Microtones translated. Master recordings curated. Usul cycles paired. The reference makam music has been waiting for.
Western music divides the octave into twelve equal notes. Turkish makam doesn't. It lives in the spaces between the keys — quarter-tones, commas, neutral intervals. Notes that Western notation can't write and Western instruments can't play in tune.
That's why most apps skip microtones or bury them in cent values nobody wants to read. The Makam translates them.
Four layers. One tap each. Built for the practice room, the stage, and the studio.
Stop hunting YouTube for the right Rast. Each makam links to the performance that defines the mode — curated by ear, one tap away.
A curated improvisation for every makam. The characteristic phrases, the ornamentation, the turns and resolutions that no scale diagram can teach.
Every note labeled in Turkish notation and against the Western note you already know. Authentic ney samples at exact microtonal pitch. The bridge that's been missing.
A makam without its usul is half a tradition. Browse the rhythmic cycles — Aksak, Düyek, Sofyan, Curcuna — with authentic darbuka audio.
Every makam in The Makam comes paired with curated reference recordings and taksim improvisations — so you can hear the tradition before you read about it. Your favorite taksim, two taps away.
A fast, accurate reference for the practice room or stage. Look up a makam, hear how a master plays it, check an interval.
Microtonal pitch data, authentic ney samples, curated reference performances. For scoring, sound design, modal textures, DAW work.
Pronunciation, mood, seyir, plain-language explanations. Start with your ear, not a textbook. Hear the tradition's greatest performers.
A way into one of the world's deepest musical traditions, with sound first and theory second. No prior knowledge needed.
Coming soon to iPhone. No account, no subscription, no tracking — when it lands.