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| rileyproops | Mar 9 2010, 09:23 AM Post #1081 |
 
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Hi everybody I'm Riley, well that one's obvious <--- I recently started to enjoy the ocarina and wanted to see how many other people are interested as well and also see if I can get some nice songs to play on it, I'm going to try and order a new one soon, because I've heard 12 hole ocarinas are better thamn a simple 4 hole which I have... well great place, good to know there are all this many people enjoying the ocarina! |
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| Crowler | Mar 9 2010, 11:10 AM Post #1082 |
emergency medical hologram
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Noooo! You are no longer perfect in my eyes! Yeah, single issues can be pretty expensive. I'm always rereading my comics, so I get my money's worth out of them, but if you're going to read it once and have done with it... It's a bit of a waste of money! |
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| villend | Mar 10 2010, 01:04 AM Post #1083 |
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Pianist, Saxophonist, and Ocarinist-to-be!
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Greetings! I'm Will, I'm 15. I live in southern Brazil. I wanna buy an ocarina soon but I'm currently learning saxophone... so yeah, I'll have to get a plastic one because I just spent 1500 dollars on a Yamaha sax. But I like the ocarina sound really much. I find it really mystical, you know? It's hard to explain... I joined this forum to get help choosing my first Oc and, after I learn more, maybe help others and. So, that's it. |
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| Kanu | Mar 10 2010, 01:32 AM Post #1084 |
Beginner
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Hello everyone! My name is Heather. I just got my first Ocarina about a week ago and enjoy it very much! I think the ocarina is one of the most unique sounding wind instrument there is and I am proud to finally own one after listening to them for years. I joined this forum because, since I'm a beginner, I thought i could pick up some playing tips from more experienced players. I also play the violin a bit as well. 
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| kelliandshino | Mar 10 2010, 03:13 AM Post #1085 |
Beginner
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Hi! I've never been good with music... *is chronically tone def* but i love it none the less... I recently got a really tiny ocarina to play with, it's so cute and small and simple (seemingly) and I can't stop playing it.... but i'm still really really green so I hope to be able to get help from this site. thanks in advance! |
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| Pen_Anima | Mar 10 2010, 03:46 AM Post #1086 |
Let me fill the world with art . . . And I shall give you treasures
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Nice to meet you all! I hope you all get good. The ocarina has brought much joy to the many that play it and I hope your adventures with it are no different ^_^
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| spoonyspork | Mar 10 2010, 06:20 AM Post #1087 |
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Hihi... just introducing myself so my first post isn't just a ton of questions I'm spoony (yes people call me that off line as well). I'm one of probably a billion people who never heard the term 'ocarina' until Zelda: OoT came out. In fact, I thought it was some kind of made-up instrument ;P I was of course obsessed with the game (Zelda for the NES was my very first video game -- I was 4 or 5 at the time so I've basically grown up on the games) and could make a sort-of ocarina using just my hands... so I figured out a couple of the tunes from the game using that... then I discovered the ocarina was an actual instrument, and made it my goal to get one. Well, I finally did - a teeny little ceramic pendant type from a Renaissance Faire... it was the only one I could afford at the time. The song book it came with sucked (I'm pretty sure it was actually meant for a totally different type of ocarina) and everything came out sounding like a shriek, so I quickly gave up and mostly forgot about it. Fast-forward about 10 years... well, exactly 10 years really, to last week. I was at that same Ren Faire, and my friend had mentioned maybe getting an ocarina. The booth we found only had the teeny pendant things, which I warned her off of, though we listened to someone playing a larger 'sweet potato' type. That tickled my fancy again, and I went home and dug up my ocarina - which had miraculously survived 5 moves and a baby/toddler. The song book had long since disappeared, so I started a bit of searching... and found this place! It's been *really* helpful so far, and I've already figured out how to play a ton of songs. My l'il ocarina still kind of sounds like it's screaming though, and I'm driving my hubby and kiddo nuts -- earlier the dog started 'singing' with me >.> Anywho, I've already got my eyes set on a lower-pitched sweet-potato plastic Zin or Noble. I've spent the last several days listening to hundreds (or well, at least tens) of different ocarinas, and those ones seem like they'll be the best bang for my buck to learn on, and I might even toss in a second one for my friend, since they're so inexpensive. My goal is to eventually learn to play a double ocarina. Well, now you have my entire life story! Off to ask the questions I spoke of earlier! |
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| Sid | Mar 10 2010, 12:50 PM Post #1088 |
You just got steampunk'd
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Im Steven screen name sid i play the dragontooth And I'll Be going to mega con this weekend |
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| DustyLad | Mar 10 2010, 07:30 PM Post #1089 |
Pendanters x 3
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Hello friends! Ocarina newbie here, well new to any musical instrument really, i have four ocarinas on the way though. I'm very exited and cannot wait to sink my teeth into them XD, as i'm new i decided to go with plastic and so i have ordered two Mountain ocarinas and two Focalink ocarinas. Good day folks. |
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| Amaya | Mar 11 2010, 12:39 AM Post #1090 |
Ocarinist
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Hello! I love the ocarina, I have two (A Songbird soprano pendant and a polycarbonate in G from Mountain Ocarina) and am waiting for my first double in the mail. I'm really excited for it to come  I actually didn't hear about ocarinas from Zelda, it was the opposite. I've only played one Zelda game. Um... that's about it. lol |
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| Pumpkin | Mar 11 2010, 10:08 AM Post #1091 |
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Ocarinist x 2
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Hi everyone, I'm Ellen from Holland, 22, and I'm a student. I've been on a quest to find a nice ocarina ever since I realized the instrument actually existed (yes, nintendo junkie) and I'm hoping to get my first double in the very near future. This site is amazing, and I should've registered way sooner but at least I'm finally a member now, right  See you on the forum, Hugs, Ellen/Pumpkin (in case anyone wonders: I love pumpkin soup, hence the name) |
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| kordell98 | Mar 11 2010, 10:16 PM Post #1092 |
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hello im kordell i live up in Canada B.C im in elemantry (we dont have middile school)                             
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| PianoOnWheels | Mar 13 2010, 12:13 AM Post #1093 |
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Haldo, I am totally not Dongolev. I live in Central Texas and though I don't actually own an ocarina (yet!) I play it decently. lol PoW |
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| Ocarina Sensei | Mar 13 2010, 02:25 AM Post #1094 |
Is Death a part of Life... or is Life a part of Death
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Well you NEED focalinks Alto in c sweet potato found on songbird ocarinas website it may seem a bit expensive same with me when i bought it but its worth it |
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| back2tstart | Mar 13 2010, 04:07 AM Post #1095 |
Beginner
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Hi guys, Im Jason. My interest in the ocarina started back when I was in love with tloz oot and I got a nitendo power with the add from songbird ocarina for their original replica that only had 4 holes on top and 1 below. I loved that thing, i played it all the time. then i bought a replica from clayz which wasnt very good, in my opinion, but i then bought their triforce pendent that i loved. about 2 months ago i got in a car reck and all of my ocs were obliterated. and now i have found that songbird ocarina is now making a newer 12 hole replica which look more like the games. it just came in the mail today and i didn't get a song book with it so i have been looking for tabs for a few hours now and this is the only place that i have found tabs for the 12 hole. so thats my story on how i ended up in this little forum. If you have any recomendations for me please let me know, I am still really new at the 12 hole, and i am not very music literate. also if you have some good taps that will work with my oc please send them my way i could use all the music i can get. Thanx and nice to meet you guys, look forward to talking to you soon! -Jason |
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| Diaforestgirl | Mar 15 2010, 09:16 PM Post #1096 |
Beginner
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Hey guys, call me Dia.  I just started ocarina playing recently. I only have the 5-hole sweet potato ocarina you can get from Songbird Ocarinas. However, I'm really looking to get into ocarina playing and I really want to have another one, I'm thinking 12-hole, even though I'm only a beginner. I don't play very well but I'm trying. Any tips would be appreciated. After all, I joined to learn! Thanks everyone~! Dia |
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| Kadatchi | Mar 15 2010, 11:34 PM Post #1097 |
Pebblemuncher
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Nice to meet you all. As I have said in a previous post, I'm Kadatchi (also known as Pebblemuncher, Del or Linus. Whichever YOU prefer.) I wish you all a good time here on TON. Oh, and also, as Sensei said in a post, get the 12 hole OOT replica from Songbird. It's awesome. Though, it's the only oc I've played so far. I'm learning slow but steady, and I hope you all will too. Try learning to read sheets, or learn to teb them into Ocarina Tabs. It'll help you understand it better. Hope you all have a good time, and I wish you luck with learning and playing. I'll try to help in whatever way I can. Just stay in touch. |
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| ocarina begginer | Mar 16 2010, 08:09 AM Post #1098 |
lover of the plastic ocarina
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hi everybody.....im doctor nick.lol |
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| NooberGoober | Mar 17 2010, 04:34 AM Post #1099 |
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Hiya everyone, I go by the name Noobergoober (a name that's stuck with me after playing ffxi for years). I recently bought a 6-hole pendant from songbird ocarinas which came in the mail 3 days ago during my spring break (woohoo!). I had played around with a peruvian and a 10-hole sweet potato ocarina 8 years ago but hadn't really gotten into them back then because the sound was terrible (as is typical of peruvians) and the instructions to play was in chinese (which i couldn't really read). Fast forward to present-time: I was wasting time on youtube when I came across videos and songs by docjazz4. Since that night, I spent weeks researching about ocarinas, how to play, which to pick, etc. Now, I'm completely smitten with my beautiful pendant ocarina and have spent a lot of time just learning how to play it. I got bored with the simple songs included with my purchase from songbird as well as the supermario tabs i got from one of docjazz's videos so I ended up here in my quest for more tabs to practice with. =) |
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| Salbakra | Mar 19 2010, 03:07 AM Post #1100 |
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Hello people! I'm pretty new to ocarinas but I love how they sound. This site appears to be a little mine to learn ocarina quickly. Even tho I'm a beginner and only got a plastic single ocarina.... (Its for getting used to it) I love it =D and while I'm here I'v got a question for you guys, Should I get a Dragontooth ocarina? Thanks, and I love this forum! |
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| Glacrwlf | Mar 21 2010, 07:30 PM Post #1101 |
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Hey, there! I'm Vittorio Arriola, and I play a 12 hole blue soprano ocarina C Major! I just joined today and I want to learn how to place my fingers properly on the holes of my ocarina! |
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| Catalyst | Mar 23 2010, 07:09 AM Post #1102 |
Beginner
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Hey, I'm new, or else I would'nt be posting here.. (or saying so) I've always loved music.. just recently bought an ocarina.. and I'm looking to learn.. Thus, I am here.. |
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| logicalinsanity | Mar 24 2010, 02:11 AM Post #1103 |
Beginner
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Hey all! I'm new to ocarina playing and I just wanted to say hello. I'm sure I will be posting in the newbie area quite a few times, so thanks in advanced for all of the wise tips and tricks. xD -Logic |
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| hey joe | Mar 24 2010, 09:08 PM Post #1104 |
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hi guys!! i'm new in the ocarina world, but i really love it! my sister had a 4 holes ocarina and a occasionally played it.. this is not the first instrument i play, i'm pretty good on guitar and i know the basics of piano.. but these are big intruments difficult to play at any time, so i decided to learn an handy instrument that relaxed me in some way.. the ocarina is perfect! i have a echo tenor 12 holes ocarina and a 6 holes pendand in C both from stl.. what do u think ? are those good for beginners ? |
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| edgeworth | Mar 25 2010, 12:19 PM Post #1105 |
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Hi guys, i new to ocarinas. Still play and hope will better soon. Warm Regards, Edgeworth |
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| pui.puni | Mar 25 2010, 02:36 PM Post #1106 |
Pendanters x 4
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Hello everyone! My name is Kaitlin Elizabeth. I am a professional classical singer located in Montreal, Canada. I am currently working on my first album. Ocarinas are somewhat new to me. I learned about them through Spencer's album "Ocarina Hymms". I admire Spencer a lot and his album is one of my favorites. I've recently purchased my first ocarina (A 12 hole sweet potato ocarina from Songbird Ocarinas) and I'm going to start learning! |
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| Crowler | Mar 25 2010, 07:29 PM Post #1107 |
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I admire Spencer's hair a lot...  Oh, and welcome to TON! |
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| shinodex | Mar 26 2010, 09:10 PM Post #1108 |
Pendanters
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Hi people! I'm Shinodex, from Brazil. I bought my first ocarina on the Songbird, an OoT, and I'm very happy with it. My English isn't very good, so, if I to commit some errors in the writing, forgive me. I think that I'll learn a lot about ocarinas here. Thanks for everybody /o/ |
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| Nexus-6 | Mar 27 2010, 02:33 AM Post #1109 |
Pendanters x 4
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Opa, mais um brasileiro no fórum!Seja bem vindo shinodex!^^ Este é "O" lugar para quem curti ocarinas, tenho certeza que vai aprender muito aqui, além de fazer boas amizades.^^ P.S: Ah, e já vi você hoje lá na comunidade de ocarinas do orkut, meu nick lá é o mesmo, Nexus-6.;) Welcome to all the new members! 
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| Abreu | Mar 27 2010, 03:00 AM Post #1110 |
The guy from Brazil
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Ow, brasileiros tão fazendo a festa no TON XD Por falar nisso, o Arthur Junqueira sumiu O.o And to everybody else, welcome to the ocarina side of the force. There's no turning back now *evil laughs* |
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| TheBrassFool826 | Mar 27 2010, 04:43 AM Post #1111 |
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Hey guys, TheBrassFool826 here. I am A trumpet player from the state of Washington. I don't have an ocarina... yet. I just love the instrument!!! I learned about these wonderful instruments from the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. Hope to Get one soon! |
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| DavUtz | Mar 29 2010, 08:04 PM Post #1112 |
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Hi guys, my name is Dave, David or DavUtz, whatever I am from Germany 13 years old and play a 10 hole ocarina (8 holes at the top, 2 at the bottom of the ocarina) since one week. I was inspirated to learn the ocarina like many others from the Zelda games. Otherwise I play the drumset since 5 years. Also I love strategic computer games (warcraft 3) and Pen and Paper Role Play Games, I am the Dungeon Master for 4 peoples in a Dungeons and Dragons 4.0 round. You see I am a great nerd.  And I sometimes draw something witch my drawing pen. byebye, probably we'll read us sometime again. Ps: hope my English was correct. |
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| auri | Mar 29 2010, 09:53 PM Post #1113 |
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My name is Auri, and i'm from oklahoma. i just kind of found an ocarina at a fair i went to and decided to buy one. i just got it yesterday so i dont know much about it or anything. i also dont have much music. I can play the trumpet so i can read the scales and such but i dont know all the fingerings for the different nots on the ocarina or anything else. but ya 
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| canopy_fighter | Mar 29 2010, 10:28 PM Post #1114 |
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Hey Guys, I'm Mike. Everybody usaually calls me Will. I actually hadn't heard of the Ocarina of time or even the Ocarina until about a month ago. Since then I've gotten a pretty good grip on a 5 hole songbird zelda one and just got my new STL Tenor C 12 hole. I've taught myself the fingerings for it today and am really digging this cool little thing. I'm a bass player by trade, but I also play the ukulele, Violin, Piano, Guitar, and try to bang on the drums some times. I'm absolutey loving it so far and must admit that I'm pretty impressed with the sense of community that oc players seem to all share. I definitely look forward to talking with you all. |
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| Lionandpsalter | Mar 30 2010, 07:58 PM Post #1115 |
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Hello everyone! Lionandpsalter here. I bought an ocarina as sort of a birthday present to myself back in January and have been casually playing around with it since then. I was so excited after finding this site so that I can extend my song vocabulary past zelda songs and into a variety of music. ...now if I can just find a chord chart for the ocarina so that I won't have to read tabs for the rest of my life....... Cheers, Lion |
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| Madk91 | Mar 30 2010, 08:10 PM Post #1116 |
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Greetings to all, i'm Madalin but people on the interwebs call me Madk(usually). I'm from Romania and i just got a little Pendant Ocarina(eBay). Well i was willing to try out the ocarina , i watched a video of some guy playing on Youtube and got me interested , i already own a recorder(flute) so i thought that it's gonna be peace o' cake. Anyway i own 2 recorders (an ABS and a CherryWood one) 2 guitars (a classic and an electric) and now an Ocarina. I really enjoy surfing through the threads in this forum(Eventhough it's my first day here). All of you seem nice and helpful. PS:sorry if my english is bad or if i don't make much sense in my sentences. |
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| OcarinaPete | Mar 31 2010, 12:36 PM Post #1117 |
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hey guys~ just bought my first ocarina. 12 hole C alto. its my new hobby, i love music but dont have the time to invest the time and money in saxaphone and guitar like i used to.. so i thought this would be nifty to learn and alot of fun! thanks. oh yeah im from australia and an engineering student ( dont judge me =DD ) cant wait for my occ to arrive! |
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| OcarinaWolf | Mar 31 2010, 02:14 PM Post #1118 |
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Hello everyone i'm Davide (yes, it ends with an 'E'). I live in Azores, Portugal, and i just got my 12 hole Alto C ocarina 2 days ago. Stay well everyone. |
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| v1tje | Mar 31 2010, 10:04 PM Post #1119 |
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Hi, I'm v1tje or Jeroen. I signed upp beacuse i want to know some more because i want to buy one. I like the sound of the ocarina and the diffculty of it. I order my first ocarina in this week. Ps: My english is not that good, because i live in the Netherlands. |
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| Mr.Popo | Apr 1 2010, 06:38 PM Post #1120 |
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I havnt been on here for awhile so im reintroducing myself Hello, Im mr.Popo. I play polycarbonate moutain ocarina i think its G lol yes im newb ( I already know Hott Cross Buns and Mary Had a little lamb OMG IM SO EPIC!!! ) |
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| Zero | Apr 2 2010, 08:02 AM Post #1121 |
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Hello, My name is Zero, I have been playing the Ocarina for 3 years now but only seriously for about a half a year. I learned about it from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Don't worry I don't play the ocarina as a collectors item, I play it like an instrament. I am a hard core gamer and know alot about games. So if you have a question about games feel free to ask me, and I will try to answer to the best of my abilitys. -Zero |
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| The D.K. | Apr 3 2010, 06:51 PM Post #1122 |
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Hi everyone. My name is Daniel, but I'm better known as D.K. I am what I like to consider a hardcore gamer (my definition may be different; I consider hardcore gamers to be people who have played video games since they could hold a controller, or at least have played actively since they were young, and didn't just start playing games because their friends were all like "HALOZ!!! T3H ROXORS!!! J00 GOTA PLAY HALO WID US, N00B!"). Zelda is of course one of my favorite series. My first Zelda game that I beat was A Link to the Past at age 9, which ironically enough featured an ocarina (although they labeled it in the SNES version as a "flute", this was later revised to "ocarina" in the GBA release). I became more enthralled with the ocarina thanks to Ocarina of Time of course. It was such a beautiful instrument with clear and resonant sounds that really fit perfectly with the elven feel of Hyrule. When I saw the ocarina being played in two of my favorite anime series (Tapion's Theme and Lugia's Theme), I couldn't bear it any longer. I was a sucker for the ocarina. When I was 14, I looked into getting a Songbird Fairy Ocarina, but we weren't exactly the richest family on the block, so I couldn't get one. When I was 17, I had a (low-income) job at Burger King, which was hardly enough to pay my car insurance and note every month. Extra money was a rarity. Since I was so tight on the budget, I found a cheap ocarina for $7 on eBay and decided to get one. Well, unknown to me was the brand of this ocarina. It was a plastic "FirstNote" ocarina. Clearly made for young children. This was nowhere to be found in the item description, but you get what you pay for I suppose. Well, it sounds like crap... I've seen Kissing play one on his plastic ocarina video that actually sounded worse (the one he threw across the room at the end), but this is pretty bad. So, here I am, 21 years old, married, full-time job, and I'm FINALLY purchasing a quality beginner ocarina. After looking around, I decided on getting STL's 12-hole plastic "tenor" ocarina. Ocarinadiva really sold me on it. I'm expecting to get it Monday or Tuesday, they shipped within 24 hours, which was pleasant. In the meantime though, I'm gonna practice on my little crappy 8-hole FirstNote and at least see if I can't get a few songs learned on it, so I can move up and know what I'm expecting. Expect me to be a regular around here. This is the first time I've been serious about something since the day I spent my entire birthday fund buying Pokemon Red Version.
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| happyflyingcat | Apr 3 2010, 10:07 PM Post #1123 |
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hi im john thought i should introduce my self[ Wait one second... who added this emoticon  i cant decide if i want to laugh or cry Edited by happyflyingcat, Apr 3 2010, 10:15 PM.
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| Hark | Apr 6 2010, 08:13 AM Post #1124 |
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Hello: I just joined. I've been playing Ocarina about 4 years now. I can play anyhting I hear, of course nothing to complex like Bumblebee. I use a ALTO C Spencer Concert Ocarina. I joined because I need guidance making my own ocarina. |
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| Pen_Anima | Apr 6 2010, 08:24 AM Post #1125 |
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Let me fill the world with art . . . And I shall give you treasures
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Nice to have you! *whistles*  Wow! Nice first pic on ocs. lmao I know some could only dream of being able to have that as a starter. Nice to see you, hope the guidance you're looking for can be found and more We have a few makers here and a thread. hope to see more of you later ^^
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