MIDI Bagpipes Chanter for Android

11 things about MIDI Bagpipes Chanter

1. MIDI Bagpipes Chanter 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.

2. Use the "Transmit MIDI Port" switch to choose between "Omni" sending MIDI data to all CoreMIDI apps (matches previous versions of Bagpipes MIDI Chanter) or "Virtual Port" sending to a named CoreMIDI virtual output port.

3. MIDI Bagpipes Chanter supports two independent MIDI channels, emulating the operation of the drones and chanter of a set of Scottish Highland Bagpipes.

4. In Universal Piper, enable Background Play, Drone Auto ON/OFF, MIDI Chanter, and select "Degerpipe - Extended" as the MIDI Chanter to use.

5. In MIDI Chanter, enable the "Virtual Port" MIDI output, and set a -4 Chanter transpose.

6. MIDI Bagpipes Chanter is a Scottish Bagpipes fingering based MIDI controller.

7. All MIDI settings are saved when Bagpipes MIDI Chanter quits and restored the next time it is run.

8. 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.

9. You should now be able to play like any other hardware MIDI chanter.

10. The chanter fingerings are based on those used for the Scottish Highland Bagpipes (as well as other related Smallpipes).

11. Next, touch the top half of the chanter starting with the tips of your left index, middle, and ring fingers.