Night By Noble Plastic Ocarina Alto C Tone Black Rubber Finish

Look no further, I’ve done all the research for you!This ocarina is perfect for all stagesLong story short, I’d done a TON of research before buying an ocarina because there are so many out there and most Amazon brands are badly out of tune. (Seriously do NOT buy a ceramic ocarina from Amazon. Yes they are cheap but they are out of tune ((the only one that could be an ok option is the blue and white painted ZRAGEK ocarina $27) if you’re going to get a ceramic ocarina, (and I’m sure you’ve heard this before) buy from STL ocarina or Songbird (both have a very good reputation from ocarina musicians. However they are more costly so I decided I’d just go for a plastic ocarina.The Night By Noble is what I ended up with because it was like the BEST suggested plastic ocarina by COUNTLESS ocarina players. I had wanted to get a ceramic but I’m so happy I bought the night by noble instead. I’ve dropped this thing so many times and if I’d invested $60-$100 for a good in-tune ocarina it would be in a 100 pieces on the floor by now 😅This is my FIRST ever ocarina and it’s easy to hold.Looks/feel: Super cool feeling finish, it’s like matte almost and soft making it look like ceramic. ⚠️Does attract fingerprints easily (so I wouldn’t use it as a murder weapon) easy to hold and it’s quite comfy. Has indents for the middle finger sub-holeSound: PERFECTLY in-tune. Kinda loud but beautiful sounding 🥹When I first got it, I didn’t know the correct way to play a scale so I was doing everything sorta backwards and I thought the ocarina was out of tune but that was just me 🫣 so DON’T just wing it and try to learn totally on your own. Please WATCH a video, it helped me SO much there’s a lady named Gina on YouTube who teaches ocarina (amongst many other people) and she does a great job teaching the notes(I tried uploading a video of me playing but it won’t let me)

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Very great ocarina for beginners, sleek, smooth, easy to clean, recommended by lots of people, and I personally recommend this instrument.

Perfect beginner's ocarina! Nice to have an ocarina that won't shatter when you drop it. The pitch on the notes sound very accurate!

I really like the Night by Nobel Plastic Ocarina AC .. On the plus side: The ocarina feels good, is the right size, has a hole for the strap, the pitch holes are easily covered. It is plastic, difficult to break. It is recommended by many teachers. You can get good tone. On the middling side: It is a 442 hz ocarina. This is a feature. They warn you. USA usually uses a concert pitch of 440hz, most of the rest of the world uses a concert pitch of 442 hz. For example the 'forte9' music program uses 442 hz out of the box. You certainly should be intune with yourself, and then you really should be hitting the right notes by fingering with the correct pressure and correct breath. To add to this: The concert pitch is important due to playing with others or using an electronic tuner to check your pitch. (which is recommended to play in tune) I now have 2 ocarinas .. one a focalink/stein 440hz and one a night at 442hz. I can hear the difference and it bugs me when playing along. I try to play along with youtube, or forte, and I use my electronic tuner on the pc (free) Another feature others have mentioned I was surprised (and had forgotten) at how loud most 'sweet potato' transverse ocarinas are actually. And as a type 2 ocarina you do need to vary the breath pattern and yes they do need a bit of air for the high notes. A feature I had forgotten which recorders have as well. I have some trouble playing in tune. on good days I do ok, on bad days I am all over the place. This is not unique to the Night Ocarina. I really want to get the pitch correct. 1) I can vary the ocarina pitch from B4 to C4 to D4 by changing finger pressure from a 'ninja death grip' to 'too light a grip.' 2) I can also vary the pitch from A4 to D4 just by modifying the breath pressure. 3) lastly, if you blow way too lightly the instrument will go up an octive from c5 to c6 - which is interesting.

I don’t know if I’m a good choice to review this, as I’m not a pro ocarina player. But I do play flutes and other wind instruments and have a feel for something that has a decent quality . This is a solid little instrument with good relative pitch. I say relative pitch because I have yet to see how it can or even should be played in the pitch suggested (A). I’ve heard it is not tuned to 440mhz, but to my ears this instrument seems to sing its clearest best resonating pitches at somewhere drastically far off from this frequency .. not even close.. but regardless of its failure to fit within a standard pitch model, I think the pitches sound great in relationship to each other on this ocarina… that’s far more important in my opinion . Perhaps other instruments can be tuned to match it in an ensemble, rather than the other way around, if needed.. it’s a fantastic instrument to learn on, and the quality of its tone is really really good. For the high quality tone and the fact that it’s plastic and virtually indestructible , I give this my vote for best affordable ocarina that I can find out there in a cheaper budget

Like most at first, I ordered ceramic ones off Amazon and they are just not in tune. If you want one just to display, then feel free to grab a cheap ceramic one. If you really want to learn to play, then you need one that has quality control and comes in tune. Buy from a reputable company and Nobel is one of them. The Night By Noble is probably the only Transverse Ocarina I would recommend buying on Amazon.... if you really want to play it.

This is by far in my opinion the best plastic ocarina and could definitely serve as ones beater ocarina, one that you can throw in a bag or your pocket and not be afraid it will break. It is a tad sharp in notes but even that, it is the ocarina i pull out the most even at home to practice on. This, the Brio or the Osawa are roughly the same to my ear but require different breath pressure. Spend the extra money, don't pick up an ocarina that is cheaper than this unless you need it for your zelda cosplay.