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Re: [Simmons Drums] Good News/Bad News SDS8

2007-02-23 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

Ken!

If you're not into tech stuff yourself it sounds as you need it fixed by 
someone skilled but not too expensive. It might take a few hours to fix but 
I bet it's nothing really bad.

Or you have to find another and keep this for spares. :(

electronically yours, jesper
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ken_evans_99" <tycho33@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Good News/Bad News SDS8


> Well, it *does* make some sounds, but only the tone, not the noise
> component. Plus amp output is *very* noisy, one side only, and quiet at
> that. Kick drum preset comes out as a low quiet "crack...le", preset
> snare is inaudible but switch to "user" and you can get the tone at
> least. Preset toms are a *very* low pitched short quiet "bloh" sound.
>
> If I wasn't a grown up I'd be having a cry about now...mmmmwaaaaaaaH!
>
> Ken.
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> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, Steve Ridley <spr@...> wrote:
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>> > Are _all_ the noises dead? I thought the SDS-8 used separate
> channels for
>> > each voice. Long time since I owned one but...
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>> The noise source is probably common to all voices.  That's how
>> it's usually done.
>>
>>
>> Steve
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