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From: "hamsterdrum85" <hamsterdrum85@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 5:39 AM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Questions on Simmons SDS-7 Hi-Hat, Crash, and
RideCymbal sounds


> For those of you who have an SDS-7 to toy around with, how can I
> make those cool cymbal sounds? I need to know what EPROMs to use and
> how much value of the right-side controls will be necessary. The
> ride sounds to have an almost accoustic ride sound but with a little
> bit of a hiss or a Simmons hi-hat sound mixed in with it. The crash
> sounds to have a sound almost like a 16" K. Zildjian thin crash but
> the pitched is swept up and has a hiss at the beginning of the sound
> (I'm not sure if it has a ping at the beginning like the SDS-5
> Cymbal Sound). The high hat sounds are a short analog "tsst" sound
> for closed and a shaker-like hiss for open.
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> My only known source for the ride sound was from:
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> -"Evan" by Jan Hammer from THE MIAMI VICE SOUNDTRACK
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> Some of my sources for the crash sounds were from:
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> -"The Ghost in You" by Psychadelic Furs
> -"High on Emotions" by Chris De Burgh
> -"Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Dennise Williams
> -"Technique" and "I Can Fly" by Rainey from GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE
> FUN SOUNDTRACK
> -"Carribean Queen" by Billy Ocean
> -"Chase" and "Evan" by Jan Hammer from THE MIAMI VICE SOUNDTRACK
> -"Oh Shiela" by Ready for the World
> -"Take on Me" by A-ha
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> Some of my sources for the hi-hat sounds were from:
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> -"Living a Boy's Adventure Tale" by A-ha (from the same album
> as "Take on Me"--Hunting High and Low)
> -"Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer
> -"Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister
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