Simmons SD1000 User Manual

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Table of Contents
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................................................2
CARING FOR YOUR SD1000 ELECTRONIC DRUM .............3
ASSEMBLED KIT
............................................................4
FEATURES
....................................................................6
CONNECTIONS
Modules and Pads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
AC Adapter ................................................................8
Connecting Audio Equipment .........................................8
Auxiliary/AUX Input .....................................................8
Connecting MIDI Devices and Computers
.........................9
SOUND MODULE OPERATION
Top Panel Layout
....................................................... 10
Front Panel ................................................................11
Back Panel ................................................................11
Side Panel .................................................................11
Bottom Panel ............................................................ 12
LCD Layout .............................................................. 12
QUICK START OPERATIONS
Turning the Power On ................................................. 13
Basic Operation and Navigation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting Values ........................................................ 13
Playing Song Demos .................................................. 14
Selecting a Kit
.......................................................... 14
Selecting a Song ....................................................... 14
Playing a Song ......................................................... 14
Muting the Drum Part ................................................. 15
Quick Record ........................................................... 15
ADVANCED OPERATIONS
Editing a Kit ............................................................. 16
Sound Organization .................................................. 16
Editing the Pad Sound
................................................ 16
Pad Patterns ............................................................. 18
Exchanging the Kit Order ............................................ 19
Renaming a Kit
.........................................................20
Saving a Kit .............................................................20
Mixer ..................................................................... 21
Editing Songs ...........................................................23
Song Part Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Erasing Parts in a Song ...............................................24
Saving a Song ..........................................................26
Muting Song Parts .....................................................27
Recording a New Song ..............................................28
Regular Song Recording ..............................................28
Utility Mode ............................................................. 31
Trigger Setup ............................................................ 31
Effects Settings ......................................................... 33
MIDI Settings .......................................................... 34
Factory Reset ........................................................... 34
Using an SD Card .....................................................35
Muting a Channel/Part on SD Card MIDI File .................. 35
File Operations .........................................................35
Loading a MIDI from on an SD Card ............................. 36
Deleting Files ........................................................... 37
Formatting the SD Card ............................................. 38
APPENDIX
Voice List ................................................................ 39
Kit List .................................................................... 43
Song List ................................................................ 44
Demo List ............................................................... 46
ASCII Character List .................................................. 46
Pad MIDI Note Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
MIDI Implementation Charts ....................................... 47
INDEX ...................................................................... 48
WARRANTY .............................................................. 48
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Simmons SD1000 Specifications

General

Brand	Simmons
Model	SD1000
Category	Drums
Language	English