Hi Jim,
about the compressor it all depends of your budget...
& about what you wanna do ...coloring or a clear compression ...
The best (for coloring), that I sadly can't afford for now , would be
the vintage tube preamp / compressor ...
TUBETECH , MANLEY , or the LA2A Universal Audio I'm quite sure that
one would give good results.
Personnaly I had the opportunity to get a TC DB Max which is a very
good compressor multiband (you can compress on that or that
frequency ;- )
& it has some memories...& can be very very violent ...
but too transparent for me ...
I'm looking for coloring the sound on the SDSV ...
An SSL channel would be great for that job ...
If you haven't got the budget , maybe some old DBX (900series) will be
already good...
I have heard of PULTEC giving some very good results on the SDSV ...
But they are very rare to find, & very expensive...
I 'm afraid that the sDSV sound I have in mind is necessary linked to
an heavy Class A compression...
Without it, the SDSV is a bit flat to me ...
But it's all a matter of taste & choice, isn't it ?
After you can always try with a tube Berhinger ...but ...I'm not
convinced bt who knows...
anyway the only way is to test ...
Hope that helps,
Patrice.
Le 20 sept. 08 à 02:33, jimstew37 a écrit :
> Hello, all:
>
> Thanks for your comments! I have visited simmonsmuseum.com many times,
> and downloaded several manuals. Extremely helpful site! I'm sure I'll
> contact Wolfgang before long.
>
> At any rate, I've opened up my SDSV many times in the two weeks I've
> had it, and I think I know where these internal "knobs" are, I just
> don't know which adjusts what function. I agree, though, that channel
> 2 is the most useful, simply because adjusting chnl 3 & 4 is kind of a
> pain, and "factory" sounds rarely are much good.
>
> I'm pretty convinced that the problem is the power supply, since this
> unit was apparently not for export to the US. The reason I think this
> is the issue is because I checked the voltage in a few of the slots
> where the individual modules are fitted. It should be 15 vdc, but what
> I'm getting is around 5vdc. If the power transformer is wound for
> 240vac at the primary, and, when it sees 115vac instead, the secondary
> would end up putting out less than 15 v.
>
> Anyway, Patrice, what compressor do you suggest using? I think that
> would be a great way to give this a little more punch when I get it
> going. I'm primarily a guitarist, but I don't usually use much
> compression - just whatever is in my effects processor, so I don't
> know whether that would be effective here.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Jim Stewart
>
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, Patrice Jacquot
> <Jacquot.Patrice@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jim,
> >
> > Welcome to the lucky owners club !
> >
> > just a few words about the V ...
> > Yes the factory sounds are not "unforgetable", & can be very
> > disapointing. I personnaly never play them...especially the snare...
> > they don't have the same level at all compared to my other settings.
> > You might have a problem as well, on some componants too...but
> before
> > that you can check by yourself
> >
> > You need to know that these factory sounds can be set on the channel
> > card itself (& inside...yep... you need to open it).
> > so it can become a fourth real memory instead of the one you avoid
> all
> > the time ... ;- )
> > I've been too lazy to do it myself...
> >
> > Anyway congratulations !
> > It's not easy to find one anymore now...
> >
> >
> > Hmmm.... just a personnal taste ; I personnaly recommend a good
> > compressor on it ...
> >
> > Have fun & let us know how you go ahead with it ...
> >
> > Have a nice day !
> > Patrice.
> >
> > PS ; to me all the tom channels are the same ...it will become L
> or R
> > on your mixer ...if you're using a premix ...which is better
> really....
>
>
>
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