Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

A six pack of beer and a buddy with a soldering iron is all you 
need.  ;-)

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "pagan_prosperity" 
<pagan_prosperity@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Roger , 
> 
> Thank you for your rapid help , 
> Sounds complicated to someone who isn't too strong with electric 
> equipment . I might sell the sds9 brain and hopefuly bump into my 
> dream sds5 brain , we'll see , 
> Thank you very much for your help !
> sander
> 
> 
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "monzarottie" 
> <roger.davis@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Sander,
> > The XLR connectors on the SDS5 pads (and brain for that matter) 
> are 
> > not wired in the traditional way. Pin 2 is hot while pins 1 and 3 
> are 
> > ground.  You will need to re-wire the adapter accordingly to make 
> the 
> > pads trigger the SDS9 brain. Happy drumming!
> > 
> > Roger
> > 
> > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "pagan_prosperity" 
> > <pagan_prosperity@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey guys and girls , 
> > > Thank you for your time reading this.
> > > I was hoping someone could help me with a little issue.
> > > I bought a great Sds5 Padset a while ago but never had the time 
> to 
> > try 
> > > them out because i was lacking a brain.
> > > After having bought an Sds9 Brain , i suddenly though , is it 
> > > possible ? ,
> > > The person i bought the brain of told me he triggered it via 
> > > keyboard , therefore using a XLR Male - Jack mono( in the 
> brain ) .
> > > I recently bought adapter Female - female to put in the pad for 
> the 
> > > cables to work but there's no effect , only moving the adapter 
> > around 
> > > attached to the shell of the pad gives me strange triggered 
> sounds 
> > > because of it being too loose .
> > > Would Jack Stereo - XlR female cables work without the whole 
> > adapter 
> > > thing ?? .
> > > Please let me know your opinions ,
> > > Thank you very much 
> > > Sander
> > >
> >
>