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Subject: Re: sds7 analogue/digital

From: "superwolle70" <superwolle70@...>
Date: 2008-08-26

>
> Superwolle... you say here;
> http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=15
> that the SDS-7 is digital with analogue filters. Have I
misunderstood it
> totally or aren't there analogue sound generators as well as
digital. In
> parallell so to speak?!

You are right. There are also analog sound generators

>
> Also cool with the "avoid it on the road" warning since my SDS-7 have
> done quite a lot of touring with it's previous owner (Tony Holmes of
> Ultravox, 90's edition). But as always with old gear I guess it depends
> on the quality of each unit. Machines that have survived 20 years
have a
> tendency to last at least ten more...


I can only say that my two units are poor quality. Moreover the SDS7
was internally called the "Simmons Cabasa" because of the none
reliable module slots: The modules do not stick tight in the slots. It
was the unit with the most returns

>
> :)
>

:-(



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