In the recording studio,

drummers don't always want their drums to ring as loudly as possible,

and they'll use some creative techniques to dampen their resonance.

Those methods include putting tape on the drum heads,

stuffing blankets into the drums,

or my favorite, just putting your wallet on the snare drum.

Welcome to Strong Songs, a podcast about music.

I'm your host, Kirk Hamilton,

and as always, I'm so glad that you joined me

to talk about music where they dampen the drums with blankets,

music where they dampen the drums with tape,

and sometimes music where they haven't dampened the drums at all.

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On this episode, our first Q&A of Year 3,

a now-time honored tradition where I take your musical questions

and try to give you coherent answers.

If you've got a question, send it to listeners at StrongSongsPodcast.com.

But for now, let's bring up the horns,

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