Air Pipes - Bagpipes for iPhone
Submitted by Jennifer on Wednesday, October 3, 2012.
Last modified
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Category
Description of App
Play the bagpipes on your iPhone!
Featured on STV, The Scottish Sun and DailyRecord.co.uk
“... a technical triumph”
— Stuff.co.nz
“... the bagpipes app that certainly stirs the soul”
— NZ Herald
FUN and EASY for anyone to play. Just blow into the microphone to start piping like a true highlander.
LEARN TO PLAY the bagpipe classics:
- Amazing Grace
- Auld Lang Syne
- Scotland the Brave
- Flower of Scotland *
- Highland Cathedral *
- The Rowan Tree
- Yankee Doodle
- God Save The Queen
- ... and more!
FEATURES
- Authentic Scottish sound sampled from real Great Highland Bagpipes.
- Blow into the microphone to top up the air, or tap the "hold" button to keep level constant.
- Step-up your skills with timing and accuracy scores.
- Test your talent by competing with others on Game Center.
- Download FREE Scottish Small Pipes instrument pack.
- Customise the look of your Air Pipes.
- Enjoy lush reverb effects for a big, full sound (iOS 5 only).
- Adjust the volume of the drone and chanter.
- AutoBlow function if your device doesn't have a microphone or if you're feeling out of breath :)
Keep an eye out for future updates - more tunes and features to come!
* Copyrighted tunes can be purchased within the app. This covers the cost of licensing the music. All current and future public domain tunes will remain free of charge.
Version
1.4
Free or Paid
Paid
Apple Watch Support
Not Known
Device(s) App Was Tested On
iPhone
VoiceOver Performance
VoiceOver reads most page elements.
Button Labeling
Most buttons are clearly labeled.
Usability
There are some minor accessibility issues with this app, but they are easy to deal with.
Other Comments
The price is $1.99 and it has worked fine since I re-installed it. I have not had any reason not to recommend it, but I admit it didn't always work correctly the first time I used it. If there's a guide on the screen for which keys you need to push, it cannot be accessed.
Developer's Website
Recommendations
1 people have recommended this app
Most recently recommended by Jennifer 8 years ago
Comments
Great app. Get it now, while
Great app. Get it now, while it's free! Founded a nap three this morning. And ordering it for a long time, and I was planning to buy a next month. I'm glad I found this deal!q
Odd. your comment just showed
Odd. your comment just showed up even though it's the 21st. Downloaded it and will give it a whirl when no one is in teh house as I'm sure I'll sound just gosh awful lol! Happy holidays everyone.
Fun app, but I'm a lousy player!
Hi! Having read the comment yesterday that the Air Pipes app had gone free, I decided to get it yesterday, and I tried it out this morning. I admit I set it to auto-blow straight away, so that I could lay my phone on my desk and do the fingering more easily. However, judging by my several very poor attempts at "Happy birthday" today, I am currently a very bad bagpipe player with this app: hopefully I'll improve with more practice, and once I've got used to where to put my fingers to get particular notes. I certainly don't regret getting this app, though, it's good fun! And if you play the bagpipes on your i-device on a low volume it won't frighten the neighbours away. (Smile).
This app is NSFW! :)
So, it is a slow Friday here at work. I was browsing the Apple Vis site and stumbled on the review for this app! Being a huge fan of bag pipes, but knowing I may never get the chance to learn to play real ones, (and I don't think I'd be real comfortable in a Kilt anyway), I had to grab this app! Well, being a big kid with a new app toy, I couldn't wait till I fled to the privacy of my own home to try out Air Pipes! So, I launched the app, disabled VoiceOver and started to blow and tap away! Within thirty seconds, I had two coworkers running in to my office like the building was on fire and my desk was the only exit to investigate that "God aweful noise!" After explaining to them I was learning to play virtual bag pipes on my iPhone and briefly demonstrating the app, they slowly retreated like two mathmaticians who had just been told two plus two is eight! I can only imagine the facial expressions! Where is a great description from TapTapSee when you need it most! Anyway, my point, if you purchase this app (and I recommend you do if you, like me, enjoy bag pipes) take my advice and don't play at work until you've had some practice in the privacy of your own home!
Thanks for posting about this app and for the comments! I haven't had this much fun for $1.99 since . . . ok, I probably shouldn't post about that here! Anyhow, if any of you are my neighbors, I appologize now for the upcoming weekend of sounds from a wanna be bag piper with a new app!
Jim
iBagpipes?
Bagpipes...for Apple's "I" devices? The mind boggles while the ears shudder. ;)
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