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VSDSX  (the software) is  provided as-is, without warranty of any kind. Aly James Lab 
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VSDSX is copyright © 2019-2020 Aly James. 

VSDSX (the software) is not public domain, and is protected by the copyright laws of the international 
community. In using VSDSX, you are not obtaining title to VSDSX or any copyrights. You may not 
sublicense, rent, lease, convey, distribute copy, modify, translate, convert to another programming 
language, decompile, or disassemble the Software for any purpose. You may only redistribute the 
Software for promotion purpose with Aly James prior written permission. Where redistribution is 
authorized in writing by the Author, VSDSX must be redistributed in its original archive format, and 
must not be modified in any way. All such authorized redistribution must be accompanied by clear 
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VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. 

VSDSX VST does not in any way imply Simmons's permission or endorsement of the VSDSX product. 
It is dedicated to the true work of Dave Simmons, the inventor and original creator of the Simmons 
Company.

 

 

 

 

Содержание VSDS-X SIMMONS DRUMS EXTENDED VST

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Страница 2: ...VSDSX SIMMONS SDS V EXTENDED DRUMS www alyjameslab com USER MANUAL 2 0 BY Aly James 2014 2015 ALYJAMESLAB...

Страница 3: ...L PANELS 9 THE SDS V 11 FULL MODE 17 TRIGGERS 19 BASS VOICE 21 SNAREVOICE 22 TOMVOICES 23 HIHAT CYMBAL VOICES 24 SETTINGS 27 EPROMLOADING 30 PRESETS IMPORT EXPORT 32 MIDI AUTOMATION 33 VERSION 2 ADDIT...

Страница 4: ...ntedbyDave Simmons the most famousdrum braincalledthe SDSV or SDS5 was a drum synthesizer bringingsynthesisintothe drummerhands Oftenusedabusivelytogenerate onlythosepewww pewww tomtomsounds the SDSVm...

Страница 5: ...chthe brainsdelivered All of these have beenstudiedandIhave triedto reproduce accuratelythe soundgeneration Ithinkthe resultisprettynice solet sbringback the Simmonssoundtogether VSDSXgivesyouevenmore...

Страница 6: ...bal are tuned differently One voice is EPROM based and can be loaded with compatible bin images This opens up to any sample sounds Linn DMX Drumtracks etc and even your own created EPROM content See E...

Страница 7: ...pluginsif needed INSTALL MAC 1 Decompressthe downloadedarchive file 2 CopyVSDSX component AU intothe official defaultAudioUnitsfolder Library Audio Plug Ins Components AU 3 CopyVSDSX presetsfolder int...

Страница 8: ...gthatoccurs whenpushedhard Youcan also switchtoa cleanmode whichwill behavelikeanideal system withoutOPAMPbandwidthlimitation more highs These featuresaloneofferagreat versatilityfor sounddesign NOISE...

Страница 9: ...um synthis highlysensitive tothe powerwithwhichapad or a keyis hit VSDSXgives independentaccesstosensitivitytuningforeachvoice pitchof the tone VCFcutoff clicktrigger etc Youcan alsodisable the volume...

Страница 10: ...ated from the filtered noise source The TONE knob will set the base tone VCO frequency The BEND knobwill set the bend amount applied to the tone pitch and VCF cutoff not on snare A push button will in...

Страница 11: ...doingitbut itis generallystraight forward The multiple outputsletyouMIXeasilythe VSDSX voicesinyourDAWas you will have a plainchannel stripforeachone OPEN SETS Access to global configuration panel It...

Страница 12: ...Right click on a knob button orslider will open a midi learn assign menu Ctrl click moveallow fine tuning THE SDS V...

Страница 13: ...The SDS V usually comes with a basic Bass Snare 3 Toms configuration but some lucky ones had the hihat and cymbal modules...

Страница 14: ...atorsthat will trigger the VCAs which will shape the noise generator click and tone VCO The click itself is composed of the same filtered noise source Let s look at the noise generator NOISE GENERATOR...

Страница 15: ...hich will brings all of the noise generator frequencies THE SSM2044 VCF The iconicCurtis chip SSM2044 butalso low cost low pass filterwasusedto filterthe noise inthe SDS V the resonance canbe tweakedb...

Страница 16: ...utputgetfilteredbyabasicRC circuitwhichforma low passfilterat 338 6Hz This filteringisonly appliedinVSDSX when you are in ANALOG mode ANALOG SOUND The nature of analog is that every part of the circui...

Страница 17: ...n ones and the sound characteristic will change a bit The graphicshowsthedifferencesbetween clean ideal triangle and analog The analog clippingalsohappensonCLEAN mode and will affect the sound dependi...

Страница 18: ...The volume can getprettyhighso be sure to reduce yourDAW channel volume tokeepplentyof headroom FULL MODE...

Страница 19: ...The Full mode gives you access to all the fine tuning controls of the voice card VOL Set the general volume of the voice can reach analog clipping if pushed hard...

Страница 20: ...rrangesfrom78ms to 315ms The resetbuttonwill restore factory setting MOD amount This isthe a FrequencyModulationamount anLFOis available pervoice like a super SDS3 the LFO can be set to a triangular o...

Страница 21: ...emitones whenyouhitthe pad hard velocity127 the startingtone will be 2 semitoneshighersoa B note If hitat midpower velocity 64 the tone will start1 semitone highersoanA note etc The volume settingwill...

Страница 22: ...example the BASStonoclick no noise andchange the attack parameter It rangesfrom0 to 3 whichbasicallysendthe pitchfrom0to 3 octaveshigherfor19ms The amountof attack alsodependsonthe velocity Notethatth...

Страница 23: ...5 R27 No resonance R26 No modDepth R71 Noise isequal gainwithtone 50 50 SNARE VOICE Thisis the classicconfigurationof the SNAREcard SNARE 100 880Hz No bendvelocity R25 FilterDynamicSweep FilterCutoff...

Страница 24: ...ts all the noise generator frequenciespassthrough andthe VCFmodulationswitch itwill sendthe full modulationamountto the VCFcutoff regardlessof the modulationamount VCFmodulation is applied additionall...

Страница 25: ...OMcards TOM HI TOM MED 100 880Hz TOM LOW 30 880Hz Noise getsbrighterwithvelocity Bendamountvelocity R25 FilterDynamicSweep FilterCutoff envelope affect 75 R27 No resonance R26 No modDepth R71 Slightly...

Страница 26: ...rate and itsoundsprettyoriginal Memorywas expensive atthattime soyou cannotstore a longsample andbe cost effective So Dave Simmonsloopedthe shortsoundstoredontoa2732 EPROM a trickfirstusedby RogerLinn...

Страница 27: ...utoff isnotaffectedby the envelope andwhensetfullyclockwise the noisestartsdull andgetsbrighterasthe envelope decays The fact that the raw sample source getsaffectedbythe pitchbendenvelope givesthe HI...

Страница 28: ...SETTINGS The OPEN SETS panel will let you fine tune some global parameters like control voltage curve outputstage emulationmodesand SSM2044 VCF sensitivity Thesesettingsaffect VSDSX globally...

Страница 29: ...e waveform and less filtering This can be useful for a brighter and edgy sound ANALOG In thismode the analogoscillatorswill be affected by the circuitry will have more harmonics but also more filterin...

Страница 30: ...e normal behavior is to set it fully clock wise but you can reduce the amount for a less responsive filter and a more linear response if needed Note that the VCF also affect the Click so you will noti...

Страница 31: ...EPROM LOADING...

Страница 32: ...you can import both companded and linear encoded EPROM image format bin Yeah you can also load your own personal custom made samples into the VSDSX and it will pass through the circuitry see the COMM...

Страница 33: ...sets banks All Custom EPROMS file paths are also saved with the patch All MIDI LEARNED ASSIGNED parameters will also be saved with the patch Simply name the preset and right click the PROGRAM MENU to...

Страница 34: ...parameters can be automated via midi learn or DAW automation allowing great control over the sound Simplyrightclickona button knobor slidertoassignexternal MIDIControl or use DAW automation Almostall...

Страница 35: ...bility you can create a custom map to assign sounds to any MIDI notes you want 2 per voice and save the config globally New additional CLAP voice closely based on the iconic Simmons Digital ClapTrap f...

Страница 36: ...MIDI Map VSDSXcan now have its triggerscustomized clickingonMIDIMAP buttonwill openthe MIDIMap panel...

Страница 37: ...p is now in memory If you wantto save your map permanentlysoitwill be usedeachtime youloadthe pluginclickSAVE To get back at the default mapping any time click RESET The RAW memory can be viewed in th...

Страница 38: ...e harderyouplaythe more modulationwill pass through this is dependent on the initial amount of modulation already set OSC Custom If ON this will tell all VSDSX oscillators based on the classic Simmons...

Страница 39: ...outube Channel www youtube com alijamesproduction Soundclouddemos http www soundcloud alyjameslab Twitter alyjamestwitt CONTACT alyjames info gmail com External links SimmonsMuseumWebsite http www sim...

Страница 40: ...domain andisprotectedbythe copyrightlawsof the international community In using VSDSX you are not obtaining title to VSDSX or any copyrights You may not sublicense rent lease convey distribute copy mo...

Страница 41: ...2019 2020 ALYJAMESLAB...

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