Abstract: In a computer controlled, drop-by-drop, inkjet printer, either thermal ink-jet or piezoelectric, an apparatus for dampening the vibration caused by expelling the drops of ink. The apparatus includes an inlet and an outlet flow conduit connected to the chamber from which the drops are expelled and means for sweeping the vibration out of the chamber and into one of the flow conduits. In operation, the apparatus first expels a drop of liquid from the chamber and thereby creates a region of vibration in the liquid remaining in the chamber. The flow of liquid through the chamber flushes the region of vibration out of the chamber and into the outlet flow conduit, thereby hydraulically dampening the vibration.