0 MATTA TAAL
15.0 JAI TAAL
16.0 RUDRA TAAL
17.0 VILAMBIT MASITKHANI
18.0 PANCHAM SAVARI
19.0 KEHERWA
20.0 PROGRAMME
21.0 SUR (SRUTI)
CAUTION : While operating the Sunadamala: ●Provide a gap of atl least 15
seconds between switching OFF the instrument and switching it ON again to
ensure reliable operation. ●Avoid using the instrument close to other electronic

equipment such as mobile or cordless phones, pagers, etc.
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