Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi Jesper & Jeff,
You_ can definitely memorise what you do with the SDS9 ; the Toms are 
analog but the BassDrum, SnareDru & the Rim channel are some digital 
eproms sounds ... You can normally save your kits.
Try to check your LITHIUM BATTERY, it could be that...If it's flat 
you can't keep what you're saving when you turn off the brain...
Hope it helps !
CU!
Patrice.
PS; about the D4 it depends what you wanna do with it...It will be 
more versatile than the SDS9 but a lot more "less analog" & so warm & 
punchy, the SDS9 have some terrific ballsy TomTOm sounds !!!









--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Jesper" <jesper@b...> wrote:
> Hi Jeff & welcome to this bunch of crazy bastards dwelling in the 
past! =)
> 
> > Hi my name is Jeff.  I am 15 years old and my dad introduced me to
> > Simmons drums.
> 
> That's a cool dad! Mine likes jazz... :(
> 
> > I have been watching ebay and reading your posts
> > here on this site and I have learned alot about these drums.  He
> > finally bought me my own set of SDS9's.  I have a few questions 
over
> > these drums.
> >
> > First off does anyone know if the Alesis D4 would be a better 
brain
> > than my old broken SDS9 brain.
> 
> Wrong list for that Q. NO! Offcourse not, not if it's the Simmons 
sound
> you're after...
> 
> > I love the sounds I get from my SDS9
> > brain but the brain must be broken because I can not save my kits
> 
> Welcome to the world of analogue sound. The knobs are part of the 
sound
> chain. There are NO memories on these old units so it's NOT broken! 
Digital
> machines have memories 'cause their knobs send messages, they 
aren't part of
> the message... See what I mean? Some analogue kits have memories 
but then
> they involve scanning the knob positions etc. AFAIK (but I may be 
wrong,
> being a SDS-5 user) the SDS-9 is fully analogue...
> 
> > that I make and when I hit my bass drum it makes very little to no
> > noise.  I want a new brain anyways because I want to add another 
tom
> > pad.
> 
> If it's dull and weak, just try tweaking. It's often the problem. 
Analogue
> bass drums often sound dull. But yes, offcourse it might be broken 
as well.
> I cannot answer that from across the Atlantic...
> 
> Good luck with the drumming and stick with the best - Simmons!
> 
> 
> electronically yours, jesper (Sweden)
> 
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