Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

What console made a really cool crash cymbal sound? Was it the SDS-5, 
the SDS-7, or have both consoles made that sound (whichever one was in 
a drummer's disposal)? I have heard that sound in a lot of 80's pop 
songs such as "High on Emothions" by Chris DeBurgh, "Carribean Queen" 
by Billy Ocean, "Evan" by Jan Hammer (I also wondered about how I can 
get that cool ride cymbal sound too), "The Ghost in You" by The 
Psychadelic Furs, "Oh Shiela" by Ready for the World, and several 
others (I cannot name them all). How can I produce these awesome crash 
and ride cymbal sounds? I would like to know that so I can use these 
sounds myself for my own recordings.