Horrible ringing sound on the snare drum

[DrumsGirl21]

Hey There!

i was playing my drums today and I could hear this light ringing "Ding" sound when i hit the snare drum... about 10 songs later... it got so loud!!! a huge "Ding!" which is high pitched and it rings... how can i get rid of this horrible noise??
I looked at the little lever on the side and it is how i always have it... right up the top...

please help :(

[coke_can]

i use an 8 inch remo tuning ring on mine and it works perfectly and creates a sweet spot, but yeah im sure that or moongel or something of that manner will help

[totti]

Maybe the real problem is not on the head...

Maybe the snare is loosen ??

[pastor_bob]

Yeah, since it showed up all of a sudden, and then got worse, you might want the check the snares. The knob on the snare throw is used to tighten them, so you might try that to see if it makes it better. If so, then you'll need to tighten something that holds the snare wires in place, and we can talk about that if this turns out to be the problem.

Of course, the other possibility is that your ears are getting better at picking up all the various sounds that the snare is making, and you are hearing an overtone. If so, then CC's suggestion about a dampening ring, or Moongel is right on.

[backtodrum]

Maybe a tunning rod problem, perhaps it is lossening on you and causing adverse head tunning. Set the drum on the carpet and tap lightly around the perimeter of the top head and make sure your lugs are tightend evenly. As you tap around the head if you find a detuned lug it will sound different from the others and if all are okay on the top head remove the snare wires and repeat with the bottom head with the drum set on its top head on the carpet. The reason for doing that is that you don't want the other head interfering with the head you are trying to tune. Then reinstall the snares and adjust them. Start with one thing at a time and work through that until you find the source of your problem

[pastor_bob]

Great suggestion BTD!!!

[gonefishin]

If its a tuning problem ,could be where you keep your drums . Its always better to keep them in a bed room or a den or family room . Drums dont like drastic changes in temperature like you would have if you kept them in your barn or un-heatted garage or a damp basement . Good luck.

[pastor_bob]

Hey Gonefishin, it's good to see you! I would ask what you've been up to, but then you were probably "gonefishin!" LOL

[Pdplayer]

make sure the tuning rods on the top and bottom are all tuned properly, make sure the snares are not overtightened, and if all looks good, maybe lower the tension on the top(batter head)as well as the reso bottom head, if you are still getting that ring, try a little piece of moongel, but the other recommendations should take care of it.

[gonefishin]

Hey Gonefishin, it's good to see you! I would ask what you've been up to, but then you were probably "gonefishin!" LOL

......lol ,I had plans to retire early and thats supposed to be the sign you would find hanging on my front door .

[DrumsGirl21]

Thanks for that! i'll try tuning it, then if i still get the ringing.. i'll get the moongel or remo tuning rings..

oh and i keep my drums in my room

[DrumsGirl21]

whoa! you won't believe what happened!! i printed out some drum tabs... and i put the paper on my snare and played it.. and the horrible ringing went away :D woohoo!

[Ch33zz]

check the muffle, you know, the little knob, on the side, that controls that pad that touches the batter head

I had the same problem, make sure that pad has tension on the batter head, in my experience, i had to crank this little knob as far as it could go, made my snare sound amazinga

[backtodrum]

That is provided that she has an internal muffler on her snare drum...

[livewire80]

whoa! you won't believe what happened!! i printed out some drum tabs... and i put the paper on my snare and played it.. and the horrible ringing went away :D woohoo!

sounds like you might need some muffling then like the gafo tape or muffle ring

[Kjbakke2]

my snare starts to do this when the batter side head begins to loosen
sometimes even a lug will be movable by finger
try tuning it and see where that gets you

[DrumsGirl21]

i bought Remo tone control rings today and it fixed it!! thanks