Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Buchner" <buchnerelectronics@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Mk1 pad output levels


> The other aspect is, that the hard surfaces are the most responsible part 
> for a needle-sharp click sound. As you know, the piezo is something like a 
> microphone. Plug different pads with different surfaces directly into a 
> mixing console and play: A rubber pad will sound different and will 
> produce a rugged click on an SDSV. The hard surfaces produce a tight, 
> aggressive short trigger pulse. After all drummers were complaining about 
> their aches, simmons offered rubber overlays for the Mk1s, but they 
> definitely changed the sound!
> Michael

And this can be heard very clearly on various records from the early to mid 
eighties.

WT