Traditional Musical Instrument Apps

 by Michael Eskin


Enabling Bagpipes, Concertina, and Accordion Players to Learn and Practice Anywhere.  In Peace.


I'm an Irish session musician and iOS musical instrument app developer.
I play the acoustic versions of all these instruments in real life.  My goal with the apps is to give you as realistic an experience of playing these instruments as I am able to on a touch screen.  I use the apps all the time to practice during breaks at work or when travelling.  I truly hope you will enjoy them.

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Traditional Scottish, Irish, and Swedish Bagpipes


All of my bagpipes apps feature high-quality audio samples from real instruments!


Bagpipes Royale - Play the Scottish and Swedish Bagpipes




Four different sets of Bagpipes in one iPad app with a real chanter look and feel.

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Bagpipes - Play the Scottish Highland Bagpipes




Authentic-sounding Scottish Highland Bagpipes for the iPad

Sounds provided by ePipes

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ScotsPipes - Play the Scottish Highland Bagpipes




Scottish Highland Bagpipes Toy for the iPhone and iPod Touch

Sounds provided by ePipes

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ePipesKeys / SmallPipesKeys / BorderPipesKeys


    

Scottish Highland Bagpipes, Small Pipes, and Border Pipes Toy Piano Keyboards
for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

Sounds provided by ePipes


ePipesKeys (Great Highland Bagpipes)

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SmallPipesKeys

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BorderPipesKeys

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ePipesKeys (Great Highland Bagpipes)

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SmallPipesKeys

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BorderPipesKeys

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Uilleann / Uilleann-B - Play the Irish Bagpipes




Uilleann Pipes Chanter and Drones in D and B for the iPad

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Uilleann:

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Uilleann-B:

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Uilleann Classic / Uilleann-B Classic - Play the Irish Bagpipes



Uilleann Pipes Chanter and Drones in D and B for the iPad
(Original two-piece chanter interface)

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Uilleann Classic:

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Uilleann-B Classic:

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Säckpipa - Play the Swedish Bagpipes




Free Authentic-sounding Swedish Bagpipes in D/G and E/A for the iPad

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SäckpipaKeys




Free Authentic-sounding Swedish Bagpipes Toy Piano Keyboard in D/G for the iPhone and iPod Touch

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ePipesKeys HD Ultimate




Four different sets of Bagpipes in one iPad piano keyboard app.

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ePipesDrones



Tunable Scottish Bagpipes Drones for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

Sounds provided by ePipes

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PipeKeys, PipeKeysC, PipeKeysB, PipeKeys HD, PipeKeysB HD, and PipeKeys HD Ultimate





Uilleann pipes chanter, drones and regulators as a standard piano keyboard in the keys of D, C, and B.

PipeKeys HD Ultimate supports all five common Uilleann pipes keys in one app: Bb, B, C, C#, and D

Supports pitch bending and finger vibrato for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

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PipeKeys:

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PipeKeysC:

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PipeKeysB:

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PipeKeys HD for iPad:

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PipeKeysB HD for iPad:

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PipeKeys HD Ultimate for iPad:

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4QuarterSet




Three Uilleann pipes drones, three regulators, in the key of D, C#, C, and B, with both individual regulator
and two-regulator auto-chord play, full multi-touch support for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

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3QuarterSet




Three Uilleann pipes drones, two regulators (tenor and baritone), in the keys of
D, C#, C, B, and Bb with both individual regulator and two-regulator auto-chord
play, full multi-touch support for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

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Uillitina, UillitinaB, and UillitinaC




Uilleann pipes chanter and drones as an English Concertina
in the keys of D, C, and B for the iPhone and iPod Touch

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Uillitina:

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UillitinaC:

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UillitinaB:

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JustDrones




Tunable Virtual Uilleann Pipes Drones for Intonation Practice

Also has an optional additional 3rd, 4th, or 5th higher, or 5th or
octave lower interval drone for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

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Anglo and English Concertinas


All of my concertina apps feature high-quality audio samples from my own vintage instruments!


Concertina




C/G Anglo Concertina for the iPhone and iPod Touch

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ConcertinaXL




Full 30-Button C/G Anglo Concertina for the iPad

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Englitina




Treble/Baritone English Concertina with a two octave chromatic range based on a
standard Wheatstone layout and button spacing for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android


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EnglitinaXL




48-Button Treble English Concertina for the iPad

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Duettina




Two-sided Hayden-style Duet Concertina for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

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ButtonBox




3 reed bank Irish button accordion using English concertina fingerings for the iPhone and iPod Touch

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Flautina




Free two octave English Concertina that sounds like a wooden flute for the iPhone and iPod Touch

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Button Accordions and Melodeons


All of my accordion apps feature high-quality audio samples from my own instruments!


Hohner SqueezeBox for iOS and Android

Three-Row Diatonic Button Accordions Endorsed by Hohner

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Hohner-EAD SqueezeBox:

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Hohner-FBbEb SqueezeBox:

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Hohner-GCF SqueezeBox:

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Hohner-ADG SqueezeBox:

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Hohner-BbEbAb SqueezeBox:

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Hohner-Mini GCF SqueezeBox (for iPhone/iPod Touch):

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Hohner-Mini FBbEb SqueezeBox (for iPhone/iPod Touch):

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Hohner-Mini EAD SqueezeBox (for iPhone/iPod Touch):

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Hohner Xtreme II SqueezeBox



Three-Row 34-Button Diatonic Button Accordions Endorsed by Hohner

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Hohner-FBbEb Xtreme II SqueezeBox:

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Hohner-GCF Xtreme II SqueezeBox:

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Hohner-EAD Xtreme II SqueezeBox:

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Hohner Melodeons for iOS and Android

B/C, C#/D, C/F, D/G, and G/C Tuned Melodeons for iOS and Android

Endorsed by Hohner

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Hohner-B/C:

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Hohner C#/D:

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Hohner D/G:

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Hohner C/F:

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Hohner G/C:

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Hohner B/C Mini:

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Hohner D/G Mini:

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Zydacco




Zydacco - Cajun/Zydeco One-Row Accordion for the iPhone and iPod Touch

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Zydaccordion




Zydaccordion - Cajun/Zydeco One-Row Accordion for the iPad

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BoxKeys




3 reed bank Irish piano accordion with key tremolo effect for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

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MIDI Synthesizer Control Surfaces


Are you a musician looking for a realistic and inexpensive MIDI Accordion,
Irish Flute, Bagpipes, or Concertina controller to play music wherever you are?

These apps are the perfect solution for the traditional musician who wants to use their current playing skills
to control hardware or software synthesizers via MIDI hardware interfaces like iRig® MIDI
connected to the dock connector, or amazing virtual CoreMIDI instrument apps
like IK Multimedia SampleTank® for iOS or ThumbJam running right on your iPhone or iPad.


For information on setting up SampleTank or ThumbJam to use with any of the control surfaces, please visit:

Tradlessons MIDI Controller Background Synth App Setup

ThumbJam by Sonosaurus is now including my highest quality
Concertina, Vintage Accordion, and Säckpipa samples as free in-app downloadable patches!




Please click the graphic to visit ThumbJam on the iTunes App Store


Hohner MIDI SqueezeBox




Tex-Mex Button Accordion MIDI Control Surface for the iPad

Endorsed by Hohner

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Hohner MIDI Melodeon




Two-row Button Accordion MIDI Control Surface for the iPad

Endorsed by Hohner

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MIDIFlute




Irish Flute/Whistle MIDI Control Surface for the iPad

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MIDIChanter




Highland Bagpipes MIDI Control Surface for the iPad

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MIDIPipes




Uilleann/Highland Bagpipes MIDI Control Surface for the iPad

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MIDIAngloXL




30-Button Anglo Concertina MIDI Control Surface for the iPad

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MIDITinaXL




English Concertina MIDI Control Surface for the iPad

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iJammer




Jammer-Style MIDI Control Surface for the iPad

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MIDIRegs




Uilleann Pipes Regulators/Drones MIDI Control Surface for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

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MIDIKeys




Piano Keyboard MIDI Control Surface for the iPhone and iPod Touch

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MIDIAnglo




Anglo Concertina MIDI Control Surface for the iPhone and iPod Touch

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MIDITina




English Concertina MIDI Control Surface for the iPhone/iPod Touch

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Irish Music Tune Videos and Chord Charts


Please check out my Irish tune teaching videos on YouTube!


Watch my Irish tin whistle tune teaching videos

Watch Elaine Thompson's Irish flute tune videos

Download my Drop-D guitar chord chart

Download my DADGAD guitar chord chart

Download my GDAD bouzouki chord chart


Southern California Irish Music Resources


Here's a few links to local resources and friends for those interested in traditional Irish music in Southern California:


Southern California Uilleann Pipers Club

Michael Kelly - a fine fiddler, singer, and member of the award winning group "Sligo Rags"

The Ould Sod pub in San Diego, home of our weekly Tuesday night session

The Auld Dubliner pub in Long Beach, where there's a session every Sunday afternoon from 4-7 PM


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