Jonathan skrev:
> Hi,
> There's one of these come up - I've googled it, but am still a bit
> unsure as to what it does.
Simmons Drum Expander. Sounds like a good description. ;)
> My understanding is that you can hook it up to eg SDS9 via MIDI & it
> creates (generally) percussiony sounds?
Yes... it's for percussion sounds. but...
> Can you switch, on the fly, between the SDS9 voices & the SDE?
...I'm not sure you can switch between them like described.
> It is described as an FM synthesiser - what does that mean/what are the
> implications on the noises it makes? I gather realism isn't high on the
> feature list, but it's not too high on mine either.
FM was _thee_ thing 1986. Think Yamaha DX-7 and you get the general
lifeless and sterile sound. When it comes to percussion these are more
useful than in the synth world (if you ask me) 'cause FM is really good
for bells, cymbal and similar "hard" and metallic sounds.
> I haven't really had chance to explore the SDS9 much yet as it's packed
> away while we sell our house, but it doesn't stop me from looking at
> more bits of kit! I've not done any MIDI yet either.
>
> Is this an obscure piece of kit for the die-hard or could it be useful?
Not obscure and not for the die-hard, but a neat expander for those
wanting more digital noise in the sound. Don't pay much!
> Thanks for any enlightenment you may care to give.
> Regards
> Jonathan
There you got my two cents! :)
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