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Re: [Simmons Drums] Simmons drums

2013-02-14 by jesper

Hi Mark, ... SDS-7 are probably the cheapest among that bunch but they re also most fragile, especially after these decades. Pollards can sometimes be found at

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Simmons drums

2013-02-13 by misplacedfix

Hello everyone, I am Mark and I live in the states and am new to the group. Discovered Simmons in the early 80 s and have been tinkering with them ever since.

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Re: SDS9 any good?

2013-02-12 by Scott Gibbons

Great & tasteful video demo, thanks! It s always hard to know much from factory presets of course, but that seems to give a good idea of the overall character.

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Re: SDS9 any good?

2013-02-12 by Scott Gibbons

Thanks, everyone! The SDS9 just seems like such an odd bird, I ve been curious for a while what it was all about. I wondered if there was anything particularly

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: SDS9 any good?

2013-02-11 by Chris Cronin

I picked up an SDS9 for £55 last week. Haven t quite got to grips with it yet but I think I ll hold onto it for now, especially as one sold for £450 on ebay

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[Simmons Drums] Re: SDSV parts

2013-02-11 by Nick Zampiello

I got a bunch of beautiful SDSV 6mm collet caps from Ed Rose. I may need some pots though. anyone have source on these? thanks in advance. z NEW ALLIANCE

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Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: SDS9 any good?

2013-02-11 by Michael Buchner

Hats off, Ed. Only a few sentences, but precise description. I fully agree. Somehow the different sound sources did not fit together as a kit. Michael ...

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Re: SDS9 any good?

2013-02-11 by Ed

Two thumbs down. Since you already have an SDS7, it ll be a huge disappointment. Bass Drum sound generation is analog but incredibly limited so don t expect to

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Re: SDS9 any good?

2013-02-11 by alfpaches

Hi Scoot. Check out this video ON youtube I shared a few months ago. Perhaps it will serve to get an idea of ​​the sounds of SDS9.

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Re: SDS9 any good?

2013-02-11 by superwolle70

... reduced to a simple formula: you may say so (BTW: SDS800 was later than SDS9). The experience from SDS7/8 combined in a consumer priced desktop device

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SDS9 any good?

2013-02-10 by Scott Gibbons

I ve never played an SDS9 before, and am just wondering... Is it basically like 3 channels of SDS7 and 3 channels of SDS8/800 (without the run generator?)? Or

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Re: Simmons SDS 6 in the wild?

2013-02-01 by vout@...

I love my SDS6. I think it has a few appealing characteristics - firstly it just looks great! second, they are pretty rare - I think less than 300 were made,

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Re: Simmons SDS 6 in the wild?

2013-02-01 by Richard

I have one of the ultra rare factory midi units. Great machine to use and looks a treat when running. The midi implementation is really rudimentary, just midi

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Re: Simmons SDS 6 in the wild?

2013-01-31 by Ed

I had one years ago and loved it. The matrix made it easy to program and it worked beautifully with my SDSV & SDS7. Dynamics and HH control were awesome. But,

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Re: Taking SDS-1 apart

2013-01-31 by Ed

You do not need to remove the staples. Just remove the screws and gently lift the front corner of the control panel up and then out. Go slow and stop if you

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Taking SDS-1 apart

2013-01-31 by philmurr

Hi all, Just before I break it... to take an SDS-1 apart do I need to remove the staples holding the shell to the wooden frame, or will the front panel

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SDSV / SDS7 knob caps

2013-01-28 by Rob Mayo

Folks, I have 2 pots each on my SDSV and SDS7 that are missing the grey knob caps. Does anyone have some knob caps they could spare me? I will happily pay for

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Mystery SDS7 Module

2013-01-25 by Chris

Hi everybody, I bought an SDS7 card from ebay a few weeks ago for a very reasonable price. My SDS7 is not working at the moment but I couldn t pass it up. It

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SDS7 Pad selector holder

2013-01-15 by Reek

I just ran across something that one of you may want. I believe it s the holder for the SDS7 pad selector. Can someone confirm that it s a circular ring with a

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SDS7 memory cassette

2013-01-01 by Rob Mayo

Folks, Does anyone have an SDS7 memory cassette in working condition they can sell me? I have gone without for many years now and suffered intermittent loss of

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Re: pad arm holders for sds8

2012-12-30 by superwolle70

Hi, This Pearl Multi Clamp would work with King arms: http://www.musicstore.de/en_EN/GBP/Pearl-ADP-30-Clamp-/art-DRU0024001-000 . But as the King holders (arms

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xln audio.com using simmons

2012-12-29 by Brian Horton

in trying to get the best of both worlds,simmons drums looks plus the sounds but also able to play acoustic sounds i would like to use xln addictive

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pad arm holders for sds8

2012-12-28 by Μακ Μακ

Hi all, can anyone please tell me were can i find pad arm holders , the original or equal , for my sds8 set? I bought it recently, but the hardware is in

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Re: xln audio.com using simmons

2012-12-14 by superwolle70

But Megadrum is pure hell to program. You should calculate several weeks to get it running as you want it to. If you survive that struggle it s very fast and

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Re: xln audio.com using simmons

2012-12-13 by Mark Frost

Pads have moved on considerably since riot sheild, be it alesis, roland, koby etc. If you re looking for a trigger interface then I would recomend the megadrum

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Big Batch of EEPROMS

2012-12-13 by Reek

I have a large collection of EPROMS that I m finally getting around to selling. 150 in total including Simmons factory and custom made sounds. Most of my

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Re: xln audio.com using simmons

2012-12-13 by Reek

Is it the pads or the interface that s giving you the dynamics you are looking for? A Piezo should have a fairly7 unlimited dynamic range shouldn t it? Was

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Симмонс SDSV

2012-12-09 by superwolle70

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Analog-Drum-Synthesizer-from-1983-ultra-rar-like-Simmons-SDS-V-TR-909-TR-606-/290828625993?pt=DE_Musikinstr_Synthesizer_Soundmodule&hash

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Re: xln audio.com using simmons

2012-12-05 by superwolle70

Yes, I did. Concerning the dynamic response Simmons pads, no matter if they are SDS5, SDS9 or Hexaheads cannot compete with any Roland pad of their current

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