Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Yep, did that to my ClapTraps as well...self oscillating is always fun :-)
And, Jesper, glad you have fun with your new pedal !
Anybody ever tried the MPC Clap ? That's a good one, too...
Best
tph

On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:59 PM, Michael Buchner wrote:

> Just want to say, that there are 2 internal pots. Very exiting is "resonance". There is also "noise volume". Open them beasts up and tweak, it is sure an experience and fun!
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>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: jesper 
>  To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
>  Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 5:28 PM
>  Subject: [Simmons Drums] Clapping heaven
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> 
>  Hi list!
> 
>  Two months ago I had the cealing window in my studio changed. This meant 
>  unhooking a lot of gear and afterwards plenty of cleaning. Now almost 
>  everything is back in place...
> 
>  Today it was time to test the drum synts. I made a simple two bar loop 
>  with four different triggers in Cubase (basically bass, snare, hihat and 
>  cymbal (at least in theory)), fed the triggers to the first machine and 
>  the output(s) to the mixer. When one proved OK I moved on and soon 
>  arrived in my "corner or clappers". This was the first time I really 
>  A-B-tested the two first versions of the Clap Trap (along with E-H Clap 
>  Track and Crash Pad). A sudden mayhem of claps and crashes appeared but 
>  with some tweaking I arrived at this conclusion:
>  I don't think that mark 1 and mark 2 are identical (even without the 
>  humanizer) or it's just my machines. I find mark 1 rougher, courser and, 
>  well, meaner. Mark 2 is just as good but different. A little more 
>  well-behaved maybe. I ended up tweaking them so that the older brother 
>  played a classic disco clap ensemble while the younger sibling added 
>  finger snaps. The humanizer sure is good for finger snap sounds!
> 
>  Just wanted to share this Sunday experience. :D
> 
>  And while at it: That's one expensive disco clap:
>  http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290585086395
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>  p.s. Thomas, the Syndrum pedal assembly works great with the 478. Lovely 
>  with the sustain kill switch! d.s.
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>  -- 
>  electronically yours, jesper
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Thomas Heckmann
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