I can’t tell you how many times someone approached me at a con or live performance with this ocarina and asked me “why do I sound so bad? what am I doing wrong?” I really hope people find this first. Thanks for making it Andy!
it's funny, because I have been struggling with a cheap Ceramic ocarina and a tuner, trying to get the pitch right, and my first thought was to ask David what I was doing wrong! =) Very glad I ran across this video by Andy!
Hey David... I got my first three Songbird Ocarinas for Christmas in 2020; a DragonTooth, a Bravura plastic ocarina in green, and an Osawa plastic ocarina in red. The DragonTooth is my new favorite! The colors and the way the finish interacts with the light is just beautiful... I really want the Songbird Zelda ocarina though (The 12 hole one, to compare to my STL Zelda ocarina)
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Man! I should’ve known my ocarina was fake. When playing it, it wasn’t warping me anywhere, I couldn’t make it rain, Epona wasn’t responding…..and it didn’t sound right either.
It physically hurt to watch that ocarina shatter, and I'm not even sure why. Honestly, I don't mind having the "bad" one. I've been a huge Zelda fan for a long time, and i got the ocarina a bit over 2 years ago, when I was in a tough spot in my life. Its got emotional value, even if its got nothing for actual value. I might look into the better ones later, but for now I'm good with mine ♡
I completely agree. My first 12 hole ocarina was $20, plastic, airy, and very out of tune, but I love it to death. Similarly to you, mine has emotional value too, as I was also in a very hard time in life. I would be heartbroken to see it break. Even cheap, poor quality ocarinas should be protected, because there is always someone out there who will get joy out of it.
I can strongly recommend the STL replica as a good budget yet decent quality instrument. Looks beautiful in person, feels good to hold (for my lanky piano hands at least), and plays really nicely. STL has been a good bang-for-buck source for me personally. Although I haven't tried any others so my experience is limited.
My first ocarina was a Christmas present that my family got me, they didn't expect me to take it seriously so they bought the cheapest they could find XD Didn't take me long to move to something else once I was like, "Hmmm, this ocarina is terrible XD"
@@AndyCormierYT Even back then there was enough talk about the "OoC" to know that I could do better, and then got me a Songbird 7-hole that I still have and occasionally play!
Reading all these stories makes me glad I started with a good one - the STL OoT replica shown in this video. I'm kind of sad I sold it nowadays but at least a good-quality instrument went to someone for a cheaper than new price. My first serious Ocarina is gonna be the Water one from STL; the blue glow-in-the-dark one and the nature-y vine-design green one are pretty cool too, but I think the next step up for me after the water one will be their cheapest Porcelain one for $200 (because if I'm gonna spend $2,000 on an instrument I'd rather get a Synthstrom Deluge and Elektron Digitakt/Syntakt, or a Moog Matriarch). Anyone know if porcelain ocarinas are noticeably more durable than the ceramic ones? I've read the material is more durable in general but I'm not sure how it would translate to the form and shape of an Ocarina.
If you don't care about zelda, it's probably best to get a different one. I recommend a six hole pendant. The way you hold them is more comfortable imo than 12 holes because you don't have to torque your wrist awkwardly. If you still want a 12-hole, then a night by Noble would be a better bet. I have owned both the STL 12-hole Zelda, and a night by noble, and I find the night by Noble to be way more comfortable to play and hold. Does Zelda one was primarily designed with aesthetics in mind, remember this design came from a video game where it just had to look pretty, but that doesn't necessarily translate well to real world ergonomics.
Watching that ocarina break, cheap or not, hurt my heart 😭 Really great video, and accurate from my experience. I somehow ended up with the cheap amazon one. I don't know who got it for me. But before that, I already owned the Song Bird one (several song bird ones in fact)! The sound difference is very pronounced. I definitely recommend them, but I'm very curious to try some of the other makers you've recommended, as I've never ventured from the former before!
This was my first ocarina and as a way to get used to finger placements and how it works, I was happy with it. I am looking around for a good ocarina because of the troubles brought up at the start.
I’ll definitely buy the stl version. Thank you for sharing! I tried playing the current one I have and I thought I sucked. I play the flute so when I tried playing the ohuhu brand I was disappointed how terrible I sounded haha
My heart broke when that Ocarina got destroyed :'(. I have a very sentimental attachment to my cheap amazon ocarina. But in the near future I hope I can get a second one for good tuned sounds
Dropping the ocarina at the end gave me Mythbusters vibes LOL I bought my friend one of the crappy Amazon Ocarinas of Time like 4 years ago, thank god he never got into playing it
Gotta make the most of my high FPS cameras for SCIENCE haha. These ocarinas can be great if only for cosplay/decoration, but they're PROBLEMATIC for people taking the instrument seriously haha
I'm so glad you listed STLOcarina and Songbird as reputable manufacturers. Those are the two from whom I've bought several ocarinas (two twelve-hole OoTs, one seven-hole OoT, and a four-chamber pan flute ocarina). All of them have performed well for me the entire time I've had them.
I want an ocarina but the good ones are all to expensive for me to get just for a hobby. I want a cheap, good ocarina but after watching this it feels like they don’t exist. I would love recommendations on what to do.
The plastic Songbird is actually pretty great. It's inexpensive and mine is very well tuned. It does have a really weird breath curve in that the mid notes seem to require firmer breaths than the high notes, and it can be a tad cramped for those with bigger hands. I don't have a large collection of ocarinas by any means, just the Songbird Kokiri and a handmade clay 5-hole pendant, but I'm really loving the instrument.
Excellent vid, Andy! And thanks for the shoutout. Zelda is a wonderful gateway into music and the ocarina, but these low quality Amazon/eBay Zelda ocarinas only lead to frustration and disinterest. They should only be regarded as trinkets, not musical instruments. Zelda fans deserve better!
Hi, I've browsed your website, full of amazing passion. I look forward to getting one of your ocarinas one day. Just need practice with a basic one first.
$200 for a Spencer Zelda ocarina... My parents would say no, even though I'm such a huge fan of Zelda and I also believe Zelda fans deserve the best ocarinas they can get
I actually didn't know much about the Legend of Zelda at all I got a Chinese Ocarina as a gift and for a long time I was trying to figure out what it was I really wanted to play it but I couldn't eventually realizing that it's completely out of tune after taking it to a music professional Now I'm saving up for a blue clay Ocarina
I spent three hours taking a round sanding tool to the holes in my ceramic ocarina before I got it perfectly in tune. It’s still not at concert pitch, but it’s relative to itself now. I had to start at the bottom and grind away a bit at a time. 9 out of 12 holes had to be adjusted by significant margins. The high F was a whole tone flat, after all. But now I have a lovely gift that I can ACTUALLY play. I feel bad for anyone without excessive music training trying to make these corrections themselves. If I had gotten this for myself, I would have done more research first, but it was a gift and a Zelda one at that. I love everything Zelda. :) It was worth the effort to fix it rather than just put it on my shelf. It has pretty good tone.
I bought one for fun but quickly learned I apparently can never play an ocarina lol. my brain doesn't want to work with it..try to lift one finger for one note and I can't NOT get the one next to it to also go up
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Listening to that Amazon OoC made my soul die a little inside. And the drop! Those are like two of the worst things in the ocarina world. Nice informative video 👍👍 but it hurt a little 😂
I have the cheap one, and the low C on mine is literally a B and it hurts my soul, but it’s an ocarina of time, it’s a cool thing to have. I’m definitely gonna spend more money on a better ocarina though
Haha this is exactly the one I just got! I've been practicing for few hours now and honestly I like it. Maybe it's not the best one I could get but I already figured some ways to make the notes clearer (by playing around with the thumb positions). Even though it's bad I'm not going to play it professionally anyway but it's good to know that it's out of time
I thought that was the ocarina I had, Then realized mine sounds fine, and that the mark on your Amazon ocarina near the mouthpiece is a lot darker. IM SAFE!
Its wild, I could see the difference in the hole sizes as soon as you held them up! You can really see that it wasn’t fine tuned in the slightest 😅 clearly just punched and passed down the line which is unfortunate because it for sure has potential to sound decent!
This was bought for me when I was younger as a decoration, but when it arrived the entire mouthpiece was shattered to pieces in the box lol. I glued it all back together and I still have it, but I never tried to play it bc i have no interest in actually playing ocarinas
wow- my parents gave me EXACTLY that amazon ocarina to my birthday and i tried to learn how to play on it so many time without success AND NOW I JUST FOUND OUT THAT YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY PLAY ON IT TwT anyways thanks for that video now i finally know what the hell I'm doing wrong - nothing. the ocarina is just not the right one ._.
I bought the ocarina in the thumbnail and quickly realized how off it was which ended with me here. Thanks for making the vid! Returning this piece of junk and I'll buy a better one.
I really suggest STL Ocarina- they're lovely and cheaper than Songbird, and I was introduced to them at a con. Just bought my Oot one, and it's my second ocarina- eagerly waiting for it in the mail.
like 10 yrs ago i bought that cheap Ocarina of Time and thankfully it was at least in tune with itself (interval wise) but it was out of tune and therefore clashed with the backing tracks i made for my zelda medley, so I got one from Spencer's Ocarinas and I love it!
I have one of these. Only issues are with the high notes (they sound very quiet, the air pressure feels very weak on high notes) and the grip (yes the right wrist does twist and hurt after a minute). Otherwise it sounds okay but not great. I can get through most of Saria's Song with no issue except for the bridge leading up to the loop. My god is that part uncomfortable and off-sounding.
Well, after watching this video and looking around at my flooring that is just a textured concrete slab with the occasional rug here and there...I'm definitely in the market for a nice plastic ocarina!
If it's your first ocarina, good choice! However, a good Ceramic ocarina will make a HUGE difference compared to a plastic once you're well acquainted with the instrument
I literally just bought the exact one from the thumbnail and my heart was BREAKING that it sounded so badly. Not that I expected to be amazing at it right off, but damn. I was too embarrassed to practice in the house😅
Honestly, I just got into LOZ and my first game is BOTW, but I’ve always known of the series and loved the mystical/whimsical OST. I’d still take the $15-$25 one for display, but I’d also love a decently functional one. Thanks for the video dude.
I wish I would have seen this video earlier😅 I own a pretty similar ocarina like you bought on amazon (maybe it is the same because the case looks the same) and I always wondered why my high notes are so out of tune (if I try to play a high F it sounds like a kind of in tune E so it's not as bad as yours). I always thought that my technique was wrong. But it's not that bad because I only tried to learn the basics and now I don't really play on it anymore (too many other instruments yk😅). It's just a kind of decoration but this hand-shape stand is pretty bad. If you place the ocarina on it and you are just walking away, it (nearly) drops. Overall I am not mad because it was just 15 euros or even less (I don't remember). But I just need to look into the comments and I see that I'm by far not the only one😂 Thanks a lot for the video. Now I know that my technique is not bad but the instrument itself😅 Oh and by the way I dropped if after playing like two times on it. I forgot how that happend but there is only I tiny space which is know white because I small piece broke out of it😅 It was "only" on the carpet but even that damaged it like that. I kinda hated myself for that but after seeing your video I think it's fine😂
I bought my Ocarina directly from the maker. I wanted to have hand-made. And I wanted to be counselled by a professional. In Tirol there is a very good maker. I wrote him an email about which Ocarina is the best for me. My first ocarina is from a music store. Sadly it broke. And i wanted the exact same. So I looked up a professional maker. If you buy music instruments. Doesn't matter which type: always go for hand-made and let yourself be counselled by professionals My ocarinas were never that expensive. The maker made a decent price. One maker, who is very good is Plaschke . And I recommend him. He is from Tirol. Good prices, good counselling and good ocarinas. Zelda has turned me into a passionate musician 21 years ago. I never owned a an ocarinas of time replica. And never held a plastic one in my hand. I always have a strap made of shoelace around my neck. Now I have also started bagpipe
It's all in the expectations. For 15/25 USD if you want to own something pretty, you don't need to spend more. But, if you want to play it, better go STL minimum. The others are for people who are serious on owning and collecting good instruments, also to play live.
As a zelda nerd i can state that the amazon one that u showed and said is bad yes it is im getting the stl one duh but the one u said isnt good looks more like the one from the game then the stl one
I did buy this ocarina for decoration/cosplay purpose, but when I heard that my daughter trying to learn how to play on it and it sounds awful I suspected that it's out of tune and I need to buy another for her which is a real playable musical instrument. Ordered plastic STL ocarina, but meantime 3d printed one, which actually sounded clearer and overall better than the decorative ceramic one but still had some problems with high notes. Now eager to get a real instrument and hear how the quality ocarina should sound like. Thank you for your review and comparison.
Still confused on which Amazon ocarinas to buy? I reviewed SEVEN more cheap ocarinas from Amazon (OcarinaWind and other vendors) to show why you should NEVER buy from untrustworthy brands - ALSO use code ANDY10 if you're shopping at Songbird! ua-cam.com/video/RbqQ6E8Hg18/v-deo.html
Let's be fair, the $15 one is pretty good value. The STL is 4x the price, but it's not 4x worse on the quality. For most people who want one to fiddle with, the $15 is the only one they will ever need.
Seeing that one ocarina shatter from waist height honestly made me appreciate the fact that my own only broke into large, mostly repairable pieces around the mouth part. Might try to get a plastic one at some point.
I just got to the last level of oot in 2022. I couldn't complete it In '96 when I had it before. Both my kids are so into OOT - Jabu jabu's belly, dampe, so many characters. Such a great story that they love. Now they want me to get an occarina and play the song of storms. Thanks for this video I nearly dropped money on amazon. £100 dollars is seriously far too.much, unless its hand made or something. These things are machined.
Y'all I tried telling my mother about the problems and she hit me with the " you don't appreciate that you even have the one that you have". Like dude-
The first one you got I have I know it might be bad I know but it’s from Christmas and I still love it to my death and I’m still learning how to play it
I recognize that hand stand, and I had noticed the higher notes were really...airy, as if I was blowing air through a straw. Seems I have indeed been suckered into buying one which is more of a decoration than a functional one. Ah well. Probably still going to play it. Only one I got. Good way of learning the fingerings if nothing else.
That first box you showed with link and harp person, was LITERALLY my first ocarina. My was green tho. IT SOUNDED SO BAD. i legit bought ANOTHER from STL and i love it so much
Literally ordered the inexpensive one five minutes before finding this video, had to cancel the order and switch to STL's. That was a close call, thanks!
Me literally holding this exact ocarina: 👀
Same lol, found it at a yard sale
Lol i was drunk but i figure now if i actually pick this up and get better I'll reward myself and get a better quality one
Me too brother
Well there's worse things I could have done with 25$
Lol same
I can’t tell you how many times someone approached me at a con or live performance with this ocarina and asked me “why do I sound so bad? what am I doing wrong?” I really hope people find this first. Thanks for making it Andy!
it's funny, because I have been struggling with a cheap Ceramic ocarina and a tuner, trying to get the pitch right, and my first thought was to ask David what I was doing wrong! =) Very glad I ran across this video by Andy!
Hey David... I got my first three Songbird Ocarinas for Christmas in 2020; a DragonTooth, a Bravura plastic ocarina in green, and an Osawa plastic ocarina in red. The DragonTooth is my new favorite! The colors and the way the finish interacts with the light is just beautiful... I really want the Songbird Zelda ocarina though (The 12 hole one, to compare to my STL Zelda ocarina)
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Man! I should’ve known my ocarina was fake. When playing it, it wasn’t warping me anywhere, I couldn’t make it rain, Epona wasn’t responding…..and it didn’t sound right either.
You should've forked out the extra Rupees and bought the one made out of legit Timeshift Stones.
Me, realizes that I got the Ocarina in the thumbnail: Ah shi-
Me with the thumbnail ocarina, googling why so shit at it: 👁👄👁
FUCKING SAME
Same
Same here😭
Same. Ohuhu looks good, but it does not do well with the whole... playing part.
It may be bad, but I still love it to death. Mostly because it's a gift from my mom.
Aww that's super sweet and true!
aww
And it works fine. I have one
I play mine lol only part I hate is high notes ...
Yeah, I just got one from my grandma and Im sad for being not that good but I still loved it too
Me holding the ocarina that you're talking about 👁👄👁
Same lmao
Same
Same😂
mine just arrived earlier today lol
same here bro
It physically hurt to watch that ocarina shatter, and I'm not even sure why.
Honestly, I don't mind having the "bad" one. I've been a huge Zelda fan for a long time, and i got the ocarina a bit over 2 years ago, when I was in a tough spot in my life. Its got emotional value, even if its got nothing for actual value.
I might look into the better ones later, but for now I'm good with mine ♡
I completely agree. My first 12 hole ocarina was $20, plastic, airy, and very out of tune, but I love it to death. Similarly to you, mine has emotional value too, as I was also in a very hard time in life. I would be heartbroken to see it break. Even cheap, poor quality ocarinas should be protected, because there is always someone out there who will get joy out of it.
I Agree one time my mom shattered my ocarina i held back my tears luckily i got a new one but ill never for get what happened
I can strongly recommend the STL replica as a good budget yet decent quality instrument. Looks beautiful in person, feels good to hold (for my lanky piano hands at least), and plays really nicely. STL has been a good bang-for-buck source for me personally. Although I haven't tried any others so my experience is limited.
@@mikeexits I've been looking into em actually :0 just gotta figure out extra funds between college and stuff haha.
@@mikeexitsI can't remember where I heard this, but I remember learning that the ocarina of crap is based off the stl model
My first ocarina was a Christmas present that my family got me, they didn't expect me to take it seriously so they bought the cheapest they could find XD Didn't take me long to move to something else once I was like, "Hmmm, this ocarina is terrible XD"
I'm glad it didn't stop you! When it's the only ocarina you have, it's easy to think YOU are doing something wrong when it's really the instrument
@@AndyCormierYT Even back then there was enough talk about the "OoC" to know that I could do better, and then got me a Songbird 7-hole that I still have and occasionally play!
Hahahah
Reading all these stories makes me glad I started with a good one - the STL OoT replica shown in this video. I'm kind of sad I sold it nowadays but at least a good-quality instrument went to someone for a cheaper than new price. My first serious Ocarina is gonna be the Water one from STL; the blue glow-in-the-dark one and the nature-y vine-design green one are pretty cool too, but I think the next step up for me after the water one will be their cheapest Porcelain one for $200 (because if I'm gonna spend $2,000 on an instrument I'd rather get a Synthstrom Deluge and Elektron Digitakt/Syntakt, or a Moog Matriarch).
Anyone know if porcelain ocarinas are noticeably more durable than the ceramic ones? I've read the material is more durable in general but I'm not sure how it would translate to the form and shape of an Ocarina.
@@AndyCormierYT where did you buy your oricana slt with the better sound like you show us ?
Saria's Song played on the Amazon ocarina is hurting my brain...
Same lol
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@@originalstarwalker21 what the hell
Same aaaa
Also, it's not immersive. In game you get both ocarinas for free.
*me owning that very ocarina* hAhA, im in danger
I own it too
15:20 when Zelda threw the OoT into the river... lmao
This time there was no water to soften the landing...
Andy Cormier Ikr! Zelda’s aim basically saved Hyrule is all I’m sayin
@@TheSmallestJo j
I'm gonna be honest, I've never played Zelda before in my life. I just heard of the instrument years ago and think it sounds beautiful.
Ok
Real
Same lol
I played Zelda but I'm more of a Mario fan Yahoo it's a Mia Mario Yahoo
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It’s Kinder Bueno 🤤
I am not a zelda fan, i just want me a small wind instrument to mess about with xD.
Mad respect for the Zelda fans of course :)
same haha
If you don't care about zelda, it's probably best to get a different one. I recommend a six hole pendant. The way you hold them is more comfortable imo than 12 holes because you don't have to torque your wrist awkwardly. If you still want a 12-hole, then a night by Noble would be a better bet. I have owned both the STL 12-hole Zelda, and a night by noble, and I find the night by Noble to be way more comfortable to play and hold. Does Zelda one was primarily designed with aesthetics in mind, remember this design came from a video game where it just had to look pretty, but that doesn't necessarily translate well to real world ergonomics.
Boi I ordered this exact ocarina now I'm kinda confused
why
Exactly mine sounds fine at least to me
Hope you get lucky
Thank you, this is the video I needed to see. I hope it gets more views
Thank you!
No way el pinche high graun
0:32 dang... the third one is the exact one I bought like an hour ago why
noooooooooooo
Same mine doesn’t sound that bad tho
Thank you. Now I have strong excuse for bad playing :)
Your skill is most important, but a good instrument is essential!
I have the crap one and I always wondered why my high notes are trash. ..
Too Fun-Knee 🤣🎶😖🧐
Honestly I just bought it to have it on display and to play for tone deaf friends 😂
🤣 I be impressed
When can I come over?
Watching that ocarina break, cheap or not, hurt my heart 😭
Really great video, and accurate from my experience. I somehow ended up with the cheap amazon one. I don't know who got it for me. But before that, I already owned the Song Bird one (several song bird ones in fact)! The sound difference is very pronounced. I definitely recommend them, but I'm very curious to try some of the other makers you've recommended, as I've never ventured from the former before!
Me holding the ocarina in the video currently: 😬
Currently waiting for my Ocarina, so I'm binge watching people unbox ocarinas.
This was my first ocarina and as a way to get used to finger placements and how it works, I was happy with it. I am looking around for a good ocarina because of the troubles brought up at the start.
I’ll definitely buy the stl version. Thank you for sharing! I tried playing the current one I have and I thought I sucked. I play the flute so when I tried playing the ohuhu brand I was disappointed how terrible I sounded haha
Awesome! The STL one isn't my #1 favorite Zelda replica, but it's a great instrument and by far has the best value among the Zelda replicas
My first ocarina was one of those. I quickly realised that I was playing right, the problem was in the ocarina
Yeah... That's me right now....
The Amazon ocarina sounds like me remembering what an ocarina playing Sarai’s song sounds like
My heart broke when that Ocarina got destroyed :'(. I have a very sentimental attachment to my cheap amazon ocarina. But in the near future I hope I can get a second one for good tuned sounds
Dropping the ocarina at the end gave me Mythbusters vibes LOL
I bought my friend one of the crappy Amazon Ocarinas of Time like 4 years ago, thank god he never got into playing it
Gotta make the most of my high FPS cameras for SCIENCE haha.
These ocarinas can be great if only for cosplay/decoration, but they're PROBLEMATIC for people taking the instrument seriously haha
I'm just going to stand over here, as someone who watched Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon, who loved Tapion who played an ocarina.
I appreciate you
@@AndyCormierYT thank you for your kind words, and your very informative video.
I'm so glad you listed STLOcarina and Songbird as reputable manufacturers. Those are the two from whom I've bought several ocarinas (two twelve-hole OoTs, one seven-hole OoT, and a four-chamber pan flute ocarina). All of them have performed well for me the entire time I've had them.
I want an ocarina but the good ones are all to expensive for me to get just for a hobby. I want a cheap, good ocarina but after watching this it feels like they don’t exist. I would love recommendations on what to do.
The plastic ocarinas from STL are great. I have one and it is beautiful.
Get black by noble
The plastic Songbird is actually pretty great. It's inexpensive and mine is very well tuned. It does have a really weird breath curve in that the mid notes seem to require firmer breaths than the high notes, and it can be a tad cramped for those with bigger hands. I don't have a large collection of ocarinas by any means, just the Songbird Kokiri and a handmade clay 5-hole pendant, but I'm really loving the instrument.
Excellent vid, Andy! And thanks for the shoutout. Zelda is a wonderful gateway into music and the ocarina, but these low quality Amazon/eBay Zelda ocarinas only lead to frustration and disinterest. They should only be regarded as trinkets, not musical instruments. Zelda fans deserve better!
Hi, I've browsed your website, full of amazing passion. I look forward to getting one of your ocarinas one day. Just need practice with a basic one first.
$200 for a Spencer Zelda ocarina... My parents would say no, even though I'm such a huge fan of Zelda and I also believe Zelda fans deserve the best ocarinas they can get
I actually didn't know much about the Legend of Zelda at all I got a Chinese Ocarina as a gift and for a long time I was trying to figure out what it was I really wanted to play it but I couldn't eventually realizing that it's completely out of tune after taking it to a music professional
Now I'm saving up for a blue clay Ocarina
I don’t know why but for some strange reason I couldn’t stop laughing when he dropped The ocarina a second time
I spent three hours taking a round sanding tool to the holes in my ceramic ocarina before I got it perfectly in tune. It’s still not at concert pitch, but it’s relative to itself now. I had to start at the bottom and grind away a bit at a time. 9 out of 12 holes had to be adjusted by significant margins. The high F was a whole tone flat, after all. But now I have a lovely gift that I can ACTUALLY play. I feel bad for anyone without excessive music training trying to make these corrections themselves. If I had gotten this for myself, I would have done more research first, but it was a gift and a Zelda one at that. I love everything Zelda. :) It was worth the effort to fix it rather than just put it on my shelf. It has pretty good tone.
I bought one for fun but quickly learned I apparently can never play an ocarina lol. my brain doesn't want to work with it..try to lift one finger for one note and I can't NOT get the one next to it to also go up
Try a couple of Stoli Shots first! 🤪🤩🎶
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One thing I've noticed with the Amazon ocarina is that it becomes airy real quick, preventing players from reaching high notes properly.
Listening to that Amazon OoC made my soul die a little inside. And the drop! Those are like two of the worst things in the ocarina world. Nice informative video 👍👍 but it hurt a little 😂
Believe me, it hurt me too. I had to listen to it MANY times in the editing process T.T
I have the cheap one, and the low C on mine is literally a B and it hurts my soul, but it’s an ocarina of time, it’s a cool thing to have. I’m definitely gonna spend more money on a better ocarina though
For a lot of people even £15 is a lot for an ocarina
The sound of the Amazon Ocarina breaking is more beautiful than playing it
Haha this is exactly the one I just got! I've been practicing for few hours now and honestly I like it. Maybe it's not the best one I could get but I already figured some ways to make the notes clearer (by playing around with the thumb positions). Even though it's bad I'm not going to play it professionally anyway but it's good to know that it's out of time
I was just about to buy this so thanks for showing me the correct path to getting a higher quality ocarina.
Idk, I got that same ocarina. It plays beautifully and hits high notes like a charm... maybe mine was crafted differently?
Could have been a different manufacturer. A lot of them have the same packaging on Amazon but they are made by different people.
I thought that was the ocarina I had, Then realized mine sounds fine, and that the mark on your Amazon ocarina near the mouthpiece is a lot darker. IM SAFE!
Ive got a sneaking suspicion the reason Im struggling to hit any notes is because my ocarina was clearly made in a 3d printer lmao
Funny I got this video in my recommendations the day I got that exact one from amazon
Its wild, I could see the difference in the hole sizes as soon as you held them up! You can really see that it wasn’t fine tuned in the slightest 😅 clearly just punched and passed down the line which is unfortunate because it for sure has potential to sound decent!
Was zur Hölle ist bei dir los?!?
This was bought for me when I was younger as a decoration, but when it arrived the entire mouthpiece was shattered to pieces in the box lol. I glued it all back together and I still have it, but I never tried to play it bc i have no interest in actually playing ocarinas
wow- my parents gave me EXACTLY that amazon ocarina to my birthday and i tried to learn how to play on it so many time without success AND NOW I JUST FOUND OUT THAT YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY PLAY ON IT TwT anyways thanks for that video now i finally know what the hell I'm doing wrong - nothing. the ocarina is just not the right one ._.
Dude the songbird ocarina is literally the one I’m holding
I bought the ocarina in the thumbnail and quickly realized how off it was which ended with me here. Thanks for making the vid! Returning this piece of junk and I'll buy a better one.
I really suggest STL Ocarina- they're lovely and cheaper than Songbird, and I was introduced to them at a con. Just bought my Oot one, and it's my second ocarina- eagerly waiting for it in the mail.
I love STL Ocarinas... I recently got a Songbird DragonTooth though, and my goodness... It's so beautiful
@@ZeldaACFan17 I would love to get some of the fancier ones. Who knows, maybe even a custom one day.
I bought this, shipped it back, and received every penny I spent on it back. Now I have plastic ones and they work just fine.
like 10 yrs ago i bought that cheap Ocarina of Time and thankfully it was at least in tune with itself (interval wise) but it was out of tune and therefore clashed with the backing tracks i made for my zelda medley, so I got one from Spencer's Ocarinas and I love it!
I have one of these. Only issues are with the high notes (they sound very quiet, the air pressure feels very weak on high notes) and the grip (yes the right wrist does twist and hurt after a minute). Otherwise it sounds okay but not great. I can get through most of Saria's Song with no issue except for the bridge leading up to the loop. My god is that part uncomfortable and off-sounding.
I’m clumsy so I’ll probably stick to my good plastic ocarina. Thank you for your videos.
Well, after watching this video and looking around at my flooring that is just a textured concrete slab with the occasional rug here and there...I'm definitely in the market for a nice plastic ocarina!
If it's your first ocarina, good choice!
However, a good Ceramic ocarina will make a HUGE difference compared to a plastic once you're well acquainted with the instrument
I literally just bought the exact one from the thumbnail and my heart was BREAKING that it sounded so badly. Not that I expected to be amazing at it right off, but damn. I was too embarrassed to practice in the house😅
Honestly, I just got into LOZ and my first game is BOTW, but I’ve always known of the series and loved the mystical/whimsical OST. I’d still take the $15-$25 one for display, but I’d also love a decently functional one. Thanks for the video dude.
Bruhh now I'm getting ads for the ocarina that I shouldn't buy
A reminder to stay vigilant :)
I wish I would have seen this video earlier😅 I own a pretty similar ocarina like you bought on amazon (maybe it is the same because the case looks the same) and I always wondered why my high notes are so out of tune (if I try to play a high F it sounds like a kind of in tune E so it's not as bad as yours). I always thought that my technique was wrong. But it's not that bad because I only tried to learn the basics and now I don't really play on it anymore (too many other instruments yk😅). It's just a kind of decoration but this hand-shape stand is pretty bad. If you place the ocarina on it and you are just walking away, it (nearly) drops. Overall I am not mad because it was just 15 euros or even less (I don't remember). But I just need to look into the comments and I see that I'm by far not the only one😂
Thanks a lot for the video. Now I know that my technique is not bad but the instrument itself😅
Oh and by the way I dropped if after playing like two times on it. I forgot how that happend but there is only I tiny space which is know white because I small piece broke out of it😅 It was "only" on the carpet but even that damaged it like that. I kinda hated myself for that but after seeing your video I think it's fine😂
i got my stl ocarina when i was 13, im 23, and the ocarina is still beautiful and working perfect!
I ALSO got my STL @ 13. Still works great at 24~
I bought my Ocarina directly from the maker. I wanted to have hand-made. And I wanted to be counselled by a professional. In Tirol there is a very good maker. I wrote him an email about which Ocarina is the best for me.
My first ocarina is from a music store. Sadly it broke. And i wanted the exact same. So I looked up a professional maker.
If you buy music instruments. Doesn't matter which type: always go for hand-made and let yourself be counselled by professionals
My ocarinas were never that expensive. The maker made a decent price.
One maker, who is very good is Plaschke . And I recommend him. He is from Tirol. Good prices, good counselling and good ocarinas.
Zelda has turned me into a passionate musician 21 years ago. I never owned a an ocarinas of time replica. And never held a plastic one in my hand. I always have a strap made of shoelace around my neck.
Now I have also started bagpipe
Don't worry, if my cheap ocarina is out of tune, ill make my own key tune.
Yeah! There ya go.
Literally just added this to my cart...
To be fair at least the listing i saw warned that it's a display piece and probably wouldn't be in tune
It's all in the expectations. For 15/25 USD if you want to own something pretty, you don't need to spend more.
But, if you want to play it, better go STL minimum. The others are for people who are serious on owning and collecting good instruments, also to play live.
I love the background music for shop keeper in the legend of Zelda
As a zelda nerd i can state that the amazon one that u showed and said is bad yes it is im getting the stl one duh but the one u said isnt good looks more like the one from the game then the stl one
If you want one that REALLY looks like the game, try Songbird!
The fact that this video pops up days after I purchased this exact ocarina. Even though this video is 3 years old 😭
My friend bought this exact same $3 ocarina. I learned two songs on it so far, with no problems. It sounds good, too.
Me, having the ocarina next to me : um...
I did buy this ocarina for decoration/cosplay purpose, but when I heard that my daughter trying to learn how to play on it and it sounds awful I suspected that it's out of tune and I need to buy another for her which is a real playable musical instrument. Ordered plastic STL ocarina, but meantime 3d printed one, which actually sounded clearer and overall better than the decorative ceramic one but still had some problems with high notes. Now eager to get a real instrument and hear how the quality ocarina should sound like. Thank you for your review and comparison.
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why will my subtitles identify the Amazon song as music and the STL won't?
I have a good one
thought he had the ocarina i play in his hands as the out of tune but then I realized the one i bought had a different box and was 40ish dollars
Ok lemme just tune my ocarina…
oh-
This video is 10x better than it would have been without the FF9 background music. Respect!
This is pretty pog now I know info that helps me when I come to buying a Ocarina
Let's be fair, the $15 one is pretty good value.
The STL is 4x the price, but it's not 4x worse on the quality.
For most people who want one to fiddle with, the $15 is the only one they will ever need.
I got the same one but since it is a gift from my step mom I still feel very happy that she bought me it
*Me with the exact ocarina he says is bad in my hand* "😐"
as a sax player who just bought one of these 20 minutes ago without any research.....is hoping for luck XD
I have and adore this ocarina. It’s a gift from my grandma, yeah it sounds a little off on high notes but it’s still ok.
Seeing that one ocarina shatter from waist height honestly made me appreciate the fact that my own only broke into large, mostly repairable pieces around the mouth part. Might try to get a plastic one at some point.
I just got to the last level of oot in 2022. I couldn't complete it In '96 when I had it before.
Both my kids are so into OOT - Jabu jabu's belly, dampe, so many characters. Such a great story that they love.
Now they want me to get an occarina and play the song of storms.
Thanks for this video I nearly dropped money on amazon.
£100 dollars is seriously far too.much, unless its hand made or something. These things are machined.
thanks for telling me this, even though I just got my Ocarina from Amazon which is this exact same thing, at least I know I'm not causing the problem.
Y'all I tried telling my mother about the problems and she hit me with the " you don't appreciate that you even have the one that you have". Like dude-
My boyfriend bought this and gave it to me as a gift. It's a cool looking ocarina, but no wonder why I sound bad.
I just got this ocarina.
Now I need to buy a new ocarina.
Gosh dang it haha
The first one you got I have I know it might be bad I know but it’s from Christmas and I still love it to my death and I’m still learning how to play it
I was sold this ocarina for $55 at a rennaissance faire in Canton, Michigan. It had the strap and fingering chart/song pamphlet and that's it V__V
I recognize that hand stand, and I had noticed the higher notes were really...airy, as if I was blowing air through a straw.
Seems I have indeed been suckered into buying one which is more of a decoration than a functional one. Ah well. Probably still going to play it. Only one I got. Good way of learning the fingerings if nothing else.
i literally got mine to just cosplay and play the first three notes of each song
I came here thinking man My ocarina might be bad, turns out I have the STL one and I just suck right now
That first box you showed with link and harp person, was LITERALLY my first ocarina. My was green tho. IT SOUNDED SO BAD. i legit bought ANOTHER from STL and i love it so much
Literally ordered the inexpensive one five minutes before finding this video, had to cancel the order and switch to STL's. That was a close call, thanks!
Ngl, the off-tune version of Saria’s song sound like an alternate version where the tone would be more ominous and and off-putting on purpose.