Refresh the MIDI inputs and when MIDIChanter shows up, enable it by clicking on the dot next to the name (should turn green) In Universal Piper, enable Background Play, Drone Auto ON/OFF, MIDI Chanter, and select "Degerpipe - Extended" as the MIDI Chanter to use. In MIDIPipes, enable the "Virtual Port" MIDI output, and set a -4 Chanter transpose.
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MIDIPipes is the perfect MIDI controller to use with a MIDI hardware interface and PC or Mac-based virtual MIDI synthesizersĪnd software synthesizers running on the iPad like "Universal Piper" Drone puck image courtesy of Mike DeSmidt. Touch the 'Shhh' icon at the lower left to quiet any "stuck" notes if they occur.Ĭhanter based on my Kirk Lynch concert pitch chanter. "Omni" mode is selected by default.Īll MIDI settings are saved when MIDIPipes quits and restored the next time it is run. When the "Virtual Port option is selected, MIDIPipes will show up as an input option in apps that support virtual ports like Universal Piper, Sonosaurus ThumbJam, and MidiBridge. Use the "Transmit MIDI Port" switch to choose between "Omni" sending MIDI data to all CoreMIDI apps (matches previous versions of MIDIPipes) or "Virtual Port" sending to a named CoreMIDI virtual output port. The entire range may be transposed up or down up to one octaves (zero transpose is "C") in semitone increments using the chanter and drone transpose sliders. You may select the MIDI channel, attack velocity and volume for the chanter and drones independently using the sliders at the top of the screen. Touch the purple "Bend" bar on the lower right with your right little finger to bend the pitch or play finger vibrato. Touch the red "Stop" bar at the bottom right center with your right thumb to stop the chanter sound for staccato techniques. Touch the blue "Back-D" bar at the bottom left center with your left thumb to play the second octave "Back-D" selectable on either a press or release. Next, touch the left half of the chanter starting with the tips of your left index, middle, and ring fingers.įinally, touch the right half of the chanter with the tips of your right index, middle, ring, and little fingers. The app uses chanter fingerings based on those for the Highland pipes. It represents the hole on the back of the chanter for the highest note and must be covered for other lower notes to play.
Touch the "Back-D" bar at the bottom of the screen with your left thumb. It represents the hole on the back of the chanter for the highest note and must be covered for other lower notes to play when in this mode (matches the real instrument). If using "Open" Back-D mode, touch the "Back-D" bar at the bottom of the screen with your left thumb. Optional finger vibrato may be done by touching holes below the main closed holes used for a note. Touch the green "Octave" bar on the left side with your left little finger to play the notes one octave higher. Next, touch the four holes on the right side of the chanter with the tips of your right index, middle, ring, and little fingers. To play the chanter, touch the three holes of the left side of the chanter starting with the tips of your left index, middle, and ring fingers. For the Highland pipes, you'll want to set the drone transposition two semitones higher than the chanter Touch the drone puck to start/stop the drones. Closed mode matches the real Uilleann chanter. IMPORTANT: Since this app requires as many as 9 fingers on the screen at the same time, before playing, disable "Multitasking Gestures" on your iPad (in the iPad Settings app, under the General section, turn the Multitasking Gestures switch to the off position).Ĭhoose between Uilleann and Highland chanter fingerings using the selector below the drone puck.įor Uilleann fingerings, you can choose whether the back-D note plays when the "Back-D" bar is touched (Open mode) or released (Closed mode). MIDIPipes supports two independent MIDI channels, one for the chanter and the other for the drones. MIDIPipes doesn't produce any sound on its own, it is designed for playing hardware and software VST-style MIDI synthesizers via a CoreMIDI compatible interface connected to the dock connector or virtual MIDI instruments like Roland Sound Canvas for iOS, Universal Piper, or Sonosaurus ThumbJam running on your iPad. The chanter fingerings are based on those used for the Irish Uilleann or Scottish Highland bagpipes.
MIDIPipes is a Irish/Scottish Bagpipes MIDI practice chanter for the iPad.
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