Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "troffmeister2000" 
<troffmeister@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Barry i have just placed my sds7 brain into storage into my loft 
> today warapped in plastic and cardboard - it was last switched on 
> about 20 months ago before the birth of my daughter Lauren 
> 
> - i do know inside the brain case a piece of solder has broken 
off - 
> so i don't even know as of today - if i turn on the sds7 brain it 
> will even work , and if settings will still be stored - my unit is 
22 
> yrs old and still has original battery in it !
> 
> i have 1 kit written down on paper - the numerical values for each 
> setting voice - this was my fave kit sound - and programmed for me 
by 
> a studio engineer
> 
> i have just bought a new yamaha extreme 2 electronic drum kit to 
> replace my simmons - i may in future add my sds7 brain and 4 blue 
> sds7 pads to my new yamaha setup - to run along side it - 2 brains 
> powered up - yam and simmons - but i don't know yet ?
> 
> anyway i am in the uk - i never had a memory card for the sds7 and 
i 
> know no one else with a sds7 kit - i also read that each sds7 was 
> individually calibrated - so someone elses settings may not work 
on 
> your sds7 brain , i don't know if this is correct ?
> 
> the best i can do to help would be give you my fave kit settings 
> numerical values 
> 
> all the best 
> 
> Roger :-)
>Thank you it would big help. Mike