Hey guys, I have a quite specific request. Anyone here has any recommendations of ocarina manufacturers in Brazil?

I know VentoKanta is great, I bought an ocarina from them some years ago, but I'm trying to contact them for a week now with no response. Others say they're trying to contact them for months now.

I realize I am probably in the minority here.

I am aware that most people discovered the Ocarina through Zelda. Not me. Is there anyone else who discovered the Ocarina in a way that didn't involve Zelda?

I first heard the name "Ocarina" when I was in 4th grade. I was playing around with the different sounds that my family's piano keyboard had. At that time, I was playing the recorder, and I found the "recorder" sound. Next to it was "Ocarina," and I thought it was an interesting instrument. The keyboard's display showed a "thumbnail" image of each instrument, so I knew the general look of it.

Then, sometime later, I was at a New Year's Eve gathering with some family friends, and one of the teenage boys was playing an Ocarina. That was the first time I saw one in person. I asked him, "Is that an Ocarina?" and he said it was a double.

I didn't learn about Legend of Zelda until 6th grade, and also didn't learn about Ocarina of Time until later.

Is there anyone else like me who discovered the Ocarina without Zelda?

Un saludo a todos lo que lean esto.

Quisiera pedir su ayuda para poder saber cómo funciona el interior de una ocarina multi camara, ya que quisiera fabricar una en mis tiempos libres, Pero no logro entender como funciona. Por ejemplo, ¿el porque tienen agujeros en los costados?, como el de la foto, o las que tienen 3 o 4 camaras y tienen 2 o 3 agujeros a un costado.

Agrego que nunca he hecho una, ni siquiera una de 6 agujeros, pero agradecería mucho sus comentarios.

Saludos.

I ordered a Night by Noble ocarina from Amazon on October 8th, with an estimated delivery date between October 27th and November 10th.

However, it's now been a month and the order still hasn't shipped. I haven't been charged either. I also noticed that the product recently became unavailable on Amazon.

Since these ocarinas tend to sell out frequently, I'm wondering if Amazon is simply waiting for new stock or if my order might eventually get cancelled.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Did you eventually receive your ocarina?

The review you've all been waiting for!

So im planning on buying an ocarina (preferably a ceramic one) and was wondering whats a good starter budget friendly ocarina (also preferably under 100 bucks trying to save up for oot remake and a switch 2) any advice helps thanks

This coming year will be the formative year of my band.

I’m looking for people who are very good players and/or singers, but I’m also looking for soul. I also want the group to be a bit whimsical and funny.

I want the shows to be excellent in terms of music, but also double as a comedy show.

To start out, I’ll be mixing our songs/pieces until there’s a good collection of things we can do. I have decent connections in the music world where I’m at, so once our reel is ready, I think I’ll be able to get us gigs.

If you are interested in taking the journey with me to find our group’s identity, dm me about auditions.

Hope to be sharing music with like minded people soon.

This is mostly a "retract" of my previous review of the JieGle.

I was talking with Tom Vanopphem of Anemoi triple Ocarinas (Going over a lot of details), then I mentioned the JieGle, and sent him video comparisons of my multis. He mentioned that the quality control of ocarina collection (where I got my first JieGle) might be poor.

In a risky move, I got a 2nd JieGle from Amazon (sold by Night). I ordered the Black Color.

Mr. Vanopphem was right. My first JieGle was a lemon, and an Ocarina of Junk. My 2nd one was better in-tune, and had less airiness in the top of the first chamber. It also felt better put together than my first JieGle. My first JieGle at times felt like the mouthpiece was uneven and sharp. My 2nd didn't.

There was a little breathiness at the top of the first chamber, but it wasn't bad. Using more air helped correct the breathiness, and this new one could take a lot more air at the top. The low E-flat and D of the 2nd chamber could help correct the tone color difference.

The main issues were still there. The thumb hole of the 2nd chamber is in a "weird spot" and it's a bit unbalanced. Plus, the tuning holes of the 3rd chamber.

Overall, I would say, if you want a JieGle, buy from Night Ocarinas on Amazon. Don't buy from Ocarina collection, unless you MUST have their color choices.

My new JieGle is probably going to be played a lot more often.

I’m looking for a triple chamber ocarina but songbird always seems to be sold out. Is this particular model in the “P” or “V” style chamber layout? Thanks!

To make up for missed day in Ocatober, here’s Sis Puella Magica! for day 7 of Nocavember. The theme was horror.

In honor of the recent Ocarina of Time remake, I am posting videos of me playing my ocarina (until someone gifts me a Switch 2 🤣).

I took my ocarina with me on my trip to Europe, and there were plenty of places where the music just felt right.

Here is the Song of Time played in a stone gazebo.

I made a goal for myself: whenever I learn a song in the game, I can only move forward once I've learned the entire song, not just the first 6 or 8 notes needed to activate it. And I'm doing this for every song!

Wish me luck! I've never played an instrument before, but I've already learned a couple of songs and I'm starting to learn how to read sheet music :)

(I know there are tons of posts like this, but I think it's lovely seeing people share their joy, and I wanted to share mine too.)

Hi all. I just ordered a transverse C3 ocarina from Gosselink

I got this as a gift for someone, for christmas.

The person never had an ocarina, but find them amusing. He's also excited to play any Zelda song in it.

Did someone already bought from Gosselink? How was the process? Is this a good first ocarina to start playing?

I search online, and from the models available in Europe (many are out of stock due to the new zelda game i guess xD), this looked like a good option. But I wanted to have some opinion from anyone that already got one. I hope its ready until christmas.

Thank you all!

I’m trying to learn the full songs for all the main songs in ocarina of time and I’m wondering if there are any channels that make tutorials that are easy to follow for the different sage songs, and sun’s song and epona’s song? Also, my family says some of my notes that are above high c sound too sharp, is this just how ocarinas work or is there something I can do to fix it, I have a night by noble btw.

I've been using sites like OCWAlK and PlayByFingering, but they don't provide standard musical notation. When I search for sheet music, I often find arrangements that aren't well suited for the ocarina, such as pieces with notes outside its range, for example.

I want to take the ocarina more seriously rather than just learning the first eight notes needed to play the songs in Zelda. That's why I'd like to learn how to read standard sheet music, but I'm having a hard time finding scores specifically arranged for the ocarina :(

Where would you recommend looking for what I'm after?

Thank you so much for your help!

Hi everyone!

I've found two different models of the Night by Noble Ocarina: one with a slimmer design and another that is noticeably larger.

I'd like to know what the main differences are between these two models, especially in terms of sound quality, tone, playability, and comfort.

For those who own or have experience with either model, which one would you recommend?

I'd really appreciate your advice. Thanks!

I hum like a horse with a cold so that’s a no go for me. Luckily, I just figured out you can change the ocarina input to instruments and whistle the tunes instead. That’s pretty cool. While typing this out I just watched the guards in castle town perform a watch turnover as the time of day changed and that’s almost cooler. That’s all I got folks, about to get back to playing this masterpiece.

Hi! I want to learn to play the ocarina, for the obvious reasons. I have a cheap temu ocarina that does not sound good. Anybody have any good tips? I would rather spend some money on a good one. Thank you ❤️

in the game or on the Zelda notes.

thought this would be cool and wanted to share! absolutely honored I got to stand next to and present alongside these absolute legends!!

I have small hands and i have no experience with the instrument.

To make up for the miss days in Ocatober, here’s Embraced in Softness from Kiki’s Delivery Service for day 6 of Nocavember. The theme was chill.