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On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 7:29 AM, Michael Buchner <buchnerelectronics@...> wrote:
 
  
 
I cannot get the pics via the groups page. Send 
them to my email: buchnerelectronics@t-online.de
 
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----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Nick Zampiello 
>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
>Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 6:03  PM
>Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Simmons  SDS 6 gate question
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>no midi, i wish!
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>did  you see thew attached pics?
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>thanks,.
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>On Monday, October 21, 2013 10:10 AM,  Michael Buchner <buchnerelectronics@...>  wrote:
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>Do you have the midi or non-midi version? The  expansion boards are totally different. Check pin 2 of IC 6 and follow the  track: R20 is located between Gate in and out jacks. R21 is near IC 6. One of  the SDS6 here has R20 cut off and R21 lowered to 5K6. 
>Works with any trigger.
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>-----  Original Message ----- 
>>From: Nick Zampiello 
>>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com ; [AH] Analog Heaven ; Al  Zampiello 
>>Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 7:52 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Simmons SDS 6 gate question
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>>so i looked inside the sds 6 and there's a lot of modification going  on...
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>>i attached a picture of that section of 
    board.  and the scheme.
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>>there's no R20 and 
    R21 is routed to C14. but i don't see C14 on my scheme.
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>>maybe it's the one behind IC6?
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>>thanks in advance
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>>z
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>>On Friday, October 
    18, 2013 11:13 AM, Nick Zampiello <newallianceeast@...>  wrote:
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>>ok cool, i was unclear as to what 
    changing these would do.  thanks!
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>>On Friday, October 
    18, 2013 11:03 AM, Michael Buchner <buchnerelectronics@...> 
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>>Check R 21 and R 20 on the expansion board, the 
>>level is set there. To rise R 20 value to 1M or simply cut it 
    away should do the 
>>trick.
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: Nick 
    Zampiello 
>>>To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
>>>Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 12:22 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Simmons SDS 6 gate 
    question
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>>>awesome thanks for the info. i was able to get it to sync if 
    i ran the sequencer clock from the Garfield DR Click into the preamp of the 
    2600 for a little added gain before the SDS 6 input.
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>>>I was looking at the scheme and it 
    wouldn't be simple to change the input of the SDS 6 so i might make a little 
    box that just cranks the voltage / current a little before it.  than it 
    could be slaved to anything really.
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>>>z
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>>>On Monday, October 14, 2013 6:17 PM, 
    "vout@..." <vout@...> wrote:
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>>>Hi,
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>>>I was able to sync the SDS6 to a TR606 
>>(tom) 
    trigger output, it seems to have enough juice to drive the SDS6 even 
>>though the voltages are theoretically wrong. The SDS6 sync inputs 
    (tape and 
>>trigger) are very fussy, I think they need a bit of 
    current drive rather than 
>>just a certain voltage level. 
    Always reminded me of 80's computers with 
>>cassette loading 
    where you spent ages trying to get the level just right. 
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>>>My sync chain was DAW midi out -> 
    x0xb0x midi in, 
>>x0xb0x din sync out -> TR606 sync24 in, 
    TR606 tom trigger out -> SDS6 
>>trigger in.
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>>>This generally worked quite well and 
>>even allowed me to apply swing to the SDS6 using the x0xb0x swing 
    function.
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>>>Cheers, vout
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>>Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, Nick Zampiello 
    <newallianceeast@...> 
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>>>> hello!  so i am trying to 
>>get a 
    simmons sds 6 to chase a clock pulse and i can't get it to play...
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>>>> i see that it expects 15 volts. 
     this 
>>is a lot...
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>>>> but i am trying to lock it 
>>to a garfield 
    electronics mini doc.  i figured this would do it.
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>>>> thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> z
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