You can add midi to everything, even your coffee machine if you want. It's
just a question of time and money. Simple midi triggers are quite easy.
Dynamically controlled stuff harder, but still easy with Paul's stuff (if
you can live with the delays in the midi chain).
electronically yours, jesper
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----- Original Message -----
From: "MATT RITCHE" <matt_ritche@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] midi info needed
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> YEAH THAT WOULD BE AWESOME IF I COULD ADD MIDI TO
> IT!CAN YOU ADD MIDI TO OLDER UNITS,AS WELL?
> --- Steve Ridley <spr@...> wrote:
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> > > i have an sds8,sds1000,mtx9,&sde expander .how can
> > i trigger non-
> > > midi units like my sds1000(no midi),&sds8.any info
> > would be
> > > appreciated.
> >
> > It may be possible to do a midi upgrade to your
> > SDS1000.
> > Mine had unused holes in the back for midi sockets,
> > and
> > when I discussed it with Soundunit, they sold me an
> > upgrade
> > kit. I don't know if all revisions of the SDS1000
> > were
> > upgradeable or why they didn't supply them with midi
> > already
> > installed.
> >
> > The circuit board and processor were midi ready -
> > The main
> > part of the mod was to solder in DIN sockets, an
> > optoisolator
> > and a few passive components. I can scan the
> > documents
> > if you want to mod yours.
> >
> > The midi is fairly basic (unless there are some
> > hidden options I
> > don't know about), with fixed note numbers, but it
> > workss.
> >
> > Anyone got the midi spec for these things?
> >
> >
> > Steve
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