MIDI Sound Modules and Control Surfaces
Already have a MIDI keyboard or a hardware MIDI chanter like the Fagerström Technopipes and looking for a Bagpipes or Irish Whistle MIDI sound module? Check out the new Celtic Sounds, ePipes for iPhone, MIDI Bagpipes Pro for iPad, Tin Whistle for iPhone, or Tin Whistle Pro for iPad apps.
Want to use your MIDI keyboard or MIDI file player app to play the Hammered Dulcimer? All of my Trapezoid and Dusty Strings branded Hammered Dulcimer apps now work as MIDI sound modules!
Are you an Accordion player looking for some great Accordion sounds to use with your MIDI file player app or keyboard? The Hohner SqueezeBox, Hohner Melodeon Pro, Hohner Chromatic Accordion, and Hohner Piano Accordion apps now work as MIDI sound modules!
Are you an Audiobus enthusiast? My “Dusty Strings D550 Dulcimer” iPad app and “Celtic Sounds” universal app may both be used as Audiobus host modules. IAA use is possible through Audiobus.
Click here for a brief introduction to CoreMIDI on the iPhone/iPad and what it makes possible.
Featured App
Celtic Sounds
Seven Traditional Irish Instruments in one MIDI Sound Module for both iPhone and iPad
Now works with M1 Macs!
Audiobus compatible
Instruments included:
Tin Whistle (High D)
Wooden Flute
Uilleann Pipes Chanter, Drones, and Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pairs
Anglo Concertina
Button Accordion
Great Highland Bagpipes Chanter and Drones
Scottish Smallpipes Chanter and Drones
Transposable up or down up to one octave in semitone increments
Playing live using a MIDI keyboard connected via an iRig MIDI interface
Andrew Mowry using the app with his WARBL MIDI wind controller
Playing from a MIDI file
Demos on an M1 Mac
For MIDI setup information, please visit:
Featured App
“ePipes – MIDI Bagpipes”
MIDI Sound Module for iPhone and iPad
Three sets of Scottish bagpipes that may be played using a MIDI chanter such as the Fagerström Technopipes.
Both GHB and Chromatic style hardware MIDI chanters are supported
Includes per-note sampled
Scottish Highland, Border Pipes, and Smallpipes
Fully transposable up to one octave in semitone increments
Tuneable as much as +/- 50 cents, plus optional reverb
Scottish bagpipes sounds provided by ePipes.co.uk
Bagpipes Pro + MIDI
Based on per-note sampled sounds and the rich feature set of my popular standalone “World of Bagpipes Pro” iPad app, “Bagpipes Pro + MIDI” is five realistic sounding sets of sampled bagpipes for the iPad that may be played using standard Scottish piping fingerings on-screen or using a MIDI chanter such as the Fagerström Technopipes.
Both GHB and Chromatic style hardware MIDI chanters are supported
Includes per-note sampled
Scottish Highland, Border Pipes, Smallpipes, Uilleann (GHB range), and Sackpipa
Uilleann for iPad
Play the Irish Bagpipes – Full Set Edition
Full Set of Uilleann Pipes for iPad – Chanter, Drones, and Regulators
Fully tunable, in the keys of D, C#, C, B, and Bb all in one app!
Split-chanter design makes it easy to play with the iPad on your lap
Works with MIDI hardware chanters and other MIDI controllers
Optimized for the Fagerström Technopipes Uilleann model
Uilleann for iPhone
Uilleann pipes chanter, drones and regulators as a standard piano keyboard
in all the most common instrument keys of D, C#, C, and B
Supports finger vibrato when played on-screen
Works with MIDI hardware chanters and other MIDI controllers
Optimized for the Fagerström Technopipes Uilleann model
Tin Whistle Pro
Traditional Irish Whistle for iPad
Tin Whistle Pro is a fully tuneable whistle
in multiple keys plus reverb controls for the iPad and MIDI control
Tin Whistle for iPhone
High-D Tin Whistle on your iPhone.
Works with MIDI hardware chanters like the Fagerström Technopipes Uilleann model and other MIDI controllers
Säckpipa for iPhone
Traditional Swedish mouth-blown bagpipes
Works with MIDI hardware chanters like the Fagerström Technopipes and other MIDI controllers
Hohner SqueezeBox
Three-Row Diatonic Button Accordion Endorsed by Hohner
All 5 tones GCF (Sol), FBbEb (Fa), EAD (Mi), ADG, and BbEbAb in one app
Now with MIDI control!
Hohner Melodeon Pro
Two-row Button Accordion for iPad with
B/C, B/C+Chromatic, C#/D, and D/G Tunings All in one App!
Now with MIDI control!
Endorsed by Hohner
Hohner Piano Accordion
Virtual Piano Accordion Endorsed by Hohner
Built-in Accordion Life online lessons keyboard markers option
Features two-octave treble keyboard and 36 bass buttons/chords, three treble reed sets
Select between Bass/Maj/Min/7 or Counter-bass/Bass/Maj/Min rows for the left side
Shift the Bass/Chords two rows up or down as required
Now with MIDI control!
Hohner Chromatic Accordion
Virtual Chromatic Button Accordion Endorsed by Hohner
Features 52-button treble button and 36 bass buttons/chords
Supports both B and C-system button layout
Select between Bass/Maj/Min/7 or Counter-bass/Bass/Maj/Min rows for the left side
Shift the Bass/Chords two rows up or down as required
Now with MIDI control!
Dusty Strings D550 Dulcimer for iPad
Experience the full, lush tones of a Dusty Strings D550
chromatic hammered dulcimer right on your iPad
Supports MIDI control with velocity sensitivity
Audiobus compatible
Dusty Strings 16/15 Dulcimer
D550-based Hammered Dulcimer and
MIDI Sound Module for both iPhone and iPad
More Information
Trapezoid for iPad
15/14 Hammered Dulcimer for iPad
Based on per-note samples provided by Jesse Chappell,
developer of ThumbJam of a hammered dulcimer that
belongs to his father Wes Chappell
The instrument was built by James Jones in Bedford, VA.
Supports MIDI control with velocity sensitivity
Trapezoid for iPhone
Hammered Dulcimer for iPhone
Based on per-note samples provided by Jesse Chappell,
developer of ThumbJam of a hammered dulcimer that
belongs to his father Wes Chappell
The instrument was built by James Jones in Bedford, VA.
Instrument is a 12/11 on iPhone 5/6/7/8/X, 9/9 on 4/3 format iPads.
Supports MIDI control with velocity sensitivity
ePipes Drones
Includes per-note sampled
Scottish Highland, Border Pipes, and Smallpipes drones
Fully transposable up to one octave in semitone increments
Tuneable as much as +/- 50 cents, plus reverb controls
Includes a MIDI chanter receive test utility for help
determining bottom note of a hardware MIDI chanter
Scottish bagpipes drones sounds provided by ePipes.co.uk
When using a MIDI chanter with an iOS device, it’s often useful to be able to see the whole MIDI data stream coming in from your hardware MIDI interface so you can properly configure MIDI channels and bottom note offsets in apps like mine. I have found this free app to be extremely useful:
My latest free “ePipes Drones” app also has built-in MIDI utilities for helping find the bottom note of your MIDI chanter.
Tutorial – How to hook my apps up to MIDI File Player apps
Here’s a quick tutorial I put together on how to hook the Dusty Strings app up to other MIDI file player apps:
Here’s the same setup procedure for the Hohner SqueezeBox app:
MIDI Controller Apps
Are you a musician who already plays the Accordion, Concertina, Flute, Bagpipes, or Hammered Dulcimer and would like to use your current skills to play music on your hardware or software MIDI synthesizers rather than being forced to use a piano keyboard?
These apps are the perfect solution for the traditional musician who wants to use their current playing skills to play music on hardware MIDI synthesizers or Windows or Mac-based software synthesizers. All you need is a MIDI hardware interfaces like iRig MIDI connected to the dock connector.
You can even play amazing virtual CoreMIDI instrument apps like Roland Sound Canvas for iOS, IK Multimedia SampleTank, or ThumbJam running in the background on the same iPhone or iPad with my MIDI controller app in the foreground! Just launch your instrument app, make a few one-time settings, then launch any of my MIDI controller apps. Each of my MIDI controller app websites has information on how to set up both the synthesizer app as well as my controller app.
Hohner MIDI Chromatic Accordion
Artist: Thien Dang
MIDI Bagpipes Control Surface
“Cutie Clat Her”
D550 MIDI – Hammered Dulcimer MIDI Controller
“Come Before Winter” by Jim Taylor
Hohner MIDI Piano Accordion
Piano Accordion MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
Endorsed by Hohner
Hohner MIDI Chromatic Accordion
Chromatic Button Accordion MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
Endorsed by Hohner
Hohner MIDI SqueezeBox
Tex-Mex Button Accordion MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
Endorsed by Hohner
Hohner MIDI Melodeon
Two-row Button Accordion MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
Endorsed by Hohner
MIDI Bagpipes Chanter
Highland Bagpipes MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
MIDI Bagpipes Control Surface
Uilleann/Highland Bagpipes MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
MIDIFlute
Irish Flute/Whistle MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
MIDIFlute Pro
Irish Flute/Whistle MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
Landscape Orientation like my MIDIPipes Controller
MIDIAngloXL
30-Button Anglo Concertina MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
MIDITinaXL
English Concertina MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
MIDIHayden
Hayden Duet Concertina MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
D550 MIDI – Hammered Dulcimer MIDI Controller
Hammered Dulcimer MIDI Control Surface for the iPad
MIDIKeys
Handy Piano Keyboard Controller for CoreMIDI Apps
MIDIRegs
Uilleann Pipes Regulators/Drones MIDI Control Surface for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad
MIDItina
English Concertina MIDI Control Surface for the iPhone/iPod Touch
WARBL Configuration Tool
WARBL USB Wind Controller Configuration Tool
For information on setting up SampleTank or ThumbJam to use
with any of the control surfaces, please visit:
Tradlessons MIDI Controller Background Synth App Setup
