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the one i have has midi and works great.

it's hard to believe they would have SDS1000's in the world with MIDI jacks but no midi.

are you one the wrong midi channel?  it defaults to channel 1.

also, it only plays sounds on keys 60, 62, 64, 66, 68

PS, i found instructions for adding midi to a 1000:
don't remember where i got these, i never did the mod myself.



Install the following parts:

R5, R6, R7 - 220R resistors
R17 - 390K resistor
R18, R19, R20 - 8M2 resistors
R177, R182, R250, R251, R252 - 270K resistors
R246 - 220K resistor
R262, R263, R264, R265 - 1K0 resistors
R266, R267, R268, R269 - 2K2 resistors

C9, C10, C11, C12 - 1n0 capacitors
C30, C44, C58, C78 - 0.1uF capacitors

D42, D43, D44 - each 3 x 1N4148 diodes in series
(mount two sticking vertically out of the board and
one across the top)

D54, D64, D65, D66, D67, D68 - 1N4148 diodes
D57 - BAT85 schottky diode

IC6 - 74LS14 hex inverter
IC7 - 4N28 optoisolator
IC16 - LM324 quad opamp

P11, P12 - 8 pin DIN sockets, pcb mounting

L1 - wire link in 0v position
L2 - wire link in +5v position

There is also a 470R resistor suggested between
pins 4 and 14 on IC6.  There was a space on the
circuit board for mine, but on some versions you 
may have to solder the resistor on top of the chip.


 

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 From: brian walker <brian1075us@...>
To: "Simmons_Drums@...m" <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Simmons SDS 1000 & MTM
 


  
Hi

I have an SDS1000 and a SDS1000m

They both have a full set of 5 pin DIN sockets and working MIDI

I have seen a SDS1000 without the sockets so NO MIDI

I have also seen a SDS1000m with a full set of 5 pin DIN sockets but with NO MIDI functions

I am still trying to figure it out

If it has a 5 pin DIN socket plug a MIDI lead into it and see what you get

The results will be: -

It works fine

It does not work in which case: -

It is NOT MIDI capable

OR

It is MIDI capable but is not working properly

Hopefully that covers all eventualities

Brian

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From: HH <grandedoot@...>
To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 23:50
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Simmons SDS 1000 & MTM


  
Thanks Nick,

How the H do you know if it has a midi or not?

c

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, Nick Zampiello <newallianceeast@...> wrote:
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> your SDS1000 doesn't have midi?
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> many do and if you get one with midi you don't need an MTM>
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>  From: HH <grandedoot@...>
> To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 10:58 AM
> Subject: [Simmons Drums] Simmons SDS 1000 & MTM
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> Hello again!
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> I have a SDS 1000 & am wondering if a MTM system would work with it? The SDS is nice, but I have visions from the 80's when I would go to a keyboard store & they had either the SDX (or the MTM) that could be played & it was AMAZING!
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> If the MTM adds a ton of incredible sounds to the SDS 1000, I suppose, I'm super curious to know.
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> Thanks guys & gals! Chris
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