Hmm... Let's see. I play the flute (5 years of lessons when I was a kid, a lot of it stuck) and since December I'm learning to play the bagpipe which is loads of fun! Occasionally I play tinwhistle as well but not as good as I do the regular flute.

Ever heard the band Brother? Aussies who do the Celtic Fair circuit, they play bagpipes and didgeridoo (along with drums, bass guitar)

No, never heard of them, they sound like fun, pipes combined with didges, wow. I'm gonna look them up.

Posting after myself but am very happy right now. My pipeband came in fourth in their grade in the Continentals this Saturday. Woohoo! They expected 7th or 8th. And our drummajor came in first in the drum competition.

Beautiful and riveting. I like it.

Here's another electromusik technique I "play", Electroplankton. I enjoy it immensely.

Short audio only clip
Longer (30mb) video with sound (much more representative)
Press Release

I have both DVDs. Fascinating and the story of how they did it, even more so.

I contacted them to see if there was some way to use the "angle" button, when playing on the PC. Their response was, Gosh, we don't know but if you find out be sure and tell us. :lol:

BigV - um...wow? That is amazing. More than a looper, yet intuitive and deep. Was that actually you in the video? I remember reading about the release of Electroplankton, but had never seen it in action. How's the sound quality? Can you get it to a serious amplification device with the stereo out on the DS?

Els:

It is waay more than a looper. It has two modes, one where it plays by itself, "Perfomance" I think, that cycles through the different creatures, while they play a set on their own, a few minutes long each. The other mode is interactive and I forget the name (it's visible in the video), where each of the modes is selectable and you have to drive it. It is very intuitive. I have gotten literally hours of enjoyment from this little gizmo. I put the headphones on and scribble away. Sometimes I shift over to autopilot and let them sing me to sleep. I got a startling wakeup once when the smooth synth sounds changed to clanging and crashing percussion just as I was crossing the border into dreamland. :yikes:

No, that is not me in the video; my appearance on the intarweb is restricted to the cellar only.

If you have a DS, I'm sure you could get a copy of the program from your local game retailer. Moreso, you could download a copy for free from anyone who had it. The copy would be fully functional, but live only in RAM. Now, I've done this with many other games, but haven't actually tried this with Electroplankton.

As to the level of amplification, it's a line out signal, suitable for headphones. I reckon that signal could easily be amplified when fed to the Line In on your own stereo. Haven't yet tried that. What I am wondering how to accomplish is how to get the video out along with the audio, so I can conduct on the big screen!

What's a DS? :confused:

A DS is a handheld gaming system from Nintendo. It has two screens, Dual Screens, hence the name. The bottom one is touch sensitive. Like a GameBoy or PSP. But lots betterer.

Whooo, just got a Zoom 505II multi-effect pedal yesterday... LOVE IT. Any guitarist (there's also a bass version) with sixty bucks in their pocket oughtta get one. One of the best digital effects processors i've used.

Wootage! The pipemajor of my pipeband told me I will soon learn my first tune! *dances around*

That's great TM! There is absolutely nothing like playing music, nothing at all ... (just back from a rehearsal for West Side Story myself) ...:3eye: