snare head

What Sound Does A Snare Drum Make? Bright, hard, clear, precise, metallic, shrill, noise-like, sharp, penetrating, rustling, hissing, shuffling, rattling, clattering, dry, cracking. The sound is dependent on a number of factors: The snares: if the snare drum is played snares off it sounds hard, dry, dead and lower-pitched. What type of sound does a