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OrcPipes

Bagpipes type thingy.

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Will
1.1.0 (Updated 1 month ago)
8.0MB
December 28, 2024
Reaktor 6
Experimental

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UPDATE: I added controlling the drones and/or chanter with sustain pedal(CC 64). Or you can use midi learn on a knob to do the same. But don't try both at the same time. It gets weird.
oh. By the way view B has a little read me.

This is a bagpipe synth. Unlike many real bagpipes it can be tuned an entire octave. Also, it can be used in an ensemble more readily. It has up to three drones and a chanter. It doesn't sound likes any know bagpipes but does sound like a bagpipes. Maybe useful for fantasy musics or soundtracks.

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Will
1 month ago
windplayer thanks for that.
windplayer
2 months ago
At a windcontroller-forum, someone asked for a bagpipe-sound; I recommended your pipes! :-)
Will
2 months ago
I really didn't expect so much activity on this. Thanks guys. windplayer I didn't think of that, with the pedal, I look into it. "Trans" means your DAWs "transport" is Playing then the drones sound.
Brett Lavallee
2 months ago
I like this one! Nice artworks too.
bindlestiff
2 months ago
For sequencing, I just added a gate to two of the three drones. With some fidgeting, on get the pumping action on the drones. It's no biggy; this is the essence of synth - taking the sounds beyond the constraints of pure physicality. Music for the little peeps to trample styrofoam henges to...
windplayer
2 months ago
Could you explain the functions Tran and Now? How do you switch on the drones if you use them? For using the orcpipes with a windcontroller it would be fine to have a possibility to switch on / off the drones hands free (with a midi toggle command per foot pedal for exemple).
bindlestiff
2 months ago
Thanks, windplayer; I didn't process "breath", until later when near sleep. I use a diy breath control for other UL gems, so another great fun discovery to explore now.
windplayer
2 months ago
It is fine, you can use it with a windcontroller out of the box (by choosing the option "breath").
bindlestiff
2 months ago
Wow, this made me laugh so hard; but hey - in a good way. It would be nice to be able to rhythmically "puff" those drones w/a midi trigger, as the perpetuity lacks the goat-bag action. I expected more tomcats-in-a-sack vibes; but this actually works in a dungeon-synthy way. Bagpipes and didgeridoos; Reactor moving into new frontiers...
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