Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

crashguy:

> A friend gave me a sdsv that was left in his apt. when he moved in.

Monty Pyton-mode on;

"You lucky, lucky, lucky baaaaaastaaaaard!!!"

> I figured out what it was (just the brain of the set) because i'm a
> drummer and he's a guitarist. but it's a bit before my time,

Doesn't matter... But who the hell is stupid enough to just leave a SDS-V
when moving???

> so I've
> never seen another before. I was just wondering if anyone had any
> clue where a picture of one including the pads exists. Also

I think there are in the files section of this group... Otherwise just
google... "Audio Playground" has a few pics I think...

> why do
> the pads connect with XLR plugs when all the new machines use 2
> conductor 1/4" connectors.

'Cause it's cooler! And balanced plugs are standard when it comes to pro
equipment. Why not overdo it while at it? It looks cooler too! :)

> Do the pads use all 3 conductors? or
> can you rewire a cable to allow you to plug a newer pad or trigger
> into the module. Any help whatsoever is greatly appreciated. I've

I trig using the trig inputs, works fine with me... The inputs run on
different voltages however so check forst before blowing anything up... Trig
inputs aren't as sensitive as pad inputs so start by just using them...

> always wanted to get some electronic options out of my acoustic drum
> set, so if this sdsv and some triggers will work that'll be awesome.

Well, congratulations on having one hell of a unit to do this. The SDS-V is
the master as far as I'm concerned. Now tell us, how many cards ("drums")
have you got in the unit? 4? 5? 6? 7???

An SDSV left behind ! YOU are The Most LUCKIEST drummer on the face of this
Mother Earth yet, Man, friggin Godhead Dude!

I wish I had that kinda luck. Oh well, have fun with it cause that's what it's there for! LOL

Well, since I joined this group a month ago I still haven't had time to play with my
newly bought used "Riot Shields" LOL. But, out of curiosity, I did plug a pad str8 into
my Fostex VF16 digital recorder (1/4inch jack in) just for the fun of only hearing the
snappy vibrations of the pad as I played rudiments on it... cranked up the reverb/gate/delay effects on my VF16 to get some weird thunder sounds and echoes
jammin (of course, I kept the volume LOW so as not to overload the recorder- don't try
it unless you know what you're doing)...

...having done this, of course, there'll be no actual "drum" tones- just the impact of the vibration from stiking the pad. But even that itself, when tweaking the pitch on the VF16,
gave me some variety of noise to sample for percussive sounds.

I'll have to wait til I have more time and $$$ to get the brain for the pads; as right now
I'm busy in two bands (bass in my deathmetal band, and drums in my bluesrock band)
plus working overtime in my dayjob, And getting ready to move into my new apartment
in a couple of weeks. After I settle in, I'll work on the pads/set 'em up/take pics for sharing in this group.

Keep On Jammin!...

zozo- Tony


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