Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Jesper,

So, I'm surprised. I found it in the archive here.

Tell me more about it, please?

Randal

"I recently bought an Ultimate Percussion K2-X including two pads. 
It's a bit temperamental (bad soldering somewhere?) but a friend is 
having a look at it. I was amazed how simple the inside was and it 
reminded me a lot of my SDS-IV when it came to number of IC's and 
controls but also the sounds it was able to produce.

8 channels and totally analogue from 1984... I'm not going to 
complain! ;)"



--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "randaleem" <randaleem@...> 
wrote:
>
> Jesper,
> 
> What is a K2-X? Internet searches turn up nothing. Is it digital?
> 
> I'd be surprised if it is analog. Analog circuits need to be tuned 
> to specific ranges for best results. Of course a computer can run 
> whatever program on whatever channel you want. But that's no 
longer 
> an analog drum kit. (and I'm not getting into whether one is 
better 
> or not. I just want to stay with analog voices for what I'm 
working 
> on. Digital for control is great.
> 
> Randal
> 
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@> wrote:
> >
> > I've owned one, if you talk about the mark II one released a few 
> years 
> > ago... 8 channels with slightly different layout to emulate 
bass, 
> snare, 
> > effects, bells, clap etc. I sold it since what it did good my 
> other stuff 
> > did better + it took up far too much space in the rack...
> > 
> > My K2-X is 8-channel too and I love the setup with identical 
> voices not 
> > forcing you to think "bass" is bass channel, "snare" is snare 
> channel etc. 
> > You can just tweak 8 snares if you like, or whatever...
> > 
> > electronically yours, jesper
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