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Subject: Betr: Re: [Simmons Drums] cranking up the SDS-V output

From: "Berk Aarts" <B.E.R.K@...>
Date: 2010-03-01

this is not about the pads, this is inside the module!
Seems the pinning on the XLR is wrong, maybe this is also giving less output
since you use a patchbay??


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>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>From: jesper <jesper@...>
>Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:46:40 +0100
>Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] cranking up the SDS-V output
>Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>Found the message again, it was Michael's and written back in Sept 2006:
>
>"To get a fat output (line level), remove all seven 68 ohm resistors on

>the backpanel (wired between pin 1 and 3 on all seven individual
>outputs). And if you have your SDSV opened already, you can change the
>output wiring."
>
>--
>electronically yours, jesper
>
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>jesper skrev:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I found an old mail tucked away where someone among our "gods" (can't
>> find it again) described that the resistors at the XLR outputs might be
>> removed to add plenty of volume to the output of the SDS-V.
>>
>> Before I dig into my baby with the pliers... Have I understood
>> everything correctly? Can I just cut a resistor leg and leave the rest
>> there just in case I later want to reverse the process? How much
>> difference is there in output?
>>
>> I only use my SDS-V in my home studio, in a line level setup since I run
>> it through a patchbay...
>>
>> --
>> electronically yours, jesper
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