Simmons SD550, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL The first name in electronic drums www simmonsdrums net SD ELECTRONIC DRUM KIT www SimmonsDrums net ...

Page 2: ... injury from tip over Figure1 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for a long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moi...

Page 3: ...ble damage To avoid damaging the unit turn the SD550 and all related devices OFF prior to connecting or disconnecting cables Handling and Transport Never apply excessive force to controls connectors and other parts Unplug cables by gripping the plug firmly Do not pull on the cable Disconnect all cables before moving the module Physical shocks caused by dropping bumping or placing heavy objects on ...

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Page 5: ... Selecting a Kit 18 Selecting a Song 18 Playing a Song 18 Muting the Drum Part 18 KIT MODE ADVANCED Editing a Kit 19 Rename a Kit 20 Saving a Kit 20 Kit Reset 20 SONG MODE Playing a Song 21 Muting the Drum Part 21 Editing a Song 21 RECORDING A SONG Recording Settings 22 Clicking Settings 23 UTILITY MODE Utility Mode Settings 24 Effects 25 MIDI Settings 25 Pad MIDI Note Assignments 26 Auto Power Mo...

Page 6: ...ne Ride Cymbal pad 1 x Hi Hat pedal External Connections 1 8 Headphone Output 2 Master Outputs 1 8 TRS Aux input USB Connection for MIDI via computer Sequencer Preset Songs 25 User Songs 10 Tempo 20 280 BPM Click Metronome Click voice Time Signature Tempo Interval Volume Power 9v 600ma Weight 37 04 lbs 16 8 kg Custom Sound Library Completely new sample set based on the most popular classic and mod...

Page 7: ...attach to the multi pin connector serial port on the bottom of the sound module See illustration below The voice of the hi hat pad is controlled by the hi hat pedal Plug into the Hi Hat pedal the plug that is labelled HHC Similar to a real drum kit the hi hat pad functions as an open hi hat when the pedal is released When the pedal is pressed down it functions as a closed hi hat See Appendix for P...

Page 8: ...ti pin Cable Harness 1 Pair Drumsticks AC Adaptor Cymbals Accessories SD550MESHDRUM10D SD350MESHDRUM8S Dual Zone 10 Snare Mesh Drum Single Zone 12 Cymbal Pad Single Zone 8 Tom Mesh Drums Single Zone with Choke 10 Cymbal Pad Single Zone 10 Hi hat Cymbal Pad 4 L Rods for Pads 10 Velcro Cable Strips SONG START MUTE TEMPO TAP CLICK UTIL KIT VOICE REC PLAY Foot Controller Bass Drum Pedal Trigger module...

Page 9: ... 2 Loosen wing nuts on side arms and snare clamps so you can rotate bars 3 Pull the side arms and snare arm out into their playing positions 4 Tighten wing nuts on side arm clamps 5 Loosen L rod wing nuts on tom clamps Insert textured plastic of L rod into tom clamps and tighten wing nuts 6 Loosen wing nuts on pads 7 Attach pads to L rods and tighten wing nut on Tom Pads ...

Page 10: ...t arm on the left side arm s cymbal clamp 3 Remove wing nut from cymbal tilter Place cymbal pad on tilter assembly 4 Re attach washer and wing nut Tighten wing nut Attaching the Drum Module and Drums 1 Loosen wing screw on drum rack 2 Place drum module into drum clamp 3 Tighten wing screw to secure module 4 Place drums onto mounting rods and tighten with wing screws ...

Page 11: ...ss Drum Hi hat Pedal and Pad Connections 1 Place the hi hat pedal on the floor and to the left as illustrated below 2 Connect the marked cables from the pads to their corresponding inputs on the drum module 3 Place the bass pedal on the floor in the center of the rack as illustrated ...

Page 12: ...s an open hi hat when the pedal is released When the pedal is pressed down it functions as a closed hi hat Use cable strips to retain cable to rack AC Adapter The SD550 module uses an external power supply called an AC Adapter This plugs into the back of the module Make sure the power is switched OFF on the module and connect the power adaptor with the DC IN jack on the rear panel NOTE To protect ...

Page 13: ...djust the volume to a comfortable level to avoid damaging your hearing The Headphone output is separate from the Master Volume output control knob Connecting Audio Equipment Mixers and Amplifiers 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 co...

Page 14: ...ormation makes it possible to create a system of MIDI instruments and devices that offer greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments Whether you interface with computers sequencers expanders or other controllers your musical horizons will be greatly enhanced MIDI USB connection The USB connector allows you to connect the module directly to your computer It can be co...

Page 15: ...Record Buttons Used to enter the Record mode 7 Click Turns the Click Metronome function on off 8 Page Button Move through the Editing pages after each button push 9 Tempo Adjusts tempo 10 Save Enters the Save menu when it is available 11 Buttons Adjust the current parameter on the screen 12 Power Switch This is a soft switch To turn off press and hold the button for 5 secs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SONG START...

Page 16: ...r the 9V DC power adapter 2 USB Port Used for connecting the SD550 module to a computer 3 AUX Input Stereo 1 8 jack to connect CD or MP3 players to the module 4 Output Stereo audio outputs to connect to external audio sources Side Panel 1 Volume knob 2 1 8 TRS headphone jack 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 Serial Connection Jack for the pad trigger cables ...

Page 17: ...hen the kit is not being used for a certain period of time The default setting is off If this gets changed you can reset this in the Utility mode Basic Operation and Navigation Selecting Modes There are 3 main modes for the module KIT SONG and UTILITY To enter these modes press the corresponding buttons on the top panel of the module Adjusting Values 1 Select the parameter to be adjusted 2 Adjust ...

Page 18: ...exit the Demo Mode Selecting a Kit Entering KIT Mode 1 Press the KIT button The LCD displays the current Kit number and Kit name 2 Press the buttons Preset or User Kits Selecting a Song 1 Press the SONG button and the SONG screen appears with Song Number and Name 2 Press the buttons to select the song you want to play Playing Song 1 Press PLAY STOP to play a song 2 Press the PLAY STOP button to st...

Page 19: ...he first parameter to be changed on the current sound Press the PAGE button repeatedly to step through all the available parameters that can be changed on the voice 5 Press the buttons to change the parameter 6 Press the SAVE ENTER button to save the assignment to a User Kit See Saving a kit Parameter Definition Parameter Range voice Voice index 0 328 volume volume 0 32 Pitch Pitch 8 8 Decay Decay...

Page 20: ...enaming a Kit 1 Select a User Kit Preset Kits cannot not be renamed 2 Press the buttons to choose the User kit for save 3 Press the SAVE ENTER button to rename the User Kit 4 Press the PAGE button to move the cursor 5 Press to change the character 6 Press the SAVE ENTER confirmation Kit Reset 1 Select a Kit 2 Press the Page Button until you see Factory Reset 3 Press the Save Button The screen will...

Page 21: ...song for save 4 Press the SAVE ENTER button to rename the User song 5 Press the PAGE button to move the cursor 6 Press to change the character 7 Press the SAVE ENTER confirmation If you want to rename user song song save to the original position then use the rename instructions Editing a Song 1 Press the SONG Button The current song will be displayed 2 If you wish to change to another song press t...

Page 22: ...rd these parts you will need an external MIDI keyboard or MIDI device that can output MIDI notes on MIDI channels 11 16 Channel 11 Percussion Part Channel 12 16 Accompaniment Part 2 The next Page is Together If on other track will play together with recording 3 The next Page is Syn Start This determines if you want the recorder to start recording when you first play a note rather than waiting for ...

Page 23: ...d hold the CLICK button for 2 seconds then press the PAGE button The first parameter is the time signature T Sig 3 Press the buttons to select the time signature that you want 4 To get to the next parameter press the PAGE button See the list below of the parameters for the Click Definitions KIT SONG UTIL Time Signature Time Signature T Sig For the preset songs this parameter shows the current song...

Page 24: ...ect the dynamics of the pad Retrig C Retrigger cancel Retrigger Cancel prevents retriggering from occurring Although setting this to a high value prevents retriggering it then becomes easy for sounds to be omitted when the drums played fast roll etc Set this to the lowest value possible while still ensuring that there is no retriggering Threshold This setting allows a trigger signal to be received...

Page 25: ...Reverb Hall1 Hall2 Room1 Room2 Room3 Stage1 Stage2 Plate Delay Echo Off Chorus Chorus1 Chorus2 Chorus3 Chorus4 Feedback Flanger Short Delay Flanger2 Flanger3 Celeste1 Celeste2 Celeste3 Off MIDI Settings The SD550 module is a USB MIDI compatible device There are no special drivers required to use the module with your computer Local When local is on the front panel buttons and the external MIDI devi...

Page 26: ...dals are played Auto Power Mode Auto Close On If you don t use SD550 exceeding 30 min It will Automatically shutdown the module Off The module will not shutdown Automatically default setting For more details on MIDI functionality please see the MIDI Implementation Chart in the Appendix section of the manual MIDI Note Pad 36 Kick 38 Snare Center 40 Snare Rim 48 Tom 1 45 Tom 2 43 Tom 3 46 Hi Hat Ope...

Page 27: ... module The module will go through the reset procedure and afterwards return to the Kit mode screen There are two types of resets Utility reset just resets the module settings Reset All will reset all the sounds as well as the module settings Press PAGE button again to Reset All Tempo To adjust tempo press the TEMPO button The current tempo will be displayed You can adjust the tempo with the butto...

Page 28: ...5 Snare SD Brush 26 Snare SD BrushRS 27 Snare SD Bubinga 28 Snare SD BubngaCS 29 Snare SD BubngaRS 30 Snare SD ClassRok 31 Snare SD ClssRkCS Type Voices 32 Snare SD ClssRkRS 33 Snare SD DepBrass 34 Snare SD DpBrssCS 35 Snare SD DpBrssRS 36 Snare SD ElctFkRS 37 Snare SD ElctrFnk 38 Snare SD Funk1 39 Snare SD Funk1CS 40 Snare SD Funk1RS 41 Snare SD Funk2CS 42 Snare SD Funk2RS 43 Snare SD HeavyMetal ...

Page 29: ...FunkMd 89 Tom TM HvyMtlHi 90 Tom TM HvyMtlLo 91 Tom TM HvyMtlMd 92 Tom TM LA Funk Hi 93 Tom TM LA Funk Lo Type Voices 94 Tom TM LA Funk Md 95 Tom TM PhtFnkHi 96 Tom TM MapleHi 97 Tom TM PhtFnkLo 98 Tom TM MapleLo 99 Tom TM PhtFnkMd 100 Tom TM MapleMd 101 Tom TM MetalHi 102 Tom TM MetalLo 103 Tom TM MetalMid 104 Tom TM StudioHi 105 Tom TM StudioLo 106 Tom TM StudioMd 107 Tom TM OldFnkHi 108 Tom TM ...

Page 30: ...ercussion PR PandroRk 155 Percussion PR PandrSlp Type Voices 156 Percussion PR QuicaDwn 157 Percussion PR QuicaHi 158 Percussion PR Shaker 159 Percussion PR Sleghbel 160 Percussion PR Surdo 161 Percussion PR TmbrnSlp 162 Percussion PR Tambourn 163 Percussion PR TimbleHi 164 Percussion PR TimbleLo 165 Percussion PR TimbleRm 166 Percussion PR TimbleSm 167 Percussion PR Timbale 168 Percussion PR Timp...

Page 31: ...e ES Tech5 215 Electronic Snare ES Tech6 216 Electronic Snare ES Tech7 217 Electronic Snare ES Tech8 Type Voices 218 Electronic Snare ES Tech9 219 Electronic Snare ES Tech10 220 Electronic Snare ES Tech11 221 Electronic Snare ES HouseSnr 222 Electronic Snare ES Kling 223 Electronic Snare ES TekCrazy 224 Electronic Snare ES TekCrzy2 225 Electronic Snare ES Hip Hop1 226 Electronic Snare ES Hip Hop2 ...

Page 32: ...at2 278 Electronic Percussion EC ClsdHat3 279 Electronic Percussion EC ClsdHat4 Type Voices 280 Electronic Percussion EC ClsdHat5 281 Electronic Percussion EC ClsdHat6 282 Electronic Percussion EC OpenHat1 283 Electronic Percussion EC OpenHat2 284 Electronic Percussion EC OpenHat3 285 Electronic Percussion EC OpenHat4 286 Electronic Percussion EC OpenHat5 287 Electronic Percussion EC OpenHat6 288 ...

Page 33: ...lectronic Percussion EP Ping 323 Electronic Percussion EP Punch 324 Electronic Percussion EP Sboing 325 Electronic Percussion EP Sinetick 326 Electronic Percussion SlpBasPhrse1 327 Electronic Percussion SlpBasPhrse3 328 Electronic Percussion GitarPhrse2 appendix Voice List No Display Name 1 K01 Maple 2 K02 LA Funk Rok 3 K03 Funk 1 4 K04 Vintage 5 K05 Metal 6 K06 Bubinga Kit 7 K07 Classic Rock 8 K0...

Page 34: ... Bass 16 40 Slap bass hardthumb 17 37 Muted Bass 18 34 Pick Bass 19 35 Rock Bass 20 36 Slap Bass 21 41 Slap Bass Softthumb 22 42 Slap Bass Phrase 1 23 43 Slap Bass Phrase 2 24 44 Slap Bass Phrase 3 25 45 Funk Guitar Phrase 1 26 46 Funk Guitar Phrase 2 27 47 Funk Guitar Phrase 3 28 48 Funk Guitar Phrase 4 29 49 Funk Guitar Phrase 5 30 50 Funk Guitar Phrase 6 31 61 Horn Section PG Manual Name 32 80 ...

Page 35: ... Texas Blues S 18 Big 70 s S 19 ItsGt2BFnky S 20 80 s Rock S 21 East Coast S 22 Freakiness S 23 SearchLite S 24 Jazz Walk S 25 B Good S 26 BreakDown S 27 Train Groove S 28 HVY Groove S 29 PhatCheck S 30 Rock Blues S 31 LA Funk Display Name S 32 Ballad Rock S 33 Rockin Out S 34 UpBeat S 35 Stage Funk S 36 Samba S 37 NightClub S 38 70 s Rock S 39 New Reggae S 40 Last Dance S 41 Big Rock S 42 Steady ...

Page 36: ... 66 67 80 81 84 91 93 100 101 121 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X O O O O O O O O O O O O O 1 O Bank Select Modulation Data Entry Volume Pan Expression Sustain Sostenuto Soft pedal DSP TYPE Portamento DSP DEPTH RPN LSB MSB Reset all Controllers Program Change True O 0 127 0 127 O 0 127 0 127 System Exclusive X O System Song Position Song Select Common Tune X X X X X X Aux Local on off All Notes Off Me...