A SOFTWARE TO RECOGNIZE INDIAN RAGAS

                           Prof. K. N. James, the principal of K.V.M Engineering college, kochi, Kerala, India has developed a new software to determine the  RAGA (A series of five or more musical noteupon which a melody is made.).   This software can recognize 72 ragas in Karnatic music. Mr. James`s invention is felicitated with Ph. D from the university of Cochin. When a song is recorded in the computer through a microphone the sound is converted in to digital signal and t software analyses the song and sort out the seven sounds of music.From these sounds the software determines which raga the song belongs to. This process takes only five minutes. This software helps a person who does not have any musical basics is also get to know which raga it  belongs. It is a great help for musical students as well as musical enthusiasts. There is  an error correction to the minute level is also provided in this software. Mr. James has a long teaching career in Physical science in St. Alberts College, Cochin . After retiring he took over as the Principal of K.V. M Engineering college, kochi, Kerala. He is an ardent studet of carnatic music for 30 years under SANGEETHABHUSHANAM M.R. Sivaraman Nair and K.N. Vijayarajan.