What is a CookieMute?
The CookieMute, introduced in 2024, is a practice mute that has gained significant attention within the trumpet community. It is affordable and the design prioritizes playability, making it ideal for beginners, professionals, and anyone in between.
In addition, CookieMute offers a line of traditional mutes that were created with the same level of thought and design as the practice mutes.
Why a CookieMute?
Unlike other practice mutes, the CookieMute provides a very natural playing feel with lots of feedback while still greatly reducing the volume. Octaves aren’t compressed, notes slot into place, and the horn doesn’t feel stopped up, allowing you to mind the details in your late-night or hotel room practice session.
CookieMutes are proudly made in the USA using high-quality materials chosen for optimal performance:
Polar Filament, a Michigan-based filament manufacturer, produces high-quality filaments used to make CookieMutes. In addition to their quality and locality, their spools are easily recycled!
Fel-Pro corks, a trusted name in the automotive industry since 1918, provide superior grip on the bell compared to other materials.
Starbond adhesives ensure that corks are securely attached, eliminating the issue of corks floating or falling off.
A portion of the proceeds from each mute sold will go towards the Deb Koch Memorial Scholarship, which aims to share the gift of music with underprivileged students.
Which mute do I want?
Practice Mutes:
The Original CookieMute is for most Bb, C, large bell Eb/D trumpets, cornets, and rotary trumpets.
CookieMute: Soprano Cornet is for soprano cornet and small bell Eb trumpets (think Schilke E3L).
CookieMute: XL is for tenor trombone, flugelhorn, and British tenorhorn.
CookieMute: Piccolo (currently in development) will be for piccolo trumpets.
Traditional Mutes:
Straight Mute is a buzzy straight mute that plays in tune and has enough cut to be heard.
Mute Lite is a straight mute optimized for soft dynamics with an incredibly consistent sound, intonation, and response across ranges.
CookieCup Mute is a cup mute with a unique lock ring to keep the adjustable cup from moving when you don’t want it to.
Cookie-Wah Mute is our harmon style mute with two optimized inserts for “no stem” and “stem” sounds.
Flugelhorn Mute (Straight/Cup) is a combination Straight and Cup mute option for flugelhorn that preserves the flugelhorn quality to the sound while providing an effective muted color.
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Responses to the CookieMute
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Matthew Collins
Aussie Musician Gone Walkabout
Original CookieMute
The following is a transcription:
read and imagine the accent.“Mate, just been comparing the CookieMute to these others here and yeah man, good job! It’s unique amongst the practice mute offerings I would say. It’s the closest feeling you’ve got to just a straight or a cup in rather than a sack of shit.”
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Morgan Hare
Trumpet Player / Lion Tamer
Original CookieMute
"I like this mute—I use it to practice pretty much anytime it's too late to practice open. I don't usually practice with mutes so it really says something that I actually use this when I need to. My only complaint is that it doesn't actually come with cookies. "
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Connor Johnson
Plays Weird Stuff For Fun
Original CookieMute
“Not only is the CookieMute the best practice mute I’ve ever used, it’s even suitable for performance! Feels like any other mute I use on stage and has a great ‘whisper’ sound that’s perfect for the weird stuff I play.”
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Derek Ganong
Associate Professor of Trumpet / Director of Jazz
Boise State UniversityOriginal CookieMute
“Immediate response and very low resistance with just enough buzz to let you know who’s boss without going through the wall. 10/10”
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Ben Hare
Sparky by Day, Trumpeter by Night
Original CookieMute
“This is the first mute of its kind that I’ve truly loved, not just tolerated. Other mutes have their little quirks and I just chalked it up to ‘silent mutes just don’t play right’. Enter the Cookie Mute, which is so good I would use it in performance. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. I use this thing to practice at work, in hotels, heck, even at home! It’s just that good!”
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Stephen K. Bottom
Bach Trumpet Endorsing Artist and Educational Clinician
Original CookieMute + Soprano
"I own more practice mutes that I've collected over the years than I do pairs of socks. None of them are optimum. Until now.
Both the standard CookieMute and the soprano CookieMute are, without a doubt, the finest practice mutes I have ever tried. And folks, I've tried them all."
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Christopher Ward
Musical Director - Five Lakes Siver Band
Senior Director of Music and Gospel Arts - Great Lakes Division of The Salvation Army
Former Soprano Cornet - New York Staff Band
Original CookieMute + Soprano“The Cookie Mute is the best practice mute that I own. It's durable, not as stuffy as other mutes that I've played, and most importantly, it plays in tune.”
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Nathan Waak
Crazy enough to play Soprano Cornet
Soprano CookieMute
“I’ve aways been satisfied with other practice mutes, but the CookieMute is the first I’ve actually looked forward to coming home late at night and playing with. The blow is fantastic and easily quiet enough to rip Fire in the Blood without waking anyone else up in the house! Highly recommended for any and all brass musicians and hobbyists. Just be warned that you no longer have an excuse not to practice…”
The Deb Koch Memorial Scholarship
My mother was incredibly supportive of my musical endeavors as I grew up. Despite showing musical aptitude in school, her family couldn’t afford to rent an instrument - in turn, she always made sure I had the opportunities to succeed.
In her honor, I would like to start the Deb Koch Memorial Scholarship. Proceeds from each mute sold will be set aside for this fund. Additional donations can be made to the scholarship using the button below.
Each CookieMute goes through rigorous quality control conducted by Soupstain the cat.
“Yeah, sure this one is fine I guess… do you have any more treats for me?” - Soupstain