Although I am a young editor, I am still a new comer on the road of music. I don't understand music theory, even Doremy shivers. However, the dream of music is regardless of high or low, and with the growth of age, I always feel that I should have some expertise in music, so I have this close contact with Ukrili.

The first time I met Ukriri was through this Love to play computer games Populele Smart Ukri trial activity, so that for the first time it was recognized as a small guitar. In order to give other novices more knowledge and dare to popularize this knowledge, music masters can skip the following clips:

Ukulele is commonly known as Ukrili in mainland China, and it is generally translated as Ukrili in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other places. It is a four string plucking instrument of Hawaii. It was invented in Portugal and is popular in Hawaii. It belongs to the group of guitar instruments, also known as "four string guitar". Guitar has six strings.

The main differences between Ukrili and guitar are:

1. The size of the guitar is larger than that of Ukri.

2. Guitar is usually steel string, and Ukri is nylon string.

3. The guitar has six strings in all, and Ukriri has only four strings.

4. The chord method of the two is different.

5. The standard tuning of the guitar from top to bottom is generally from bass to treble, and Ukriri is generally from high to low and from high to high.

6. Ukriri is easier to learn than guitar, and easier to press strings.

--Extract from network

  In general, guitar playing techniques are more colorful and the range is wider. However, Ukrili's technique is relatively simple, and its range is more concentrated in the high pitch area, which is suitable for playing fresh and lively music, so it is also more suitable for young people who are just learning to play, such as young editors:).

The Populele Smart Ukri introduced to you today is from Beijing Poputar Inc, This is a company focusing on music game based self-learning, which aims to make music learning more efficient and interesting through technological means and game based concepts, so that beginners without music foundation can avoid frustration and confusion, and quickly pop up our simplified music. In addition to Ukri in the Populel series, they have also launched the Poputar series of smart guitars before, so you can pay attention to them if you are interested. Both products have successfully participated in Taobao crowdfunding, and both have reached more than 3000% of the crowdfunding quota.

  Through several days of trial, I really learned a lot about musical instruments. However, as a novice, there may be some inaccuracies in the following introduction. Wang Haihan. Next, let's learn about Populele Smart Ukri:

Appearance details:

There are three general sizes of Ukrili: 21 inches, 23 inches and 26 inches. The Populele I received is a medium size 23 inch, which is more widely used and suitable for more users. The shape of the piano body adopts the design style of cookies, which is a very high appearance design.

Ukrili has the advantage of being small and portable, which is more suitable for carrying when going out to play. The 23 inch Populele is very small in the arms of a 165cm girl.

The structure of Ukrili is divided into three parts: head, neck and resonator. Other parts include upper pillow and lower pillow, tuning knob, piano code, sound hole, etc.

The head of the piano adopts black frosted fully closed string knob, which increases the effect of metal sandblasting. The 18 tooth built-in gear greatly improves the texture, makes the rotation effortless, the twist smoother, the torque longer, the tuning more accurate, and it is not easy to run. The head of the piano is also carved with a logo, which adds an extra dimension.

Both the upper pillow and the lower pillow are made of high-quality white cow bone piano pillow, which can make the sound more granular, rich and natural.

Populele uses imported nylon strings from Aquila, Italy. Aquila strings are a very famous brand, and they are basically the figures on the market. Aquila strings are more comfortable to press, more suitable for beginners, pure white, slightly transparent. The texture is relatively soft, so the amplitude is relatively large, and the chord pitch will be relatively high. Generally, the chord height is 3.0mm on average.

The front side of Populele adopts A-level spruce panel, which is light and hard in texture, has better vibration effect, excellent acoustic performance, and has very good extended sound performance and clarity. The English name of Populele is printed on the bottom of the resonance box, echoing the logo of the head of the piano. The overall design is simple but elegant. With the color matching of chocolate, it is very attractive.

Imported European maple back and side panels, crisscross in the grain, light and hard, adopt the protruding back arc design, which is more comfortable to hold, and more smooth to handle. This design can increase resonance, improve the mixing effect, and make the sound full and crisp.

At the bottom of the case and at the back of the neck, Populele has designed a metal strap buckle. With the help of the strap, it is more convenient to carry and play. However, Populele did not come with this strap randomly, which is a pity.

The reason why Populele is called Smart Ukri must have something different. On the upper side of the resonator, there is a power socket, and the corresponding internal part is the control circuit. The Populele can be charged here. Because it uses microUSB, it can be charged not only through the power socket, but also through the mobile power supply. The latter is more useful when going out. The built-in 800mAh lithium battery can be used continuously for more than 10h after charging for 2.5h. Click the switch button next to it to determine the power by flashing the LED indicator light on the neck. Press it for more than 3 seconds, and when the blue indicator light flashes, the Bluetooth of the Populele has been turned on to pair with the mobile phone APP.

The Populele fingerboard is made of ABS material and embedded with 72 LED indicators. On the one hand, it can increase the fun of playing, and more importantly, it can guide beginners' fingering through the position of the LED lights.

Play experience:

First, learn about the APP interface and functions through a video:

Video: Populele intelligent Ukri APP operation

Open the APP of Populele Smart Ukri on the mobile phone, and you will be prompted to register on the first login. You can register through WeChat, Weibo, and mobile phone number. And the first time you bind Populele, you will be given 3 months of members, worth 30 yuan, and you can use music library, games and other resources in the APP without restrictions.

The APP is mainly divided into five functional areas: games, playing and singing, personal center, tools and settings.

When entering the APP for the first time, or before using the Populele every time, you need to tune the strings, because the nylon strings will change with time. However, in addition to the first two times of tuning, the later tuning frequency can be reduced, which shows that the stability of the strings is good. Tuning is also very simple. Just follow the prompt of APP and neck LED, pluck the string and turn the tuning knob. When the playing audio is in the middle of APP, it is qualified.

At the beginning, I thought that the tuning of APP might not be so accurate, so Taobao bought a jumper specifically. By comparison, I found that the tuning of APP was very accurate, and there was no difference between the two.

For beginners, the biggest difficulty is to learn fingering. You can find the pressing fingering of 11 chords through chord query in the Tools menu. You can also prompt the position through LED indicator light by clicking, without counting the positions yourself.

In order to better help beginners master the fingering skills, you can also practice through the small games in the game menu, and let the boring learning be full of fun. The game adopts the level mode. Only when the previous level reaches three stars can the game enter the next level. The chord fingering of each level is different, and the difficulty gradually increases. At the beginning, it was very difficult to pass the customs, but with more practice and skills, it was easier to pass, but it was also more difficult later.

Video: Populele intelligence Ukriri LED demonstration

During the game, the LED on the fingerboard of the neck will prompt the chord key position at the same time, which is convenient and intelligent. The game can not only entertain yourself, but also play with friends. It's more fun to play the piano and drums alone.

If you are not satisfied with the level passing task of the small game, you can also practice playing the whole song under the play and sing menu. The form is similar to the game mode, and you can judge the accuracy of your playing through points. However, the song resources under this music library are relatively few, and will continue to increase in the future.

In the performance mode, you can also record your own playing effects, save and share them, and increase the chances of communication. In the play and sing ranking interface, you can see the play and sing sharing ranking of other people, but at present the ranking list only shows the top five, and the data is relatively small. I believe that with the popularity of Populele, the functions and data will become more and more comprehensive.

Summary suggestions:

After a few days of trial, people who have no music foundation like the minor editor have mastered some playing techniques and learned a lot about Ukri. They are also very interested in playing the whole song. When they can play the whole song, they will share it with everyone.

In the actual experience, I also have several suggestions for Populele:

1. The compatibility of APP is relatively poor. The return key of mobile phone often does not work, and abnormal exit occurs many times during operation.

2. It is suggested to add video teaching content to understand playing skills more systematically. The author also learned a lot of basic knowledge by searching online video teaching and combining APP. It would be perfect if several video tutorials could be added.

3. It is suggested to add an online friend exchange area. Only through communication can we make progress together and find some mistakes in learning.

  In a word, when you are still worried about having a music dream but not having an entry teacher, when you have no music foundation but want to exercise in advance, when you are bored but want to increase the fun of your own piano practice, when you are ashamed to ask for advice but unwilling to lag behind... This Populele Smart Ukri must be a good choice for you!

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