# Celtic Sounds MIDI Module — Traditional Irish Instruments

> Authentic Irish and Scottish instrument MIDI sound module for musicians. (iPhone/iPad app by Michael Eskin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celtic-sounds-midi-module/id1403026032 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michael Eskin](https://appshunter.io/developer/342739369)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: $9.99
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 8 App Store ratings · 16 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 173 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-07-31
- Data updated: 2026-09-03
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celtic-sounds-midi-module/id1403026032/reviews.md

## What is Celtic Sounds MIDI Module?

Celtic Sounds is a fully transposable MIDI sound module with seven traditional Irish and Scottish musical instruments: 

High-D Tin Whistle
Wooden Flute
Uilleann Pipes Chanter, Drones, and Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pairs
Anglo Concertina
Button Accordion
Great Highland Bagpipes Chanter and Drones
Scottish Smallpipes Chanter and Drones

Every note on the instruments have been individually to provide a very authentic sound.  

The app is a CoreMIDI Sound Module for use with CoreMIDI file players and other CoreMIDI controller apps.  

You may also play the sounds using a MIDI keyboard or other MIDI controller attached to the device using a MIDI interface connected to the Lightning port.

The app also works as an Audiobus 2 source module and is compatible with Audiobus 3.  Inter-App Audio support is provided by Audiobus.

Using the controls, set your instrument, transposition, volume, reverb style, reverb level, MIDI channel, and MIDI pitch bend values.

Use the "Transpose Semitones" slider to shift the entire instrument up or down up to one octave in semitone increments.  

This setting shifts the pitch of the sound but does not change the MIDI note numbers the app responds to.

Touch the number to the right of the "Transpose Semitones" slider to reset the transposition to zero semitones.

Choose your reverb style and level from four options: Room, Hall1, Hall2, or Church

If you have a MIDI "stuck note" touch the "Shhh" button at the top right to stop all sounds.

The app responds to both MIDI note-on velocity and pitch bend messages on the selected MIDI channel.  

Set the maximum pitch bend response using the "Pitch Bend Semitones". Default is two semitones. 

The MIDI note ranges of the instruments are:

High-D Tin Whistle - D3 (62) - D5 (86)
Wooden Flute - D3 (62) - D5 (86)
Anglo Concertina - C2 (48) - A5 (93)
Button Accordion - G2 (53) - E5 (88)
Highland Pipes - A3 (68) - Bb4 (82) 
Smallpipes - A3 (68) - Bb4 (82) 

When playing the Uilleann Pipes instrument, the following special MIDI notes, starting on C1 (36) are used for the drone and regulator sounds:

Single regulator notes:

C1 (36) - Bass regulator G
C#1 (37) - Bass regulator A
D1 (38) - Bass regulator B
D#1 (39) - Bass regulator C
E1 (40) - Baritone regulator D
F1 (41) - Baritone regulator F#
F#1 (42) - Baritone regulator G
G1 (43) - Baritone regulator A
G#1 (44) - Tenor regulator F#
A1 (45) - Tenor regulator G
A#1 (46) - Tenor regulator A
B1 (47) - Tenor regulator B
C2 (48) - Tenor regulator C

Drones:

D2 (50)  - Lynch Drones
D#2(51)  - Crowley Drones

Regulator pairs:

E2 (52)   - D/F# Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair
F2 (53)   - D/G Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair
F#2 (54) - F#/A Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair
G2 (55)   - G/B Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair
G#2 (56)  - G/C Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair
A2 (57)   - A/C Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair

Uilleann Pipes drones key triggers (D2 and D#2) are "latching" . The drones start on the first press of the trigger key, stop on the second.

The Uilleann Pipes chanter notes start at D3 (62) and go to D5 (86)

When playing the Great Highland Bagpipes and Smallpipes instruments, the drones, are triggered on receipt of D#2 (51) and are latching. 

The drones start on the first press of the trigger key, stop on the second.

When playing the bagpipes instruments, any pitch bend messages received only effect the chanter notes, not the drones or regulators.

The bagpipes instruments are setup for the default WARBL GHB controller note mapping for notes and drone switch.

MIDI Transpose Control for use with MIDI Chanters and other MIDI controllers:

Use the "MIDI Transpose Semitones" slider to shift the incoming MIDI note messages up or down up to one octave in semitone increments.   

This is useful for MIDI chanters or other controllers that have a fixed message range. 

Touch the number to the right of the "MIDI Transpose Semitones" slider to reset the MIDI transposition to zero semitones.

## Key features

- Seven traditional Irish/Scottish instruments
- Fully transposable MIDI sound module
- CoreMIDI and Audiobus 2/3 compatible
- Adjustable transposition and reverb
- Responds to MIDI velocity and pitch bend
- Detailed MIDI note range information

## Recent user reviews (10 of 16)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celtic-sounds-midi-module/id1403026032/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Battery life thief

*2026-04-11*

This app does what it says fairly well. The sound fonts are good quality. 

I use it with the WARBL 2, and Celtic sounds doesn’t always like if I use the built-in pitch shifting of the WARBL, as it will just cut out or play odd notes. 

The worst issue is that the app constantly runs and drains my battery.

### 5/5 — Best MIDI app for WARBL

*2025-11-25*

This app comes up reliably every time, unlike Sforzando, which frequently requires reset.

### 1/5 — Sadly not very good

*2025-01-16*

I wish this was a good app, it’s a great concept. Half the instruments don’t produce sound, and the ones that do, have a very harsh and abrupt attack. There goes ten bucks.

### 5/5 — Auv3

*2025-01-06*

Super sons

### 3/5 — Great Sounds, Crashes GarageBand for me

*2024-07-14*

Not easy to find decent pipes for GarageBand. Playing them with a USB midi keyboard on the app works great. But try to open it as an external instrument in GarageBand and it crashes. Tried both on my iPad Air and IPhone 15 Pro.

I have a workaround in mind, but I’m disappointed.

### 1/5 — Useless app

*2023-03-08, version 3.0.1*

Do not download this useless app. Nothing works

### 5/5 — Nice sounds

*2023-01-02*

Would be nice if the documentation was accessible from the app. Pipe sounds need a specific key from the midi chanter (D4) Needs to have a midi keyboard mode option. Other than that.…

**Developer response:** The app does not support Bluetooth MIDI.

### 5/5 — Fantastic for use with a Warbl

*2021-12-17*

Perfect app for using with a Warbl Midi device.
Sounds exactly like a tin whistle (other instruments are also available) and notes transition great when playing at high speeds.
You can shift pitches to play whistles in a different tuning, seems to play in the background whilst YouTube is loaded to overlay over videos when practicing and the developer is very responsive.

### 3/5 — Battery killer

*2021-12-15*

The app is great but if left running in the background with no controller plugged in it will kill your battery overnight.

**Developer response:** Thanks for mentioning that. Best to force quit the app if you aren't using it, it does use background audio.

### 1/5 — Uilleann

*2021-12-04*

I downloaded this app on my i phone 11 pro for the warbal and it does nothing. Can you help?

**Developer response:** The WARBL is a complex MIDI controller with many controls of its own. Have you verified that your WARBL is actually sending MIDI data to the iPhone using a program like MIDI Wrench, additionally you will want to make sure the output MIDI channel the WARBL is sending on as well the receive channel in the app match.

## Frequently asked questions about Celtic Sounds MIDI Module

### What instruments are included in Celtic Sounds?

Celtic Sounds features seven traditional Irish and Scottish instruments: High-D Tin Whistle, Wooden Flute, Uilleann Pipes (Chanter, Drones, Regulators), Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion, Great Highland Bagpipes, and Scottish Smallpipes.

### How does Celtic Sounds connect to other music software?

Celtic Sounds functions as a CoreMIDI Sound Module, compatible with CoreMIDI file players and other CoreMIDI controller apps. It also works as an Audiobus 2 source module and supports Audiobus 3 for inter-app audio.

### Can I use a MIDI keyboard with Celtic Sounds?

Yes, you can play the sounds using a MIDI keyboard or other MIDI controller attached to your device via a MIDI interface connected to the Lightning port.

### What sound customization options does Celtic Sounds offer?

You can set the instrument, transposition (up to one octave), volume, reverb style and level (Room, Hall1, Hall2, Church), MIDI channel, and pitch bend values. A 'Shhh' button is available to stop all sounds.

### What is the price of Celtic Sounds?

Celtic Sounds is a paid app, priced at $9.99. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements.

### How often is Celtic Sounds updated?

The latest version, 3.0.1, was released on October 29, 2022. Updates typically include bug fixes and feature enhancements for improved performance and reliability.

### Is Celtic Sounds available on Android devices?

Based on the provided data, Celtic Sounds is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, indicating it is an iOS-exclusive application.

### What is the age rating for Celtic Sounds?

Celtic Sounds has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in music creation.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.1 — 2022-10-29

New instruments: 
Great Highland Bagpipes
Scottish Smallpipes

New display of the currently selected instrument at the top of the screen.

For the bagpipes instruments, you may touch the instrument display to toggle the drones on and off.

To quiet any "stuck" notes, touch the new "Shh" icon on the upper right of the screen.

Bug fixes:

The drones now follow the semitone pitch shift control value.

### 3.0.0 — 2022-10-27

New instruments: 
Great Highland Bagpipes
Scottish Smallpipes

New display of the currently selected instrument at the top of the screen.


For the bagpipes instruments, you may touch the instrument display to toggle the drones on and off.

To quiet any "stuck" notes, touch the new "Shh" icon on the upper right of the screen.

Bug fixes:

The drones now follow the semitone pitch shift control value.

### 2.8.4 — 2021-01-27

Better MIDI Pitch Bend handling for the WARBL USB MIDI wind controller. Fixed the instrument and reverb selectors text color, dark mode, and touch detect issues accidentally introduced in version 2.8

### 2.8 — 2021-01-27

Better handling of MIDI pitch bend messages for use with the WARBL USB MIDI wind controller.

### 2.7 — 2019-02-26

Added additional single note regulator sounds to the Uilleann pipes instrument.  The original note mapping for the drones and regulator pairs was not changed (to not break any existing devices or sequences that use them), added the single regulator notes with their own MIDI note mapping starting on C1 (36)

When playing the Uilleann Pipes instrument, the following special MIDI notes, starting on C1 (36) are used for the drone and regulator sounds:

Single regulator notes:

C1 (36) - Bass regulator G
C#1 (37) - Bass regulator A
D1 (38) - Bass regulator B
D#1 (39) - Bass regulator C
E1 (40) - Baritone regulator D
F1 (41) - Baritone regulator F#
F#1 (42) - Baritone regulator G
G1 (43) - Baritone regulator A
G#1 (44) - Tenor regulator F#
A1 (45) - Tenor regulator G
A#1 (46) - Tenor regulator A
B1 (47) - Tenor regulator B
C2 (48) - Tenor regulator C

Drones:

D2 (50)   - Lynch Drones
D#2(51)  - Crowley Drones

Regulator pairs:

E2 (52)   - D/F# Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair
F2 (53)   - D/G Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair
F#2 (54) - F#/A Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair
G2 (55)   - G/B Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair
G#2 (56)  - G/C Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair
A2 (57)   - A/C Baritone/Tenor Regulator Pair

Uilleann Pipes drones key triggers (D2 and D#2) are "latching" . The drones start on the first press of the trigger key, stop on the second.

The Uilleann Pipes chanter notes start at D3 (62) and go to D5 (86)

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All apps by Michael Eskin: https://appshunter.io/developer/342739369

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