Ocarina Turns Your iPhone into a Wind Instrument

I just spotted this tonight, and thought I’d give you all a quick heads up on it. When you thought you’d exhausted every little thing you could perform with your iPhone, you find something you missed.
There are many uses for your iPhone’s microphone, but this one is quite a bit different to the others. App developers have realised that the microphone can actually pick up air being blown through it, and this is the basis of Ocarina.


Ocarina developed by Smule is a 59p/$0.99 electronic synth flute for iPhone.
Basically you blow into your iPhone, and use the touch screen to control the pitch of the sound by covering virtual holes.

I downloaded it 1) out of curiosity and 2) because it was 59p. I just featured it.

It sounds pretty great for a simulation.
Anyone using it, bought it? /Thoughts?

R-Fly

ZOMG Zelda. :)

Downloading.

Awesome! You can listen to others playing. :O I was wondering why it asked for permission to see my location...

Seriously, someone play something from Zelda.

Edit: The video tutorial is of a guy playing the Zelda theme.

Yep I got it.
I can say that this is without a doubt the most addictive and fun app there is.
It works really well, and on the smule website there is a section in the forums where people can upload scores so other people can play tunes too.

There's also a cool feature that shows you a globe (like google earth) and show the location of other people playing, and you can actually hear them play in real time.

Neat idea.

Did you travel back in time, though? And more importantly, did you save Princess Zelda?

All it is missing is:
1) The ability to save your own songs on your phone.
2) The ability to save others' songs on your phone.

But mostly #1.

Coolest show-off "look what my phone can do!!!" App yet.:p

Coolest show-off "look what my phone can do!!!" App yet.:p

Yep. I had a friend say "My phone was more expensive than yours!" ($400 Blackberry) and I'm like... seriously? Also, I know someone getting the Dare and he's told me "It is so much better than the iPhone!" Sure... can yours play an Ocarina?

This has got to be the coolest app ever

This has got to be the coolest app ever

Agreed ... but, if not for ...

All it is missing is:
1) The ability to save your own songs on your phone.
2) The ability to save others' songs on your phone.

But mostly #1.

:)

Hmm I bought it but I'm unconvinced. I have to blow pretty hard to get it to register... WAY harder than on the videos.