I'd be interested in those factorypresets.
Can you upload them ?
WT
14 jun 2013 kl. 15:46 skrev "simmonssds7fan" <
ptmetcalf@...>:
> I can attest that programming an SDS7 is not as fast as an SDS8, as it took me the better part of a day to re-program all of the 39 factory defined kits back into the memory of one of my SDS7s. Better sound? Well I guess that is subjective. They all have their strengths and weaknesses sonically. I also agree that programming a 7 can be tedious, but once you get the hang of it, it kind of becomes second nature, however, it is still time consuming.
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> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, Scott Gibbons <scott@...> wrote:
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>>> I'll let you know how reliable the SDS-8 still is, as I recently
>>> purchased one, complete with pads, etc. This one may be the keeper for me
>>> in the end.....
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>> Programming the SDS7 is not as fast as spinning the pots on an SDS8, but
>> there are so many sounds that the 7 is capable of that the 8 can't touch.
>> The 8 is completely analogue while the 7 is a hybrid. You can get close to
>> the sound of the 8 with the analogue section of the 7, but not the other
>> way around. Also, the analogue section of the SDS7 really does sound
>> better than the SDS800 to my ears.
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>> On the other hand, you can do live tweaking on the SDS8 that would be
>> impossible on the 7, or on the similar Pearl Drum-X, like this:
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>> http://soundcloud.com/red-noise/simmons-sds-800-1
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>> I've had an 800 since the early 90's, and thought briefly about selling it
>> when I got my 7. VERY briefly. As soon as I started digging into the 7 I
>> realized I was going to need both of them :-P
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>> all my best,
>> - Scott
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>> ps - some more links to some SDS sounds I have on SoundCloud:
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>> Using only the analogue section of the SDS7:
>> http://soundcloud.com/red-noise/sds7
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>> Using the digital and analogue sections of the SDS7:
>> http://soundcloud.com/red-noise/simmons-sds7
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>> Using the Run Generator on the SDS800:
>> http://soundcloud.com/red-noise/simmons-sds-800
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