I have no musical background, but I started playing the ocarina about two months ago and I could tell right off the bat how out of tune the Amazon ocarinas are. Some of the notes were just cringe. The third Amazon ocarina, the low notes sounded too high right from the beginning. It's just sad that there are companies out there that just want to capitalize on Zelda fans by making ocarinas that aren't playable, make them think they're playable, and then when the player receives it, they give up because it sounds terrible, and they just figure it's them and not the ocarina itself. I love playing my ocarina, but I think about how many poor people out there don't share the same joy because they gave up on it. ☹
@patrickanderson5927
Жыл бұрын
Totally support this. I first got a Zelda ocarina off amazon and sure enough, the notes were quite similar to eacother. Then, I found this channel and found actual good ocarina recommendations. I purchased a STL ocarina and the notes were much clearly distinct and much more worth the money.
@marymoocow1276
Жыл бұрын
If you're looking for good ocarinas I highly reccomend Songbird ocarinas also. STL's lower price range ocarinas (between $40 and $70) are always reliable and good, but Songbird ocarinas are always excellent. I think the attention to tone and the effort put into the aesthetics is absolutely worth it. Plus, STL occasionally has some design flaws such as their plastic bass being uncomfortable to play and difficult to balance. I definitely prefer STL's plastic alto C over Songbird's though.
@MrTrevers99
10 ай бұрын
I just purchased my first ocarina off Amazon, but it isn't my first instrument and I knew the risks 😂 If you want to learn a new instrument I don't disagree with getting a cheap one at first. I mainly just wanted to get the fingering down and actually learn the instrument before dropping 100+ dollars on a quality one. If you get good with a bad ocarina, by the time you get a good one it's going to be an incredible feeling the first time you play a song with it and it will sound so beautiful you might just cry lol. Iv done this tactic with more than just instruments. Everything from fishing poles to car parts lol. To me, that jump from bad quality to good quality is worth the wait and patience. And you will appreciate what you have a tremendous amount more.
@TRIC4pitator
15 күн бұрын
I had bought precisely the one you hold in the thumbnail, lol
@001matol
9 ай бұрын
I got one from amazon and song bird i def like the amazon one better. The song bird was a pendant lol and go up on the price your reviewing the cheapest ones no wonder they arent blowing correctly
@naughtscienceetis3405
2 ай бұрын
Seems the main problem with Amazon one is at the voicing hole ? Somehow it produces a high pitched sound there and if I apply a pitch of tape that changes
@mandalorian8026
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate this information, guidance, and recommendations!! And the promo code!!
@MrTrevers99
10 ай бұрын
Also I would have preferred to see a better price difference. Instead of a 15, 16 and a 19 dollar ocarina (which are more than likely all the exaxt same instrument just difference in price and company, (Amazon does this all the time) it would have been a better comparison for a 15, 25 and a 40 dollar ocarina. I notice those are often the steps for ocarinas off Amazon.
@GinaLuciani
10 ай бұрын
I appreciate your feedback! I’ll try to make a video like this soon
@akhilathawale725
Жыл бұрын
I love the Zelda STL Ocarina! I just bought it a couple weeks ago, and I have nothing but praise for STL Ocarina! It sounds amazing! (Also, thanks for the discount code lol)
@spielekasten353
10 ай бұрын
Mine Ocarina was 16.99€ and it's worse then the plastic Ocarina from the named Factory in the world. Love the sound. Will buy some pieces soon.
@RacingHermit
8 ай бұрын
I got a Night by Noble off of Amazon. It's been a great ocarina to start with. It is even recommended by many other ocarina players. Looking at only Zelda replicas is a huge mistake.
@joebuckley2180
Жыл бұрын
The ocarina I got maybe 10 years ago came in a box almost exactly the same as the middle one. Same pictures on all the sides except it says "TOTMC" on the sides instead of "made in China". Now I feel better for giving it up because it sounded like shit
@PyroSDI
4 ай бұрын
I just wanna play Lost Woods 😔
@sovengarve5955
Жыл бұрын
Hi Gina! Do you know if STL can ship worldwide?
@JF_Education
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I bought my base ocarina from STL and they shipped it to Sweden.
@yvancoissieu7390
10 күн бұрын
Bonjour. J'allais commander un ocarina oiseau de feu depuis la France et au moment de payer, 100eur avec les frais de livraison😲😵💫!!! Je l'ai tout de suite enlever. Je veux bien acheter un ocarina qui sonne juste pour débutant mais pas avec des frais d'envoi exorbitants 😂. C'est bien dommage !
@marymoocow1276
Күн бұрын
You should look up Olivier Gosselink!! He's in France and his work is beautiful. His studio is called "Musique de Terre."
@haha_yes123
10 ай бұрын
I got the one that is literally in this thumbnail
@AiluropodaPanda
Жыл бұрын
I sadly got my junk ocarina from a physical music shop. It also wasn't made to be part of the zelda craze, mine is red.
@MrTrevers99
10 ай бұрын
The Zelda craze is pushing me away and while the songs are nice to learn it very annoying in my opinion. Every thing that gets popular ruins it. Just like what we are seeing with these crappy ocarinas lol
@diamondly6250
Жыл бұрын
iv seen stl on amazon
@bill-board
Жыл бұрын
cool
@GraySharkpro
7 ай бұрын
I must have got lucky or something cause I have a dark blue ocarina, just like the ones you have, and they sound, nothing like that, I got mine from Temu,And mind sounds closer to your plastic one or your light blue one, so I'm very Confused or maybe I'm just deaf😕 🤷♂️🫤
@Tones_24
Жыл бұрын
Hello I’m a percussion music ed major and wanted to learn a wind instrument. So I used your code on stl ocarina to get and learn one during the summer!
@furkitu8811
Жыл бұрын
I recently got an ocarina on amazon for around 15-20 dollars, it sure started getting kinda hard to play, I imagined it was just taking more skill on the instrument but now seeing this, i feel a little frustrated but accepting it. As for now, I can't really afford a 70$ ocarina, but to at least have one and be able to learn how to play the instrument, it feels good to think I might probably have a much better experience at the end
@benregnier2291
9 ай бұрын
There is a very decent plastic zelda ocarina she showed, and the focalink/stein "bravura" and the "Night" By Noble are both around 30$. There is also an option to pay in 4 lower cost installments every 2 weeks,. On stl. Thats exactly what I did for my Nebula ocarina. decently affordable ocarinas are fairly easy to come across, i think.
@maxbrogan1814
Жыл бұрын
Are there any good places to get ocarinas in/ near the UK? I would by from STL, but I’m not paying £35 for shipping..
@marymoocow1276
Жыл бұрын
Ocarina King is a retailer somewhere in Europe that sells many of STL's ocarinas. I am from the United States so I don't know much about the brand or what international shipping rates are like between countries in Europe, but there are also lots of individual makers you can find especially in Italy. In France there's a maker named Gosselink whose ocarinas are gorgeous. For me it would be around 60 dollars for shipping (50 Euros) for ocarinas from Europe, but maybe you could find an individual maker and get shipping for less. (I really do recommend getting ocarinas from good ocarina makers over STL if it's convenient)
@MrTrevers99
10 ай бұрын
That's not even that bad for oversea shipping lol, iv paid 30-40 USD for domestic shipping for vehicle parts lol
@RyanDB
11 ай бұрын
It's really not okay to only disclose that a video is an ad 2 minutes AFTER you've endorsed the sponsor. No matter how genuinely you believe in their products, that's scummy and suspicious af
@GinaLuciani
11 ай бұрын
When you first start playing the video, there is a disclaimer from KZitem saying that it is sponsored content. I always disclose when I am working with a company.
@ocerinawitch
Жыл бұрын
I got mine off of amazon awhile ago and i think i'm gonna learn and get better on it and reward myself with an STL ocerina when i master it
@elizabethgompert8955
Жыл бұрын
You are my hero
@divinegrunt0375
11 ай бұрын
I bought one before I knew but as a musician it sounds fine. The higher notes are there but they’re very congested sounding. I noticed that for the higher notes they sound a lot better when I tongue them
@mariajoseurrego8425
8 ай бұрын
I ordered the STL ocarina more than 3 days ago and they haven’t fulfilled the order , have some one bough fro STL ocarina recently?
@GinaLuciani
8 ай бұрын
Might be because the Jan 1 was a holiday! If you don’t hear from them soon make sure to check your spam for email correspondence and if nothings there, write their customer service! They are super responsive
@mariajoseurrego8425
8 ай бұрын
@@GinaLuciani I received the ocarina and I learned from you how to play Zelda’s Lullaby song 😊
@aohowenargorn8623
Жыл бұрын
I bought one from WLPZJHZJK (the last one you showed from Amazon) and I found that mine sounds 100% correct and tuners show it's the correct notes. Only had to did some tiny foam pieces out of the holes. I might have just gotten lucky .
@ZiggyMandarr
4 ай бұрын
My wife got me a glass ocarina of time replica. I was actually gonna try to play but it sounded terrible. It's a nice replica though.
@Gankoittetsu
Жыл бұрын
I just ordered legend of zelda ocarina this day, it's worth like 9 dollars.. I don't know if it's original i haven't recieved it, maybe next week I'm gonna check the quality..
@rodneymills6477
Жыл бұрын
"This is in the key of C." But is it? It starts there. At first I thought maybe we were just gonna get a really flat F in that scale. Then every note after got flatter until it was eventually a semitone off.
@matheus.gmrs1
Жыл бұрын
Someday I'll buy STL ocarina, but yet too expensive to buy in my country
@antoniosanxh
Жыл бұрын
muñeca 🙂
@wesleybrown2641
11 ай бұрын
I'm glad I came here first before I made a huge mistake. Thank you for this!!!! @Ginaluciani
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