Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

On 21 May 2013 at 15:45 Chris Cronin <gushi1@...> wrote:
> I'm hoping that if Dave does win back the rights to the Simmons name, the
> Analogue Clap Trap will be resurrected.
>
> I picked up the Musicaid one last year for a VERY reasonable price. There's
> not a lot to it (it only really makes two noises), but I love its sound and
> its a lot of fun. I would hate to be without it.
>

Hi Chris,

I had a digital Clap Trap at one point, and it's also a great machine. The
analogue one seems to be capable of more "synthetic" sounds though, hence my
interest in acquiring or cloning one. There's a good example of its use on the
so called "Langham Sessions" by The Cure, where it's variously synced or
triggered by a Boss DR-55 drum machine. On their subsequent album I think the
Clap Trap is still responsible for some of the highly processed snare sounds.

Chris