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Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: the original SDS?

2006-10-01 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

Cool!

I haven't seen those pics before. The SDS looks a lot cooler than I 
imagined!
I guess the DIN-5 is for trigger inputs...

I would've loved some close-up to see if it's the same labelling and 
typeface as on SDS-2.
When was the book published?

electronically yours, jesper
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "superwolle70" <superwolle70@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 8:37 AM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: the original SDS?


> Hi Jesper,
> the "Original SDS" is described on two pages in the "Simmons Drum
> Book". It consists of a 5 channel desktop unit and a tubular-bell-like
> multi trigger pad. I scanned the pages, they are here:
> http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/downloads/originalsds.pdf
> But I don't know anything about what became of it.
>
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi list!
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>> Does anyone here know what became of it? The original SDS that Dave
> built
>> for the drummer in his band? I seem to recall having read that it was a
>> white tabletop unit with one or maybe two channels, but that can be me
>> dreaming too...
>>
>> Is it still around somewhere? What does/did it sound like?
>>
>> electronically yours, jesper
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>> www.electronic-obsession.se
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>> Order your own copy of the Machinepop/Imiafan
>> split-EP at www.electronic-obsession.se/label.asp
>>
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