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Hello Everyone! Just want to start off by saying THANK YOU to everyone who has subscribed, commented, liked, and watched my videos! I never expected my covers to get any interest and I'm very grateful! Miking the flute can be an 'tricky' task. There are many different publications and recommendations on how to properly amplify and record the flute so I wanted to share how I specifically record mine. Please note that I'm not an audio engineer (just an Environmental Engineer) so the following are just my opinions and experiences. Microphone Type I only own two microphones: a Shure Dynamic Mic and an MXL Large Diaphragm Condenser. I find that the dynamic mic is really not suited for recording flute in a studio setting. Great for vocals though. For recording flute, I highly recommend a large diaphragm condenser mic. My specific microphone is an MXL 1006. It's an amazing mic for the price however, it's no longer in production. I think the microphone that took