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>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>From: jesper <jesper@...>
>Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:02:28 +0200
>Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS 8/9 In Use
>Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
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>ken evans skrev:
>> Some video has been uploaded to Youtube of my SDS9 pads in use with my
>
>> SDS8 module. I'm not the drummer, I just own the gear - I'm the bald guy
>
>> with the Roland MIDI bass guitar or hitting the Octopad...here's the link:
>> http://www.youtube.com/user/TychoBraheVideo
>
>Simmons and "bald" in the same sentence, sounds like most of us I guess.
> ;)
>
>> "Delos" is from a Sydney gig a couple of years back with Swedish act
>> Covenant.
>
>Good connection there... Tycho Brahe resided at Hven, an island, just
>off the coast of Helsingborg, the home of Covenant. BTW, "The Tivoli"?
>The rock club in already mentioned Helsingborg is called just that. Not

>that tivoli I guess? :-o
>
>> "1985" is from the Melbourne leg of our interstate run opening
>> for The Human League last year.
>>
>> Live we run the kick out of the SDS8 module, the other pads are
>> triggering samples as we change sounds on those for different songs. Our
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>> drummer (Stephen Birt) uses an acoustic snare.
>
>Hard to miss that snare in the recordings. ;)
>
>> Played two sets of mostly originals for a private function last night,
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>> Simmons kit drew many, many favourable comments.
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>But we want more Simmons sounds on the recordings, tell your drummer that!
>
>Also, I prefer the more wavey stuff, "Delos" was a bit too
>futurepopish/dubish for me.
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>--
>electronically yours, jesper
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