Rangiin | Sitar Synth + AUv3

Needs a mixer for balancing volumes of the drones. And a little larger note pads for more control. Needs different colors in the sections. It’s hard to see. And for $10.00 it’s not really worth it. Sounds nice though.

03 Jun 2026: My knowledge about Indian instruments is about as remote as my cabin on the moon. I’d like to think after listening to the Shankars that that might be within reach and of course it is; however, in the dark mode on an iPad, the UI on this app is so dark you can hardly see anything which I think is odd and steeped in darkness rather than good human interfacing. I think this could be fun with AUM and other AUv3 plug-ins. I just hope the UI is u-dated so I can see it. 08 Jun 2026: The developer wrote back basically proposing on of two solutions: (1) Increase the contrast, or (2) Add a Light Mode. I’d prefer increasing the contrast since I never use the light mode on my iPad. But, maybe, it should be voted on or do both. I hate to see the Ranglin app pushed to the wayside due to poor visual representation. From what I was able to do, it seems like it has a lot of potential.

Sounds great as a sitar owner and player, but it needs background audio in standalone mode, it does work in as an AU however. The touch screen is about half the volume of having a midi control/keys connected. It’s a great start! I’m having so much fun playing it and driving my wife crazy with the sound of what she has called the “devil’s instrument” for the last 30 years.