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Re: [Simmons Drums] system load/dump

2005-10-18 by superwolle70

Hi, before you both bid yourself to death: Michael Buchner has developped a way to read, write and edit the eproms with an ordinary prommer. The plan is to

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Re: [Simmons Drums] system load/dump

2005-10-18 by Gordon JC Pearce

... Hi there, I noticed you re bidding on the Simmons EPROMs on eBay. I ll hold off on bidding on them so we don t end up with a price war. Gordon.

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Re: [Simmons Drums] UP, Synare e-drums

2005-10-18 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

I owned a single UP pad with controls on the side. Sounded awful and had no trig input so I sold it ASAP. Got a really good price too! ;) electronically yours,

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system load/dump

2005-10-18 by matt_ritche

I HAVE TMI,IS THERE A WAY TO DUMP DATA TO NEWER MIDI UNITS?i don t want to dump/load to tape like many of the owners manuals suggest IF ANYONE KNOWS OR HAS

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Fwd: TMI SYSTEM DUMP

2005-10-18 by matt_ritche

... wrote: I HAVE TMI,IS THERE A WAY TO DUMP DATA TO NEWER MIDI UNITS,i don t wanna use a tape player to dump/load like many owners manuals state?IF ANYONE

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UP, Synare e-drums

2005-10-18 by dalenkarl

Remeber Synare and UP drums? http://www.repercussions.org/ klick on e- drums link! KD

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: simmons on the web?

2005-10-17 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

And Senso is a brilliant guy too - trustworthy and friendly! electronically yours, jesper - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- - www.electronic-obsession.se ...

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Re: simmons on the web?

2005-10-17 by superwolle70

I have not found any other exclusive Simmons sites so far. Yesterday I found a site from the Netherlands which deals with spare parts (e.g. vintage Simmons

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Re: internal battery

2005-10-17 by superwolle70

I had the problem that I got two SDS6 which were both damaged by leakage of old AAA batteries which had already been removed. The SDS6 needs 3.6V for holding

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internal battery

2005-10-17 by matt_ritche

i ve seen messages on here regarding the internal battery in simmons units. so....what can i do if this happens to mine?

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Update on the SDS7!!!

2005-10-15 by Rodney

Hello all! As a testament to the FINE engineering, and to the men & women who put these units together, and designed them: I spent all day & all night working

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Repair.

2005-10-14 by Paul.Maddox.Mail-list@Synth.net

Hi, ... http://www.synthfool.com/ If he can t fix it, it can t be fixed. ... he would give the unit a major overhaul and when he returned it, it would be like

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Repair.

2005-10-14 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

Kevin Lightner is the man behind synthfool.com and is a very friendly and knowledgable guy but he also has his price so check first... He s based in

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Repair.

2005-10-14 by MayasLady@aol.com

Hello. I am in the US in Washington state so who is Mr Lightner. Would he be able to go thru my unit and replace any buttons that are defective and double

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Repair.

2005-10-14 by Gordon JC Pearce

... That could possibly be some sort of conductive gunk on the board. The CMOS chips used, particularly the demux and flip-flop mentioned by Michael Buchner,

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Re: mtx9 midi

2005-10-14 by superwolle70

Hi Matt, I tried it out, there s no trick ;-) the easiest way to check is: After you have turned on the MTX9, press PROGRAMM twice. All bank LEDs will light

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: SDSV Repair.

2005-10-14 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

Thanks - one day I ll look into that stupid HH-module... 4556 and 4013 are almost as common as toilet paper! ;) electronically yours, jesper - -- --- ----

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV Repair.

2005-10-14 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

... No really good idea unless you re in the US ready to ship to mr Lightner... I m curious to what the problem might be... My SDS-V is behaving strange when

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Re: SPM 8:2 MANUAL

2005-10-13 by Rodney

Hello there! I just bought an SPM 8:2 on an auction on ebay, and it is supposed to have the ORIGINAL manual with it!!!! I will scan, and put on here, and at:

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: SDSV Repair.

2005-10-13 by MayasLady@aol.com

Hey Michael, How s Germany? Being from Washington State I don t get a chance to say hello from other countries. The repair man said that all channels work but

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Re: SDSV Repair.

2005-10-13 by michael.buchner@debitel.net

Hi, my Name is Michael and I live in Germany. I may not be a reputable Service Person, but I know the SDSV by Heart (I built one on my own 20 Years ago because

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SPM 8:2 MANUAL

2005-10-13 by namigoob

IN SEARCH OF SPM 8:2 MANUAL PLEASE HELP OR IF INTRESTED IN PURCHASING PLEASE NOTIFY . PAUL 2

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SDSV Repair.

2005-10-13 by MayasLady@aol.com

My SDSV is at the shop trying to be repaired. He can t do it. His problem is with the buttons. Can any one help me find a reputable Simmons repair person that

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SDS9 MIDI functions

2005-10-10 by C

Hello all. I m a new member of the group, a longtime collector of analog beatboxes and drum synthesizers. I ve never had any difficulty figuring out the most

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mtx9 midi

2005-10-10 by matt_ritche

the manual says you can trigger mtx9 with midi,but i ve had no such luck .anyone out there have any luck at accomplishing this?if so please help me!

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@SDE owners: manual ready for download

2005-10-06 by superwolle70

Before you blow up your SDEs: I have added the manual for those of you who have almost given up trying to program it. It s in English, French and German

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: SDSV Schematic

2005-10-04 by MayasLady@aol.com

Thankyou very much for your help with my scehmatic for the SDSV. I appreciate that there are friends across this world who only want to help when called upon.

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Re: SDSV Schematic

2005-10-02 by superwolle70

Hi Richard, you will find the schematics on http://www.simmons.synth.net In addition to this, I just added another version of the module schematics (hand-drawn

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SDSV Schematic

2005-10-01 by ladymerlinmaya

I have my SDSV module in for maintenance but I need to find the schematic for it. The music store that I took it to for maintenance has nothing and they told

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Midi2SDS-II update

2005-09-30 by Paul.Maddox.Mail-list@Synth.net

All, I ve decided that I m no longer going to be selling PCBs and chips, But i ve put my designs up for those who want to build there own. Further to this,

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Re: new link

2005-09-21 by richdjpearson

Thank you very much. The English pictures in the German SDS-9 manual have explained some of my outstanding questions, and the website overall looks very

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: sds9 info wanted

2005-09-21 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

I d suggest buying a complete working SDS-9 is worth more than the trouble - use this for spares! electronically yours, jesper - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- --

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[Simmons Drums] Re: sds9 info wanted

2005-09-20 by flinnrob

Having had another look the 3rd 3394 is also missing. ... verify ... one of the ... snare. ... Curtis chips, ... off his site ... check the ... The ... SDS1000

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Re: new link

2005-09-20 by superwolle70

Hi, you can now access the site by using the IP adress only http://195.37.239.143 You should not be rejected anymore. I will also change the redirection from

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Re: new link

2005-09-20 by superwolle70

195.37.239.143:6664 is the IP/Port combination which is hidden behind the name www.simmonsmuseum.com . The portnumber 6664 is not the standard webserver port

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Re: new link

2005-09-20 by richdjpearson

... Whenever I try to connect to the site the link is resolved to http://195.37.239.143:6664/ and my browser fails to connect. Does anyone have any ideas what

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[Simmons Drums] Re: sds9 info wanted

2005-09-20 by flinnrob

Thanks for the info I believe the chips have been taken for use elsewhere. There are switches missing which look like they have been taken to repair something

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