r/tinwhistle

Hey everyone,

I've been working on a new feature for tinwhistletab.com behind the scenes, and I’d love to get this community's feedback before it officially launches to the public.

It’s called Whistle Studio. The idea is to make creating play-along videos completely effortless. You just hit record and play. The engine automatically listens, recognizes the exact notes you are hitting, and generates a real-time tab overlay directly on your video. No manual syncing, no video editing software needed.

I’m looking for some beta testers to really put it through its paces. I need you to try and break it! Play your fastest jigs, heavy rolls, slides, and slow airs. I want to see how it handles different playing styles and find out where the engine struggles so I can improve it.

How to try it:

1. Go to https://www.tinwhistletab.com/studio
2. Allow mic/camera access and record a quick tune.
3. Watch the auto-overlay do its thing.

Please let me know what you think in the comments! What works, what doesn't, and what features would make this actually useful for your daily practice? Thanks for the help!

The singer in this video (08:50) sings a couple of Irish tunes. The first is definetly the Black Rogue. Can someone identify the others? Also, seems like the Black Rogue is a lullaby of a sort. Does someone here know or understand what is it about?

TNX

https://youtu.be/CIuVF-UXO3c?si=gacM_bVnlcWi6kMI&t=518

I just got a Shush Classic, and I wanted to share the results.

I was debating whether to buy it or not, as a lot of people said it’s the same as the other whistles with DIY quieting solutions (like tape, blue tack, etc.), but I was struggling with those methods, because by the time I got my whistle quiet enough for my taste, it got squeaky.

I live in a shared house with others, and I felt like I couldn’t practice at all. Even during the day, I only dared to do the lower octave, as those sounds are less harsh.

So I thought, even if the Shush is not quiet enough, I can probably still dampen it further with tape, or something, so I ordered it.

Best decision ever! The difference between the Shush Classic and my Feadog Pro is enormous. When I first tried the lower notes, my thought was “I can barely hear it,” which was an enormous relief. For the first time since I started playing the tin whistle, I dared to actually *play* while my housemates were at home. I still wouldn’t do the highest notes at night, but during the day? Absolutely.

If someone was in the next room, they would probably hear the second octave, but the first octave you can play quietly enough that no one would notice.

Regarding the air requirement, it’s a LOT more forgiving than the Feadog Pro, at least in the lower octave. I don’t have enough experience with the higher notes to comment on them. Maybe later in my journey…

So yeah, as a beginner afraid of getting kicked out of the house for torturing the wildlife with a regular tin whistle, the Shush Classic probably saved my new hobby. I don’t think I would have been able to continue for long without it.

(I heard the Shush Pro is louder, so even though I prefer its sound, I still went with the Classic, as the volume was the priority. I have no regrets.)

Tl;dr: the Shush Classic sounds (to my ears) 10x quieter than the Feadog Pro. If you want a very quiet whistle without the fiddly DIY tweaking, and you can afford to, then I recommend getting the Shush Classic (the Pro is supposedly a bit louder, idk)

Edit: forgot to say, but I’m a complete beginner in music in general as well as in the tin whistle. Please, forgive any weird phrasing due to my lack of musical knowledge 😅

Year back I bought a Wild Irish A. One of my favorite whistles. Time for a D, so after waiting 2 weeks for it to ship to Europe it arrived... With a misaligned mouthpiece.

It plays okay I assume, but it is quite noticable.

Sad me. But after one email with attached photo Seán immediately offered a replacement or refund. Replacement whistle coming up, and I don't even have to return the faulty one.

Thanks McNeela, you made my day!

Buenas, me estoy preparando la melodía principal de "Fiesta Pagana" de "Mago de Oz" para tocarla con mi banda de versiones, el caso es que no sé si el tin whistle que tengo es de calidad suficiente para dar un sonido profesional o es que aún no estoy habituado a la presión del aire a la hora de embocar. Es un Feadóg en D.

Adjunto imagen para que veáis cual es.

Os parece bueno? Os compraríais otro? O sabéis de algún caso en el que el instrumento no suene bien por algún ajuste de la boquilla o similar?

Muchas gracias!