The 8 Best silent brass systems (2023 reviews)

We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a system. This product is exactly that - it's a simple product that hits all the right notes. This mute is perfect especially if you're living with other people in small spaces like a dorm room or an apartment. It has a switch with two different reverberations. The sound quality from the resonance module is fantastic. It comes with the included earbuds, so you can hear yourself playing while people around you hear only a whisper. The whole unit is small and light with a convenient belt clip in case you want to move around when playing. It is exceptionally quiet and convenient. The two sound settings (room or concert hall) sound clear and genuine. It is great for practicing anytime without worrying about who is nearby.

Why We Like This:

Allows you to practice in private when ever and where ever you are
A great investment for professionals and aspiring students
You can practice anytime of day or night
Super quiet, little resistance, easy to store

Best For practice trumpet: Yamaha Pickup mute

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The yamaha pickup mute's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. Yamaha added digital technology to make the sound you hear in the headphones incredibly realistic, just like what you'd expect if you were playing normally. It comes with the auido-reconstruction yamaha with this mute, you get the noise reduction and you can faithfully hear what you're playing. The sound is amazingly realistic, and helps you hear feedback from your playing much better than with a regular practice mute.

The mute "cork" is some sort of tacky rubber compound, so this thing does NOT fall out. It is good for practice trumpet. A microphone inside the mute captures your sound and sends it to the personal studio receiver. It comes with this mute, you can hear yourself loudly in the headset, so that doesn't really become an issue. It is a must have for any horn player.

Why We Like This:

Bluetooth compatibility and more effects options would be awesome
Mutes your sound very well to everyone else
Amazing product for limiting noise, increasing skill, and improving confidence
Performance mute with an internal microphone to pickup sound

Best For Bass: Yamaha practice mute

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If you often find yourself scrambling for convenient and suitable system, this product is your end point. Combine this new technology with a high quality practice mute that has impeccable intonation and balanced resistance and you get a mobile practice studio perfect for home, backstage, hotel rooms and even airplanes. The original silent brass mute extends about 5 inches beyond the bell, making the left arm and wrist work harder at holding the instrument up. The mute part knocks down the accoustic output volume of the trombone to about soft harmonica level, maybe even less.

The smaller, lightweight design of the new pickup mute offers outstanding sound reduction and provides a natural playing feel, stable pitch and overall retention of the basic playing characteristics. It will not interfere and it will be quiet enough to practice in the house without disturbing anyone. The mute is a bit more compact and lighter than the previous model. Seriously, if you're living in a place where you can't play whenever you want, this is an superb buy. It is ideal for use in any silent practice or warm-up situation.

Why We Like This:

Very little resistance, and you can hardly hear anything coming from your instrument
Highly recommend for daily warm up and light practice at home
Greatly reduces actual sound while allowing clear feedback for you

Best For tenor Trombones: Yamaha Trombone mute

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Best part: yamaha trombone mute costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. This is a one-piece gold brass bell, Yamaha's clone of the Conn 88H, professional model. It sounds amazingly realistic, totally fine for practice. It just recreates a natural trombone sound. The sound is great and in many respects better than being in a practice room where the sound can be dead. It sounds fine, but it's also really cool to drop this in and play very quietly with good tone while others don't have to listen to you.

The ability to replicate the sound of a performance stage is very helpful. The mute offers superior muting performance, excellent intonation over a wide pitch range, and natural playability. It is perfect for playing along with recordings or "minus one" practice aids.

Why We Like This:

Amazingly quiet, but full sound in headphones
Requires impeding the airflow to deaden sound
Works great on normal tenor trombone horns
Very minimal resistance compared to traditional practice mutes

Best For beginner: Yamaha silent brass system

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The yamaha silent brass system's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. This product enables a trumpet/cornet player to practice silently. It can reduce your practice volume to well below conversation level, or "low murmur. It is suitable for someone who is spending less time trying to achieve a beautiful sound, and more time working on what it is they're playing. Since it is for practice, when you take the mute off, the horn blows easier, so there is some additional training benefit, if you see it that way.

This is perfect for anyone who wants to play trumpet without everyone around them hearing. It is very easy to overblow the mute without the feedback of the sound coming out of the instrument. The headphones are needed, and does make it sound better. This is easy to use and a quality set.

Why We Like This:

Good product, make it easier to practice the loud trumpet
A great tool for players at all levels
Good way to practise at home
Silent brass is a very quiet mute

Best With Tube: silent brass system

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The silent brass system's superior materials makes sure that it ages well with use. The innovative, award-winning SILENT Brass systems provide musicians with the ultimate practice tool, ideal for use in any silent practice or warm-up situation. The smaller, lightweight design of the new pickup mute offers outstanding sound reduction and provides a natural playing feel, stable pitch and overall retention of the instruments basic playing characteristics. It features brass resonance modeling, a leading-edge technology that delivers superior and realistic brass instrument sound. It is designed for French horn.

Another system component, the compact Personal Studio unit, includes a headphone jack and allows for easy attachment of an external audio player in order to practice with prerecorded material. It's very useful to do slurs, and warm up exercises. With the included amplifier, it sounds just like your horn is playing full sound. It's also allows for easy attachment of an external audio player in order to practice with prerecorded material.

Why We Like This:

Beautiful hall sounds and incredible practice tool
Good for anyone who doesn't want others to hear them practice
Great for when you don't want to make noise

Best For larger bell Of An upright Euphonium: Yamaha Euphonium mute

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The yamaha euphonium mute is suitable and reliable and fits well with your regular usage. Every SILENT Brass system starts with an advanced Practice Mute that reduces the sound that comes out of your horn to a whisper. It is designed for the larger bell of an upright euphonium. It comes with yamaha silent brass practice mutes, so you'll hear yourself playing at full volume while people nearby hear almost nothing. It's easy to use, just takes a little practice and adjustments to get the sound you want from your instrument through the mute and into your ears.

The mute is quite large and is made to fit euphoniums, which generally have a bigger bell than baritones. The Brass resonance modeling technology makes the sound you hear through the headphones incredibly realistic, almost as if you didn't have a mute at all. It is used for tenor saxophone.

Why We Like This:

You'll hear both your own playing and the music through the headphones
Good brand reputation

Best Sound Quality: Yamaha Every silent brass system

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate system. The product is exactly that - it's a simple product that hits all the right notes. This mute is great if you have to practice in close quarters. It comes with yamaha silent brass practice mutes, you'll hear yourself playing at full volume while people nearby hear almost nothing. It works incredibly well, the reverb makes it sound so realistic. The sound is extremely true and clear.

This makes the horn silent for everyone in the house but sounds like playing in a large room for the player. There's also an aux input so you can plug your phone in and play along to a metronome or a song, no separate audio control for that, just use the phone volume. The mute reduces the external volume comparable to a person humming. It does offer two options for sound.

Why We Like This:

A standard straight version, where you are hearing yourself naturally and an acoustic version
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