I thought the same, and was worried that my relatively modern SDS-800 pads (mk3 or mk4? - with the jack outputs) would not be able to trigger my SDSV. However I am not having this problem at all.
Is it in fact possible that my pads are sending too much trigger to my SDSV? Am I in any danger of damaging the brain?
Aaron
--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "jimstew37" <jimstew37@...> wrote:
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> I've often wondered about that resistor myself, because I've been hearing on this board and elsewhere, that only MK1 pads would work properly with SDSV. I was under the impression that the output of later pads was not enough to provide a good trigger signal. But maybe this is backwards? In other words, later Simmons pads could be used with SDSV if the resistor is added to them? There can't be that much difference in the piezos themselves.
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> Jim Stewart
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> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Buchner" <buchnerelectronics@> wrote:
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> > But you know of the internal 1kohm resistor in the MK1 Pad, do you? The pads have much more output if you remove this. It is soldered to the XLR output socket, you have to open the pad to reach it. The resistor is only recommended for SDSV and SDS7.
> > Michael
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