Observed arrival · 2026-09-27
A tuning bench for Highland bagpipe drones
An interactive ear-training exercise lets pipers practise tuning bagpipe drones against the chanter.
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- Highland pipers learning to tune drones by ear
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- Three levels progressively remove cues: full display, verbal guidance, then trace-only listening.
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The tuning bench presents controls for a bass drone and two tenor drones, with pitch display and muting options. Its loudness trace covers the most recent eight seconds, and the lesson gives a tuning sequence: match one tenor to the chanter, match the other tenor, then tune the bass. The page attributes the project to Magnus Orr.
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