Night By Noble Plastic Ocarina AC Rubber Black

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

You're probably here because you've heard that Night by Noble is THE ocarina to buy. It's plastic, it's durable, it's NOT A SOPRANO, thank God, it's light with a slight grippiness, and it's got a smooth and even tone, great for beginners or for masters alike. YOU'VE REACHED IT. YOU'VE FOUND YOURSELF A NIGHT. All of the above is true. While a "master" at playing ocarina may find that this ocarina won't challenge them or that it's not specialized enough, that same master will probably laud the Night for being a fantastic instrument. It's relatively large (especially if you're used to a soprano), but it still fits in your hand; I recommend this ocarina STRONGLY to everyone, but especially for people with larger hands, like me, and people who can't abide loud, high-pitched noises for a long time--like me. Night will absolutely still play loudly and can reach some fairly high notes, but nothing like a wrong note on one of the piercing sopranos you can find. On top of that, Noble is such a well-known and reputable seller, and their instruments of such high quality, that it would honestly be hard to go wrong with this product. Whether you're interested in ocarina because of Legend of Zelda or because you saw it at the Renaissance Festival, you're a nerd (hey, I'm a nerd too--I play LoZ and I WORK at the local Ren Faire), but you're a nerd of good taste, and you should absolutely continue your tradition of good taste and purchase this ocarina. It is a bit spendier than some of the soprano ocarinas or some of the "Legend of Zelda duplicates" around, but it's definitely worth it. Instruments are one thing that you should invest in; you will usually get what you pay for. :) I own over 20 ocarinas and ocarina-like instruments, and this is still one of my very favorites of them all.

Look no further, I’ve done all the research for you! This ocarina is perfect for all stages Long 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-hole Sound: 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)

This item came recommended as a good "first ocarina". The feel is fantastic. The instrument is substantial, but not too heavy to hold, and the finish is wonderful, being more like rubber than plastic. Not the least bit slippery. The instrument seems to be tuned slightly flat, but can be corrected largely with mouth placement and breath. The tone is beautiful throughout the range of the instrument, and the fingerholes are very responsive to glissandos, trills, and percussive strikes. The only drawback to the instrument at all is the fact that, being plastic, it tends to accumulate condensed moisture and require clearing every couple or three songs. On the other hand, the solid, quality plastic used in construction is obviously durable, making this a great instrument to pocket (or pack) and carry without worry. Would recommend this for anyone looking for a good, solid instrument.

It sounds clean and clear, with a pleasant plastic feel. It feels soft and matte, not like ABS, which mattered to me. It would be nicer if the mouthpiece were angled somewhat. Even though it can get very loud in the upper part of the range compared to some of my ceramics, it still retains a noble character.

I'm still terrible at playing this thing, but that is purely a skill issue i assure you. Haha. On the rare occasion my breath control and intonation allow me to hear something semi decent, it's really nice. It looks great with the matte finish. It's sub 40 bucks for a great starter ocarina. Great value honestly. It plays pretty easily, with everything in the right place. The whole fit my hands pretty well, and isn't awkward to hold to my mouth. BUY THIS for sure! It's a permanent fixture on my desk!

Durability: 5/5 Right Hand Sound Quality: Very Good Left Hand Sound Quality: Terrible Notes: I have years of experience on open and close holed flutes. This happens sometimes. It's why, if you can, you go to a music store and handle the instrument you're buying. My current suspicion is that a combination of things is playing into the quality of the sound I'm getting. a) I'm just not blowing into it correctly or my fingers are not holding closed the holes properly. It's very easy on an open hole instrument to subtly change the sound in this way. b) This is just quality of the instrument's sound There are several youtube videoes named: 'Zelda's Lullaby: Ocarina' and the words 'Night by Noble' Before buying I would sit through a few dozen of those. Choose for the worst quality of sound out of all of them and decide if that's something you'd want. - my experience with this so far is "B - this is just the quality of the instrument's sound" - the sound is breathy on the left hand; quickly becoming spotty to unreliable I also tried recording myself playing it just in case it is one of those instruments where it sounds horrible while you are playing it, but is actually quite beautiful for someone else to hear. Nope. Definitely not. It's very breathy to does not play on the Left Hand notes. Thumb notes are consistently non-existent. Important! Something I've noticed in sitting through some youtubes on this particular Ocarina is that there appears to be more than one kind. Mine has a single hold for the middle finger of the right hand. Several many other videos I see seem to show a additional key hole on the pointer finger. I would suspect this makes the ocarina of that variety both deeper in sound and larger to hold. If that is the case then perhaps the issue with the variety I have purchased lies there. For myself, I wouldn't buy this again. I think this purchase was a waste of money, but I think if I had the money to throw around I'd buy another. It's so durable. If you're thinking of buying something for a child to begin learning music then I'd say this might be worth the gamble. There are many videos out there where this sounds quite nice. Again, though: look very carefully at whether or not there are varieties to these things and if that has any impact on their quality. Mine's a dud, but that doesn't mean they all are evidently.

I collect ocarinas, and I've been playing ocarina's for the last 14 years. While I do not claim to be an expert, I do have a pretty good ear for sound quality. Plastic Ocarinas are a kind of tricky, because you may have multiple of the same price point with very different sound quality. I would say this Ocarina is probably one of my best sounding ocarina's. I pulled it out of the box, was skeptical, start playing it and instantly fell in love with it. If you're looking for a good budget Ocarina for your first or just to add to your collection, this is a great one to pick. It holds its notes well, doesnt required a drastic change in air preassure, and th highest and lowest notes still hold up well. I will be playing this a lot!! The video sound quality is not the best because i dont have a good microphone and does not reflect the true sound of the instrument.