Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi!

Anyone else on this list? ;)

>      Jesper, I love fucked up sounds, too! I make plenty of those, but
it's
> all subjective. Some of my sounds are mildly distorted and rounded off
with
> compression. Some of them are very Aphex Twin. It's all a matter of taste
and how
> they get mixed in a song. Many Simmons owners are actually drummers like
me
> and would appreciate a raw drum sound that hasn't been fooled with so that
they
> can fuck it up themselves and make it their own.

Phil Collins-wannabes! ;) I like fiddling around with everything as much as
possible...

>      I see we still have gear in common. I have an SDS-V w/ cymbal but no
> hi-hat. Isn't that cymbal card sweet?

It kicks ass! The HH to, it uses the same prom but has other settings/fly
wires inside...

> I have 4 SDS-1s. Two work, ones on the
> bench, the fourth is for parts. Two Tama TS-206s and a TS-204. No
Syncussion.

Tamas are OK, but if I was forced to throw the Simmons out I'd go for the
SY-1. It's amazing at both wicked and DEEEEP sounds...

> Sorry. But there is a working SDS-7 in my room! And a broken one. 15 cards
and
> growing (it maxes out at 12 but who can say they have too many spares.)
I love
> electronic drums.

Lofi and smashing analogue in a good mix, that's my motto!



electronically yours, jesper

http://www.bolina.hsb.se/hsidor/jesper
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