Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi & Bravo for the resurrection...

I love very much the SDS2000.
nothing to see with the other Simmons probably the most cold one in  
term of sound ...But there's something very nice in it !!!


I have 5 sound cards & they're not all working ...
the ones that are working don't bring anything interesting , just the  
same sounds all the time...
I had them probably from a maintenance service...
I don't know much more about them ...

The fact is  that I would like to find some other sounds &eventually  
reprogram & reuse the ones that are faulty ...
But I have no Idea yet how to do that ...
Maybe one day ...

I doubt it helps but anyway it's always good to talk abou this (quite  
forgotten)  unit...

good luck,
Patrice.


Le 10 juin 08 à 17:11, p_k_daniels a écrit :

> Ok so thought id give you all an update, couldnt find schematics
> anywhere, but downloaded the user manual from simmons museum (thanks
> wolfgang!) unwrapped it, powered it up, wired in some computer
> speakers to the headphone socket...as described lights on no sound,
> did a factory reset as per the manual still no sound, took the top
> off and s**t myself was expecting it to be all transistors and bits
> due to the age (TTL was what i thought it would be) instead im faced
> with a veritable chip shop, at least 5 of which have the simmons
> logo on them and not a lot else...however even a blind monkey could
> have found this one one of the 2 big 23v capacitors had a blown can
> bottom, changed it out and bingo everything works. so SDS2000
> no000397 is resurected, polished and has been added to the
> setup...total cost £50 inc delivery, capacitor free from a box of
> bits and RS £1.95 for some slider knobs.
>
> now questions for all you list gods/demigods/demons or plebs like
> me...does anyone have any idea what sort of card goes in the
> soundcard slot? does anyone, know anyone, who has a friend, who may
> know where to get and how to program the said card, to gain access
> to the other available sounds for this beasty?
>
> no thought not;-)
>
>
> 



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