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Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "WT" <waveterm@...> wrote:
>
> 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
>
We've been running a mixture of real SDS8 and triggered samples (all from SDS9 pads) at live shows reliably for a couple of years now. SDS8 always supplies the kick, sounds awesome through a big PA. The "sample" pads are triggering samples in Reason via an old Roland Octopad - it has trigger inputs on the back that are MIDI assignable. We usually hang the Octopad off one of the tom stands and that is used for triggering additional samples. Interface is an M-Audio Firewire 410. The beauty of Reason is that the samples load with the song, ie no changing note numbers for songs. This rig can be seen in some of the photos here:
http://www.tycho.com.au/photos/20090331-the-human-league/ > 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.
> >
> > 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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