The Highlights of GAAYAKA (Ver 1.5) are: Use 'sa ri ga ma' notation with minor changes to make it easy for entry. Select Melam or choose individual notes to define the scale. Use ';' or ',' for pauses or lengthening notes as is the current practice. Vary note pitches minutely, control the transit duration between notes and thus produce gamakam. Group the notes for continuity or break where required. Set desired tempo - note duration from 1/100 to 1 second which can be prolonged with ',' or ';' and which is further adjusted for the Kaalam in the notation. Quickly check the number of notes in a block (after automatic calculation of half notes, quarter notes etc.) Choice available to highlight the notation being played Single key operation F12 for Play, Esc for Stop, F11 to select current line << NEW Select Auto-thaalam, define thaalam and notes per aksharam and generate thaalam automatically with 2 diferent sounds (one for the beat and other for the count or wave) - useful for practicing lessons. Manual thaalam (generated by putting + symbol where required) as in preveious versions is also available Fine adjust sruthi to practice with instruments like Flute with fixed sruthi. << NEW Choose either natural scale (normal) or Equally tempered scale (as in an Electronic Keyboard). << NEW Change the melam in the middle of a file - for Raagamalika Change the tempo in the middle of a file - for nadai (gathi) change. Convert a block of notation to upper or lower ocatave quickly using the menu from Edit menu. Add words of lyric or other comments for reference. Extensive on line help for using the software. Tips on notation for gamakams - ready made notation for common gamakams of common raagams - copy and paste them. Tool bars for quick entry of notation or access to gamakam codes. Sample notation files of Varnams and Krithis. Listen to the krithis and you may think it is recorded music! A set of beginners lessons (Sarali, Janta, Dhaattu, Melsthaayi varisais and Geethams) with and without gamakam provided. Using thambura.gka file convert your PC into an electronic thamboora if necessary with a thalameter added ! Save your composition as text (.gka) file - or as a .wav file if you want to use it in other applications or play it in PC's not having Gaayaka.   More notation files put up on this website periodically for downloading and playing. See the Some Gaayaka Files link. Compose a new song or set some song to Gaayaka notation and send it to the author for putting up on this website. See the Users Contributions link.