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🎵 Key Takeaway You play beautifully, but your phone recording sounds like a screeching whistle? To record ocarina music well, you need to manage wind noise, add reverb, and choose a professional ocarina with a rich, complex texture. You practiced your favorite ocarina songs for weeks. You nailed the solo. You hit record on your iPhone to share your progress. You play it back, and... it sounds thin, dry, and harsh. Don't worry. You don't suck. Your recording technique does. Here is how to play the ocarina for the microphone and make your home videos sound like a professional soundtrack. Rule 1: The "Rich Tone" Source A microphone can only capture what is there. If your ocarina instrument sounds thin in real life, it will sound thinner on video. For high-quality recordings, I always prefer Smoked/Straw Fired models. The rough, porous surface creates a complex, "husky" texture (harmonics) that microphones love. It sounds warmer and less piercing than glossy ocarina musical instrume