Hi Dave True, so would "Smallpipes Tuning Trainer" be closer to its purpose? Having said that, even the best trained ears aren't much help if the pressure is all over the place. I've had highly-regarded professional woodwind players hang up their bellows after a couple of hours of pure frustration at not being able to hold a steady note! Cheers Anthony
--- On Tue, 20/4/10, Dave S <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dave S <[email protected]> Subject: [NSP] Re: Smallpipes Simulator To: "Anthony Robb" <[email protected]>, "Dartmouth nsp list N.P.S. site" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, 20 April, 2010, 10:28 Hi Anthony, Don't miss the idea that one can clearly hear the beat note between mis-tuned drones with the Saymulator. This does actually give a target, and knowing that pressure controls all, in the real world, may well help beginners to start to use their ears. ciao Dave Anthony Robb wrote: > Hellos apiece > This is an intriguing idea but I can't help wondering whether simulator > might be too strong a claim? In 35 years of piping tuition, not only in > the UK but also Germany, NZ and USA, I've clocked up over 5000 > tutee-hrs of experience and the first (also main and universal) > stumbling block with our instrument is keeping the bag well-filled and > maintaining a steady pressure. > A smallpipes simulator that does not have this as part of its make up > is a bit like having a flight simulator that only does the taxiing bit. > There may be plans to provide under-arm pressure sensitive pads to > simulate this main difficulty but until they are available perhaps a > more accurate description would be in order? > Cheers > Anthony > > > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2820 - Release Date: 04/19/10 08:31:00 > > -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
