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Summary of Contents for SDS 8

Page 1: ...SIMMONS SDS 8 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS...

Page 2: ...ore creative and exciting tools for the making of music At Simmons Electronics we decided to do something about this injustice and dedicated ourselves to producing percussion instruments for the eight...

Page 3: ...e ability to analyse an acoustic drum sound and program it electronically Each channel has two pre sets the first is a factory programmed sound and the second can be programmed by you to create your o...

Page 4: ...A 2 Bass pad spurs 5 Jack connector cables 1 Mains connector cable 1 Footswitch This manual If any of these components are missing inform your Simmons dealer immediately Connecting to a mains supply E...

Page 5: ...he top of each channel The bass pad should be connected to the bass pad input snare to snare etc The synthesizer console must be connected to a suitable amplifier and speaker system using an appropria...

Page 6: ...stretches thus the pitch starts somewhat higher than the actual tuned note of the drum As the sound decays the head relaxes therefore the pitch drops The intensity of this effect is controlled by Ben...

Page 7: ...sing the blue select keys at the base of each channel When depressed the program selected on the relevant channel will change to the other option i e factory to user programmed or vice versa By using...

Page 8: ...e mix output is a mono mixed output of all five drums with their relative levels set in the same way as for the stereo output The overall level of this output is set by the control labelled mix If the...

Page 9: ...harder the characteristic of the sound changes It gets louder slightly brighter has a harder attack and dependent upon the setting of the bend control varies slightly in pitch The vast range of effec...

Page 10: ...nce Stereo 600mV rms low impedance Individual 600mV rms low impedance Power requirements UK Europe Australia 220V 240V 50Hz 5VA USA and Canada 110V 120V 60Hz 5VA Fuse USA Canada 500mA UK Europe Austra...

Page 11: ...e 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...

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