How to Use Mic Input to Play the Ocarina (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)

Nintendo Switch 2

Follow these steps to use microphone input to play the ocarina in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Before you start

It takes around 1-2 hours of gameplay to receive an ocarina. Further progress is needed to find songs you can play, and you'll be prompted to enable mic input after learning your first song.
We recommend using the built-in microphone on the Nintendo Switch 2 console to use this feature, and staying within 8 feet of the console when playing in TV Mode or Tabletop Mode. Make sure there aren't any objects blocking the microphone. If headphones or other devices with a microphone are connected, either directly to the Nintendo Switch 2 console or to a Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller, microphone input may not work properly without changing the input microphone.
- How to check or change the input microphone on Nintendo Switch 2
  1. Select System Settings from the HOME Menu.
  2. Scroll down the menu on the left-hand side of the screen and select Audio.
  3. Under "Current Output and Input", check whether "System Microphone" is listed next to the microphone icon.
  4. If something else is displayed, scroll down to the "Input Microphone" setting and select System Microphone.

Start The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time from the HOME Menu.
Select Continue on the title screen.
Press the + Button to open the + menu, then navigate to System.
Select Options.
Scroll down and change the "Ocarina Mic Input" option to either Instruments or Humming.
Press the B Button twice to exit the + menu.
Press the Left Button or press left on the +Control Pad to use the ocarina.
Hum, whistle, sing, or play an instrument to the tune of one of the songs you've learned in the game and Link will play it.

On the ocarina performance screen, you can press the − Button to enter Practice Mode. While a song's score is displayed, you can check whether the pitch and duration of notes are being recognized correctly when using mic input.
The ocarina can also be played using controller inputs. Press the buttons shown on screen to play different notes. You can change between two button styles with the "Swap Ocarina-Playing Controls" setting in the Options menu.