Simmons SDS 8, Руководство по эксплуатации

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PLAYING YOUR SDS 8
So, now your Simmons electronic drum kit is set up, connected up to a suitable
amplification system and waiting to be played.
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. Similarly with bass drum beaters the choice is yours,
however we do suggest that you avoid the use of wooden beaters. The playing
surfaces will not wear out but will mark at the point of impact. These marks can be
removed with a damp cloth.
The drum pads trigger the synthesizer dynamically. This means as the drum is struck
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 effects, pedals and signal processors, previously available only to
guitarists and keyboard players, are now available to you. Try experimenting with
delay and flanging units by patching them into the output cable.
The master select footswitch, if used in the manner of a hi-hat pedal creates a very
interesting effect within rhythms. Try programming a very different, up sweeping
snare drum sound and use it to accent a pattern played on the “factory” snare drum.
This facility in effect provides you with ten drums to play.
Finally we would like to emphasize that the SDS 8 has been designed to allow
drummers to be more creative with their range of sounds. Forget your preconceived
notion of how a drum should sound and create your own. GOOD LUCK!