Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi, could someone help me try to restore some of the factory sounds in 
my sds7.

I need to restore the factory sounds in mine too. 
  Thanks
  Cher 

krocktoff <krocktoff@...> wrote:
          Hi, could someone help me try to restore some of the factory sounds in 
my sds7.



         

 
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If you've lost the sounds in your SDS7, your memory battery is most likely shot. You will need to find someone with a working SDS7 memory cartridge that they can dump their memory to, and you can load your SDS 7 from. If this works, and your battery is faulty, as soon as you power the unit off you will loose the settings again. If this doesn't work, you probably have a more serious problem.
Good Luck!
T

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From: cher jones <cher1973@...>
To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 9:48:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] simmons sds7 drums

                              I need to restore the factory sounds in mine too. 
   Thanks
   Cher 
 
 krocktoff <krocktoff@yahoo. com> wrote:
           Hi, could someone help me try to restore some of the factory sounds in 
 my sds7.
 
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I've lost the factory settings in my SDS 7 also.  I would have though that 
there would be someone who would have written the settings down.  (There must be 
one anal retentive Simmons player somewhere.)  The problem is that all the 
Simmons brains eventually lost their settings.  I had a backup on a working SDS7 
memory cartridge but it to lost its memory. It would be nice to have the 
factory settings back but it doesn't seem that anyone has actually written them 
down and could post them.  I realize that it is a lot of work to copy all the 
settings but I do know that there are those people that do these things. 
(Unfortunately I'm not one of them.)

Well, let's hope there is one person who did and eventually shows up.
Barry


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Barry i have just placed my sds7 brain into storage into my loft 
today warapped in plastic and cardboard - it was last switched on 
about 20 months ago before the birth of my daughter Lauren 

- i do know inside the brain case a piece of solder has broken off - 
so i don't even know as of today - if i turn on the sds7 brain it 
will even work , and if settings will still be stored - my unit is 22 
yrs old and still has original battery in it !

i have 1 kit written down on paper - the numerical values for each 
setting voice - this was my fave kit sound - and programmed for me by 
a studio engineer

i have just bought a new yamaha extreme 2 electronic drum kit to 
replace my simmons - i may in future add my sds7 brain and 4 blue 
sds7 pads to my new yamaha setup - to run along side it - 2 brains 
powered up - yam and simmons - but i don't know yet ?

anyway i am in the uk - i never had a memory card for the sds7 and i 
know no one else with a sds7 kit - i also read that each sds7 was 
individually calibrated - so someone elses settings may not work on 
your sds7 brain , i don't know if this is correct ?

the best i can do to help would be give you my fave kit settings 
numerical values 

all the best 

Roger :-)

I would appreciate that.  

I love the idea of mixing the two sets.  Hope that works out for you. 

I lost all my factory kits and all my favorite kits.  The brain is about 20 
years old also.  If you pack it away and do not turn it on at least once a 
month it will lose its settings.  As for how long the batteries will continue to 
function is anyone's guess.  You could solder in a battery case and add two 
rechargeables.  I wired two cases and have batteries in one case.  The second 
case will be when I change over so I don't lose the setting I am currently 
putting in.  This is very time consuming and I'm not sure I like all that I am 
programming now.  If you (I) work too long you get a little deft to what the sound 
really sounds like.

Thanks for any help 
Barry


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--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "troffmeister2000" 
<troffmeister@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Barry i have just placed my sds7 brain into storage into my loft 
> today warapped in plastic and cardboard - it was last switched on 
> about 20 months ago before the birth of my daughter Lauren 
> 
> - i do know inside the brain case a piece of solder has broken 
off - 
> so i don't even know as of today - if i turn on the sds7 brain it 
> will even work , and if settings will still be stored - my unit is 
22 
> yrs old and still has original battery in it !
> 
> i have 1 kit written down on paper - the numerical values for each 
> setting voice - this was my fave kit sound - and programmed for me 
by 
> a studio engineer
> 
> i have just bought a new yamaha extreme 2 electronic drum kit to 
> replace my simmons - i may in future add my sds7 brain and 4 blue 
> sds7 pads to my new yamaha setup - to run along side it - 2 brains 
> powered up - yam and simmons - but i don't know yet ?
> 
> anyway i am in the uk - i never had a memory card for the sds7 and 
i 
> know no one else with a sds7 kit - i also read that each sds7 was 
> individually calibrated - so someone elses settings may not work 
on 

> your sds7 brain , i don't know if this is correct ?
> 
> the best i can do to help would be give you my fave kit settings 
> numerical values 
> 
> all the best 
> 
> Roger :-)
>Thank you it would big help. Mike

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "troffmeister2000" 
<troffmeister@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Barry i have just placed my sds7 brain into storage into my loft 
> today warapped in plastic and cardboard - it was last switched on 
> about 20 months ago before the birth of my daughter Lauren 
> 
> - i do know inside the brain case a piece of solder has broken off -
 
> so i don't even know as of today - if i turn on the sds7 brain it 
> will even work , and if settings will still be stored - my unit is 
22 
> yrs old and still has original battery in it !
> 
> i have 1 kit written down on paper - the numerical values for each 
> setting voice - this was my fave kit sound - and programmed for me 
by 
> a studio engineer
> 
> i have just bought a new yamaha extreme 2 electronic drum kit to 
> replace my simmons - i may in future add my sds7 brain and 4 blue 
> sds7 pads to my new yamaha setup - to run along side it - 2 brains 
> powered up - yam and simmons - but i don't know yet ?
> 
> anyway i am in the uk - i never had a memory card for the sds7 and 
i 
> know no one else with a sds7 kit - i also read that each sds7 was 
> individually calibrated - so someone elses settings may not work on 
> your sds7 brain , i don't know if this is correct ?
> 
> the best i can do to help would be give you my fave kit settings 
> numerical values 
> 
> all the best 
> 
> Roger :-)
>thak you would be happy to have your kit sttings on the simmons sds 
7.Mike