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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Ocarina: The First wind instrument on the iPhone!
Today is a big day in the life of the Mule! Sonic Mule released the Ocarina: a wind instrument for the iPhone! It is truly fantastic if I do say so myself and you really need to see it to believe it. For those Zelda fans out there it is a must have. This one really takes the cake though. As with all our applications (except Sonic Vox) you can see everyone using the app around the world, but this one has something more. Instead of just seeing where people are playing, you can actually HEAR what they are playing and give a vote if you like it or not, or skip it and go to the next one. Talk about anonymous interactivity! But it gets better. If you take a trip to the new Ocarina website, you can even learn how to play the Ocarina, generate your own scores, AND join a forum of other Ocarina users to share your Ocarina experience or ask questions.
And here is a video of the first Ocarina quintet playing Stairway to Heaven. I just had to post it!
The Mule's flame carries "special powers", and I love to jam out on Ocarina (as well as give away T-shirts from time to time), so meeting The Mule can be a rewarding experience. How do you meet The Mule and join his Sonic Network or have a Jam Session? The most interesting way of course is to find yourself randomly in my path of enlightenment. In order to accomplish this keep checking the blog for updates on where I can be found. You may also want to contact me via e-mail for other purposes although I would rather see you in the real world. In this case themule [at] smule [dot] com is a good place to send photos/video of special Sonic Mule Moments or a query to see if I'll be in your area! And I may even respond to a request if the demand is high enough! Keep on spreading the Light and Rockin the Ocarina!
I am The Mule. The flashy embodiment of the Sonic Mule philosophy. I have taken it upon myself to propagate the true fun of Smule's applications. With these apps comes the ideal of fostering more positive physical interactions between people in the real world. As technology has advanced over the past century interactions have become more and more inhuman through the use of computers for communication and social networks. The Sonic Mule apps are creating a new network...A sonic network and as we all know sound can't travel very far. This means that in order to communicate through the sonic network you need to be in the presence of another individual. But I digress... This blog will follow my journey to spread the enlightenment and encourage interactions in the physical realm.
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8 comments:
you got a mention in boing boing gadgets!
keep up the good work Mule!
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/11/07/ocarina-iphone-app-h.html
You also got some free advertising in France from my blog (2600 RSS subscribers)...
Why didn't you call your app "Ocariniphone" ? ;-)
See http://media-tech.blogspot.com/2008/11/iphone-et-innovation-ocariniphone.html
I reposted also my article on zdnet.fr for which I write
See http://www.zdnet.fr/blogs/2008/11/08/iphone-et-innovation-ocariniphone/
didier
Wow thanks for the posts guys! These are some stellar reviews. Glad to see people are liking the Ocarina all over the world!
- The Mule
First iPhone app I've paid for. Had it half an hour, already got more than 99 cents worth of enjoyment out of it. Thanks!
Well that is what we like to hear! I'm glad you are enjoying yourself spoonman!
Love it! Just got the app (UK) and I REALLY want to know the notes to this ;). I am pro at Twinkle Twinkle little star? :p
James.
Hey James! Check out the Ocarina Forum and you'll find a ton of info on how to play your favorite songs.
http://ocarina.smule.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=9&p=152&hilit=heaven#p152
This post has all the parts to "Stairway to Heaven"
Good Luck and keep on Smuling!
-The Mule
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