The fun comes - in trying to keep drones in tune - when different drones move in opposite directions as the pressure fluctuates. Ideally, they shouldn't care about pressure that much, so fluctuations to keep chanter notes in tune don't affect the drone notes.
But once they decide that the G drone will go down and the d drone will go up as the pressure changes this way or that, there is at most one pressure which stops the beating. If the chanter isn't in tune then, you are doomed. Once 3 drones move significantly, you are probably doomed anyway. John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave S Sent: 20 April 2010 10:29 To: Anthony Robb; Dartmouth nsp list N.P.S. site Subject: [NSP] Re: Smallpipes Simulator 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
