Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

tony:
> Hi!  Three questions:

OK...

> 1)Would the Simmons kit (pads) work with the Roland V-Drum modules today?

AFAIK - yes... there mighjt be differencies in voltage etc, but I guess the
Rolands have gain potentiometers too? (or some digital equivalent?!)

> 2)Can any of the pads be used to trigger/tune sounds in a BOSS Dr.Rythym
DR660
>    drummachine, by plugging the pad from  Output(1/4inch male)jack
>    to female MIDI input jack on the drummachine?

NOOOOO!!!! Don't try it! Midi is a digital interface only dealing with
zeroes and ones and not hard vicious voltage. However, if you find a Simmons
TMI, MTM or similar you can convert the voltage from the pad into midi info.

> 3)Would the pads work with sound generators?

How do you mean? If you can trig synths from them? Offcourse, with the right
equipment at hand... :)

> If the answers to these 3 questions are "Yes" -  then I've underestimated
the versatility
> of the Simmons kits all these years since their birth!

You sure have, but you've misunderstood what midi is on the other hand.

> (I bought my pad kit used, without the brain, paid $100 for all 5 pads-
they're black, not sure which SDS model they are; soon as I bring them home
from layaway next friday I
> will take pics and show them here)
>
> Thanks Much!

Good luck!

electronically yours, jesper
www.electronic-obsession.se