OpenPipe, a pipe chanter midi controller

[fearfaoin]

I don't know if this has been featured here yet (search says no), but someone has built a pipe chanter MIDI controller using capacitive touch sensors. Everything appears to be open source and they sell kits.

http://blog.makezine.com/2013/01/03/ope ... e-bagpipe/
http://openpipe.cc/products/openpipe-breakout-board/

[megapop]

This seems quite similar to the technochanters by Anders Fagerström, except for the open source midi interface. But on the other hand, there you don't need an iPad or something.

[fearfaoin]

This seems quite similar to the technochanters by Anders Fagerström, except for the open source midi interface.

I know, I've seen several electronic pipe products.
It's the open source part I was interested in. And the ability to scale to a different form factor like whistle or flute.

But on the other hand, there you don't need an iPad or something.

Yes, that is the difference between a midi controller and an electronic instrument.
Although the Fagerström pipes do have a midi output as well... so you could hook it up to an iPad or something if you wanted.