Crashed
Worked well, sounded good now it just crashes upon opening.
Definitely needs iPad version
Fantasic app. It would be so much easier to play with an actual practice set or the iPad uilleann app (also fantastic) if there was a "full size" version of this for the iPad. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Not that this isn't a good app; it's just kind of impractical considering the size of the iPhone screen. Please consider making the iPad version!
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Needs the chanter app
I would love to see a chanter interface to go along with this. I realize you have one that looks like a piano. It would be cool to record the one while playing the other. Tutorials would be nice too. It's a neat app worth .99 cents just for the annoyance it gives to my Bonnie lass!
A great app
I have had the opportunity to spend a fair bit of time working with 4QuarterSet. I suppose the first thing that comes to mind is how basically *neat* the thing is. It is an elegant and beautiful app. The new feature allowing the user to tune the drones and regulators is amazingly useful. I have compared the sound of the regulators in the app to 'real' recorded regulators, and there is no discernible difference in sound quality whatsoever, an amazing accomplishment. It's great for pipers to be able to use, and perhaps even more interesting in that it can give non-pipers some insight into how the regulators work, and therefore more understanding of the uilleann pipes in general. The designer is clearly engaged in a labor of love. A great little app.
Kieran O'Hare
Kieran O'Hare
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Flawless
This app is precisely as advertised. If you want several sets of uilleann pipe drones and regs for less than the cost of an SUV, this is it. There's no sensible complaint left to be made, so here are a few senseless ones: it can't shingle my roof. It can't tell off-color jokes. It won't engage in a melee with my Scottish bagpipe apps, also by the talented Mr. Eskin.
If you've read this review, that means you want 4quarterset.
If you've read this review, that means you want 4quarterset.
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Very Cool!
I really like this app. Will be using it with one of my bands for live gigs and recordings. Keep up the good work.
Creative!
This is a fun app that also has some practical uses. If you are a uilleann piper or uilleann piper wannabe you can set the drones as you work a tune out on your practice set and get a feel of how it will sound on the full pipes. If you play the whistle, you can add 4QuarterSet and have a mini set of pipes for practice or just for fun.
On the practical side, having a totally steady drone at the correct pitch can be a help in tuning a chanter, or setting a new reed. The regulators also can be used to work out a new accompaniment for a tune without having to keep the full set breathing.
The only drawback is that it is a bit pricey, but when you think of the small subset of iPhone or Touch users who are also uilleann pipers it figures that the developer would have to charge a bit more to make it worth the effort.
On the practical side, having a totally steady drone at the correct pitch can be a help in tuning a chanter, or setting a new reed. The regulators also can be used to work out a new accompaniment for a tune without having to keep the full set breathing.
The only drawback is that it is a bit pricey, but when you think of the small subset of iPhone or Touch users who are also uilleann pipers it figures that the developer would have to charge a bit more to make it worth the effort.
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4QuarterSet
Superb Uillean pipe app, easy to play & sounds great. Captures the emotion of the real thing very well.
Another great app from Michael!
a Mhichael choir, a chara,
Just when I thought it couldn't get any better with the 3/4 Set, you once again surpassed yourself! Great job!
At the moment, I am playing it with my Bazpipe, Baz-Deger hybrid, and my Reyburn D and C and Copeland Bb whistles.
I have figured out how to play the regulators with my little finger or with the edge of my fingers or hand, as needed. Your app provides a great accompaniment to either pipe or whistle.
I also just ordered the vPipes from Ramon and Jose, so I am looking forward to testing your regulators with them in both the D and C voices when they arrive a few months hence. I will let you know if they need any "tweaking". Maybe you could coordinate with Ramon re: the tone of the vPipes - perhaps even issue a vPipes patch for the 4Quarter set?
Mise le meas,
Seamus
PS Lisa loves them too!
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Great sounds, versatile application
This app provides high quality, accurate drone and regulator sounds without any of the hassle of set maintenance and tuning. Great functionalty, simle interface, multiple keys, and even individual volume controls for the drones and each reg! Outstanding app, and a great bargain to boot.
