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- Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:18 am
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: microphones for flute
- Replies: 16
- Views: 36301
Re: microphones for flute
Nice. I love hearing something different like this (I'm currently playing around with dubstep). Was definitely worth the listen. Good sound for the style, as well. Thumbs up to the engineer and/or producer :) . I'll have to check out the apex mic, as it's not one I know. I'm running with a mix of an...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:42 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: microphones for flute
- Replies: 16
- Views: 36301
Re: microphones for flute
looks like a neumann u87 from above (very nice mic, if so), and a shure sm58 from the front. The front one isn't a condenser mic, at a glance, and is likely only there to give a little more attack if needed. the neumann is the one carrying most of the sound, and is a much better mic. Would be intere...
- Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:43 pm
- Forum: Flute Basics
- Topic: embouchure is all twisted?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7826
Re: embouchure is all twisted?
I once saw a set of pictures of embouchure of some of the more famous players around... they were so varied that one had to wonder how they got so good... While there may be classic 'correct' embouchure types, I'd be more interested to hearing how your tone through the flute range is sounding. If it...
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:55 pm
- Forum: Flute History and Instruments
- Topic: flute cleaning advice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 19405
Re: flute cleaning advice
btw... thanks mirwa for the advice on costs... I did some checking around, and got a slightly better price (would you believe $25 for the same stuff I'd got quoted before? Go figure...). I came home and returned with my flute a few hours later, and look forward to seeing it midweek with the few twee...
- Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:06 pm
- Forum: Flute History and Instruments
- Topic: New flute?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3426
Re: New flute?
What is she currently playing? (make and model, if possible). Actually, a better approach might be to take her into a decent music shop and get her to try out some flutes. There is some variation depending on lip shape, etc. And fair warning: the $ range you're talking about might be a challenge if ...
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:25 am
- Forum: Flute History and Instruments
- Topic: flute cleaning advice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 19405
Re: flute cleaning advice
Ah well... local costs are about $300- $400, so was no harm in trying...
- Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:42 pm
- Forum: Flute History and Instruments
- Topic: flute cleaning advice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 19405
Re: flute cleaning advice
lol Even with postage, that's cheaper than it would cost me here in NZ. What sort of turn around time do you have? I'm coming up on the point of getting it cleaned and checked soon...
- Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:38 am
- Forum: Advanced Flute Topics
- Topic: My Flute recording with a USB microphone
- Replies: 5
- Views: 33947
Re: My Flute recording with a USB microphone
Nice article. I've worked through a few setups for stages, with various mic types, and this seems to cover most of the results. Thanks for the link 

- Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:11 pm
- Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
- Topic: Need help with technique using open-holed flute
- Replies: 12
- Views: 23564
Re: Need help with technique using open-holed flute
Even new flutes, unless set up by a good tech at the start, can come out with pad issues. While it might be just the differences in the flutes (mechanisms, etc), I'd suggest getting it checked out. My open holed flute arrived new needing a few things tweaked as well...
- Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:06 pm
- Forum: Advanced Flute Topics
- Topic: My Flute recording with a USB microphone
- Replies: 5
- Views: 33947
Re: My Flute recording with a USB microphone
Not bad. It felt like it was missing a little up where the attack of the sound was, but for a clean recording, that was very well done. I'd suggest dropping the 300 to 500Hz range by about 3dB, and try that. Might affect the woody tone, but will allow more of the attack to present itself maybe... Al...
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:44 pm
- Forum: Website related Questions
- Topic: Spammy Spam Spam
- Replies: 8
- Views: 37645
Re: Spammy Spam Spam
Lots of thanks... something of a relief to see it spam free right now 

- Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:36 pm
- Forum: Flute Repertoire
- Topic: Earth for Flute and Piano
- Replies: 26
- Views: 43831
Re: Earth for Flute and Piano
http://global.rakuten.com/us/store/chuya-online/item/59143/ Try this site. It may be a bit more friendly. It seems to be the japanese equivalent of ebay. I will probably buy it when I have the money. Has anyone found a really good recording of this? The ones on youtube are pretty bad quality. If an...
- Sat Nov 10, 2012 6:14 am
- Forum: Flute History and Instruments
- Topic: Hopefully purchasing a new flute soon....Help needed!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7693
Re: Hopefully purchasing a new flute soon....Help needed!
You'll probably find many will discourage you from Gemeinhardt as an option, but I know where you're coming from. My second flute was a Gemeinhardt (first was a Yamaha), and I recently upgraded to another one similar to what you're looking at. They can require a bit more servicing, I believe (can't ...
- Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:06 am
- Forum: Flute Basics
- Topic: Curiousity...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5182
Re: Curiousity...
Good point about the tuner, I'll have to borrow a proper sensitive one from work to test with... I hadn't thought about the scaling of the flutes, but her one is older while mine is pretty current, so might be tuned different. Easy ways to check? Perhaps this week I'll ask about switching and trying...
- Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:26 am
- Forum: Flute Basics
- Topic: Curiousity...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5182
Curiousity...
I have been playing around with the C# to D fingering changes, and started leaving the first three fingers of the bottom hand on the keys briefly during the change for extra stability. With both ear and electronic pitch tuner, I could find no discernable difference, so have allowed the habit to pers...