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SD XPRESS

 

owner’s manual

www.simmonsdrums.net

The first name in electronic drums.

The first name in electronic drums.

factory setting

drum kit PRESETs

To restore your settings to the factory default, do the following:

Turn off the power. Hold down the [+] and [-] buttons with one hand, 

then turn the power on. This will reset your module to factory setup 
and erase all your settings.

Setup functions

Here you can adjust some of the global parameters to suit your 
playing style.

Turn off the power.

Hold down [KIT] button, then turn the power on to enter setup mode. 

Press [TEMPO/TAP] button, use [+] or [-] buttons to set sensitivity. 
Range: 001-008

Press [KIT] button, use [+] or [-] buttons to set threshold.  
Range 000-050

Press [SONG] button, use [+] or [-] buttons to set velocity curve. 

There are four velocity curves from which to choose: Normal 
(NORM), Dynamic (DYNM), EASY, and Fixed (FIXD).

Press [CLICK] button, use [+] or [-] buttons to set XTALK .  
Range: 000-080

Press [REC/PLAY] buttons to save above settings.  

Kit #

Kit Name

Kit 1

Acoustic_kit_1

Kit 2

Acoustic_kit_2

Kit 3

Room_kit

Kit 4

Rock_kit

Kit 5

Dance_club_kit

Kit 6

Jazz_kit

Kit 7

Electronic_kit

Kit 8

Analog_kit

Kit 9

Latin_kit

Kit 10

Modern R&B

Kit 11

User

Style #

Style Name

d–1

01

Demo Song

Rock Shuffle

02

Surf Pop

03

Techno

04

60’s Rock

05

Hard Rock

06

Pop Bossa

07

80’s Rock

08

16 Beat

09

Pop Shuffle

10

Guitar Pop

Preset Drum Kit List

Song Style List

Summary of Contents for SDXpress2

Page 1: ...Owner s manual www simmonsdrums net Compact Electronic Drum Kit www simmonsdrums net The first name in electronic drums...

Page 2: ...id has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or ele...

Page 3: ...used to change the click settings such as time signature and click volume 5 REC PLAY Button Gives you the option to record or play back your own performance 6 SONG Button Enters the song select displ...

Page 4: ...cation This will enable a software program to trigger the drum module sounds or allow you to use the module as a MIDI trigger interface for the software s virtual drum instruments 11 AUX IN You can co...

Page 5: ...spective holes by the pads as shown in the image and tighten the T screw Step 7 Insert the snare pad onto the Snare rod as shown in the image and tighten the T screw Step 4 Assemble Crash cymbals as s...

Page 6: ...drum module This is ideal if you want to play along with songs or follow an audio drum tutorial The volume of the external signal is adjusted with the MASTER VOLUME knob Connecting USB MIDI Your drum...

Page 7: ...ds Range 0 127 Select a pad by hitting it Selecting A Voice Press the KIT and REC PLAY buttons simultaneously then hit a pad that you want to change the voice for and use the or buttons to select the...

Page 8: ...the song Drum On Off In SONG mode press and hold the SONG button for 2 seconds LED displays ON or OFF On turn on the percussion track of the song Off turn off the percussion track of the song See page...

Page 9: ...use or buttons to set sensitivity Range 001 008 Press KIT button use or buttons to set threshold Range 000 050 Press SONG button use or buttons to set velocity curve There are four velocity curves fr...

Page 10: ..._03 6 9 oh_crash Boom_snap_crash Dance_club_ride Analog_crash Electronic_crash_01 Sizzle_ride bell Cymbal_ride_bell Room_ride Acoustic_ride_02 Latin_ride cowbell Electronic_ride_02 Analog_ride Drum_ma...

Page 11: ...d on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and rec...

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