Studio Session 007 - Flute

Date: 09/05/16
Time: 10:00 16:45
Musician: Lewis Dolan / Roberta Fletcher-Brown
Transport VW Golf GTI
Location
City College East (CCE) Campus
City College Brighton & Hove
Wilson Avenue
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 5PB
Equipment List
Booked Out from CCE:

5x XLR
1x Beyer Dynamic DT 100/150 Headphones
1x Neumann U87ai
2x AKG C414
1x Audio-Technica ATM63HE
1x Beyerdynamic M88
1x Pop shield
1x Sennheiser MD421-II

Transported Equipment:
N/A
Session Focus
To record bass part ideas on all 5 album tracks, which will later be sent to the
double bassist (Alfie) as reference material. From these ideas he'll be able to
record the bass parts in his own time and send the over-dubbed (bass) folders
back.
To over-dub all tracks with flute instrumentation.

Mic Setup
1x AKG C414
1x Pop shield flute
1x Bass amp
1x 1x Sennheiser MD421-II
Reference Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QMA2WGvtmQ MJ Cole Crazy
Love (Album Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7bwtBszSeo - MJ Cole Crazy Love
(Live Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02KRAshCG0w MJ Cole Sincere
(Album Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v31gcwTOoU - MJ Cole Sincere (Live
Version)

Special Notes

Take Photos!!!
Remember USB to save recordings
Notepad to record any ideas/useful information
Set up a reverb foldback channel for flute player Yamaha SPX990

Research into Recording the Flute

The fundamental range of the flute extends from B3 to around C7 247 Hz to 2100
Hz Find a mic that will cater for capturing this frequency range.
When miking a flute, placement is dependent upon the style of music and the room's
overall acoustics. When modern musical styles are concerned e.g UK Garage, the mic
can be placed on-axis and slightly above the player at a distance of between 6'' 2'',

and the mic should be positioned at a central point between the mouthpiece and the
instrument's foot-piece (see fig 2).

Fig 2. Typical mic position for the flute.

Chosen Mic
An AKG C414 has been chosen to record the flute with in a 'figure of eight' polar
pattern.