To do this you need a trigger interface.
There are various models available secondhand and a few models new.
They all convert trigger signals to Midi. That means that you also need a
midi-interface for your computer.
Look for models such as :
Simmons TMI
Simmons MTM
Alesis D4
Alesis DM5
Roland PM16
Good luck !
WT
----- Original Message -----
From: "boogle4522" <boogle4522@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 4:02 AM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Simmons heads interfacing w/ audio samples on a
laptop
> I'm a longtime Simmons fan who is thinking of buying a set of heads to
> play with.
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> As for a brain, is it possible to interface the Simmons heads with the USB
> or serial input of a laptop running a program where you can assign an
> audio sample for a particular head? During a performance, you could have
> a set-list of sample assignments for each song, then select another list
> of sample assignments for the next song and so on. It seems simple in
> theory since the head is a simple trigger that activates the sound in a
> receiver (brain) and I've been told that the Simmons heads can trigger
> other brains as well.
>
> Does such an interface and software exist? I'd love to take something
> like this on the road and perform in an 80s revival band.
>
> Mike
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