TRtrumpet Posted December 16, 2005 Posted December 16, 2005 Is there such thing as a practice mute... like a mute I can put in my trumpet at 9 o'colock when the neighbors are alseep so its not loud and only I can hear it. If so what kind is it and about how much are they. lol yea im sure the neighbors are tired of calling and yellin that its too late to be practicing an insturment. Quote
actualgirltrombone Posted December 16, 2005 Posted December 16, 2005 well i think theres like this silent practice system which is basically what you've described... i have no idea where you would get it though. I'm not exactly sure that thats what its called either. Quote
MartinHorn Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 I've seen mutes that come with headphones, but I'm sure they are expensive. Quote
G'townPIT Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 i've seen the ads for those ones with headphones inside music folders that they give you at reigon clinic. it's called silent brass or something. Quote
MartinHorn Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 Quote i've seen the ads for those ones with headphones inside music folders that they give you at reigon clinic. it's called silent brass or something. Yeah that's where I got it from. Quote
Fortisimo Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 Lol, exactly. It's the Silent Brass System and it is produced by Yamaha. Quote
Xukaniz Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 I have a Silent Brass system right now as a matter of fact. Its good when you need to get some late night practice in, but dont over use it. Just from playing with the mute, it creates a lot of resistance (which, depending on how much you use it, can be a good or bad thing). If you use it too much, it can screw up your sound. But if you used it occasionally it will teach you to use your air more effeciently. Quote
T is for Tuba Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 I think they're like a hundered or more? But you can get a $15 mute from your local H&H it's just a standard straight mute my brother has one they seem to work fine but there's no headphones and they're not completly silent... Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 http://www.silentbrass.com/ there u go its like $100 thoug Quote
T is for Tuba Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 bluebellbrass07 said: http://www.silentbrass.com/there u go its like $100 thoug Um this website is in German.... I don't think that's the mute website I can't understand it though.... Quote
TRtrumpet Posted February 9, 2006 Author Posted February 9, 2006 Yea I was just thinking about getting just a straight mute, that will do the trick for now. Quote
trumpetm5 Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 Yea I was just thinking about getting just a straight mute, that will do the trick for now. A Straight mute want make you sound any softer. At lest it shouldn't. If it does then you not using the right amout of air to play the with the mute or your trumpet. As for pratice mutes. You have two chooses. For about $150 you came buy a stilent brass mute. These mutes are cool because they have a micorphone built into the mute. you get a box that you can pluge headphones in and listen to yourself. But there are some down sides. The sound quality not ever good. It kind of goes back to the idea of not facing your bell at the person your performing to. The mute itself also adds all of resistances to the horn. People who tend to plaay with the mute alot tend to have a raspy tone. The second choose is probability the best. Its a pratice mute put out by Denis Wick. It looks kind of like a one of those cheap card board mutes. The mute make you as soft as the silent brass, but without the added resistance. This mute runs somewhere between $50 and $60. Much cheaper that the silent brass and in I think much better. Quote
Skippy Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 TRtrumpet said: Is there such thing as a practice mute... like a mute I can put in my trumpet at 9 o'colock when the neighbors are alseep so its not loud and only I can hear it. If so what kind is it and about how much are they. lol yea im sure the neighbors are tired of calling and yellin that its too late to be practicing an insturment. 9 o'clock isn't late. I practice at 1am sometimes. Quote
davidpowell Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 You don't have little sisters, though... I'm jealous. Quote
artishard Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 haha he does...i can't practice past 9 because my parents and brother are asleep, and i happen to play loud when i practice. i begged for a silent brass system, but noooo, they wouldn't buy me one. it sucks.... Quote
Aegis Fang Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 artishard said: haha he does...i can't practice past 9 because my parents and brother are asleep, and i happen to play loud when i practice. i begged for a silent brass system, but noooo, they wouldn't buy me one. it sucks.... play loud anyways, then say "if you had gotten me the silent brass thing, you wouldn't have to listen to me at 2 am in the morning " Quote
artishard Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 hahaha good idea, but i'm PRETTY SURE that if i did that, i'd be grounded from going on trips, and then i wouldn't be able to go to tmea, or boa houston next year : [ Quote
CBHSThe_King Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 My older brother plays with a cloth mute when he is practicing. It goes over the bell and muffles the sound and creates slightly more pressure without affecting the tone quality. He says you can use it as an alternative to a straight mute, too, but I can't quite remember what it's called, though. I think it was only like thirty bucks. First post! Quote
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