Uilleann Pipes Chanter and Drones using ABC

Uilleann Pipes
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Quick tutorial showing how to construct an ABC file to simulate a set of Uilleann pipes with drones using the latest custom instruments in my ABC Transcription Tools:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWMHR7G-e1g

Here is the ABC shown in the video:

X: 1
T:The Blarney Pilgrim
R:jig
M:6/8
K:Dmix
Q:400
V:1 clef=treble
%%MIDI program 129 1
V:2 clef=bass middle=d,
%%MIDI program 129 2
[V:1]
DED DEG|A2G ABc|BAG AGE|GEA GED|
DED DEG|A2G ABc|BAG AGE|GED D3:|
ded dBG|AGA BGE|ded dBG|ABA GBd|
g2e dBG|AGA BGE|B2G AGE|GED D3:|
ADD BDD|ADD ABc|BAG AGE|GEA GED|
ADD BDD|ADD ABc|BAG AGE|GED D3:|
[V:2]
!mp!(D,12 D,12)|
(D,12 D,12):expressionless:
(D,12 D,12)|
(D,12 D,12):expressionless:
(D,12 D,12)|
(D,12 D,12):expressionless:

Here’s a link to the ABC tools with the ABC already loaded:

https://tinyurl.com/4t66vwum

A similar configuration can be used for combining chanter and drones on Scottish Smallpipes (D) (130), Scottish Smallpipes (A) (131), and Säckpipa (132) custom instruments.

Try my ABC Transcription Tools:

http://michaeleskin.com/abc

User Guide:

http://michaeleskin.com/abctools/userguide.html

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Here is demo of all the bagpipes available in my ABC Transcription Tools as of 1 July 2023:

Uilleann Pipes (shows Kirk Lynch and Crowley drones options)
%%MIDI program 129

Scottish Smallpipes (D)
%%MIDI program 130

Scottish Smallpipes (A)
%%MIDI program 131

Swedish Säckpipa (D)
%%MIDI program 132

Live demo of the editor with all the ABC for the demos pre-loaded:

https://tinyurl.com/ytczk4as

Demo video:

https://youtu.be/qrZKEkWn9QM

Try my ABC Transcription Tools:

http://michaeleskin.com/abc

User Guide:

http://michaeleskin.com/abctools/userguide.html