Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

I think he only talks about a splitter, not a stereo cable (i e insert), 
so yes, it works. You just send the trigger from different sources. The 
pads are not powered and therefor there are no "active" components in them.
If two identical trigger signals arrive at the brain at the same time it 
just ends up as one. If you however trigger with synthesizers etc you 
can accidentally double the trigger level and damage the input (at least 
in theory).
Side note: I have modified my Star Synare 1 with external triggers for 
all the "pad areas" (12 in total). Since it's _one_ monophonic synth 
behind all sound generation a double trigger combines the voltages of 
the areas and the result is an even higher pitch than the two intended. 
Having tuned them over an octave a C and a G# can result in something 
odd like a very flat E2b. Weird and cool!

-- 
electronically yours, jesper

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Basic superwolle70 skrev 2013-03-01 16:02:
> What "Simmons brains" are you talking about? Hopefully the vintage 80s
> ones... With those it cannot work because the inputs are all mono
> (except the snare input of the SDS9)
>
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Simmons_Drums%40yahoogroups.com>, harvey bendover wrote:
>  >
>  > I am sure this has been covered before but since I am new I have a
> question
>  > regarding cheating with Simmons' brains ...
>  >
>  > On my small, inexpensive Roland TD3 drum module, I can take a
> Y-cable, plug
>  > TWO different pads into it, plug into one jack and have the same
> sound come
>  > out of both pads ... two pads working while using one trigger ... has
>  > anyone ever tried this with a Simmons brain and does it work?
>  >
>  > Thanks