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Begging, Borrowing and Stealing. Things vibe players must do to play the instrument!

Keeping lines sounding really clean and clear is tough with vibes. It's easy to let notes ring together and just as easy to let notes ring together that shouldn't be. We have 3 tools to control ringing - the pedal, mallet/hand dampening, and using dead strokes.

I use dead strokes all the time to keep my lines sounding as clean as possible. This video clip demonstrates one example of where using dead strokes can make your playing sound just a bit better. The better you become at listening for notes ringing that should'nt be the better your playing will sound.

Pt. 2 Of Dan Gorlin's vidcasts on African Music. Check out pt. 1 if you haven't seen it yet.

Oops I think I posted Part 2 without Part 1, so here it is! - Tony