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Re: Good News/Bad News SDS8

2007-02-24 by edrumr

This is true. the SDS 8 and most, if not all simmons brains used a common noise generator. If one side of the stereo out is bad, that is another problem. If

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OT Those Aussie 80's bands !

2007-02-24 by NYMOs

... Hi there, Yeah... there s more on this list... I was the original keyboard player with Geisha ! We didn t use a Simmons on the albums but we used a SDS8

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Good News/Bad News SDS8

2007-02-23 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

Ken! If you re not into tech stuff yourself it sounds as you need it fixed by someone skilled but not too expensive. It might take a few hours to fix but I bet

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Re: [Simmons Drums] New user says hi !

2007-02-22 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

... Welcome, always nice with a bunch of aussies on the list. ... Yeah, old-school indeed. I used to sing in a band which made everything on the MC4b. And no,

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Re Good News/ bad news SDS*

2007-02-22 by NYMOs

Hi Ken, Just wanted to let you know there have been two on ebay au lately. One was the Pseudo Echo one and the other was from the guy that I bought my SDSV

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New user says hi !

2007-02-22 by NYMOs

Hi there, Just wanted to introduce myself.. Nymo from Australia and proud owner of a SDSV 5 module rack which is triggered from a Roland MC4b sequencer. I am

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Good News/Bad News SDS8

2007-02-22 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

Are _all_ the noises dead? I thought the SDS-8 used separate channels for each voice. Long time since I owned one but... Have you checked the separate outs

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Good News/Bad News SDS8

2007-02-22 by ken_evans_99

Well, my SDS8 brain arrived in Australia from the US.... Good news is that my service tech was able to easily convert it from 110 volt to 240 (220) volt -

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Re: again, forsale, simmons gear

2007-02-17 by stone.skeleton

i finally set things up to test: sds9 proms are not working it seems, and the battery is toasty the sds800 is working 100% and i found the sds200. i set up

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS-2000 problems!

2007-02-16 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

Sounds like something is deal between sound source and the amplifier section. Dig! :) electronically yours, jesper - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -

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SDS9 with Bass, snare and three toms

2007-02-15 by Dale

I am parting ways with this. Any ideas on what they will fetch? The brain has three knobs that have pulled off (I still have two of them). Everything else is

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SDS-2000 problems!

2007-02-14 by oskark_99

Does anyone have any idea of what to check on a SDS-2000 where the hi- tom suddenly has its direct sound muted, and only the reverberated sound heard? I have

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Simmons in Modern Drummer?

2007-02-14 by Michal Kirmuc

Hello, Do anybody know in whitch back issues of Modern Drummer magazine was fexi discs with Simmons demo? I know that SDS7 was in july 1984. Thanks, Michal ...

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Re: [Simmons Drums] simmons sds7 drums

2007-02-13 by hypnotistb@cs.com

I would appreciate that. I love the idea of mixing the two sets. Hope that works out for you. I lost all my factory kits and all my favorite kits. The brain

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Re: Simmons SDS 1 Eproms

2007-02-11 by wallacious

Hi, It s the first time I read this forum. I have an EPROM programmer and I have downloaded some sounds files from SimmonsMuseum web site. I don t know where

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Voltage switching

2007-02-11 by wallacious

Hi everybody, Well, I m belgian and my English is not top! I have bought a SDS9 110V and I have reconfigure the transformer. I can give you the colors code for

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Re: [Simmons Drums] simmons sds7 drums

2007-02-11 by troffmeister2000

Barry i have just placed my sds7 brain into storage into my loft today warapped in plastic and cardboard - it was last switched on about 20 months ago before

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again, forsale, simmons gear

2007-02-10 by stone.skeleton

sds 9 - $150 sds 8 - $200 sds 800 - $200 sds 200 - $150 mtx 9 - $100 CDN dollars and, a MTM midi-trigger-midi controller which i would only sell for a very

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Re: [Simmons Drums] simmons sds7 drums

2007-02-10 by hypnotistb@cs.com

I ve lost the factory settings in my SDS 7 also. I would have though that there would be someone who would have written the settings down. (There must be one

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Porta Kit

2007-02-09 by ken_evans_99

I m in contact with a guy in the US who wants to sell his Porta Kit, apparently only used twice and then stored away in 1987, still in mint- ish condition I

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS-1000 set

2007-02-08 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

The SDS-1000 isn t exactly the sexiest brain there is, but if it s in decent condition and do work etc I d say 250 USD on the local market. But yes, I think

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SDS-1000 set

2007-02-07 by Dan

Hello - I m a new member and was hoping to find out what my set is worth. It s Simmons SDS-1000 with 4 pads and the bass drum - I bought it in 1989 and used

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Re: [Simmons Drums] simmons sds7 drums

2007-02-07 by Tommy Vernice

If you ve lost the sounds in your SDS7, your memory battery is most likely shot. You will need to find someone with a working SDS7 memory cartridge that they

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Betr: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: hello?

2007-02-07 by Berk Aarts

Like all drummers , I miss my brain BERK! ... like ... ________________________________________________________________________________________ 12move ADSL:

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS9 Snare Wiring

2007-02-07 by ken_evans_99

Thanks, I ll give it a go. The wires from the rim piezo have been completely removed. I suspect I may need to replace that piezo as well - there must be a

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silicon mallet power

2007-02-07 by stone.skeleton

since i do not have the mallet part, how would one power this unit up to use with midi, given that there is no powersupply? st

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Voltage switching

2007-02-06 by Patrice Jacquot

Hi Phil , glad to hear from you !!! could we talk via our mailadresses ? bye, Patrice. ... From: Phil Murray To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Voltage switching

2007-02-06 by Phil Murray

Yes I agree with Tommy. From memory the SDS-8 has a toroidal transformer with a single primary winding. The SDS-9 / 1000 / etc. have links on the PCB with a

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS9 Snare Wiring

2007-02-06 by Tommy Vernice

I beleive the center piezo has the center wired to the tip. The center of the rim pick-up to the ring and the two outer copper looking rings wire together to

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