Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Cool - not the real SDS-V then, but sampled into the Linn is at least 
second best. :)

thanks for the info,

-- 
electronically yours, jesper

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ken_evans_99 skrev:
> Off topic - but I'm sure there was Simmons all over Berlin's stuff at 
> that time - however "No More Words" was a Moroder production, with a 
> Linndrum programmed by Arthur Barrow, with custom eproms burnt for the 
> toms, sampled from a Simmons (not sure which model, probably SDSV). I 
> know this because I've discussed it personally with Arthur Barrow, and 
> also have had the sounds custom burnt for my own Linn courtesy of Forat 
> Electronics in LA, who still have the Moroder/ Faltermeyer custom sounds 
> in their library.
> 
> You can hear these Simmons toms, blown to Linndrum eproms, and Arthur 
> Barrow guesting on bass and synth, on the song "1985 (GM '85 Remix)" on 
> my band's Myspace page here: http://www.myspace.com/tychobraheaustralia 
> <http://www.myspace.com/tychobraheaustralia>
> 
> Cheers,
> Ken.
> 
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:Simmons_Drums%40yahoogroups.com>, Thomas Heckmann 
> <troperecordings@...> wrote:
>  >
>  > Ah, ok...that makes a difference ;-)
>  > Did I let you know that MY SDS III is on the way to me ? :-))))))
>  > Finally I got it and the search is over....
>  >
>  > On Apr 24, 2010, at 10:59 PM, jesper wrote:
>  >
>  > Thomas Heckmann skrev:
>  > > Simmons USA ?
>  > > The guys who brought us the lovely SD5K or what it's called ????
>  >
>  > No, that was the losers who bought the rights to the name later.
>  >
>  > > ...no more words....
>  >
>  > Which got me thinking, wasn't Berlin quite a fan of the real SDS's when
>  > that single was new? :)
>  >
>  > --
>  > electronically yours, jesper - shifting focus