Blowin' in the Wind, Recording the Flute in Your Home Studio. Recording Magazine Article, David Summer

Blowin' in the Wind
Recording the Flute in Your Home Studio
by David Summer

Recording the flute in a personal studio. Including selecting a location for the flute recording, as well as choosing the proper microphone and microphone positioning. Also included is advise for the flutist making a recording.

Hear more of David Summer's home studio recordings and some location recordings David has made while performing at church services throughout MA, RI and NH.

Recording the Flute, Sound Clips

Listen to all of the sound clips referenced in this article. These include examples of recording the flute using a condenser microphone (a Neumann TLM-103), recording of a flute using a dynamic microphone (an Electro-Voice 664A) and recording of a flute using a ribbon microphone (a Royer R-122).

Also hear sound clips the demonstrate how changing the position of the microphone can subtly change the way the flute sounds when being recorded.

You may also be interested in David Summer's Selected Duets for Flute Podcast.