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HI Mark,

The real question is what use are you expecting of your Edrum !!!

a few words about your question...
we can't really compare SDSV & SDX or SDS7 & SDX.!
impossible, it's not the same world at all.
it's not the same technology & use at all.
each machine you're talking about had been the SImmons Flagship at  
some point .
I could say the SDX had been the Best Simmons achieved but it's a bit  
more complicated .
Jesper would tell you probably the V or the III  had been the best  
ones...as they are some strong analog device.

the SDX is a weird machine that is allowing you to use samples & quite  
a few magic devices as Zone intelligent pads triggerings , filters ,  
pitch, panoramic, etc ... values ...
assigned to the triggered samples . it gives a lot of impressive  
sounds possibilities with an analog texture very interesting for a  
quite digital unit .
But it's far from being an analog device.
It's impossible to get the same sounds & textures as the SDSV.  you  
can sample it of course, but it won't respond at all like the original  
at all.

SDX is a high end product, with an unfinished soft (but there is a  
work around it), which gives you a unique signature.
The only comparison would be a Fairlight CMI series III dedicated to  
the percussions.
or even a EMUIII ...(they're all 16 bits samplers with high ends  
converters & filters)


It has a huge very good sound bank !

Therefore if I want an SDSV , I'm connecting the real one at once... I  
don't even think to the SDX.


Yes it's MIDI !

SImmons wanted the SDX being the best kit of the world ! it killed  
them, but they did !
today it's still the bestsounding unit even if the pads are far to be  
some Roland or DDRUM ones...but the ZI pads gives you this Zoning  
facilities that others hardly use.

Don't forget that it's not really a plug & play product. difficult to  
think about receiving it & going to play your kit in your favorite  
club the next morning.

We could say so many things about this unit !!!

anyway...
  I'm not sure... but I hope that helps,   ;- )

good luck,
Patrice.






Le 30 sept. 08 à 09:45, Mark Kenyon a écrit :

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>
> I am interested also, But I know that the SDX was the last pro kit  
> that
> Simmons did.
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> How much better is it, compaired to the SDS V or SDS 7.....?
>
> Does it have midi ?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Mark
>
>
> 



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