{"id":516,"date":"2008-11-07T20:46:04","date_gmt":"2008-11-08T02:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zephyrusanemoi.com\/blog\/?p=516"},"modified":"2020-02-06T20:22:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T02:22:13","slug":"iphone-ocarina-by-smule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/iphone-ocarina-by-smule\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Ocarina, by Smule"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Corrected the fingering for Prelude of Light\u00c2\u00a0and added a link to the Hobbiton Theme\u00c2\u00a0from Lord of the Rings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anyone that has played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/a> has wanted to learn to play the ocarina. Anyone. If you tell me you didn’t, I’ll tell you you’re lying. I’m looking at you, Jesse. The problem is that ocarinas cost money. Good ocarinas cost around $60-80. You can get cheaper ones, sure, but they don’t sound very nice. And even the $60-80 ones aren’t the highest quality. Plus, you drop it, and it’s probably gone. FOREVER.<\/p>\n

Well, now you can get your very own ocarina for just $0.99. That’s right. Plus the $200 or $300 you spent on your iPhone. And your monthly AT&T bill. But, still just $0.99 for the ocarina.<\/p>\n

My cousin Adam<\/a> pointed out Smule’s\u00c2\u00a0Ocarina<\/a> that was released today and allows you to play an ocarina by blowing into the microphone and touching the screen. I’m going to repeat that, because it’s fucking awesome. You blow into the microphone and touch the screen to denote pitch.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you don’t realize how awesome this is, then please review below.<\/p>\n

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\nDirect link here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, after seeing that, do you wish you had been the genius that came up with this? I know I do. But it gets better. Not only can you play a variety of awesome songs using your brand new digital ocarina, you can share your musical talent with the world. One of the features of the app is the ability to view a globe with little whitish-yellow “lights” on it. Each of those lights is another user of this app. While you view the globe, one of the lights will begin to send green rings and blue waves into the stratosphere. At this same moment, beautiful (and sometimes awful) music will emanate from your speakers. You’re listening to someone else play their copy of Ocarina.<\/p>\n

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As if that wasn’t already cool enough, Smule has posted a handy tool for you to create and share your own “sheet music” called the Online Score Generator<\/a>. Adam pointed out an excellent song for your ocarina-ing pleasure:\u00c2\u00a0Song of Time<\/a> from Ocarina of Time. I have been working on it since this afternoon and have much of it memorized. I’ve also taken it upon myself to find a large collection of ocarina fingerings that you can use with the Score Generator to make it easier to share with your friends and family, as well as bookmark for yourself.<\/p>\n

So, here is one that I whipped up for you:\u00c2\u00a0Prelude of Light<\/a> from Ocarina of Time.<\/p>\n

And here is another: Hobbiton Theme<\/a> from Lord of the Rings.<\/p>\n

And here is a link to a plethora of fingerings<\/a> to make your days brighter (WARNING: Some of these fingerings are not compatible without adjusting the key and even then they may not be accurate. You’ll have to experiment with them to figure it out).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Corrected the fingering for Prelude of Light\u00c2\u00a0and added a link to the Hobbiton Theme\u00c2\u00a0from Lord of the Rings. Anyone that has played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has wanted to learn to play the ocarina. Anyone. If you tell me you didn’t, I’ll tell you you’re lying. I’m looking at you, Jesse. 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