# Free Online Oboe — Play Double-Reed Melodies | Resonant > Play a free virtual oboe with a distinctive sampled double-reed voice. Hold notes and explore a C4–E5 melody scale with keyboard or touch controls. Canonical page: https://resonant-appsoverflow.web.app/instruments/oboe/ Creator: AppsOverFlow Guide updated: 2026-10-12 Give a quiet phrase its own character. Ten diatonic notes from C4 to E5 let you explore the oboe’s focused reed color, one short idea at a time. ## How to play In 3D view, choose Play to tap, strum, or glide across a playing surface. Hold keys or wind surfaces to sustain a note. Choose Rotate to inspect the model; scroll or pinch to zoom. Use the labeled note controls or computer keys for chords and the full range. Classic view provides the original illustrated playing surface. Press a labeled note control, hold to sustain, and release before the next phrase. Try repeating a few notes with different lengths, then use Record to keep the version you like. ## Sound Oboe samples from FluidR3 GM supply the double-reed sound and sustain. Controls select concert pitches directly; reed pressure, breath control, and acoustic oboe fingering are not simulated. ## Answer short notes with a held tone Use the same small pitch set in two different rhythmic shapes. The oboe’s sustained sample makes the longer answer easy to compare with the opening. Starting tempo: 60 BPM. Use Keep the beat for a steady pulse. 1: C4 (A) | 2: E4 (D) | 3: D4 (S) | 4: Release and rest | 5: C4 (A) | 6: Keep holding C4 | 7: D4 (S) | 8: Release and rest 1. **Locate the three controls.** Use A for C4, S for D4 and D for E4, or tap their labeled note controls. Start the metronome at 60 BPM. 2. **Play the short opening.** Play C4-E4-D4 on beats 1 to 3. Release between notes and leave the fourth beat empty. 3. **Lengthen the answer.** Press C4 on beat 5 and keep it held through beat 6. Release before D4 on beat 7, then leave the last beat empty. **What to listen for:** The answer has fewer attacks than the opening but fills the same four beats. Holding and releasing controls shapes the sample without modeling reed pressure. **Try next:** Use E4 instead of D4 at the end of each half. Compare the changed ending while preserving the short-versus-held contrast. ## How do I record the oboe in Resonant? 1. **Choose your playing controls.** Choose Play in 3D view or switch to Classic. Tap a playing surface, use the labeled note controls, or press a computer-key shortcut to enable sound. 2. **Record your idea.** Press Record above the instrument, then play your phrase. This records studio audio without using your microphone. Each take can last up to five minutes. 3. **Listen and keep a copy.** Press Stop, open Recordings, and listen to the take. Choose Download WAV or Original audio to keep a file. Saved takes stay on this device; clearing browser storage removes them. ## Questions and answers ### How do I play the online oboe? In 3D view, choose Play to tap, strum, or glide across a playing surface. Hold keys or wind surfaces to sustain a note. Choose Rotate to inspect the model; scroll or pinch to zoom. Use the labeled note controls or computer keys for chords and the full range. Classic view provides the original illustrated playing surface. Press a labeled note control, hold to sustain, and release before the next phrase. Try repeating a few notes with different lengths, then use Record to keep the version you like. ### What sounds does the virtual oboe use? Oboe samples from FluidR3 GM supply the double-reed sound and sustain. Controls select concert pitches directly; reed pressure, breath control, and acoustic oboe fingering are not simulated. ### What makes the oboe sound different from the clarinet? The oboe uses a separate sample bank with the focused character of a double-reed instrument. Compare the same short phrase on Oboe and Clarinet to explore their different reed colors. ### Can I change oboe breath pressure or fingerings? No. The ten labeled note controls select pitches from C4 to E5 directly. 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