Michael Eskin Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I've gone right around the bend... http://www.tradlessons.com/Uillitina.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Van Donsel Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Care to post some audio or video of this Frankenstein instrument? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adey Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I've gone right around the bend... http://www.tradlessons.com/Uillitina.html An impressive app which should save a few years learning. I once heard a piper claim that it takes 21 years to learn the Uillean pipes; for the first 7 you just sit and listen, then you get to use the chanter for the next 7, and finally you get to practice on the whole set! Now all I need is an iphone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Care to post some audio or video of this Frankenstein instrument? There is a video on the website I posted, here's the direct link to YouTube: This was with an early version of the app with my first recordings from my chanter, I did a lot of tweaking of tuning and levels on the final sample set. I'll be posting a video of a slow aire in the coming days. What's fascinating is that since the app is polyphonic, you can create the equivalent of a tenor regulator just by playing additional notes along with the melody, works particularly well for aires. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I've gone right around the bend... http://www.tradlesso.../Uillitina.html An impressive app which should save a few years learning. I once heard a piper claim that it takes 21 years to learn the Uillean pipes; for the first 7 you just sit and listen, then you get to use the chanter for the next 7, and finally you get to practice on the whole set! Now all I need is an iphone!! what? Like phone Paddy Keenan and ask him to play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 Figured out a cool trick today with the app based on something my friend John O'Hara did during the filming of the demo video for Englitina. If you play with the device (this only works I think for the iPhone models since it has a speaker on the right side) placed on your stomach and supported by your belt on the far side, it frees up the fingers to just play the buttons without having to hold it. It also makes it easy to get tremolo effects, particularly for the second octave D (back-D on the pipes) by cupping your hand over the right side and modulating the sound like a harmonica player would. Also it seems using your body as a reflector creates a fuller sound than holding it suspended in front of you. This would work for all the English concertina based apps. The tremolo is very effective in playing airs, I'll have to demonstrate that on the next video. I'm also finding the virtual regulator possibilities to be fantastic, I use the right side low F# and A on the D chords, the left side low G or right side bottom D for G chords. Its like having a tenor regulator along with the drones and chanter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) Here's my attempt at playing "Táimse im' Chodladh" using the polyphonic capabilities of the app to create virtual tenor and baritone regulators along with the drones and chanter: http://drop.io/Uillitina/asset/uillitinademo-22jan2009-mp4 Fun toy... Edited January 23, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) Here's a little rig I setup with a portable folding Panasonic powered speaker and some velcro: Sounds great placed on the lap, no need to hold the device to play! Edited January 23, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) Here's info on the speakers: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=rp-spt70&hl=en&cid=1864439515595699155&sa=title#p Edited January 23, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Here's "Táimse im' Chodladh" on the B version: http://drop.io/UillitinaB/asset/uillitinademob-22jan2009-mpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatFace Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Here's "Táimse im' Chodladh" on the B version: Sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Both the D and B versions of Uillitina are now available on the iTunes App Store. Edited January 27, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Hi y'all, I finally figured out how to do sample release volume ramp shaping to provide an option to help improve the sound using headphones and reduce/eliminate any sample release clicks. On all the apps, in the next update, there is a new slider on the settings page labeled "Release". By default it will be set to be the same as the apps are today, with no click reduction, you can reduce the value to slow down the release to where the clicks go away, that value gets saved when the app exits. Seems to work pretty well. I happen to like the sound of the sample release clicks when using the speaker on my iPhone, but its nice to now have an option to clean things up when using headphones. Tonight I checked in the changes to all the English Concertina based apps: Englitina 1.2 Binglitina 1.1 Uillitina 1.1 UillitinaB 1.1 Cheers, Michael Edited January 28, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombilly Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Here's "Táimse im' Chodladh" on the B version: Sounds great! Sounds just like any electronic gizmo to me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Here's "Táimse im' Chodladh" on the B version: Sounds great! Sounds just like any electronic gizmo to me!!! I'm obviously been buying the wrong gizmos... :-) Edited January 28, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) New Version 1.1 update features for both Uillitina and UillitinaB: New main screen display shows the natural notes as silver buttons, and the sharps and flats as red. New "Drone Effects" slider on the settings page adds a adjustable stereo chorus effect to the drone sound, particularly effective when used with headphone or amplified. New "Release Speed" slider on the settings page adjusts the chanter notes release timing. Helps reduce any possible clicks that may occur at the end of the notes. Set to the maximum value, the sound is identical to the previous version. New optimized audio engine for much faster and more responsive playing. Also fixed the "slide in from the offscreen makes no sound, but sliding in on the right side offscreen makes sound" issue with the keys on the left edge. This was described previously as "difficulty with sometimes playing the low E". All fixed. Also backported the edge fix to Englitina and Binglitina, will be a free update to all the apps. All the updates are now available on the iTunes App Store. (8 Feb 2010) Edited February 9, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) UillitinaC, based on a completely new set of samples from an absolute phenomenal set of Uilleann pipes in C that I used to own has been submitted to Apple for approval. It has a fundamentally different sound from the Uillitina and UillitinaB apps, its really my favorite so far: http://www.tradlessons.com/Uillitina.html For those who might prefer a standard keyboard layout, I've also submitted PipeKeysC using the same new sample set. The PipeKeys family of apps supports pitch bending and finger vibrato: http://www.tradlessons.com/PipeKeys.html I'll work to get a demo video of the new apps with the new sample set in the coming days. Chanter and drone audio samples for UillitinaC graciously provided by Uilleann piper, reed maker, anglo concertina player, and professor of music, K. Pádraig O'Kane, the current owner of the set. Cheers, Michael Edited February 16, 2010 by eskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Is this the first public performance? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djG4wAwQihk&fmt=18 Thanks Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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