Tin Whistle Pro for Android

11 things about Tin Whistle Pro

1. Playing tip: For the most fluid flow of the sound, when playing the note that use primarily the left hand (G, A, B, C) you can anchor your right ring finger on hole #1.

2. Start by touching the top half of the whistle starting with the tips of your left index, middle, and ring fingers on holes #6, 5, and 4.

3. To play the second octave, touch the "Octave" bar next to the whistle with your left little finger while using the same fingerings as the first octave.

4. Next touch the bottom half of the whistle with the tips of your right index, middle, and ring fingers, on holes #3, 2, and 1.

5. Use the "Use Lowest Note Setting" switch setting to enable / disable the bottom note offset for use with MIDI keyboards and chanters.

6. IMPORTANT: Since this app requires as many as 8 fingers on the screen at the same time, before playing, disable "Multitasking Gestures" on your iPad (in the Settings app, under the General section, turn the Multitasking Gestures switch to the off position).

7. Touch the 'i' icon at the upper right corner screen to show/hide the key select, tuning, volume, reverb, and vibrato controls.

8. Touch the "Stop" bar at the top of the screen with your left thumb to stop the sound while fingering a note.

9. To get started playing, first show the on-screen hole labels by touching the '?' icon at the lower right corner of the screen.

10. The purple "Semitone Down" bar next to the bottom of the whistle may be used to shift the pitch down one semitone for playing the notes F-natural, G#, D#, and Bb.

11. Pitch bend response is based on the setting of the "MIDI Pitchbend Semitones" slider.