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Cool!

I haven't seen those pics before. The SDS looks a lot cooler than I 
imagined!
I guess the DIN-5 is for trigger inputs...

I would've loved some close-up to see if it's the same labelling and 
typeface as on SDS-2.
When was the book published?

electronically yours, jesper
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From: "superwolle70" <superwolle70@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 8:37 AM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: the original SDS?


> Hi Jesper,
> the "Original SDS" is described on two pages in the "Simmons Drum
> Book". It consists of a 5 channel desktop unit and a tubular-bell-like
> multi trigger pad. I scanned the pages, they are here:
> http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/downloads/originalsds.pdf
> But I don't know anything about what became of it.
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> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@...> wrote:
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>> Hi list!
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>> Does anyone here know what became of it? The original SDS that Dave
> built
>> for the drummer in his band? I seem to recall having read that it was a
>> white tabletop unit with one or maybe two channels, but that can be me
>> dreaming too...
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>> Is it still around somewhere? What does/did it sound like?
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>> electronically yours, jesper
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Hi Jesper,
the book had been published in 1987 (in the year when 'old-Simmons'
collapsed). I have an idea where the original SDS actually might be,
I'll check...
The adjustable parameters on the unit are some kind of sensitivity
switch (probably some kind of line/mic level switch) followed by
pitch, resonance and decay length. Then a switch for envelope
inversion, then a poti for envelope level and last but not least the
volume faders.
Bye
Wolfgang

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@...> wrote:
>
> Cool!
> 
> I haven't seen those pics before. The SDS looks a lot cooler than I 
> imagined!
> I guess the DIN-5 is for trigger inputs...
> 
> I would've loved some close-up to see if it's the same labelling and 
> typeface as on SDS-2.
> When was the book published?
> 
> electronically yours, jesper
> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> www.electronic-obsession.se
> 
> Order your own copy of the Machinepop/Imiafan
> split-EP at www.electronic-obsession.se/label.asp
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "superwolle70" <superwolle70@...>
> To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 8:37 AM
> Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: the original SDS?
> 
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> > Hi Jesper,
> > the "Original SDS" is described on two pages in the "Simmons Drum
> > Book". It consists of a 5 channel desktop unit and a tubular-bell-like
> > multi trigger pad. I scanned the pages, they are here:
> > http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/downloads/originalsds.pdf
> > But I don't know anything about what became of it.
> >
> > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi list!
> >>
> >> Does anyone here know what became of it? The original SDS that Dave
> > built
> >> for the drummer in his band? I seem to recall having read that it
was a
> >> white tabletop unit with one or maybe two channels, but that can
be me

> >> dreaming too...
> >>
> >> Is it still around somewhere? What does/did it sound like?
> >>
> >> electronically yours, jesper
> >> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> >> www.electronic-obsession.se
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> >> Order your own copy of the Machinepop/Imiafan
> >> split-EP at www.electronic-obsession.se/label.asp
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