Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

I agree with WT right there. I own a Simmons SDS1000 and the sounds are only good at recreating acoustic drums. I tried making the classic Simmons sounds on the SDS1000 and it did not give me the same flexibility as the world-famous SDSV because of its "inferior" design using Curtis synth-in-a-chip IC's. I tried making noise shots with the 1000 but it sounded terrible and "Prince-ish". The high tom won't tune very high either. I read the SDS8 is good at the noise/tone and the tom pitch but the overall sound is not the same quality as the SDSV. In the early works of Talk Talk, Lee Harris did use a Simmons SDSV. I've seen the videos.

Dean

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "WT" <waveterm@...> wrote:
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> I you want the Talk Talk sound., you want a Simmons SDS-V.
> 
> It´s as simple as that.
> 
> WT
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> From: "windsurfinsusie" <gardens@...>
> To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 5:11 PM
> Subject: [Simmons Drums] Hi there!
> 
> 
> > Just thought I'd join up after acquiring an SDS1000M off eBay - maybe it 
> > was flagged up here, if so: hi, it was me!
> >
> > There were a few problems as the internal PSU fuse had shaken loose in 
> > transit and it arrived dead. The PCB for the front panel buttons had also 
> > come loose so the buttons had gone spongey and pushed part way into the 
> > case. It looked like the PCB was held in with 2 clear plastic shims glued 
> > to the top and bottom of the case - the glue had deteriorated and both 
> > shims had come loose - very odd - looked to me like a bodge repair rather 
> > than original manufacture, but I don't see how else the PCB would have 
> > been held in. I superglued the shims back, and it seems OK now, although 
> > the buttons still seem a bit spongey.
> >
> > I'm not sure it gives me what I'd consider the classic Simmons sound. It 
> > seems to have been marketed on its 'realism', and that's not what I'm 
> > after. To me, the classic sound is as used by Talk Talk. Having said that, 
> > I haven't explored the sounds much yet, and I'm hoping I can tweak the 
> > electronic kit to my liking.
> >
> > At the moment I'm driving it from midi, but I'm going to try making some 
> > DIY pads from practise pads and piezo pickups. I don't have a full kit - 
> > just a Roland trigger (SPD8?), a TR909, and a Korg Wavedrum - I'm 
> > predominantly PC based, but fancy getting my performance skills brushed 
> > up - the Wavedrum is very much a performance instrument - you can't drive 
> > it from midi due to the way some of it's sounds are modelled from the skin 
> > pickups, but it does output midi. I haven't tried yet, but I think I can 
> > use the Wavedrum rim to drive the SDS1000 via its trigger inputs.
> >
> > Hello!
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