Recording a flute

The playing position and delicacy of the instrument unquestionably welcome the performer to move, which will just cause you harm when attempting to record a flute since the distinctive hole between the instrument and the flute will bring about timbre varieties. Truth be told, the sound is created from the embouchure gap as well as from every single other opening along the body of the flute. An answer is an attempt to put the mic directly before the artist. However, I have never preferred the outcomes I get with this setting on a woodwind.

Key Takeaways:

• A wind instrument from the woodwind family, the flute is particularly difficult to record, specially so in a home studio, due to several reasons.
• The first one has to do with the musician and the flute itself.
• Asking the musician to remain static is not a solution, however, because that will impact the quality of his performance.

“A wind instrument from the woodwind family, the flute is particularly difficult to record, specially so in a home studio, due to several reasons.”

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