This produces a very different sound from bowing, short and percussive rather than sustained.

Guitar sounds are often compressed in order to obtain a fuller, more sustained sound.

Then the entire group of Latest blasted out a sustained sound.

At first there was just a single shot, but that was immediately followed by the rapid, sustained sound of an automatic weapon.

A sharp, sustained sound like that of an immense flute interrupted my thoughts.

This scratch form is best performed with long, sustained sounds.

Don typically means a deep, sustained sound from the center of the taiko.

When a long sustained sound got the flywheel up to an appreciable speed, considerable force was required to stop it.

A drone effect can be achieved through a sustained sound or through repetition of a note.

She has a good sense of pitch and can at moments command some aggressively powerful sustained sound.