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- Page 1 SIMMONS SDS 8 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS...
- Page 2 CONCEPT The Simmons electronic drum kit, SDS 8, is part of a revolution that is currently changing the face of drums. The “skins and shells” concept has remained basically unchanged for thousands of years while every other instrument in rock music has enjoyed the application of new technology, allowing them to evolve into more creative and exciting tools for the making of music.
- Page 3 ABOUT YOUR SDS 8 The SDS 8, (Simmons Drum Synthesizer 8), is an electronic drum kit which has been designed to accurately reproduce the sound of a well amplified acoustic drum kit while offering the infinite range of sounds available from modern electronics as applied to musical instruments.
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Page 4: Before You Start
BEFORE YOU START Unpacking When you unpack your SDS 8, inspect the unit carefully for damage. If there is any evidence of damage to the pads or synthesizer console, inform your Simmons dealer immediately. Your SDS 8 should comprise: 1 Five channel synthesizer console... - Page 5 “12 o’clock” position and strike each of the drums in turn. The glorious sounds that assault your ears are the factory pre-set sounds of the SDS 8. If you hear nothing, yet the “trigger” lights at the base of each channel illuminate when the corresponding drum pad is struck, refer immediately to “Amplifying and...
- Page 6 This is represented by the “Click” control of the SDS 8 and can be adjusted in level relative to the actual body of the drum sound. If the drum head in question was a calf skin head, the click would be duller than the bright smack of a plastic head.
- Page 7 PRESETS WELL DONE. Now you have a total of ten different drum sounds – the five factory sounds and the five sounds that you have just programmed. There are various ways of switching between these sounds and the first is by using the blue “select” keys at the base of each channel.
- Page 8 The overall level of this output is set by the control labelled “mix”. If the SDS 8 is being played live and you wish to utilise the facilities of an external mixing desk, the individual outputs should be used to connect the synthesizer console with five independent channels of the mixing desk.
- Page 9 The choice of drum sticks and bass drum pedal is yours. The playing surfaces of the SDS 8 have been designed to emulate the response of a conventional drum head but we do recommend that you experiment with various weights of stick and select the type that suits you best.
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Page 10: Specification
USA/Canada 500mA UK/Europe/Australia 250mA Dimensions Small Pads 365mm (corner – corner) Bass Pad 555mm (corner – corner) Synthesizer Console 349mm x 289mm x 50mm Simmons Electronics Ltd reserve the right to alter any specification shown in this manual without prior notice. - Page 11 In the event of a fault occurring, please contact your Simmons dealer first to ensure that the unit is malfunctioning. This warranty is non-transferable, therefore please fill in the form and return it to the address below.
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