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Re: [Simmons Drums] Silicon Mallet FSRs

2018-08-29 by José Duarte Antunes

Any aditional useful info, please inform me also :)Glad to help. Enviado do Yahoo Mail para Android Em qua, 29 ago, 2018 às 15:32, edrose1@swbell.net

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Silicon Mallet FSRs

2018-08-29 by edrose1@...

Many thanks for this, Jose! Exactly what I was looking for! And, luckily enough, I have one of those conductive pens. Oh, and after being on a few hours, the

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Silicon Mallet FSRs

2018-08-29 by José Duarte Antunes

Been there some years ago.The first thing I was told to do was to buy a conductive pen like this one.Silver Conductive Pen, Silver Flex Conductive Pen, Nickel

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Silicon Mallet FSRs

2018-08-28 by edrose1@...

Hey All. Just picked up a Silicon Mallet and it has a few sporadic dead keys plus one dead octave. The dead octave is probably just connection or logic related

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Re: SDS6/7 Memory Cassette

2018-08-14 by edrose1@...

Good to hear from you, Richard, and many thanks for replying! I totally understand not having the time to work on this and I would be happy to take this on.

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Re: SDS6/7 Memory Cassette

2018-08-14 by warlandr63@...

I still have some pcb s etc from the run of these I did back in 2013. As is the case for most of us, life interferes at times and forces us into alternate

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SDS6/7 Memory Cassette

2018-08-09 by edrose1@...

Hey All. I ve had a number of folks ask me for SDS6/7 Memory Cassettes recently and I wanted to hear your thoughts on making another round of them. I know

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Re: [Simmons Drums] sds7 battery

2018-05-02 by hr

Hi I m the original author of that article copyed from here http://snw.lonningdal.no/ Regarding the battery information I think that paragraph is thorough if

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Re: [Simmons Drums] sds7 battery

2018-05-02 by hr

Hi I m the original author of that article copyed from here http://snw.lonningdal.no/ Regarding the battery information I think that paragraph is thorough if

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sds7 battery

2018-05-01 by timington@...

hello so glad I found this group! I recently grabbed my old sds7 from my parents basement where it s sat for the last 30 yrs...it appears to be in working

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changing battery in sds7

2018-04-29 by timington@...

Hi everybody! So glad I found this group. I recently got my sds7 out of storage and it seems the old girl works great... except all the old sounds are gone and

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SDE Software

2018-03-02 by edrose1@...

Hey All. What s the last revision of SDE software? Latest I have is v2. But, based on documentation Patrice sent over, I m wondering if there was another

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Simmons SDS7 Service Manual found

2018-02-20 by hamsterdrum85@...

I wanted to state that I was looking at some files on my memory sticks and came across a readable copy of the Simmons SDS7 service manual I remember

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Digital Clap Trap

2018-02-10 by Hans

Now see what you guys made me do. I’ve taken delivery on a near mint Digital Clap Trap with manual and original box. You probably know by now first thing I

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muzines - old music magazins

2018-02-10 by Hans

Great source for old Simmons related articles, reviews and interviews. http://www.muzines.co.uk/mags Articles are retyped (OCR scan) and images edited for

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Re: MTM program change on SDS7

2018-02-05 by edrose1@...

Just using the Selector Pad. I still have to make MTM SDS7 cables which are gonna expensive - connectors alone are over $15 each. Hit me up if you re

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Re: MTM program change on SDS7

2018-02-05 by music@...

Ed.... are you sending a Pgm Ch to the MTM to change the pgm on the SDS7 connected to it via the MTM/SDS7 link cable ? Cheers A

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Re: MTM program change on SDS7

2018-02-02 by edrose1@...

Yes, MTM can change Kit # values on SDS7. But, you ll need to make/find a 10pin - 10pin cable to run from MTM to SDS7. I ll try and hook up an SDS7 this

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MTM program change on SDS7

2018-02-02 by Hans

Hi Am I correct to understand MTM can do program change (PC) on SDS 7? If so, have anyone tested PC on the same note? What I m curious about are how gracious

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Attempting to redraw the SDS1 schematic

2018-01-25 by hamsterdrum85@...

I have a few pictures of the schematic downloaded from old eBay listings that ended. I didn’t want to spend $100 on a drum pad I probably can’t fix just to

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SDS9 backup battery and schematic.

2017-12-09 by sjgallos@...

Can anyone tell me if the memory backup battery is a rechargeable battery or a primary cell? I need to replace it and the old battery doesn t have any markings

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Re: bass drum pad noise

2017-11-06 by brucemason@...

I used to put a thick chunk of foam rubber in there..it needs to touch the beater area and the front of the shell...you don t need to fill the whole pad. it

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New single out now...

2017-11-05 by jesper

...and it s on-topic too; https://open.spotify.com/album/22TmORU4bg6Lrf7CEZi6ZZ Kick and snare from SDS-IV, claps from ClapTrap mk 1 and 2. The rest of the

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AW: [Simmons Drums] bass drum pad noise

2017-10-31 by buchnerelectronics@...

If the noise is caused by the hollow body of the pad, fill it up with either glasswool or stonewool. Take care not breathing the fibres in while working with

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Re: SDS9 pads - cracked playing surfaces

2017-10-31 by hamsterdrum85@...

I looked at the document on the Simmons Museum site but I can’t find anything on restoring the heads. I don’t know if using liquid Flex Seal and a plastic

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Re: bass drum pad noise

2017-10-31 by Jacquot.Patrice@...

Hi there, what type of pad are you talking about ? Some were worse than others, especially the SDS7 first generation (XLR connection). It s been better on the

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