Redpipes

Sound is produced by applying pressure to the bag under your arm, just like the original thing. 

The redpipe covers a wide range of keys, allowing you to play along with any other instrument.

Equipped with a qualitiy chanter from McCallum Bagpipes, combined with unique electronics and a pressure sensitive leather bag, the redpipe provides the look and feel of a real bagpipe.


-Touch sensors with authentic fingering
-Drones and chanter are pneumatically activated by varying the pressure on the bag
-Overall volume control (drones individually)
-Key transposition across a wide range
-Realistic, wavetable-generated bagpipe and smallpipe sound
-Perfectly tuned chanter scale.
-Adjustable pitch
-Selectable baritone drone sound
-Vibration setting
-Expanded chromatic scale
-Onboard metronome
-Outputs: line, headphone and MIDI
-MIDI output allow connection of compatible sound generators and other MIDI equipment
-Power supplied by two 1.5 V batteries (AA)
-Future Upgrades possible (additional sounds planned, e.g. shepherd’s pipe, gaita etc.)
-Made in Germany

Peter Purvis, the Canadian piper of Gaelic Storm is playing a caledonia. Stuart Cassells, leader of Red Hot Chilli Pipers just got one.


For some soundclips, check out the Redpipes Site


Here are some Redpipes Videos:

Stuart McCallum on Redpipes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o98UbzAx5ic

Red Hot Chilli Pipers on Redpipes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e3ZH6cPpm4

Redpipes