Radel TAALMALA DIGI-60 DX User manual

TAALMALA DIGI-60 DX DIGITAL TABLA
OPERATION MANUAL
Introduction
Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a Radel quality product - the Taalmala Digi 60 Dx digital ta la.
Radel products are renowned for their excellent tonal quality as well as their relia ility. The latest state-of-the-art
technology is used in the design as well as manufacture of the instruments. Being the inventor of these products and
the pioneer in the field of electronic musical instruments for Indian music,Radel is constantly improving existing
models and introducing new model of instruments. Radel is an ISO 9001:2008 company. Therefore, the name Radel
assures you of excellent quality, and, although you may never need it, dedicated after-sales service.
General Infor ation
The new Taalmala Digi 60 Dx is a sophisticated digital ta la instrument catering to the needs of classical
vocal artistes ena ling them to practise without the assistance of another person to provide the taals.
The product utilizes the latest state-of-the-art microprocessor technology to produce a realistic sound of the ta la.
The product automatically operates on any voltage etween 90 V - 260 V AC or a set of six atteries (AA size).
Features:
•60 thekas in various taals that can e played at any tempo and pitch
•10 of these can e modified y the user and stored in memory.
•A multi-functional digital display for indicating taal num er, matra num er, pitch and tempo.
•Digital tuning of pitch with facility for fine tuning within half notes.
•Two settings for Dagga.
•Memory for storing the fine tuned pitch, tempo and ayan setting.
•Two user programma le thekas that can e stored in memory.
•Sync with Radel Sunadamala
Caution :
Provide a gap of at least 10 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.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Connecting To the Power Outlet and Switch-on:
For operation on AC Mains, insert the Power cord into the AC socket at the rear of the instrument. Plug the power
cord into the AC wall socket. Switch the instrument ON y pressing the power utton.
The display would indicate '00' which is the selection for 'Teen taal'.

Select the num er corresponding to the desired theka. (Refer chart on the instrument). The display would
correspondingly indicate the same.
BAYAN : Set the ayan y using ▲ or ▼ utton.
VOLUME : To adjust the volume press ▲ or ▼ utton either step y step or continuously.
TEMPO: Press ▲ or ▼ utton to increase or decrease the tempo. The display would temporarily indicate the tempo
in matras per minute ( y multiplying y ten). Eg. '14' means 140 matras per minute.
Changing Te po Range: 4 ranges are provided: Ati-Vilam it, Vilam it, Madhya Laya and Drut. To change from drut
to ati-vilam it (fastest to slowest), stop the theka, press ▼ utton three times and start the theka. How ever to
change from Ati-Vilm it to Drut press ▲ utton. While the theka is playing, press ▲ or ▼ utton to change the tempo
within the range.
Pitch Setting: To change the pitch, press the ALT utton once. The display would now indicate the pitch as per the
western music scale (C, C# D, etc.). For pitch reference according to Indian music, please refer to chart at the ottom
of the instrument. Press the ▲ or ▼ utton to change the pitch y half notes. C#,D#. are shown as C., D. Etc.
Pitch Fine Tuning: To o tain any pitch in- etween two standard pitch settings, press ALT utton again. The display
will now start flashing. Press the ▲ or ▼ utton either to increase or decrease the pitch in micro steps.
Dagga Gu ki Setting: Presing ALT utton again will display ‘LH’. In this mode, pressing ▲ or ▼ utton changes the
ayan (dagga) setting to a shallow or deep setting. Press ALT again to put the instrument ack into the normal
display (matra indication)
Me ory: Pressing MEM utton while the theka is playing causes the current settings of pitch , tempo and ayan to
e saved into memory. These settings will e automatically recalled when the instrument is switched ON. The volume
ayan settings are auto saved, 5 seconds after they are changed.
Changing Theka: Theka can e changed even when the previous theka is playing y pressing the relevant num er
followed y START utton.
Editing a Theka: The first ten thekas ( 00 to 09) can e edited y the user and stored in memory. This ena les a
user to customise a theka to his/her own taste.
1. Select the theka required to e edited. Stop the theka if it is playing
2. Press PGM utton and then ▼ utton. the display would now indicate ‘PE’
3. Press ▼ utton and step through the theka ol y ol till the ol to e changed is played. Press the utton
with the desired ol. To o tain the ol printed in red, press ALT then the corresponding ol
4. If any more ols are to e changed, repeat step 3 mentioned a ove. Finally, press START utton to exit the EDIT
MODE. The edited theka would now have replaced the original theka in memory. Press START utton again to
play the theka.
5. To cancel the editing and restore the original theka, press PGM and ALT utton
Progra ing a New Theka : Two thekas can e programmed afresh y the user. These are stored in memory till
such time that they are overwritten with a fresh theka y the user. These thekas are stored under theka num ers 98
and 99.
1. If any theka is playing, stop it.
2. Press PGM utton followed y ‘1’ or ‘2’ to programme the theka under num er 98 or 99 respectively. The
display would indicate ‘P1’ or ‘P2’ as the case may e.

3. Press the sequence of ols marked on the num er utton. Bols in red, located under the num er are
availa le y preceding the key with ALT key. Eg. The sequence elow shows selection of the ols Dha, Ge, Na,
kita for programming.
4. Press the START utton to end the programming.
5. The programmed theka would have automatically got stored in memory.
6. Select taal num er 98 or 99 and press START to play the programmed theka.
Playing Taal ala With Sunada ala: The Taalmala digi-60 Dx can e played synchronously (at the same time, with
matching eats) with the Sunadamala lehera. Connect the ‘SYNC OUT’ socket of the Sunadamala with the ‘LEHERA
IN’ socket of the digi-60 Dx’. Select similer taals on oth instruments. Select the same pitch on oth instruments.
Press ALT + START of the digi-60 Dx. Press START of the Sunadamala. Both instruments will play the same taal as a
theka and a lehera (tune) together. Tempo of oth instruments is controlled y the Sunadamala only. Every time the
Sunadamala is stopped, the digi-60 Dx will also stop. To restart in SYNC mode, press ALT + START of digi-60 Dx and
then START of the Sunadamala.
Note: The Sunadamala Zx cannot e played in Sync mode for a tempo less than 100.
Connecting to an External A plifier: A standard 3.5 mm (1/8”) line-out socket is provided for connecting to an
external amplifier.
Connecting To an External Speaker / Headphone: Connect the digi 60 Dx to an external speaker using the
standard 3.5 mm (1/8”) socket marked as ‘spk out’ on the rear of the ca inet when the connection to external
speaker system is made, the internal speakers of the digi 60 Dx are disconnected.
I portant Hint : If the ‘filler’ ‘ ols’ provided at lower tempos are not desired, SWITCH ON THE TAALMALA WHILE
KEEPING THE ‘START’ BUTTON PRESSED. To o tain the ‘filler’ ‘ ols’ again, repeat the procedure.
Battery Operation : The Taalmala Digi 60 Dx operates on six 'AA' size atteries. It automatically switches - over to
atteries (DC) on failure of mains power (AC).
Note: The product is provided with the following items free of cost:
1. Power Cord; 2. Carry-Case; 3. Instruction Manual