Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hello Sander,
The XLR connectors on the SDS5 pads (and brain for that matter) are 
not wired in the traditional way. Pin 2 is hot while pins 1 and 3 are 
ground.  You will need to re-wire the adapter accordingly to make the 
pads trigger the SDS9 brain. Happy drumming!

Roger

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "pagan_prosperity" 
<pagan_prosperity@...> wrote:
>
> Hey guys and girls , 
> Thank you for your time reading this.
> I was hoping someone could help me with a little issue.
> I bought a great Sds5 Padset a while ago but never had the time to 
try 
> them out because i was lacking a brain.
> After having bought an Sds9 Brain , i suddenly though , is it 
> possible ? ,
> The person i bought the brain of told me he triggered it via 
> keyboard , therefore using a XLR Male - Jack mono( in the brain ) .
> I recently bought adapter Female - female to put in the pad for the 
> cables to work but there's no effect , only moving the adapter 
around 
> attached to the shell of the pad gives me strange triggered sounds 
> because of it being too loose .
> Would Jack Stereo - XlR female cables work without the whole 
adapter 
> thing ?? .
> Please let me know your opinions ,
> Thank you very much 
> Sander
>