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Hey all!

I hate asking on a Simmons board, but I can find little on Dynacord drums.

I'm in the US & these are not easily found. I have a P20 that I'm looking at - what on earth is a reasonable price on the P20 brain only?

& is the P20 a good brain or a "lame" brain?

I really appreciate your help -Chris

another Simmons SDS 1000 ? to follow ...

HH skrev 2013-04-23 16:54:

> Hey all!
>
> I hate asking on a Simmons board, but I can find little on Dynacord drums.

As long as we stick (pun intended) to vintage e-gear like that and it's
not crowding the list it's fine. :)

--
electronically yours, jesper

- -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
www.electronic-obsession.se

Well, you know ... the only other forum I frequent is for vintage acoustic drums & whenever anyone peeps about anything outside that spectrum some cats wet the carpet,

Thanks for being accepting - Chris

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@...> wrote:
>
> HH skrev 2013-04-23 16:54:
> > Hey all!
> >
> > I hate asking on a Simmons board, but I can find little on Dynacord drums.
>
> As long as we stick (pun intended) to vintage e-gear like that and it's
> not crowding the list it's fine. :)
>
> --
> electronically yours, jesper
>
> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> www.electronic-obsession.se
>

The P20 is a unit NOT to recommend.

This has several reasons: You have a rude 8-bit sample player with a few (strange) internal sounds. If you want to add more, you have to look for these cartridges, containing only one sound each. The player has poor dynamics only affecting the drum volume. It sounds simply "static". No pitch, bend, decay, filter: nothing. Open inputs (without pads connected) start to oscillate and trigger.

The sound quality of the old 8-bit cartridges is also poor, because they had not the possibilities of tweaking the sounds these days. The sounds are dull and dark. The storage of programs only includes the volume settings or multiple trigger effects.

It is easier to buy an Alesis Sample Pad for this purpose. This will be no dissapointment like the P20.

I have got one, because I am collecting these things, but I never like to play it. So: If you are not a collector: hands off!

Best

Michael

----- Original Message -----
From: HH
To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:54 PM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Dynacord P20 Brain ?



Hey all!

I hate asking on a Simmons board, but I can find little on Dynacord drums.

I'm in the US & these are not easily found. I have a P20 that I'm looking at - what on earth is a reasonable price on the P20 brain only?

& is the P20 a good brain or a "lame" brain?

I really appreciate your help -Chris

another Simmons SDS 1000 ? to follow ...





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Thank you Michael!

My conundrum (haha): I live in Minnesota - some of you may have heard of it! - & Dynacord brains don't show up often. So, I'd LIKE one to put with my Dyna pads. Is the P20 really that awful? & what is a fair price for one in working condition?

Chris

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Buchner" <buchnerelectronics@...> wrote:
>
> The P20 is a unit NOT to recommend.
>
> This has several reasons: You have a rude 8-bit sample player with a few (strange) internal sounds. If you want to add more, you have to look for these cartridges, containing only one sound each. The player has poor dynamics only affecting the drum volume. It sounds simply "static". No pitch, bend, decay, filter: nothing. Open inputs (without pads connected) start to oscillate and trigger.
>
> The sound quality of the old 8-bit cartridges is also poor, because they had not the possibilities of tweaking the sounds these days. The sounds are dull and dark. The storage of programs only includes the volume settings or multiple trigger effects.
>
> It is easier to buy an Alesis Sample Pad for this purpose. This will be no dissapointment like the P20.
>
> I have got one, because I am collecting these things, but I never like to play it. So: If you are not a collector: hands off!
>
> Best
>
> Michael
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: HH
> To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:54 PM
> Subject: [Simmons Drums] Dynacord P20 Brain ?
>
>
>
> Hey all!
>
> I hate asking on a Simmons board, but I can find little on Dynacord drums.
>
> I'm in the US & these are not easily found. I have a P20 that I'm looking at - what on earth is a reasonable price on the P20 brain only?
>
> & is the P20 a good brain or a "lame" brain?
>
> I really appreciate your help -Chris
>
> another Simmons SDS 1000 ? to follow ...
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I can send you the sounds as WAV, then you can check it out for yourself!

Michael

----- Original Message -----
From: HH
To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 2:41 PM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Dynacord P20 Brain ?



Thank you Michael!

My conundrum (haha): I live in Minnesota - some of you may have heard of it! - & Dynacord brains don't show up often. So, I'd LIKE one to put with my Dyna pads. Is the P20 really that awful? & what is a fair price for one in working condition?

Chris

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Buchner" <buchnerelectronics@...> wrote:
>
> The P20 is a unit NOT to recommend.
>
> This has several reasons: You have a rude 8-bit sample player with a few (strange) internal sounds. If you want to add more, you have to look for these cartridges, containing only one sound each. The player has poor dynamics only affecting the drum volume. It sounds simply "static". No pitch, bend, decay, filter: nothing. Open inputs (without pads connected) start to oscillate and trigger.
>
> The sound quality of the old 8-bit cartridges is also poor, because they had not the possibilities of tweaking the sounds these days. The sounds are dull and dark. The storage of programs only includes the volume settings or multiple trigger effects.
>
> It is easier to buy an Alesis Sample Pad for this purpose. This will be no dissapointment like the P20.
>
> I have got one, because I am collecting these things, but I never like to play it. So: If you are not a collector: hands off!
>
> Best
>
> Michael
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: HH
> To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:54 PM
> Subject: [Simmons Drums] Dynacord P20 Brain ?
>
>
>
> Hey all!
>
> I hate asking on a Simmons board, but I can find little on Dynacord drums.
>
> I'm in the US & these are not easily found. I have a P20 that I'm looking at - what on earth is a reasonable price on the P20 brain only?
>
> & is the P20 a good brain or a "lame" brain?
>
> I really appreciate your help -Chris
>
> another Simmons SDS 1000 ? to follow ...
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





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That would be great, Michael. Also, what brain(s) would you recommend? I know I can put any with it, but am very interested in hooking up with a Dynacord brain,

Chris


________________________________
From: Michael Buchner <buchnerelectronics@...>
To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Dynacord P20 Brain ?



 
I can send you the sounds as WAV, then you can check it out for yourself!

Michael

----- Original Message -----
From: HH
To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 2:41 PM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Dynacord P20 Brain ?

Thank you Michael!

My conundrum (haha): I live in Minnesota - some of you may have heard of it! - & Dynacord brains don't show up often. So, I'd LIKE one to put with my Dyna pads. Is the P20 really that awful? & what is a fair price for one in working condition?

Chris

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Buchner" <buchnerelectronics@...> wrote:
>
> The P20 is a unit NOT to recommend.
>
> This has several reasons: You have a rude 8-bit sample player with a few (strange) internal sounds. If you want to add more, you have to look for these cartridges, containing only one sound each. The player has poor dynamics only affecting the drum volume. It sounds simply "static". No pitch, bend, decay, filter: nothing. Open inputs (without pads connected) start to oscillate and trigger.
>
> The sound quality of the old 8-bit cartridges is also poor, because they had not the possibilities of tweaking the sounds these days. The sounds are dull and dark. The storage of programs only includes the volume settings or multiple trigger effects.
>
> It is easier to buy an Alesis Sample Pad for this purpose. This will be no dissapointment like the P20.
>
> I have got one, because I am collecting these things, but I never like to play it. So: If you are not a collector: hands off!
>
> Best
>
> Michael
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: HH
> To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:54 PM
> Subject: [Simmons Drums] Dynacord P20 Brain ?
>
>
>
> Hey all!
>
> I hate asking on a Simmons board, but I can find little on Dynacord drums.
>
> I'm in the US & these are not easily found. I have a P20 that I'm looking at - what on earth is a reasonable price on the P20 brain only?
>
> & is the P20 a good brain or a "lame" brain?
>
> I really appreciate your help -Chris
>
> another Simmons SDS 1000 ? to follow ...
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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