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at least I think I remember Phil Collins posing in an SDS9 add ;-)

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Patrice JACQUOT"
<Jacquot.Patrice@w...> wrote:
> HI & welcome guybrush !
> 
> What I can hear from the Single "Invisible Touch" is definitely an
SDS7 !
> it sounds more dry than an SDSV ...
> & maybe the SDSV for the white noise ...
> 
> On the "wembley"  gig from 86, if you have some good eyes,  you can
see two SDS7's brains on stage + one SDSV with pads (close to Phil's
Grestch acoustic drums...)
> 
> The drummer is trigging an SDS7 from the acoustc drums (probably via
an MTM ), & Phil is have an SDS7 & pads close to Tony Banks keyboards set.
> 
> sorry never heard the SDS9 with Phil's Colins( from what I know
....)  , but the 9 can sound close to the V sometimes.... so ...
> 
> Domino is a mixing of SDS7 ( reverse cymbals ) & SDSV (tomtom fill &
some, symbals too)...
> 
> Get the Wembley DVD it becomes clear !
> Bye,
> Patrice..
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: guybrush03 
>   To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:28 AM
>   Subject: [Simmons Drums] New member post
> 
> 
> 
>   Howdy from Austin, TX USA!
> 
>   Just joined the group and finished browsing the archives.  Somehow
>   with all the google'ing I've done on Simmons drums, I never found this
>   group until just now.
> 
>   I'm a organ/piano/synth player, but I've got a sense of rhythm and can
>   imitate well enough to justify buying a little drum gear.  So far I've
>   landed a 5 piece SDS9 set in red and the usual 5-module SDSV.  I
>   wouldn't mind getting another SDSV for more modules and/or parts.  As
>   far as other gear, I've got most of the rooms here stuffed with combo
>   organs, synths, electric pianos, spinet organs, etc.  As far as drum
>   machines, I use a Roland CR-78 and a Linndrum.
> 
>   Anyway, two questions to start off with here:
> 
>   1)  What brain was used on "Invisible Touch" (the song, not the
>   album)?  I want to say SDSV, but I can't seem to get the settings just
>   right yet
> 
>   2)  Anyone able to scan/upload SDSV manual and/or schematics?  I
>   actually bought some for $15 from schematicconnection.com .. but the
>   guy is apparently having hip surgery and the order has been delayed by
>   over a month (torture!!)
> 
>   Talk to you all soon ..
> 
>   guybrush
> 
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