Posted by Alex on November 08, 1999 at 17:08:58:
In Reply to: Yamaha Silent Brass posted by Chuck Jackson on November 08, 1999 at 16:58:56:
I tried out a silent brass mute and a dennis wick mute at the same time this past summer, and I found that the wick was just as quiet and of course less expensive. As to the electronics, I've always found that warming up with a practice mute forced me to open my sound and really helped in tone production and consistency. All the electronic enhancement kind of kills that one advantage.