Saxophone Mutes

[@sarahburrows7623]

That urinal sounds fantastic!

[@hyspecs7906]

Sarah Burrows Damn...lol....

[@parfei6332]

Its wonderful~

[@parfei6332]

I’m not a boy so I can’t really tell

[@bobbyriker9353]

You’re not wrong...

[@ergulum]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@turtle79070]

Naughty saxophones go into the Shame Egg.

[@Awesome-McPossum]

Somebody, please, give me a dinosaur egg for a the naughtiest contrabass saxophone.

[@quarans08]

Обвал Забоев lOl

[@AlexanderWalther]

Shame! Shame! Shame!

[@UnknownHumanoid]

Before you are good you will sound bad and everybody will hear it! :)) I would use one.

[@oakenclient]

XD

[@aircanuck]

Well my neighbours can't hear me playing, but they think I am kissing a penguin for hours.

[@Mechanical_Crow]

aircanuck how?

[@myacherie7930]

Ex...excuse me?

[@riverchaney5488]

@@Mechanical_Crow because the mute looks like a penguin

[@Raphaelo1998]

Lmao

[@sarahtorres6502]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ThunderBuddy01]

Funny story, a friend of mine gave me a straight soprano sax (a Lade in I think it’s either copper or rose gold) and it came with a *_trumpet_* mute.

[@nukebuster]

lol

[@theminor19]

ThunderBuddy01 did it fit on the sax?

[@ThunderBuddy01]

Alex K yeah, but it messed up the Low Bb (basically it made it a low Ab)

[@benitoreyes4414]

ThunderBuddy01 lmao the lower the better!!

[@rasmusCow]

so now it djents?

[@fr0sty284]

So, in order to mute my sax i have to turn it into an egg?

[@grammarnazi7428]

yes

[@nukebuster]

well frst it goes into the microwave

[@antoniomcvay7398]

Hank Hill lol and pay for a mute more than a ebay sax

[@sunnyhours84]

Hahaahahhahaha!

[@TheLuismaBeaTle]

It looks like the telepathic bean monster from HL2

[@tootking4477]

I like how the Egg sounds like if you're sitting in study hall and someone is playing sax for the teacher in the next room

[@CS-hf4dq]

Okay wtf We went from 3 pieces of foam to fucking alien space ship cartridges.

[@rockrick9988]

i dont even play sax. Why am i watching this

[@cruzitoes1058]

Rick Morks cause u have fingers and that finger clicked one this video and your eyes started watching this Thats why

[@carpet_appetite]

Same..

[@kaitlinhaverkamp3318]

I play trumper and I don't care for mutes. My neighboors may hate me

[@corbinwoodall1646]

tuba away

[@itssnowingonmountfuji7988]

Marimba to the rescue

[@weridcat85]

So basically your saying theres still no good sax mute out there....

[@waterhippo4160]

weridcat85 yes there are no good mutes for sax

[@Simon-Sax]

Just why would you mute it anyway?

[@waterhippo4160]

Zargas413 when you live in an apartment, you should

[@heitorcornelius]

the egg shaped ones are actually very good, I owe a chinese version of e-sax and if it wasn't for it, i woudnt be able to practice at all... not great for tone practicing thou, but for for all of the other 703.470.349 exercises, this is awesome. (the sax mute one seems better)

[@iTheKen]

Any links to this chinese version that you are speaking about?

[@MARKLINMAN1]

Bottom line is, if your neighbors are a pain, just head to a local park and practice there and save yourself 500 dollars! lolololol.

[@spencerweaver7596]

MARKLINMAN1 Might even make some money from generous people walking around

[@ramiroramirez6367]

MARKLINMAN1 I would totally use the first mute just to get that subtone sound lol

[@ronniemillsap]

More like if you bother your neighbours...

[@VantagePointVideos]

Go to a park? Can only do that when its not cold or raining out. And it sucks to not be able to play in the comfort of your own home.

[@pyb6]

I'd get robbed

[@patrickstar3768]

If you freeze mayonnaise into the shape of a saxophone, is it an instrument?

[@nateviall1504]

Yes

[@enbrat5859]

Asian Caillou *YOU CAN EITHER PAY A FINE OR SERVE YOUR SENTENCE*

[@slate.wilson4866]

HOLLY SHIT

[@Estherr05]

Oh Patrick 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@leosmusicroom824]

*Insert Chief Face* Wait, that’s illegal

[@Cegro1]

Came here for the saxophones, stayed because of the 1440p clarity. This is one of the first videos I'm watching with this resolution, and it's just crazy how much clearer it is compared to 1080p.

[@_Looft]

360p club anyone?

[@Cegro1]

I'm not that advanced yet. I still regularly watch vids on 240p.

[@kbangker2856]

its 2160p now 2022

[@vincewizz8534]

Got the tenor e-Sax 2 years ago, without it I would never have been able to practice in my apartment. I just rest it on a cardboard box laid on my bed so I don't have to bear its weight. It's true it's hard to get the lowest notes, but it was that or no practice at all. Now I can play whenever I want, even at night :)

[@MichaelStoneham]

When I was learning the saxophone in the 80s-90s these mutes would have been great. My mum used to yell at me to play quietly which I could never do. I don't play saxophone now. Moved on to Guitar, bass, ukulele and other instruments now.

[@laptopm1113]

you can allways get back to play sax

[@RjBenjamin353]

It looks like you`re blowing a star wars trooper. lol!!!

[@jacobolopez2640]

Roy Jiminez I can't breathe 😂

[@derycktrahair8108]

Roy Jiminez, YES, you picked it. I wondered why Darth Vadar was breathing heavy...

[@slate.wilson4866]

I like clone dick................. just me?

[@CouchEconomyTX]

Jacobo Lopez I actually laughed out loud inside of jus blowing air out of my nose

[@sethlowe2892]

So how do i mute my bari?

[@joshchavez]

Seth Lowe you don't. It's the Bari why would anyone want to mute it ??

[@sethlowe2892]

Josh Chavez well said... well said

[@grammarnazi7428]

Seth Lowe You buy a freaking huge Bari mute and put it in there. The same goes for the bass sax and contrabass and subcontrabass, etc

[@DJBlackNGold]

I would pay to see a subcontra mute and hear just how well it does or doesn't work.

[@legolordthemasterofgreatne6283]

Seth Lowe same

[@newunderthesun7353]

I have two problems. Firstly, my neighbors are very close and are kept awake by the volume of my playing, and secondly, I am a novice, and play very badly, which makes that volume even more offensive. My solution is simply to wear a large poncho I made from lightweight fleece. It tempers the sound sufficiently to allow me to play into the wee hours without disturbing anyone but myself. My solution for when I play at my apartment is that I created a portable set of sound dampening panels which I hang on the wall with those removable hooks. I have eight 2 x 2 panels with foam eggcrate type material which I put in the corner of the room. When I practice I simply stand facing the corner. I have free movement, and the modular foam panels disburse and absorb enough of my sound that it is not that annoying to anyone but the dog.

[@bobdownes162]

Sure feel sorry you have to go through all that trouble. But I bet even if you played great and soft, the neighbors would still moan. (saxist)

[@ronniemillsap]

If you are keeping others from being comfortable/sleeping so that you can play, shame on you!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Wouldn't it be easier/cheaper/more fire resistant to just go in a closet? jmo. :)

[@Luv_April]

Squidward?

[@joshuajackson4742]

Are you playing at unreasonable times? If you were you wouldnt have an issue.

[@colleensdan]

It seems the sax mute one is actually better than the more expensive alternative. The only benefit of the last one is having the line in/out of which I certainly don't require

[@space_brain]

It would be helpful to use a decibel meter and tell us the measurements.

[@jon_9830]

Josh Jordan I

[@jeffjackson43]

Cannot stop laughing these.mutes are ridiculous think I will continue to piss the neighbours off lol

[@ronniemillsap]

selfish and condescending.

[@capt.raptor4650]

@@ronniemillsap _But do you blame him?_

[@chrisconlon7970]

I am going to have to do the same. Cover the beauty of your sax with .....well, anything??

[@LidlBigBoy]

7:32 Friend: what instrument do you play? Me: egg

[@Pennyw0rth-x4u]

The mute made it heavily flat.

[@SomeoneYouDontKnowOfficial]

Noah Smith why every instrument needs tuning slides but there is always the adjust your mouthpiece and embouchure method.

[@dariusxxo]

mutes make all instruments flat

[@Jackson-sr7ms]

Darius Johnson no... trumpet mutes often make it sharp

[@jocabulous]

@@Jackson-sr7ms how?

[@amyodov]

It would be a hugely useful comparison of mutes, if, besides “playing unmuted” / “playing with mute”, there was also a reference piece of Mike Brown speaking in his normal voice, but having the recording mic volume set at the same level, as used later for sax recording. Then we would be able to compare not just “sax unmuted”/“sax muted”, but put it in comparison with the regular voice level.

[@bobdownes162]

At 6:45. I bet even Houdini couldn't have got out of that saxophone straitjacket.

[@fisty6019]

Bob Downes s

[@matthewomary8370]

so you're saying i need to put my saxophone in an iron lung?

[@Mechanical_Crow]

Matthew O'Mary correct

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

Make the Fight Against Polio Great Again. (and score it with a jazzy soundtrack)

[@kroganpopy9206]

Exactly.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I was going to say it'd fit right into 2001: A Space Odyssey. Who knew the 1960's were back...?

[@xfroxnightmare]

Very nice video. I didn't know there exists sax mutes at all (I have to admit, I didn't even try to search for it, so this random youtube suggestion was actually the best one in a long time) Thank you for showing and testing multiple mutes for us.

[@GrotrianSeiler]

Mike is such a great presenter. Well done.

[@JohnSmith-pp6pk]

You really have to label no mute WE CAN TELL WHEN THE EGG IS ON

[@Mechanical_Crow]

Sam Miller hard boiled or soft boiled EGG

[@flatONEmusic]

Could you guys do a version of this video with a decibel meter? That would be really helpful!

[@NobodyOwesYouAnythin]

I’m buying the E-Sax Whisper Mute tomorrow. Being stuck in an apartment for two months with no way to play. I’m a beginner and being Locked Down in my apartment for so long, I need an outlet. And the E-Sax Mute is the way to go for me. Thanks for the video. After years of playing the guitar, I’m picking up the alto saxophone and my brother, being from the Beatles Era, wants to play the guitar. He’s an educator, but I’ll be mentoring him instead. Once he gets his feet wet, I’ll turn him loose on the world. 🥴

[@wuzihuzi]

Wish I knew about these 4 years ago and I wouldn't have had to give up the sax after 7 years of playing! Well I'm finally moving to somewhere where I can play again but I might invest in one of these just incase

[@sarahtorres6502]

Thanks for sharing! I had complaints about playing instruments before. So I had tried making a compromises etc. I'm considering getting an alto sax eventually but because it's a loud instrument I need to find a way to reduce/quiet the noise when around people/neighbors. This is awesome!

[@dtsoultalk]

Cherokee in Eb?? Tenor player BS-ing on alto LOL. I'm guilty as well

[@Garramedia]

Much better was the Sonny Rollins approach..."In 1959, feeling pressured by the unexpected swiftness of his rise to fame, Rollins took a three-year hiatus to focus on perfecting his craft. A resident of the Lower East Side of Manhattan with no private space to practice, he took his saxophone up to the Williamsburg Bridge to practice alone: "I would be up there 15 or 16 hours at a time spring, summer, fall and winter". (From Wikipedia)

[@akualezlihope7301]

that was 1959... a very different time.

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

+Akua Hope, Indeed.

[@Kellerkind80]

I´ll stay in my 1.5 squaremetres broom chamber. It´s cosy there and the spiders are the best audience. They can clap with eight legs.

[@anthonysaliy3954]

cloning the mmd sax mute: cut up some sponges.

[@Chris-jo3nb]

with the e-sax line out it seems you miss a lot of the surround echo or presence that can give the sax a nice tone - sounds thinner. I suppose it might be OK for practice, but I still like to hear my tone interact with the room - which can make practice a bit more fun.

[@Robin-uu4wx]

It's like your sax has Ebola or something....

[@AENock]

I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with me.

[@chrismccrum1313]

Anyone realize that on the egg mute he goes from a selmer (without the mute) to a yanagisawa (with mute)

[@chrismccrum1313]

Any time he uses the mute it’s a yani and freely he uses the selmer

[@rmagdos]

That mute reminds me of the series Get Smart's "Cone Of Silence".

[@Derek_Read]

Another slightly less portable option, but one that is less awkward, might be to build a small well-insulated sauna for your home (or perhaps use the one at your community pool). Playing in a confined space can damage your ears so if you choose this solution be sure to wear ear protection.

[@AGC828]

Excellent devices I never knew existed. PERFECT for people living in condo's with super thin walls/ceilings. Where sounds easily bleed through the windows and out into the shared hall. Handy for a loud instrument like the horns where you can't simply plug it into an amp/headphones like you can with an electric guitar/electric acoustic guitar. And for people who can't afford to build a acoustically treated/sound suppressing room (as in a recording studio).

[@MrDJZawQ]

This white box makes it look like saxophone prison's handcuffs

[@moimeme7839]

The last one is great😀 you can record yourself or play on backing tracks, or simply listen correctly to your improvement👍 the line out seems to be very effective

[@saxzphone]

The saxmute one is fantastic, recommend it for apartments

[@johannesbowman5327]

Does anyone else think his voice sounds like Eric Idle from Monty Python? Not that there's a problem, I love his accent.

[@charlienyc1]

True, and he also sounds like the main character from A Clockwork Orange. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYXYpouCbdGUoacm41s

[@johannesbowman5327]

A li-ul bit...

[@johannesbowman5327]

Do you know which dialect that is??? Same with the hobo guy and the Sergeant?

[@mrmikehittle]

Thank you for this helpful review! You're very good at it.

[@leoshim9164]

I used a trombone plunger mute with a baritone saxophone and it kinda worked, but made low notes a half step lower

[@CowardlyC]

Loved that Isfahan solo!

[@tronus98]

Some sax players I know have been getting into effects lately. They told me they have to fight feedback by using midi. As a guitar player, I'm trying to think of ways to get an analog signal into the effects/amp chain. My idea was to put some sort of mic in a sax mute. Then I remembered that many guitar players hate to even leave headstock tuners on their guitars? I imagine that idea of using this thing, live, for a sax player is out the window lol.

[@rrobat]

After using my Saxmute, my neighbors thought I was kissing a penguin!

[@mohammadsalavatiha3160]

I wish I could have one of your saxophones on Christmas Eve nights.

[@scarecrow1385]

Well i watched this and now i have this knowledge. Time to learn how to play a sax.

[@captainkaedon9453]

I am A trumpet player , and I would have never thought you could mute a sax

[@websoupe]

Awesome english accent. Very easy to understand for a French guy like me. 😊

[@oldboy9267]

I like the second one. Looks alien but stylish

[@aurematic]

What if you use a rolled thick foam to cover the top of the bell (without blocking the bass notes keys) and let a small mic goes through the roll inside the bell? So you can connect the mic in to a recorder (for example) and connect earphones so you can hear the sound inside the bell before is muted by the foam? I will try this once I got my sax.

[@Roxx_ehe]

Is it Isfahan played at 7:11 ?

[@MakarovFox]

the second option is cool for a DIY project

[@ziunelmartinez5407]

A good option when I need to study in the night, and when my family needs a silent time.

[@gioolioplus]

which one?

[@antoniomcvay7398]

What's wrong with his air and embuchoure it's fuzzy

[@samondaatje3604]

Antonio McVay its a jazz sound

[@Thedailyadvise]

Antonio McVay is that mouth peace or technique?

[@sfm4life613]

Alan Slater maybe a little bit of both but mostly it's in his embouchure and how he voices and uses his air.

[@ChopinDolphy]

Also that cherokee was def not in tune

[@antoniomcvay7398]

I was not thinking about that but my Tenor sax only makes that sound when it is a worn reed, Embuchoure, or Air

[@NorbertNagyNorc]

Safe sax - bag ya horn! Mute neighbours, not sax.

[@Flowraince]

This was very informative. Thank you for this video!

[@zachdaly7071]

Nice playing of Isfahan 👌🏻

[@balderdash14]

I never noticed this, in the intro, when the S glows, it makes a noise? Somehow that completely went over my head until I accidentally played the intro over and over again.

[@Mrphilharmonic]

It'd be great if with the line out they could include a 3 band graphic eq, and maybe a bit of reverb (concert hall) effect just to add a bit of color if needed.

[@thomasfletcher7114]

Basically if you've been trying to master the tone of Stan Getz, purchase the first mute in this video...

[@samsanchez9526]

I'm gonna need that turkey this Thursday for Thanksgiving

[@yvoncormier9762]

How about the mouth piece Silencer from Jazz Lab? It muffles the sound from the sound source without messing with low or high end.

[@jimyif]

Where can i get your shirt sir

[@saxworldwide]

The shirt is printed by Saxually Active: www.sax.co.uk/saxually-active-sax-in-the-city-tshirt.ir

[@enbrat5859]

Jimyif at first I saw “where can I get your shit star”

[@kablammy7]

I made a mouthpiece silencer from a large vitamin bottle - carved out the front flap opening a little and the mouthpiece fits snug - put a wash cloth in and a hole in the bottom and it works great - costs ? $ 0 I bet I can make a ' whole saxophone silencer ' from a rectangular cardboard box or 6 pieces of styrofoam and some shredded newspaper ...

[@datmeme8967]

Hmmm... wonder if you can EQ that line out? The way it is it sounds like a soprano sax slowed down.

[@haydenlandon267]

What Piece is he playing at 11:06?

[@pmwizard48]

Because of the blowing into the sax, is there a moisture problem in the last to enclosed mutes?

[@ChoppedCarrots1]

I really want to see how quiet it gets with the first and second or third one together

[@jessicavaliente9342]

I'm curious about the MMD mute for use in the orchestra by a teenage student. Long story, we will have a bari sax player in a youth orchestra that is short on woodwinds and brass (we're trying to build those sections, so I don't want to discourage this kid from enrolling). He's not a beginner; he's in 9th grade (that's 14 years old, here in the US), and plays well for his age, but certainly not like an adult professional. In orchestra, he would be covering bassoon parts, and I'm concerned the weight of the bari sound will be overwhelming in a group that's mostly strings, I don't want him to feel like he sticks out. All or part of the MMD mute seems to give the right sound and volume, but I'm concerned if playing with this mute a lot would impact his development negatively, as a sax player. I look forward to your response.

[@ottoellison2832]

Wish I would have had one of these back when I was on the road...

[@sydw9404]

Is it bad I really like the first one?

[@jasonandrews9058]

And the war between musicians and hognorant neighbours continues

[@derycktrahair8108]

Jason Andrews, "Hognorant"...thank's for that great word. In Australia we'll change it to "Pig-norant" (cos we don't know what Hogs are). Ever notice that the neighbors with the LOUDEST Sound System always play the WORST Music? Don't worry, they're only jealous.

[@TheShift_OfEnergy]

Thanks for very nice and really helpful video. Just one question - when you play with your headphones on, is there 0 sound on the outside? THANKS

[@onatcinklc3317]

The neighbors would always complain about the noise when i practiced at home so I used to stuff the bell of my sax with a tshirt or a towel. Fortunately our new neighbors haven't said anything yet.

[@yvesbajulaz]

Watch out for the stress/tension in your hands/fingers. That can lead to a lots of probs like tendinitis or focal dystonia.

[@ManuelLopez-nr9yv]

I think there’s something wrong with his reed or mouthpiece cause there’s always this wet noise with air whenever he plays. But I play trombone so what do I know?

[@shaneeicher7289]

The way he was holding it in the beginning had me shook

[@mario_jesusfollower2953]

Is the padding in the e-sax mute loose and supposed to come off

[@stevenstayloriii6662]

Ishfahan and dark adventure? I cant figure out that first song

[@paulolevisilveirateixeira2903]

is that good for tenor sax also?

[@melodiesoflifeee]

This was so helpful. Thank you!

[@RespectTheHood]

If you're looking to explore the bottom end

[@InTheMusicBox]

UNIVERSITY HALLS NEED THE EGG MUTE.

[@szczypiorizka88]

It's the best thing which i have bought!!! 😁

[@zeusperez8170]

Whats the song called on 7:11

[@ubiquitousurbex7385]

What does the bari egg look like?

[@thatoneguymccool1469]

Even playing for a good few years on many instruments including alto sax never seen a sax matte before...

[@speekless]

Thanks a lot for the helpful info!

[@Sophia-tm9hq]

if no one is gonna make a decent sax mute, I will to help myself

[@houndz4175]

Use a strength 4 or 5 reed. It does the same thing.

[@deathcrab2901]

That's a tree on my mouthpiece

[@BluesRoadHK]

I really hope there is a mute for the Yamaha Venova but I knwo it seems not possible.

[@simonzellmann3112]

On which saxophone are u playing? It sounds really cool!

[@sumitsagaonkar]

Do you have one for a curved soprano saxophone too????