Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi Jesper,
     I have an EPB, too. I keep it in a spare ATA case as it was in near mint 
condition when I got it and I don't want to scratch it. I don't have much use 
for it other than to tell fellow collectors that I have one. It is what I 
used when I learned about EPROMs but have since upgraded to a pair of Oberheim 
Prommers. The editing capabilities of the Prommer blow away the EPB. And it's 
MIDI so if you're really bored you can spend some time setting it up as a 
primitive drum machine and trigger the sounds from your sequencer. Woohoo!
     In addition to that I have a semi-commercial recording studio. (My home 
studio is stocked well enough to generate money, though I wouldn't want to 
rely on that income.) I have better than average microphones, preamplifiers, 
compressors, etc. I have many of the sought after drum machines to sample from. 
I'm also a drummer who has gone w/out food to fund better percussion gear. 
Thankfully, those days are long gone and now I can afford great gear AND food on 
the same paycheck. I'm a bit of a snare drum and cymbal snob. I have 2 Noble & 
Cooley SS Classic snare drums and I also have a Noble & Cooley/Zildjian 
collaboration. All brass, shell made by Zildjian from their 'A' series cymbals just 
to name a few. As for Cymbals, I use many Paiste Signature models in addition 
to some Zildjian 'K's and even a few Sabians. I probably have around 30 cymbals 
now. But it's taken years to build that collection. 
     I record these acoustic instruments, unprocessed, to ADAT or DAT and 
then use the appropriate audio tools (EQ, gating, compression, reverb, etc.) as I 
sample into the Prommer. I do further editing to clean up the heads and tails 
of the samples in the Prommer. If I'm satisfied with the results, I'll burn 
to a chip and then I'll play it on one of my SDS-1s. If I like the playability 
and the sound quality I'll go ahead and label it. If not, I start the whole 
process over. This is repeated until I have a chip I can be proud of.
 
     Basically, I've taken the long way around and explained why you should 
be coming to me for all your Simmons EPROMs. 

                                                 Hope to hear from you soon.
                                                                    


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