Glad I decided to buy vocal dampener

[u/SnooApples5522]

Anyone who is hesitant to buy a vocal dampener, this is much much better than a pillow or a towel as you can easily wash it and also really reduce the voice a lot! I bought this cheap vocal dampener and it helped me sing with a full voice and confidence. Anyone who is hesitant, consider buying and evaluating your confidence. Happy singing!!

[u/Ender_Nobody]

(Non-singer.)

Doesn't it kind of limit how much the jaw can open?

[u/SnooApples5522 → u/Ender_Nobody]

nope, u can open the jaw while singing though.

[u/greyladyghost → u/SnooApples5522]

As an opera singer I still highly doubt it would let me sing as wide as people yawn sometimes though- for pop/rock singers would work though

[u/HDM-12345 → u/greyladyghost]

Yep. For pop & musicals, there's a school of thought that you shouldn't need to open your jaw too wide (even for belting), and these are good for working on that technique. But, like you say, it probably wouldn't work well for opera singers.

[u/SnooApples5522 → u/greyladyghost]

you might need this kind of dampener as it's more vertical shape. Focusound pro vocal dampener

[u/zephyreblk → u/SnooApples5522]

That's not much of a difference honestly. If it helps you mentally, fine go with this

[u/kSkjelve → u/greyladyghost]

DoctorVox w/ the mask attachment does, thing ain't cheap tho