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- Page 1 User Manual Document version 1.00 20/03/2011 The vPipes Project, S.C.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
6.5. Monitoring the sensor response on the LDC screen ............... 10 Pressure Adjustment of the Bag Simulator .................. 11 7.1. Setting the low end pressure ......................11 7.2. Setting the upper end pressure ...................... 11 7.3. Playing without the bag simulator ....................12 vPipes – Uilleann Basic Tips ......................13... - Page 4 9.4. Metronome tempo ......................... 15 10. Other Adjustments ........................16 10.1. Adjusting the LCD light time ......................16 10.2. Reseting the vPipes to factory settings ..................16 11. Sound Settings ..........................17 11.1. Presets ............................17 Sound Settings vs. Rest of Settings ....................17 Loading a preset ..........................
- Page 5 I can not close holes .......................... 27 No sound is heard ..........................27 I can hear a lot of noise when I connect the vPipes-Uilleann to an external amplifier ..... 27 13. Service information ........................28 APPENDIX A Fingering Chart ....................... 29 APPENDIX B Menu map ........................
- Page 6 A fx ............................37 D plain ............................37 C plain ............................37 Live 2 ch............................ 37 GM accord ..........................37 GM harpsi..........................37...
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Page 7: About This Manual
To fully understand all the chapters in this manual, it is important that the reader understands how Uilleann pipes work and at least understands the basic characteristics and ornamentation of the traditional acoustic instrument. This manual is not, in any case, a tutorial for learning to play the Uilleann Pipes. -
Page 8: Safeguards
2. Safeguards Although the vPipes-Uilleann is robust please treat with care and observe the following guidelines to avoid damage: a) Handle this precision instrument with care b) Do not attempt to open any of the casings and voiding the guarantee... -
Page 9: System Components
3.3. Connecting the system To put the vPipes together you need only connect the round female connector at the end of the cable of the main unit to the round male connector on the rear of the chanter unit. The connector has only 1 position for insertion. - Page 10 ON/OFF button and the LCD screen on the chanter unit will light up showing the model and software version. Read the rest of this manual to understand the basics of beginning to play and the different configuration options available. Page 4 vPipes-Uilleann User Manual...
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Page 11: Diagram
3.4. Diagram This diagram shows a complete image of both the main unit and the chanter unit with all the components: vPipes-Uilleann User Manual Page 5... -
Page 12: Battery
It is also important to switch off the vPipes when not in use. 4.4. Increasing the life of your Li-Ion battery Although vPipes has a charge controller it is recommended not to let Li-Ion batteries do too many deep discharges. NOTE: You can charge the battery and play at the same time. -
Page 13: Navigation
to cancel it. To indicate the route for accessing the different menu options, we shall always take the initial screen that appears when you first switch on the vPipes and shall call this the Home Screen: SETUP MODE Sound Settings Fig. - Page 14 Once a preset has been loaded and tested, the values of Volume and Transpose can be modified subsequently in the quick menu. Page 8 vPipes-Uilleann User Manual...
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Page 15: Tone-Hole Sensors Calibration
It is not necessary to calibrate the vPipes each time you play. It is recommended to recalibrate if you haven’t used the vPipes for a while or when you change location. Overall, if you feel that any one of the sensors is behaving erratically, then recalibrate. -
Page 16: Proximity
6.5. Monitoring the sensor response on the LDC screen The vPipes allows you to monitor the reaction of the sensors on the LCD screen, in graphic form, when you place your fingers on them. This characteristic is activated by default. If you... -
Page 17: Pressure Adjustment Of The Bag Simulator
Please follow the following instruction to learn how to change these levels. 7.1. Setting the low end pressure To set the level at which you want the vPipes to start sounding, apply just enough pressure so that you don’t drop the bag and press . -
Page 18: Playing Without The Bag Simulator
7.3. Playing without the bag simulator This is a very curious characteristic of the vPipes-Uilleann. You can play without using the bag simulator and you will be surprised at the fact that with a bit of practice you can play many melodies and change octave without a problem. -
Page 19: Vpipes - Uilleann Basic Tips
Although many pipers are used to placing the bag of their pipes very tightly against the arm- pit, do not adopt the same position with the vPipes. The vPipes bag simulator is designed so that the oval shaped block is actioned by the forearm: Fig. -
Page 20: Information On How To Finger A Vibrato
8.3. Information on how to finger a vibrato The manner in fingering a vibrato on the vPipes-Uilleann is also very similar to that of an acoustic set but there are some differences that are important to be aware of. The main difference is that on a traditional acoustic set there are many ways to execute a vibrato and cross finger on each note, all with subtle differences that depend on the pipe maker and indeed, the reed itself. -
Page 21: Metronome
9. Metronome The vPipes-Uilleann includes a complete metronome that you can activate to help strengthen your sense of rhythm. 9.1. Switching the metronome on and off Use the following sequence from the Home Screen to reach the metronome options: ... -
Page 22: Other Adjustments
With the aim of reducing the battery consumption, you can choose the length of time that you wish the screen to light up. When the external charger is connected the LCD screen is lit all the time. 10.2. Reseting the vPipes to factory settings ... -
Page 23: Sound Settings
You can store up to 10 presets on the vPipes. Added to these 10 presets, you also have the Default preset at number 0 that cannot be modified or deleted. -
Page 24: Loading A Preset
(see chapter 10.2), DO NOT WORRY, they are only examples of what can be done and the possibilities offered by the vPipes-Uilleann. You will be able to create the same presets and other more interesting ones by following the instructions in this manual. -
Page 25: Transpose
Range 0 to 127 Default value Use this parameter to select the sound of your vPipes. In emulation mode (see chapter 11.7) only 2 sounds are available: 0: Uilleann pipes in C 1: Uilleann pipes in D Any other value other than 0 or 1 in the Sound Number when in emulation mode will mean that the vPipes-Uilleann will make no sound. -
Page 26: Temperament
In section 11.8 you can see a list of settings that only affect this mode in the vPipes- Uilleann. -
Page 27: General Midi Out
Under this mode the sensors on the vPipes are considered either completely open or completely closed and therefore exclude the fingering of vibratos, slides or popping. However, fingering the notes and changing octave work exactly as in the emulation mode. -
Page 28: Drone 1 Volume
Uilleann chanter. The ‘Base-Note’ parameter allows you to choose which of the piano keys you want to correspond to the lowest note of the Uilleann chanter, i.e. bottom D. The default value corresponds to a D of the second octave. -
Page 29: Drones Note
Popping volume = 0 means that there is no change in volume when lifting the chanter off the knee. 11.10. Effects Reverb Level Sequence Range 0 to 15 Default value Reverb level. vPipes-Uilleann User Manual Page 23... -
Page 30: Type
0 to 15 Default value Spatial effect level. Delay Sequence Range 0 to 15 Default value Amount of delay in the spatial effect. Page 24 vPipes-Uilleann User Manual... -
Page 31: Equalizer
Equalizer high band level. 11.12. Stereo Settings The vPipes default audio signal is stereo. This offers many advantages such as improving the reverb, chorus and spatial effects, balancing the chanter and drone sound, and even completely separating the chanter and drone sounds through two different channels for separate treatment by mixing desks. -
Page 32: Mono / Stereo
Left-Mono Default value Stereo Use the Left-Mono option if you are going to connect a mono jack to the vPipes OTHERWISE there will be noise at the output signal. Chanter Pan ... -
Page 33: Troubleshooting
Reset to factory settings and calibrate the unit. Ensure a correct connection between the main unit and the chanter (see chapter 3.3) I can hear a lot of noise when I connect the vPipes-Uilleann to an external amplifier ... -
Page 34: Service Information
13. Service information For any questions you may have regarding the vPipes or if you want to inform us of a problem or malfunctions please contact us at the following address: support@vpipes.com. Page 28 vPipes-Uilleann User Manual... -
Page 35: Appendix A Fingering Chart
Back D open Back D close off the knee Back D open off the knee Open hole Closed hole Indifferent (hole can be open or closed) vPipes-Uilleann User Manual Page 29... -
Page 36: Appendix B Menu Map
Gm Options Base Note Sound Bank Drones Note # Drones Volume Popping Volume Effects Reverb Level Type Chorus Level Type Spatial Master Level Delay Equalizer On / Off Low Band (Bass) Med-Low Band Med-High Band Page 30 vPipes-Uilleann User Manual... - Page 37 Mono / Stereo Chanter Pan Drones Pan Metronome Pan Sensitivity Calibration Bag Pressure Adj No Bag Mode View Holes Tightness Proximity Metronome On / Off Volume Meter Top Meter Bottom Tempo Lcd Options Light Time Reset Options vPipes-Uilleann User Manual Page 31...
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Page 38: Appendix C List Of Instruments In The Preloaded Gm And Mt-32 Sound Banks
28 El. Guitar (muted) Syn Bass 1 29 Overdriven Guitar Syn Bass 2 30 Distortion Guitar Syn Bass 3 31 Guitar harmonics Syn Bass 4 32 Acoustic Bass Fantasy 33 Finger Bass Harmo Pan 34 Picked Bass Chorale Page 32 vPipes-Uilleann User Manual... - Page 39 Slap Bass 2 70 Bassoon Fretless 1 71 Clarinet Fretless 2 72 Piccolo Flute 1 73 Flute Flute 2 74 Recorder Piccolo 1 75 Pan Flute Piccolo 2 76 Blown Bottle Recorder 77 Shakuhachi Pan Pipes vPipes-Uilleann User Manual Page 33...
- Page 40 Melodic Drum 114 Steel Drums Deep Snare 115 Woodblock Elec Perc 1 116 Taiko Drum Elec Perc 2 117 Melodic Tom Taiko 118 Synth Drum Taiko rim 119 Reverse Cymbal Cymbal 120 Gt. Fret Noise Castanets Page 34 vPipes-Uilleann User Manual...
- Page 41 Sound Number Sound Bank 0 (General Midi) Sound Bank 1 (MT-32) 121 Breath Noise Triangle 122 Seashore Orche Hit 123 Bird Tweet Telephone 124 Teleph. Ring Bird Tweet 125 Helicopter One Note Jam 126 Applause Water Bell 127 Gunshot Jungle Tune vPipes-Uilleann User Manual Page 35...
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Page 42: Appendix D Midi Note Numbers
APPENDIX D Midi Note Numbers Note Numbers Octave Page 36 vPipes-Uilleann User Manual... -
Page 43: Appendix E Factory Sound Presets
Piping mode = General Midi Sound Bank = 1 Popping Volume = 10 8. GM harpsi. Sound number = 6 Temperament = Equal temp. Piping mode = General Midi Sound Bank = 0 Popping Volume = 10 vPipes-Uilleann User Manual Page 37... - Page 46 © 2011 The vPipes Project, S.C.
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