Hi Dean,
and thanks for your reply.
The sound I intend to reproduce is best heard here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjzeSxgypE8This is the 12" extended version of "Fade To Grey" (by the way, it wasn't released in 1980, but was only available on the 1983 singles collection).
At about 5'10'' starts the ending part of the song with the rhythm pattern in full evidence, as well as the electronic tom.
I haven't managed to get a decay long as this on the SDS 1000, while I easily obtained that on the SDS8.
I probably would get it too on the SDS9. I bought it used on ebay, but it came with many broken potentiometers, so it was a problem to program sounds. On the web I read something that made me thought that the SDS 9 was something like the "rack" version of the SDS 9.
But it isn't so.
Thanks
Regards
Roger
--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Dean Stewart Rumsey" <hamsterdrum85@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I own an SDS1000. Regarding the sounds, the decay seemed long enough for me unless you are looking for a longer decay (I'm not sure how long of one you want).
>
> The analog tom sounds, to me, were a letdown compared to the SDS8 and I am looking for an SDS8 myself. I know that my SDS1000 cannot tune to the higher frequencies I want them to tune to and the noise/tone balance cannot completely kill the oscillator tone because if the 1000's inferior design. Also the filter also filters the oscillator and noise together instead of just the noise making tones not as good. I think the SDS1000 is only good for imitating acoustic drum sounds and just doesn't really give the classic Simmons s
ounds like what was best known from the SDSV but the second snare sample on the snare channel does give me the punchy LinnDrum-type snare sound I wanted. The bass drum of the unit sounded horrible to me - it has a "bump" sound instead of the cool, punchy SDSV-type kick.
>
> The SDS8, another inexpensive unit, comes closest to the SDSV sounds but the quality is not as good as that of that expensive unit.
>
> As for the SDS9, I think the bass drum is the same splatty bass drum as the one heard on the SDS1000 (I'm not sure). I know that the snare and rim are digital and I can use my own samples as soon as I can get a hold of an EPROM blower and some blank EPROMS. I'm wondering if the toms are any better than the toms on the SDS1000 since I have heard the pitch of at least one of the SDS9 toms tuned higher than what the high tom channel on my SDS1000 can do. I am also wanting to know if the 9 is any better than the 1000.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dean S. Rumsey
>
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, vaillant franck <superbenzine@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Roger!
> > I have a sds8 fully working with 5 white pads.
> > AND i'm looking for a sds1000!
> > my e-mail superbenzine@
> > cheers
> > Le 30 juin 09 à 03:51, roger.marchi a écrit :
> >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > > that's my first post here and - of course - it's a request of help.
> > > I am from Italy and I'm not sure if my english is correct and
> > > clear...hope it is enough.
> > >
> > > I play in a new wave cover band and we use a SDS 8 brain with three
> > > Dynacord pads for occasional '80 drum sounds, such as the classic
> > > electronic Simmons tom with a very long decay (which can be heard
> > > for example on Visage's "Fade To Grey": it's that "tsciuuuuuuuuuuu"
> > > sound).
> > >
> > > A couple of weeks ago, our SDS8 brain had a problem with the
> > > internal electric transformer, which seems dead.
> > > When the SDS 8 broke down, we bought a Simmons SDS 1000, because we
> > > thought we would've got the SDS 8 sounds we needed.
> > > We tried to get that kind of electronic tom with a very long decay,
> > > but the decay control on the SDS 1000 allows just a quite short decay.
> > >
> > > Well, the ways to solve this problem are several and here start my
> > > requests of help:
> > > 1) does anyone have a SDS 8 internal electric transformer as spare
> > > part, or do you know if there are non-Simmons transformer compatible
> > > with the SDS 8?
> > >
> > > 2) do you know if it's possible to obtain that kind of sound with
> > > the SDS 1000?
> > >
> > > 3) do you know of a reliable drum module/racks which can reproduce
> > > that kind of sound (and more in general the SDS8 sounds?).
> > >
> > > Of course, we are also interested in buying a SDS 8 brain in working
> > > consditions.
> > > We also have a damaged SDS9 brain useful maybe for spare parts to
> > > sell/exchange.
> > > And if the SDS 1000 proves not to be the right stuff for us, we'll
> > > sell it too. More info and photos of the SDS9 and SDS1000 on request.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help!
> > > Ciao from Italy
> > > Roger Marchi
> > >
> > >
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