Sadly, that article is a few years out of date. Still, my big takeaway was that I would be willing to forego some attenuation and even cope with modest back pressure if the mute didn't mess with the tuning properties.
I've been pretty happy with the soft tone mute. It's pretty quiet (but louder than most), is better than many practice mutes for back pressure, and seems to have little impact on tuning. For reference, I'm playing a King 3b, no f attachment.
Maybe if I start spending more time with my horn again, I'll consider the silent brass as it seems pretty sweet for recording.
Sadly, that article is a few years out of date. Still, my big takeaway was that I would be willing to forego some attenuation and even cope with modest back pressure if the mute didn't mess with the tuning properties.
I've been pretty happy with the soft tone mute. It's pretty quiet (but louder than most), is better than many practice mutes for back pressure, and seems to have little impact on tuning. For reference, I'm playing a King 3b, no f attachment.
Maybe if I start spending more time with my horn again, I'll consider the silent brass as it seems pretty sweet for recording.