What is that blanket inside your kick drum actually doing? Shouldn't it be keeping you warm at night?

What is that blanket inside your kick drum actually doing? Shouldn't it be keeping you warm at night?
Look inside any kick drum and you will probably see a blanket. The blanket turns the drum's boom into a dull thud. But is a blanket the best way of doing this?
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Treo 650
Thanks to the recommendations from my father, I just got myself a Treo 650. I know this isn't music related, but it is a gadget and it might have some value for tech-geek musicians like myself.
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Howard Gensler Queen Latifah's the toast of Newark, N.J. (Reg Req'd)
Q UEEN Latifah returned to her hometown of Newark, N.J., Wednesday night to host a premiere of her latest movie, "Last Holiday." As she walked along a red carpet in the middle of a parking lot, Latifah said she ...
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Are you a cutting-edge recording engineer? Or are you still hooked on the sounds of a long-gone age?
Perhaps retro has had its day. Now might be the time to adopt thoroughly modern and cutting-edge recording technology and put retro where it belongs - in the past!
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