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Just won an SDS-7 Dual Sample Module!

2013-06-19 by simmonssds7fan

Hello all. I just couldn t believe my eyes! I was searching ebay as I usually do, and low and behold, an SDS-7 Dual Sample Snare module came up! I ve been

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Re: SDS7 Memory Cartridge

2013-06-17 by teknikfourteen

This is GREAT, Richard. I can be your beta tester and first customer! :-) LOL.. If you end up with a USB Port on the device, there is always a possibility to

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Re: SDS7 Memory Cartridge

2013-06-17 by Richard

Thanks for all the pics guys. Another member contacted me off group with info as well, thanks. I have already produced the pcb data needed to produce a replica

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Re: SDS7 Memory Cartridge

2013-06-17 by Ed

Just uploaded scans of a a stripped PCB. Photos Simmons Memory Cartridge. Let me know if you need anything else. Very excited about this!

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Re: SDS7 Memory Cartridge

2013-06-16 by teknikfourteen

This is great !! Now, if he can he introduce a USB port on his version he d be making us VERY happy. :-)

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Re: SDS7 Memory Cartridge

2013-06-16 by Jack

I know someone working on it. A guy able to dig in & sort out much more complicated systems like Fairlight PPG etc ... But not that simple as it seems

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Re: SDS7 Memory Cartridge

2013-06-15 by teknikfourteen

Like you, I keep scouring the net for one of those babies for the purpose of cloning or improving upon it so that they can be made available to SDS7 owners.

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Re: SDS7 Memory Cartridge

2013-06-15 by simmonssds7fan

There are some decent quality pictures of a memory cartridge on the group page photo section.....

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SDS7 Memory Cartridge

2013-06-15 by Richard

I read with interest the discussions around the pros and cons of the SDS7. Something I have been in search of, as have others, the elusive memory dump

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Re: sds8 price

2013-06-14 by simmonssds7fan

I can attest that programming an SDS7 is not as fast as an SDS8, as it took me the better part of a day to re-program all of the 39 factory defined kits back

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: sds8 price

2013-06-14 by Michael Buchner

In Germany we say: to have results from to keep . ... From: jesper To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 12:56 PM Subject: Re:

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Yellow SDS9 Bass Drum Shell

2013-06-14 by teknikfourteen

Hi guys.... Here s a shot in the dark... would anyone have a yellow SDS9 type Bass Drum Shell they might want to sell or exchange for a white one ? I am

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Re: sds8 price

2013-06-13 by Scott Gibbons

... Programming the SDS7 is not as fast as spinning the pots on an SDS8, but there are so many sounds that the 7 is capable of that the 8 can t touch. The 8 is

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Re : [Simmons Drums] Re: SDS7

2013-06-13 by Jacquot.Patrice@...

Indeed ... Yes racking it, is a good solution to avoid chassis bending... & that s probably why it has these incredible original long & solid Rack Ears ...

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Re: SDS7

2013-06-13 by teknikfourteen

Agreed... frustration and fascination pretty much sums it up nicely. And as was said, the 7 s chassis left a lot to be desired. As more cards were loaded in,

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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDS7

2013-06-13 by chris@chriswareham.net

Hi Michael, Backplane is the correct term. Computers and associated devices often have a back plane, with slots that daughter boards slot into. For example,

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Re : [Simmons Drums] SDS7

2013-06-13 by Jacquot.Patrice@...

That s exactly that sort of stories i heard many times :( That s how I know I won t pay 1500€ for it ... a bit expensive for a Cabasa . This the final

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SDS7

2013-06-13 by Michael Buchner

As Pratrice says right: SDS7 often brings you somewhere in between frustration and fascination. 1984 I was touring when we had a narrow stage so I could place

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More issues with my SDS-9

2013-06-12 by simmonssds7fan

First off, I d like to thank those that have helped me along with repairing this, but I m currently at a standstill. What s been replaced so far: all the caps

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More issues with my SDS-9

2013-06-12 by simmonssds7fan

First off, I d like to thank those that have helped me along with repairing this, but I m currently at a standstill. What s been replaced so far: all the caps

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More issues with my SDS-9

2013-06-12 by simmonssds7fan

First off, I d like to thank those that have helped me along with repairing this, but I m currently at a standstill. What s been replaced so far: all the caps

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Re : Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: sds8 price

2013-06-12 by teknikfourteen

SDS7... a bitch to program??? Hmmm... in my opinion, the programming is actually simple enough once you get used to the procedure. (Unless it s the tedious

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Re : Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: sds8 price

2013-06-11 by simmonssds7fan

I m finding that the SDS-7 is not as unreliable as many purport it to be. While one of mine was described as not working when I purchased it, everything was

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