# ePipes - MIDI Bagpipes — user reviews

> 12 indexed App Store user reviews of ePipes by Michael Eskin.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/epipes-midi-bagpipes/id380888199/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/epipes-midi-bagpipes/id380888199.md

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — So far no sound

*2023-01-28*

£4.95 no sound no instructions nothing. Just a control panel and the logo changes from red to green but nothing. Got a 3.5mm jack to Lightning cable and think I’ve wasted more money.

Latest: switched iPhone off and back on and got drones to work. Plugged my ePipes in and killed the drones when I played, or tried to. Several goes to no effect. 

I feel really ripped off which is stupid for £4.95 but the blurb said my exact ePipes were made for this app or visa versa. Nowhere does it say you need a special interface between iPhone and e-chanter in fact it say nothing about how to connect between the two.

### 1/5 — Pish

*2013-12-14*

A bad electronic sound that made me regret buying this 2 seconds after I heard it. Save your money.

### 1/5 — Schrott

*2010-12-05*

Man kann nur Drones hören und diese regeln. Kann ich mit nem stimmgerät besser. Zu teuer

### 1/5 — crap!!

*2010-08-29*

Doesn't sound any of the instruments.

DO NOT BUY!!!

### 2/5 — Rubbish tbh

*2010-07-23*

Thought this tuned drones but its just a recording of them to play over chanter.. Waste of £1.79

### 5/5 — Works Well

*2025-02-16*

I tested my Technopipes chanter using the other ePipes drone app test facility then connected to the MIDI Bagpipes app and reconnected.  It worked straight off. Great value.
It’s made me look at the other ePipes software.

### 5/5 — Great App, one request

*2016-07-25*

This app is great to use during chanter practice sessions! It creates awareness of tone at an early stage of learning the bagpipes.
One development request, it would be great if the drones still played while using other apps, for example: when I use my metronome app the drones stop.

### 5/5 — Does exactly what it says!

*2013-01-03*

I would like to see other key combinations for the smallpipes selection however, because I own scots smallpipes in two keys (A and D) as well as the ability to turn on and off the drones in any combination (I often enjoy playing my smallpipes with only the low drone sounding.)

### 5/5 — Does exactly what it says

*2012-08-10*

Does one thing and does it well. It's no substitute for a well-balanced set of GHB drones, but then it's not meant to be. As an adjunct to the practice chanter it's excellent, especially at the price. Well worth a dollar.

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2012-02-05*

This app does exactly what it says.  Plays great sounding bagpipe drones with a high quality sound.  I have actually used often in a piece of music where I needed the bagpipe drone sounding along with some music played on an oboe.  And because it was highly tunable to the cent it was an absolutely perfect fit.  Thanks so much!!

## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Does what it's supposed to.

*2011-07-22*

My bagpipe instructor suggested this app to practice with. The choice of pipes was nice, as my chanter sounded better with the border pipe drones. As well, the tuning function allowed me to tune to either of the reeds I practice with. Worth the dollar.

### 5/5 — Nice app for practice+

*2010-11-02*

I like this app for playing along with my pc. It works great. You can easily adjust the tuning and volume of the 3 different drones sets. Having the drones play helps me blow the chanter in tune.   Thanks for the great app!

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