Virtual Flute with a Live Fingering Chart

An online virtual flute that actually sounds like a flute. The tone is built from real flute acoustics — a strong fundamental, a soft second harmonic and audible breath — not a plain sine beep, so it stays in tune across the whole range. Switch between six voices (concert flute, recorder, bansuri, pan flute, shakuhachi and Native-style flute), read the live Boehm fingering chart as you play, add vibrato and concert-hall reverb, and even control dynamics with your breath through the microphone. Play with the mouse, your computer keyboard, touch or a MIDI wind/keyboard controller; follow built-in melodies, practise with note highlighting, and record your performance to WAV, MP3 or MIDI.

How to play the flute

Pick a flute

Choose a voice — concert flute, recorder, bansuri, pan flute, shakuhachi or a Native-style flute. Each has its own character.

Play a note

Click, tap, or use your computer keyboard (A–L and W–P). The flute lights up the fingering for every note you play.

Shape the sound

Add vibrato and hall reverb, shift the octave, or switch to mono-legato for smooth, realistic phrasing.

Play with your breath

Turn on Breath (mic) and blow into your microphone to control loudness and expression — the way a real flute responds.

Learn a melody

Pick a song and press Play to hear it, or Practice to have the next note glow and wait for you.

Record & export

Hit Record, play, then download your take as WAV, MP3 or MIDI.

Play concert flute, bansuri, pan flute and more in your browser

Octave 0

Mode

Hall22%

80%

— Play a note to see its fingering

C4 — C6 Keys: C4

Songs Scale

⌨️ A–L and W–P play notes · Shift+← → moves an octave · Space = sustain. Press lower on a key to blow harder (brighter tone).

Features

Six flute voices

Concert flute, recorder, bansuri, pan flute, shakuhachi and a Native-style flute — each is a distinct timbre modelled from real flute spectra, from bright and silvery to dark and breathy.

Live fingering chart

As you play, a diagram of the flute lights up the exact Boehm keys held for that note — a real learning aid, not just a picture, covering the first two octaves.

Breath & vibrato control

Breath is the soul of a flute: vibrato blooms in after the attack like a real player, and you can drive dynamics live by blowing into your microphone.

Poly & mono-legato

Play chords in polyphonic mode, or switch to authentic mono-legato where a new note glides the air column with portamento — exactly how a real flute behaves.

Learn & practise

Built-in melodies play along with note highlighting, and Practice mode lights up the next note and waits for you to play it, so beginners can follow at their own pace.

MIDI, recording & export

Connect a MIDI keyboard or wind controller via Web MIDI, then record and download your performance as WAV, MP3 or a MIDI file.

FAQ

What flute types can I play?

Six: the Western concert flute (bright and clear), the recorder (pure and hollow), the Indian bansuri (warm and breathy), the pan flute (airy), the Japanese shakuhachi (dark and meditative) and a Native-American-style flute (mellow). Each is a separate timbre modelled from real flute acoustics, not one sound with a filter.

Is the fingering chart real?

Yes. It shows standard Boehm concert-flute fingerings (closed-G#, C foot) for the first two octaves, lighting up the keys held for each note as you play. The second octave uses the same fingerings as the first, overblown — exactly as on a real flute.

How does breath control work?

Turn on “Breath (mic)”, allow microphone access, and blow into your mic. The loudness and expression of the note follow your breath, the way a real flute does. It is optional — you can play perfectly well with the keys, mouse or MIDI.

What is the difference between Poly and Legato?

Poly lets you hold several notes at once (useful for layering or pan-flute chords). Legato is monophonic like a real flute: playing a new note glides the pitch from the last one with portamento, instead of starting a fresh attack.

Can I use a MIDI keyboard or wind controller?

Yes, via Web MIDI on a Chromium browser (Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave) over HTTPS, and Safari 17+. Note-on/off and the sustain pedal (CC#64) are supported, so a MIDI wind controller or keyboard plays the flute directly.

No sound when I first click — what’s wrong?

Browsers block audio until you interact with the page, so the first tap “arms” the sound. If you still hear nothing, tap a key once more, raise the volume slider, and make sure your device isn’t muted.

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Published 15 Jul 2026 Authors: The Supreme