Abusing the Simmons SDS 8

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This week I'll show you how I like to play with my Simmons SDS 8 "drum brain". This unit was bought by my brother about a decade ago (for probably 50 euros) and he gave it to me last summer as he was not using it much.
Even tho it sound VERY 80s on the get go, it's possible to play it in a lot of weird ways, using programmable drum machines or modular synthesizers, and of course effects pedal can make it sound very different.
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#stazmageartalk #simmons #sds8
00:00 Intro & demo
00:51 What is it ?
01:51 Demo with Arp 2600 M
02:06 How does it work ?
05:55 Sequence it with a Drum Machine
08:02 Add distortion = INDUSTRIAL
09:41 Add delay = Dub or IDM
10:39 Add fuzz = More Industrial !
12:27 Let's play it with a Make Noise Pressure Points !
16:45 Sequence it with an analog sequencer
18:52 End talk !
19:30 ‪@Polyend‬ Tracker ‪@SCHLAPPIENGINEERING‬ Jam !

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@Stazma 2 жыл бұрын

Sample pack available for my Patreon subscribers !!!!! www.patreon.com/posts/sample-pack-sds-63664671

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this! Particularly the Dub / IDM demo and the Make Noise experiments. It has a lot in common with the original SDS-3 that I have but is more refined. For example, the "click" is called "impact" on the SDS-3 but does the same thing, but the pitch doubles up as the noise filter and the ranges don't line up well, so that you either have a very high pitched tone with good noise or a low pitched tone with noise that's too heavily filtered. Looks like they sorted that out with the later models like this. It also has the exact same white power switch too! The things that really make a difference on the original 3 are an LFO that goes into the audio range for all sorts of FM and a sample and hold (called "run") that creates variation in pitch over time. Seems that was no longer applicable by this point. Very interesting to see a breakdown of a later model because it's so familar, but Dave Simmons & co obviously got better at it with the SDS-V onwards. Thanks for doing this.

@Stazma 2 жыл бұрын

I was a bit disappointed at first that there is no pitch modulation of those but it’s a very fun machine anyway.

@planetplex 5 ай бұрын

This was great! Thank you for sharing the link with me!

@Stazma 5 ай бұрын

You’re welcome ;-)

@majortalentprods 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best demo videos Ive seen (to my taste). I was on the fence about buying one and now Im going to! Thank you.

@Stazma 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks ;-)

@BlueNoiz 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent ce SDS8 ! Je faisais des recherches sur le 9 et je suis tombé sur ta vidéo ;)

@mrnessss 2 жыл бұрын

that jam that starts at 13:36 ! so good! I'm inspired 😍

@Stazma 2 жыл бұрын

That's good to know ;-)

@nazauwu6431 2 жыл бұрын

oh the industrial tests are really fucking awesome

@exoexofog 2 жыл бұрын

Toujours sympa 👍👍

@Stazma 2 жыл бұрын

Merci !

@rogeriocrispim 2 жыл бұрын

@18:40 Stazma is a Meshuggah fan confirmed 👍👍

@Stazma 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha yes indeed !

@apostatatheprovost3041 2 жыл бұрын

❤️✌️

@baddriddimworkshop 4 ай бұрын

it's smaller than i thought.

@Stazma 4 ай бұрын

Not too big not too small ;-)

@baddriddimworkshop 4 ай бұрын

@@Stazmai like cold war submarine style faceplates... HUDGE (and i'm buildfing an antonus 2600 new version in original 100% size soon: perfect size !). but yeah the simmons is at a good size for sequencing at the desktop i agree...

@Stazma 4 ай бұрын

@@baddriddimworkshopIt's been ages I want to do another video with it. Need to get this started soon hehehe.