"ePipesDrones"
Tunable Scottish Bagpipes Drones for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad by Michael Eskin
ePipesDrones is a tunable, authentic sounding set of Scottish Highland, Border Pipes, and Smallpipes drones.
This app is for musicians who are learning to play the Scottish bagpipes and want high-quality sets of tunable drones to play along with on their practice chanters.
The sounds are provided by ePipes.co.uk in Glasgow, Scotland, from extremely high-fidelity studio recordings of three very fine instruments.
Please click on the logo below to learn more about ePipes and their fine virtual piping instruments and controllers:
Demonstration video
Main screen, drones on
Touch the ePipes logo to switch the drones on and off.
Select the drone type using the drone selector. Available drone types are Highland, Border, and Smallpipes.
Set the volume using the Volume slider.
The pitch may be transposed in semitone increments using the Semitone slider.
The range for the Highland drone is from E-flat below to F above the standard B-flat in semitone increments.
The range for the Border pipes and Smallpipes drone is from D below to E above the standard A in semitone increments.
Additionally, the Cents slider may be used to fine-tune the drone +/- 50 cents in one-cent increments
All settings are saved when the app exits and restored the next time it is run.
Q:What is the range of the drones for each of the drone types?
The range for the Highland drone is from E-flat below to F above the standard B-flat in semitone increments.
The range for the Border pipes and Smallpipes drone is from D below to E above the standard A in semitone increments.
Additionally, the Cents slider may be used to fine-tune the drone +/- 50 cents in one-cent increments
Q: I'm not hearing any sounds on my iPhone! Help!
A: Make sure your ringer switch isn't in the "mute" position.
I am very interested in any suggestions for features or improvements to the apps for future updates, please drop me an email anytime with your ideas!
For more information, please contact Michael Eskin or visit the Tradlessons.com website: