pigletdad (isn't that Christopher Robin?) ;)
>I used to be a music store sales guy in the 80's and I recall that the
>SDS-7 Cymbal and Hi-
> Hat were generally not sought after. In fact, I recall that with one of
> the demo kits that we
> sold, the drummer that bought it did not even take the cymbal or hi-hat.
> Thus, those little
> gems sat around in the "unwanted bin" until the 90's when they were thrown
> away. Little
> did we know that 20 years later I would be a Simmons freak and that those
> 2 items are
> worth their weight in gold.
I never knew that was the case with the 7 as well... but I could've guessed.
;)
> So I ask you, oh hexagonal hipsters, how does the hi-hat card
> differ from other sound cards in the sds-7? are there 2 e-proms for the
> open and closed
> sounds? If not, can I use a tom card with a hi-hat e-prom? I just recently
> picked up the hi-
> hat pedal and I am looking for more cards to use the extra pads that I
> have.
Don't know... but I bet Wolfgang can answer.
> I also have an
> sds-5 What is that hi-hat module like?
Hard to get! ;) Or that wasn't what you meant? It's one single eprom used in
both hihat and cymbal cards and it's the same code on them. It's a sampled
noise or hiss which just is looped for longer sounds. Amazing how good it
sounds when you think about it.
> Is that the most difficult piece to the Simmons
> puzzle?
_Your_ Simmons puzzle? We all have puzzles with missing pieces I guess,
atleast us gearheads. My missing piece is the SDS-III. I wouldn't mind the
original SDS either, but as far as I recall I think I've heard it's no
more... So I guess I'll tweak my little SDS-2 some more and think about
Wolfgang's missing puzzle pieces. ;)
> I would like to hear from some of you Simmons experts regarding these rare
> items. OBTW, the hi-hat pedal has a 1/4 inch output and both the sdsV and
> 7 require XLR.
> Hmmm... is this the real pedal or is it a counterfeit pedal?
Weird... either it's modified for a modified set. Or is it maybe intended
for a later Simmons unit? I'm not good at the digits passed 5 (as in SDS-V).
Ask Wolfgang and the rest of the list. I always assumed it had XLR but I
have no original pedal. I run my pedal to a patchbay and from there there's
one cable going to the hihat input.
> I suppose a trs-xlr cable will do
> the trick. What do you guys think? (something tells me that Jesper shall
> come to my rescue
> first) God bless you, Jesper!
Yes, I think it will do the trick, but it would be interesting to hear what
the list has to say. And thanks... good luck!
electronically yours, jesper - he doesn't just bless me, he is in part
responsible for my paycheck as well ;)
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