Published by Michael Eskin on 2018-07-23
What is Uilleann?
Uilleann is an app that simulates the sound of Uilleann pipes, an Irish Bagpipe. It has a chanter, drones, and two regulators in the form of a standard two-octave piano keyboard. The app can also be used as a CoreMIDI sound module for MIDI file player apps. It supports hardware MIDI bagpipes chanters connect to a hardware MIDI interface.
1. Uilleann is an authentic sounding 3/4 set of Uilleann pipes (Irish Bagpipes) chanter, drones, and two regulators in the form of a standard two octave piano keyboard and also supports hardware MIDI bagpipes chanters connect to a hardware MIDI interface.
2. Touch the mixer icon at the upper right to bring up the settings page where you can select the key (D, C#, C, or B), set the volumes of the chanter, drones, and regulators, set the amount of drone chorus effect, overall reverb level, and MIDI chanter parameters.
3. The four regulator pairs now may be played on the MIDI channel one higher than the chanter starting on MIDI note 64 (E3).
4. Use the MIDI controls on the settings page to set the MIDI channel for the chanter and drone notes as well as the lowest MIDI note for your MIDI chanter.
5. The app responds to MIDI Pitch Bend messages on the Chanter MIDI channel.
6. Connect your MIDI chanter first using a hardware MIDI interface, then launch the Uilleann for iPhone app.
7. Since the real Uilleann pipes chanter doesn't play below D, the two regulators for chords may also be played on the upper and lower halves of the C and C# at the bottom of the keyboard.
8. MIDI notes 64 - 67 on the regulators channel play the regulator pairs.
9. The note C has an extended pitch bend range as typically used when playing a real chanter.
10. MIDI channel and lowest note values are saved on exit.
11. The app can also be used as a CoreMIDI sound module for MIDI file player apps.
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
Install Uilleann - Pocket Irish Pipes app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
Download a Compatible APK for PC
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| Get APK for PC → | Michael Eskin | 3.75 | 3.6 |
For Windows 11, check if there's a native Uilleann Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:
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- Authentic sounding 3/4 set of Uilleann pipes (Irish Bagpipes) chanter, drones, and two regulators
- Supports hardware MIDI bagpipes chanters connect to a hardware MIDI interface
- Can be used as a CoreMIDI sound module for MIDI file player apps
- Plays the four most common keys for the instrument of D, C#, C, and B
- Touch the drone puck image to switch the drones on and off
- Touch the keys to play the chanter notes
- Finger vibrato for expression, as is done on the real instrument
- Play the regulator chords by touching the four squares above the keyboard on the left
- Touch the mixer icon at the upper right to bring up the settings page where you can select the key, set the volumes of the chanter, drones, and regulators, set the amount of drone chorus effect, overall reverb level, and MIDI chanter parameters
- MIDI Chanter Setup: Connect your MIDI chanter first using a hardware MIDI interface, then launch the Uilleann for iPhone app
- Use the MIDI controls on the settings page to set the MIDI channel for the chanter and drone notes as well as the lowest MIDI note for your MIDI chanter
- Range of the lowest MIDI note is from 55 to 79
- MIDI default parameter values are based on the Fagerstrom Uilleann Technopipes
- The app responds to MIDI Pitch Bend messages on the Chanter MIDI channel
- The four regulator pairs now may be played on the MIDI channel one higher than the chanter starting on MIDI note 64 (E3)
- MIDI notes 64 - 67 on the regulators channel play the regulator pairs
- The app can also be used as a CoreMIDI sound module for MIDI file player apps
- MIDI channel and lowest note values are saved on exit
- Provides a drone background for practicing tin whistle songs
- Allows playing along with uilleann pipes songs in perfect tune
- Sounds like the original recordings
- Fun to tinker with
- Can be plugged into an amp for jamming with friends
- Keys may not always respond to touch, leading to frustration
Great, but one minor annoyance.
Sounds great!
Keyboard Uilleann Pipes...Cool
Wicked awesome!!!!!
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