I am Director of Worship Arts at my church. My wide range of duties include maintaining our drum set. Volume control of worship drums has been a challenge. We've used a combination of "O" Rings, gel dampening, tape, control heads, overlays, rods, sticks and even a drum screen. Each of those have benefits but come with sacrifices. Muff'l Rings have provided the best solution. We're using them on 12, 13 and 16" toms and our 14" snare. They do a great job of controlling volume by reducing sustain but still allow the toms to have a nice deep sound and the snare to have the fat sound popular in worship music these days. Muff'l Rings are easy to install and since they don't attach to the drum are easy to remove when changing heads. I highly recommend Muff'l Rings.
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Posted By:
Jeff Moma
Rating:
5.00
Remo Muffle
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Did what it is intended to do, but I still want more muffle.
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Posted By:
Shane Walters
Rating:
5.00
Still the best!
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I've had two Muffles in my 20" kick for 20+ years (no, not both on the batter head ;-)) and they've kept my sound consistent the whole time. This one was to help tame a new 22" "travel kick" I built, and it does not disappoint. (The head does, but that's another issue.)
The Remo Muffles are superior to every other approach I've tried for focusing my kick sound (tape, patches, pillows, blankets) in that they do just enough, stay consistent (same shape/pressure, exactly in the same place) after transport, and don't peel/fall off mid-show.
(That said, my 20yo pair is probably getting to the point where the foam will start crumbling in a meaningful way.)
Muffles for the win!
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Posted By:
Sam H.
Rating:
5.00
Muff'l or Powerstroke?
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I bought two 16" Remo Ring Control Muff'ls to go with the Diplomat FiberSkyn bass-drum heads on my new Ludwig Breakbeats miniature jazz kit because the Felt Tone Powerstroke head is not available as a 16". I'd used Muff'ls on 20" and 24" bass drums until Remo introduced the Felt Tone heads and was afraid they might muffle the 16" heads too much, but they sound great: warm, resonant, and concise.
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Posted By:
Hal Howland
Rating:
4.00
Excellent!
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Excellent!
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Posted By:
Julio de la Cruz
Rating:
5.00
Worth the purchase...
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Works well! A little goes a long way and placement is everything in terms of where on the head you need it. Worth the purchase...invisioned the sound I needed and got it!
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Posted By:
stevieG413
Rating:
5.00
Ring muffles - tight full sound
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These muffles help control over-ring in toms and bass drums while preserving the tone of the drums. If you want your to have a tight, studio sound then these are perfect! Use two on the bass drum and one below the batter head of your toms. Not recommended for snare drums unless you want a very dry snare.
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Posted By:
Austin
Rating:
5.00
Great
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These Ring Muffles are AMAZING. We used them to control the overtones on a pair of quads, and they worked PERFECTLY. Clear and sharp sounds.
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Posted By:
Dan F.
Rating:
5.00
A reliable standard for bass-drum muffling
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I've used the Remo Ring Control Muff'l on the batter head of my bass drum for many years (see my book The Human Drummer). I prefer to leave the front head unmuffled, but sometimes for miked playing I use a Muff'l on that head as well. I use a clear Emperor batter head with a Remo Mini Falam Slam (to prevent a dent from my wood pedal beater) and a FiberSkyn 3 Ambassador front head. The Ring Control Muff'l dampens the batter head just enough for rock (24") or jazz (20"), retains the warm tone, and even seems to enhance the low-end punch, something I've found lacking in the premuffled heads I've tried. The Muff'l is ugly (though it's prettier and lighter than a pillow), and the thin plastic channel that rests on the bearing edge eventually cracks with age. Until something better comes along, though, the Remo Ring Control Muff'l works for me.
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Posted By:
Hal Howland
Rating:
4.00
Does the job
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Very effective. The only thing you need to be careful about is getting the right size. Maybe one that is slightly larger than your drum.
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Posted By:
Will
Rating:
4.00
what a difference!
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These muffles were super easy to install and sound great!
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Posted By:
Ryan
Rating:
5.00
Quality
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Great for no ring when playing in gyms an churches.
