What is the typical EQ curve for a good sound with a flute?
 
Thanks,
 
Tom

I'm not even sure I think there is a typical flute tone.
 
I'd suggest that you follow your instinct and make it sound appropriate.
 
I mean that sincerely.
 
Perhaps if you describe the type of flute, the song it is performing, and your opinion of what your raw recording sounds like, some folks will dare to suggest a presumption but I personally feel that you are fully qualified to make a subjective choice such as this.
 
Think in terms of "woody", "pure", "clean", "breathy", "dark", "airy"... and work in the direction that suits the material.
 
My guess is that a collection of tunes by any single flautist and flute can be treated each, individually, to help convey the intent of the performer.
 
Trust your self to use the "you'll know what you like when you hear it" approach on this phase of the production process.
 
 
all the best,
mike

I recently came across this from an article in recordingmag.com:
 
"When recording the flute, I always record dry and then normally mix with a very light touch on the effects. For eq, to add a little warmth or fullness to the sound, try a small boost in the 500 Hz to 1 kHz range. To remove some of the airy or breathy sound in your recording, use subtractive eq in the 5 to 6 kHz range."
 
I've tried this, and I kind of liked the result. But maybe some people like that breathy sound.
 
There's a De-hiss preset in Audition 3.0 that I like for cleaning up close-miked flute recordings. I haven't figured out how to replicate the effect with EQ.
 
Mitch I.

I try to use EQ only to bring out the individual instruments frequency range I want to use.  However, there ain't much to cut in a flute w/o hitting the fundamental (about as close to a sine wave as acoustics can get).  It would seem to be very specific to the song.
 
I guess that doesn't help much. 
 
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Depends totally on the type of flute surely?
 
Concert flute
Piccolo flute
Bass flute
Alto flute
Soprano flute
Tenor flute
Treble flute

There are several flutes, they are all Native American flutes.  One is even plastic.  I will just have to play with it and see.
 
Thanks for the answers.
 
Tom

The best advice I can give is to say that the EQ "curve" should really be as flat as possible. Boost or cut ONLY as needed.
 
To start with a pre-supposed "curve" is to start on the wrong path.