It’s Smule again, which has great app for the iPhone. This time, it’s an app that transforms your iPhone into a flute-like wind instrument, Ocarina.
The iPhone Ocarina synthesizes sound in real-time, just like a regular instrument, based on actual gestures including wind input, tilt, and finger placement (sensitive to breath, touch and movements) over the four holes overlaid on the iPhone’s touchscreen. Unlike other iPhone audio apps, which sounds are pre-compiled, the sound comes out of this app is actually generated by notes, gestures and nuance of the individual performer.
With the Smule’s Ocarina app on, your iPhone is now a complete ancient flute-like instrument that you can play around or master musical sounds on it. Similar to other Smule applications, you get to know other Ocarina players on Earth. Just tap on the globe view, then you get to see and hear other Ocarina players throughout the world. And some more you can even join the crowd to rate their performances or you can get others to rate your performance too.
The Ocarina is designed to work best for iPhone 3G. For the first generation of iPhone, you need the firmware 2.2. It just costs you $0.99, you can get it from App store. We have two videos here to show you how Ocarina is played on the iPhone.
Buy online, Ocarina, $0.99, App Store
Product Page: Smule Ocarina
Thanks Michelle for sending this in
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