The bass flute's sound is haunting on soft passages. But as the music swells, the bass flute often gets swallowed up in crescendos. Unamplified bass flutes can work in flute choirs and chamber music in smaller performance spaces. In larger settings, the bass flute will benefit from amplification. Some bass flute players use flute-specific condenser microphones, which are available in wired or wireless configurations. Others prefer to use stage microphones for solos. If you are going to be playing a bass flute in any but the quietest settings, you will almost certainly need to learn how to amplify your instrument.