Usually shruti box devices and apps merely record a few tambura sounds and pitch-shift them to produce sounds for different shrutis (kattai or mane). To produce good results, many high quality samples of multiple tamburas (of different sizes and tunings) should be recorded, occupying a lot of storage space (potentially in GBs!). So if you shruti is tuned to E, then the corresponding western notes are E3, B3, E4 & B4. And for the tuning process, you will need to use a tuner or tune by ear. If this answer doesn’t solve your problem, please frame your question more clearly. The role of shruti box or tambura is therefore so crucial and students must never attempt to sing without the accompaniment of shruti. In carnatic music, shruti is given by a number. Most of the female vocalists normally sing in 5 – 6 and male vocalists sing between 1 and 2. ( Listen to 5 kattai shruti and 6 kattai shruti).

The Shruti Box

A tool for meditation, Singing, and energy healing.

A shruti box is an Indian drone instrument used to open the voice and provide a backdrop for musical exploration. No prior musical experience required, the shruti box is an empowering tool for quieting the mind, promoting healing, and deepening the connection to your voice.

A portable sound bath.

Carnatic Music Shruti Box Online

Each note resonates in an energy center of the body and stimulates alpha and theta brain waves for deep relaxation and stress relief. The thirteen notes offer a full chromatic scale – C3 to C4 – in 440hz. Our shruti boxes are handmade in Kolkata, India by a fourth-generation family of musical instrument craftsmen.

Carnatic Shruti Box Sound Deadening

An instrument everyone can play.

Carnatic Shruti Box

Skype crackling audio. To play, simply open one or more notes, pump the bellows, and experience the deeply meditative sound waves that emanate from this powerful drone instrument.