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Subject: Re: SDS9 info !

From: "monzarottie" <roger.davis@...>
Date: 2008-08-08

A six pack of beer and a buddy with a soldering iron is all you
need. ;-)

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "pagan_prosperity"
<pagan_prosperity@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Roger ,
>
> Thank you for your rapid help ,
> Sounds complicated to someone who isn't too strong with electric
> equipment . I might sell the sds9 brain and hopefuly bump into my
> dream sds5 brain , we'll see ,
> Thank you very much for your help !
> sander
>
>
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "monzarottie"
> <roger.davis@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Sander,
> > The XLR connectors on the SDS5 pads (and brain for that matter)
> are
> > not wired in the traditional way. Pin 2 is hot while pins 1 and 3
> are
> > ground. You will need to re-wire the adapter accordingly to make
> the
> > pads trigger the SDS9 brain. Happy drumming!
> >
> > Roger
> >
> > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "pagan_prosperity"
> > <pagan_prosperity@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey guys and girls ,
> > > Thank you for your time reading this.
> > > I was hoping someone could help me with a little issue.
> > > I bought a great Sds5 Padset a while ago but never had the time
> to
> > try
> > > them out because i was lacking a brain.
> > > After having bought an Sds9 Brain , i suddenly though , is it
> > > possible ? ,
> > > The person i bought the brain of told me he triggered it via
> > > keyboard , therefore using a XLR Male - Jack mono( in the
> brain ) .
> > > I recently bought adapter Female - female to put in the pad for
> the
> > > cables to work but there's no effect , only moving the adapter
> > around
> > > attached to the shell of the pad gives me strange triggered
> sounds
> > > because of it being too loose .
> > > Would Jack Stereo - XlR female cables work without the whole
> > adapter
> > > thing ?? .
> > > Please let me know your opinions ,
> > > Thank you very much
> > > Sander
> > >
> >
>