I you want the Talk Talk sound., you want a Simmons SDS-V.
It´s as simple as that.
WT
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From: "windsurfinsusie" <gardens@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 5:11 PM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Hi there!
> Just thought I'd join up after acquiring an SDS1000M off eBay - maybe it
> was flagged up here, if so: hi, it was me!
>
> There were a few problems as the internal PSU fuse had shaken loose in
> transit and it arrived dead. The PCB for the front panel buttons had also
> come loose so the buttons had gone spongey and pushed part way into the
> case. It looked like the PCB was held in with 2 clear plastic shims glued
> to the top and bottom of the case - the glue had deteriorated and both
> shims had come loose - very odd - looked to me like a bodge repair rather
> than original manufacture, but I don't see how else the PCB would have
> been held in. I superglued the shims back, and it seems OK now, although
> the buttons still seem a bit spongey.
>
> I'm not sure it gives me what I'd consider the classic Simmons sound. It
> seems to have been marketed on its 'realism', and that's not what I'm
> after. To me, the classic sound is as used by Talk Talk. Having said that,
> I haven't explored the sounds much yet, and I'm hoping I can tweak the
> electronic kit to my liking.
>
> At the moment I'm driving it from midi, but I'm going to try making some
> DIY pads from practise pads and piezo pickups. I don't have a full kit -
> just a Roland trigger (SPD8?), a TR909, and a Korg Wavedrum - I'm
> predominantly PC based, but fancy getting my performance skills brushed
> up - the Wavedrum is very much a performance instrument - you can't drive
> it from midi due to the way some of it's sounds are modelled from the skin
> pickups, but it does output midi. I haven't tried yet, but I think I can
> use the Wavedrum rim to drive the SDS1000 via its trigger inputs.
>
> Hello!
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