Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

vince:
>   Back when the MTM was introduced, I was at a Simmons clinic (hosted by
Reek Havoc who was a Simmons rep at the time), and in talking to him, I have
this fuzzy memory of him saying that the SDS8 pads put out a much lower
signal than other pads (SDSV, SDS7).  I think there is a resistor along with
the transducer and you can cut the resistor out of the signal path and get a
hotter signal.  This was one reason why the SDS8 pads used 1/4" phone plugs
instead of XLR's (cost obviously being another big reason).  You wouldn't
inadvertently hook up SDS8 pads to an SDSV or SDS7.

But me then, beeating the hell out of my 1/4" out-pads connected to my
SDS-V? Pure luck? Let me know if memory becomes clearer or someone finds
that resistor inside...

>   I've never checked this, but you might check the Alesis manual for what
kind of trigger voltage it is looking for and then hook up a voltmeter to a
pad and see what kind of voltage it generates.

Good idea, my hexabass has xlr... =)


electronically yours, jesper

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