Dicky Deegan’s Uilleann Pipes

Description

ChanterThe chanter is the main melody pipe of the instrument. The library includes two chanters, in D and C?, mapped across the upper range of the keyboard. Overlapping notes trigger legato transitions, while the retrigger function makes trills and ornaments easy to perform. The gliss control (CC64 by default) produces natural formant-correct slides, and velocity recreates the sound of playing on or off the knee. The pitch wheel can be used for expressive note bends.RegulatorsThe regulators provide chordal accompaniment and rhythmic backing. For the most authentic sound, play wide triads, as each regulator pipe can produce only one note at a time. Where the real instrument allows the same note to be played on different pipes, those subtle variations have been sampled and mapped across different velocities.DronesThe three drone pipes can be switched on or off individually, just like the real instrument. Each drone has its own velocity-sensitive keyswitch to help prevent accidental triggering on DAW playback. Play a velocity below 64 to enable a drone, or above 64 to disable it. If preferred, the latching behaviour can be turned off from the interface.