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Simmons SD1200 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 ELECTRONIC DRUM KIT WITH MESH HEADS OWNER’S MANUAL OWNER’S MANUAL www.simmonsdrums.net SimmonsDrums.net...

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    OWNER’S MANUAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED DANGEROUS VOLTAGE WITHIN THE PRODUCT’S ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS. THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE(SERVICING) INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT. APPARATUS SHALL NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. Read these instructions. 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, Keep these instructions. bracket, or table specified by the Heed all warnings. manufacturer, or sold with the Follow all instructions.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MIDI ......... . .20 SD1200 SPECIFICATIONS ......5 Sample Transfers .

  • Page 4: Main Features

    28MB of the waveform memory is reserved for this. VARIABLE ATTACK RESPONSE Sounds created for the SD1200 were designed to give the player a realistic sonic response that is appropriately different each time you strike a drum or cymbal on the kit. VAR technology includes variations as you hit the pad harder, multiple samples to reduce the “machine-...

  • Page 5: Sd1200 Specifications

    SD1200 SPECIFICATIONS MODULE SPECS Polyphony 64 Voices 50 Preset Kits Up to 25 User Kits (containing 19 sounds in 8 drums) (expanded kit = 23 sounds in 10 drums) 764 Preset Sounds, 128 User Sounds 28Mb of User Sample Memory (for .WAV files)

  • Page 6: Welcome

    POWER SUPPLY • Turn the power switch OFF when the SD1200 is not in use. • The AC adapter should be unplugged from the AC outlet if the SD1200 is not to be used for an extended period of time.

  • Page 7: Parts/Assembly

    ASSEMBLING YOUR KIT CAUTION! While Simmons makes every effort to provide the highest quality products, metal shavings and/or burrs occasionally remain as a by- product of the manufacturing process. To avoid injury, please use caution when adjusting clamps, or when working with pipe and screw ends.

  • Page 8: Rack Assembly

    OWNER’S MANUAL ASSEMBLING YOUR KIT RACK ASSEMBLY 1. Remove the preassembled rack tubing with clamps from its box. 2. There is a Drum Key included with the kit, in the bag with this user manual. Loosen the T-clamps and adjust the kit to your playing position.

  • Page 9: Final Assembled Kit

    FINAL ASSEMBLED KIT Kick Drum Pedal not included...

  • Page 10: Drum Module Operation

    OWNER’S MANUAL DRUM MODULE OPERATION TOP PANEL CONTROLS 1. Kit: Selects Kit mode 13. Faders: Changes the fader functions, as displayed by 2. Song: Selects Song mode the Fader Bank LED (19). Press and hold the Faders 3. Utility: Selects Utility mode button to reset all of their settings to default values.

  • Page 11: Front Mixer Panel

    DRUM MODULE OPERATION FRONT MIXER PANEL Faders: The front panel faders control 3 banks of real-time adjustments to the current kit sound. These are global real time controls for making on- the-fly adjustments to the overall sound of the module. They do not change the stored programming of the current kit.

  • Page 12: Right Side Panel

    OWNER’S MANUAL DRUM MODULE OPERATION RIGHT SIDE PANEL Crash 2: ¼” stereo input jack for attaching an additional crash cymbal Tom 4: ¼” stereo input for attaching an additional Tom pad USB: USB host input for connecting a USB flash drive for sample loading and song storage REAR PANEL Outputs: Stereo line outputs for connecting to a monitor system.

  • Page 13: Basic Operations And Navigation

    BASIC OPERATIONS AND NAVIGATION The SD1200 works primarily in the Kit, Song and Utility modes. In Kit Mode, you select the drum kit you want to play, and edit the kits and sounds within it. SELECTING MODES To select a Mode press the KIT, SONG or UTILITY buttons on the left side of the module.

  • Page 14: Mix Screen Volume Graphic Drum Volumes

    MIX SCREEN VOLUME GRAPHIC DRUM VOLUMES Pressing Kit then pressing F1 (MIX) can access this screen. It shows an overview of the SD1200 kit with the current volume settings for each drum and cymbal. When ‘Follow Trigger’ is enabled, hitting a drum, rim or cymbal will select it for volume adjustment using the large dial or flanking +/–...

  • Page 15: Pattern Play

    SD1200. There are also Function buttons that select between preset or user sounds in the SD1200 so you can locate the sounds quickly. CHANGING DRUM PARAMETERS On the Main Drum screen you adjust some basic settings that affect the sound such as Pitch, which affects the coarse pitch;...

  • Page 16: Filter Edit

    OWNER’S MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATIONS FILTER EDIT The filter screen shows a graphic representation of the current Filter settings: Cutoff, Resonance, Velocity to Cutoff and Velocity to Resonance. You can see a real time graphic that indicates the filter for reference. •...

  • Page 17: What Is A Drum

    ADVANCED OPERATIONS WHAT IS A DRUM? In the context of the SD1200, a ‘drum’ is made up of a number of sounds. For example, the ride cymbal has three sounds, one each for the bell, bow and edge areas of the cymbal. A tom has two sounds, one when you hit the head and another when you hit the rim.

  • Page 18: Sd1200 Functionality - How To Play The Kit

    Pattern play mode for triggering from a strike to a drum or cymbal. DEMO SONGS There are 4 demo songs in the SD1200 to get you started with using the sequencer. These are preset as the first 4 songs in the Song mode. When...

  • Page 19: Playing And Recording Your Own Drum Songs

    PLAYING AND RECORDING YOUR OWN DRUM SONGS There are two ways you can record and playback your playing on the SD1200: MIDI or Audio. The audio mode requires a USB flash drive. The MIDI recorder will record to the internal memory of the SD1200.

  • Page 20: Recording To A Usb Device

    The SD1200 transmits and receives on MIDI Channel 10. SAMPLE TRANSFERS The SD1200 can import up to 28Mb of 16Bit .wav files. To move .wavs into the SD1200, you will need to use the Simmons software program (available on Simmonsdrums.net) that will enable you to select the sample and send it to the internal memory of the SD1200.

  • Page 21: Sample Assignment

    To see examples of file transfer and use, visit simmonsdrums.net/videos. Please Note: If you delete your samples from the Utility Restore mode or Transfer more samples, the samples in the SD1200’s memory will be overwritten. SAVING YOUR WAVE PROGRAM 1. From the sample assignment page press the Save/Enter button.

  • Page 22: Utility Mode

    Dynamic: Offers the highest dynamic range. unintentionally (This is called crosstalk.) You can • Retrigger -1-8: The trigger response of the SD1200 has been avoid this problem by adjusting Crosstalk Cancel on designed to exactly match the signals produced by the SD1200 the pad that is sounding inadvertently.

  • Page 23: Metronome Settings

    UTILITY MODE METRONOME SETTINGS • Measure Sound: This determines the sound used for the Measure. • Measure Sound Volume: This determines the volume for the measure sound. • Beat Sound: This determines the sound for the beat sound. • Beat Sound Volume: This determines the volume for the beat sound.

  • Page 24: Appendix

    OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX KIT LIST KIT LIST Kit Order Screen Name Kit Order Screen Name Modern Maple Reggae Heavy Rock Jazz 80’s Pop Fusion Birch Studio Jazz Brush Gated Drums Maple Rutes Bubinga Rock Fusion Classic Rock SDSV Blues Nails Birch Latin Tekno Bubinga Africa...

  • Page 25: Drum Sound List

    APPENDIX DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST Category Screen Name Category Screen Name Category Screen Name ACOUSTIC ACOUSTIC ACOUSTIC SNARE BASS DRUMS 22x18 Map 14x5 Bnga 10" Oak 22x18MDeep 14x6MRoff 10" Maple 22x18 Oak 14x6 Metal 10" Bubnga 20x14 Vntg 14x12 Mrch 10"...
  • Page 26 OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST Category Screen Name Category Screen Name Category Screen Name ACOUSTIC ACOUSTIC HI-HAT 14” D Mapl 10"BubDamp 14"M ClBow 14" MpUrbn 12"BubDamp 14"M ClEdg 14" Bubnga 14"BubDamp 14"M Foot+ 14"...
  • Page 27 APPENDIX DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST Category Screen Name Category Screen Name Category Screen Name HI-HAT LATIN LATIN 14"Z ClEdg Cajon 1 Tumba 8 Cajon BD 14"Z OpBow TmbLo Dyn 14"Z OpEdg Cajon 3 Tumba 7 14"Z HoBow Cajon DgSl Tumba Dyn...
  • Page 28 OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST Category Screen Name Category Screen Name Category Screen Name INDIA FOUND FOUND Apa Kalai 1 Beer Can 2 TrashCan 2 Apa Kalai 2 Beer Can 3 TrashCan 3 IndiaCnt 1 Boat Horn TrashCan 4...
  • Page 29 APPENDIX DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST Category Screen Name Category Screen Name Category Screen Name ORCHESTRAL ASIA VOCALS Bell Chn Gong 1 Go Bell Chn Gong 2 Hey Oh Gong 1 Ching Lo Gong 2 Ching Orch Tutti Gamelon 1 Tamb Slap...
  • Page 30 OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST Category Screen Name Category Screen Name Category Screen Name E KICK E SNARE E TOM SDS7 Kick2 SDSVSnare2 LoFiTom Md SDS9 Kick1 SDSVSnare3 LoFiTom Lo UniVox Kik SDSVSnare4 LoFiTomMLo 909LongKik SDSVSnare5...
  • Page 31 APPENDIX DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST Category Screen Name Category Screen Name Category Screen Name E TOM E CYMBAL E PERC BeatBoxTR1 SDS7 CR 1 SDSVNseClp BeatBoxTR2 SDS7 CR2 CR78 CB Tek Tom Hi SDS7 CR3 ClapTrap 1 CR78 Cym ClapTrap 2...
  • Page 32 OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST DRUM SOUND LIST Category Screen Name Category Screen Name Category Screen Name E PERC PHRASE CHINESE BassRumb GTRLPDist3 pengling KnarlBass GTRLPDist4 BangZi2 RadBass GTRLPDist5 TangGu2 Spirlis GTRLPDist6 MuYu-5 SubImpkt GTRLPDist7 XiangBan1 Trumble Slap Bass 1 YunLuo1...
  • Page 33 APPENDIX DRUM SOUND LIST Category Screen Name CHINESE XiaoCha2 JingJuDaLuo JingJuXiaoLuo PengLing2 Luo1 ZG32XiaoBo2 XiaoLuo-L2 XiaoLuo-H2 Luo2 XiaoCha4 Luo3 Luo4 jingjuM Meilanfang...

  • Page 34: Pattern Play

    OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX PATTERN PLAY Assigned to Screen Name Time sig West Africa Tom 1 Rim Africa 1 Africa 2 Salsa Tom 3 Rim Son Clave PartidoAlto Mambo Rhumba Flm Flamenco 12/8 Brazil Tom 1 Rim Samba Regg BollyHood India India Tom 1 Rim MidEast 1...

  • Page 35: Midi Implementation Chart

    APPENDIX MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 10 CH Only CH 1-16 Channel Changed CH 1-16 Mode Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messages Altered ********** Note 0~127 0~127 Number: True voice ********** 0~127 Velocity Note ON O 9nH,v=1-127 O 9nH,v=1-127 Note OFF O 8nH,v=0...

  • Page 36: Midi Note Assignments

    OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX MIDI NOTE ASSIGNMENTS SD1200 Trigger to MIDI Note Chart Part Name MIDI Note (Dec) SNARE SNARE RIM SHOT TOM1 TOM1 RIM TOM2 TOM2 RIM TOM3 TOM3 RIM TOM4 TOM4 RIM HH PEDAL HH CLOSED BOW HH OPEN BOW...
  • Page 38 OWNER’S MANUAL...
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