Posted by Joe S. on August 07, 2001 at 22:48:13:
In Reply to: Practice mutes! posted by Devin on August 07, 2001 at 22:28:41:
sort of related: I occasionally (not too often, admittedly) practice with earplugs. Although the volume level and tone quality are masked, I can hear (I believe with a bit more clarity) the articulations and the precise frequencies of the sounds - without the room reverberation "tempering" those sounds. I'm not sure whether it is of any benefit, but it does offer me another perspective of my own playing.