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- Page 1 The First Name in Electronic Drums. SD5Xpress Electronic Drum Kit Electronic Drum Kit user manual www.simmonsdrums.net www.simmonsdrums.net...
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- Page 3 Power Supply • Turn the power switch OFF when the SD5Xpress is not in use. • The AC adapter should be unplugged from the AC outlet if the SD5Xpress is not to be used for an extended period of time.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
www.simmonsdrums.net Table of Contents Panel Controls User Interface Rear Panel Connections Pads and Pedal Mixer or Amplification MP3 (Aux in jack) Headphones Power Supply MIDI and USB Operation Turning the Power On Auto Power Off Setting the Main Volume Pattern Selecting a Pattern Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume Adjusting the Drum Volume... -
Page 6: Panel Controls
SD5Xpress digital drum kit User manual PANEL CONTROLS User Interface SD5Xp Master Volume Control [MODE] Button Control the volume of phone and line outputs. Turn knob Press [MODE] button to select the mode from PATTERN, KIT, clockwise to increase the volume and counter-clockwise to VOICE, CLICK. -
Page 7: Rear Panel
www.simmonsdrums.net Rear Panel Power Supply Jack Line Output Jacks (R, L/MONO) Connect the 9V AC adaptor to this jack. Right channel output and left channel output. Left channel used as mono line output. Power Switch AUX In Turn the power on/off. Connect with external sound source. -
Page 8: Connections
SD5Xpress digital drum kit User manual connections CAUTION! To prevent electric shock and damage to the device, make sure the power is switched OFF on the sound module and all related devices before making any connection. Pads and Pedal Using the provided cables, connect the 1/8” jacks to the corresponding drum pads, cymbal pads and 1/4”... -
Page 9: Mixer Or Amplification
www.simmonsdrums.net Mixer or Amplification 1. When you want to listen to the voices send the drum to a mixer or amplifier. Connect using the Output L/MONO and R jacks on the rear panel (for monaural playback, use the L/MONO jack; for stereo playback, connect both L/MONO and R jacks.) 2. -
Page 10: Midi And Usb
SD5Xpress digital drum kit User manual MIDI and USB MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, this is a world-wide standard communication interface that enables electronic musical instruments and computers (of all brands) to communicate with each other so that MIDI command and other data can pass between them. -
Page 11: Operation
www.simmonsdrums.net OPERATION Press [MODE] button to change between modes. Press [PAGE] button to select the page of current mode. Press [+]/[-] button to adjust the parameters. Turning the Power On After confirming all connections have been completed, lower the volume (minimum volume level) before switching the power on. -
Page 12: Pattern
SD5Xpress digital drum kit User manual PATTERN In pattern mode, there are 3 pages: 1. Pattern number (1-40, default 1). 2. Pattern accompaniment volume (0-32). 3. Pattern drum volume (0-32). Selecting a Pattern In pattern mode, pattern number (001-040, default 001):... -
Page 13: Drum Kit
www.simmonsdrums.net drum kit In kit mode, there are 3 pages: 1. Kit number (001-010, default 1). 2. Kit volume (0-32). 3. Kit reverb: (on/off, default on). Selecting a Kit CLICK In kit mode, kit number (001-010, default 1). CLICK CLICK 1. -
Page 14: Voice
SD5Xpress digital drum kit User manual voice In voice mode, there are 3 pages: 1. Voice number: (1-108). 2. Voice volume: (0-32). 3. MIDI note: (0-99). CLICK MODE Selecting the Voice PATTERN VOICE CLICK PAGE TEMPO Voice LED In voice mode, voice number: (1-108). -
Page 15: Adjusting The Midi Note
MODE PATTERN VOICE CLICK PAGE TEMPO www.simmonsdrums.net Adjusting the MIDI Note In voice mode, MIDI note: (0-99). CLICK 1. Press [MODE] button to select the voice mode, the voice LED indicator will light. MODE 2. Press [PAGE] button to select the MIDI note page, strike a drum pad, the PATTERN VOICE CLICK... -
Page 16: Click
SD5Xpress digital drum kit User manual click In click mode, there are 4 pages: 1. Time signature: (1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 6/8). 2. Interval: (1/4,1/8,1/12,1/16,1/24, default 1/4). CLICK 3. Instrument: (1-5, default 1). MODE 4. Click volume: (0-32). -
Page 17: Playing
www.simmonsdrums.net playing Playing the Demo 1. Hold the [CLICK] button for 2 seconds to enter demo mode and play the CLICK CLICK demo. The 3-digit LED will display “dE”. The click indicator will light to follow the tempo of the demo. MODE MODE 2. -
Page 18: Appendices
SD5Xpress digital drum kit User manual appendices Restoring Factory Presets Restoring the factory preset can be implemented by the following operations: Turn on the power with both [+]/[-] pressed simultaneously. This function will replace the current settings of the following parameters to their default preset values: Kit volume, voice number, voice volume and MIDI note. -
Page 19: Preset Drum Kit List
www.simmonsdrums.net Preset Drum Kit List Name Name 001 Acoustic 006 Jazz 002 Standard 1 007 Brush 003 Rock 008 Electronic 004 Standard 2 009 808 005 Funk 010 House Preset Pattern List Name Tempo Kit Name Tempo Kit Fusion1 022 Latin Jazz2 002 Electronic&Funk 023 Big Band2 003 Modern Pop... -
Page 20: Preset Drum Instrument List
SD5Xpress digital drum kit User manual Preset Drum Instrument List KICK HI-HAT Standard Kick 1 Classic Tom 1 Standard Hi-hat Open Standard Kick 2 Classic Tom 2 Jazz Hi-hat Open Room Kick Classic Tom 3 Electronic Hi-hat Open Rock Kick 1... -
Page 21: General Midi Voice List
www.simmonsdrums.net General MIDI Voice List PIANO ENSEMBLE SYNTH PAD Acoustic Grand Piano String Ensemble 1 Pad 1 (new age) Bright Acoustic Piano String Ensemble 2 Pad 2 (warm) Electric Grand Piano Synth Strings 1 Pad 3 (polysynth) Honky-Tonk Piano Synth Strings 2 Pad 4 (choir) Electric Piano 1 Choir “Aahs”... -
Page 22: Percussion Set List
SD5Xpress digital drum kit User manual Percussion Set List NET # Standard 1 (bank 0) Standard 2 (bank 4) Room (bank 8) Rock (bank 16) Funk (bank 17) 27-D#1 High Q 28-E1 Slap 29-F1 Scratch Push 30-F#1 Scratch Pull 31-G1... - Page 23 www.simmonsdrums.net Percussion Set List Cont. NET # Electronic (bank 24) 808 (bank 25) House (bank 28) Jazz (bank 32) Brush (bank 40) 27-D#1 28-E1 29-F1 30-F#1 31-G1 32-G#1 33-A1 34-A#1 35-B1 Electronic Bass Drum 1 808 Bass Drum 1 House Bass Drum 1 Jazz Bass Drum 1 Brush Bass Drum 1 36-C2...
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Page 24: Midi Implementation Chart
SD5Xpress digital drum kit User manual MIDI Implementation Chart O: YES X: NO Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 10Ch 1-16Ch Channel Changed Default Mode Messages Altered ************** ************** Note Number True Voice 0–127 0–127 ************** 0–127 Velocity Note On 0 (99H, V=1–127)