OWNER’S MANUAL OWNER’S MANUAL SimmonsDrums.net 18274587 Simmons SD600 Manual.indd 1 www.simmonsdrums.
OWNER’S MANUAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED DANGEROUS VOLTAGE WITHIN THE PRODUCT’S ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS.
CONGRATULATIONS! …on your purchase of this Simmons SD600 Electronic Drum Kit. To get the most enjoyment from this kit, we recommend that you skim through this manual at least once, then refer back to it to learn more about specific functions.
OWNER’S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 RECORDING A SONG CONGRATULATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Recording Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 ASSEMBLED KIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Clicking Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OWNER’S MANUAL FEATURES SD600 SOUND MODULE GENERAL FEATURES POLYPHONY • Voices - 64 SOUND • Drum Voices - 336 • Drum Kits - 35 Preset / 10 User • Songs - 3 Preset / 10 User EFFECTS • 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.
ASSEMBLING YOUR KIT INSIDE THIS PACKAGE Before assembly, please make sure that all the items listed below are present.
OWNER’S MANUAL ASSEMBLING YOUR KIT THE SD600 DRUM RACK COMES PREASSEMBLED WITH ALL CLAMPS ALREADY IN PLACE. 1. Pull rack out of box. 2. Loosen 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 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.
ASSEMBLING YOUR KIT ATTACHING THE CYMBAL PADS 1. Insert each cymbal arm into the rack clamp. 2. Insert short hi-hat 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 screws on drum rack. 2. Place drum module into drum clamp. 3. Tighten wing screw to secure module. 4. Place drums into mounting rods and tighten with wing screws.
OWNER’S MANUAL ASSEMBLING YOUR KIT BASS DRUM AND HI-HAT PEDAL 1. Place the hi-hat pedal on the floor and to the left, as illustrated below. 2. Connect the kick drum beater pedal to the front of the kick drum pad. 3. Place the bass pad and beater pedal on the floor in the center of the rack as illustrated. 10 18274587 Simmons SD600 Manual.
CONNECTIONS CONNECTING THE SOUND MODULE AND PADS CAUTION! To prevent electric shock and damage to the device, make sure the power is switched OFF on the sound module and all related devices before making any connection. Using the provided cables, connect the 1/4” jacks to the corresponding drum pads, cymbal pads and kick pad. The pin connection will attach to the multi-pin connector serial port on the bottom of the sound module. (See illustration below.
OWNER’S MANUAL CONNECTIONS CONNECTING THE MODULE AND PADS Using the provided cables, connect the 1/4” jacks to the corresponding drum pads, cymbal pads and kick pad. The pin connection will attach to the serial port of the sound module. (See illustration.) NOTE: The voice of the hi-hat pad is controlled by the hi-hat pedal. Similar to a real drum kit, the hi-hat pad functions as an ‘open hihat’ when the pedal is released. When the pedal is pressed down, it functions as a ‘closed hi-hat’.
CONNECTIONS CONNECTING AUDIO EQUIPMENT Mixers and Amplifiers 1. To listen to the module, send the outputs to a mixer or amplifier. Connect the Output L/MONO and R jacks on the rear panel to your amp. (For monaural playback, use the L/MONO jack; for stereo playback, connect both L/MONO and R jacks.) 2. The volume from the module is adjusted with the VOLUME knob. 3. You can connect a standard pair of headphones the SD600 module to listen to your electronic drum set without disturbing others.
OWNER’S MANUAL CONNECTIONS AUX INPUT This input allows you to mix the input from external audio sources with the SD600 module’s internal sounds. 1. Plug the audio output of your smartphone, MP3 player, or other audio source into the AUX IN jack on the back panel.
SD600 DRUM MODULE OPERATION TOP PANEL 14 1 2 13 3 12 4 11 10 5 6 9 7 8 1 Kit Button 2 Volume Knob 3 Song Button Access Song Mode 4 Utility Button Access Utility Functions 5 6 Power This is a soft switch. To turn on or off, press and hold the button for 5 secs.
OWNER’S MANUAL SD600 DRUM MODULE OPERATION BOTTOM PANEL 1 Serial Connection Jack for the pad trigger cables 1 BACK PANEL 1 Crash 2 / Tom 4 ¼” pad inputs for expanding your kits by connecting extra pads or triggers 2 USB Port Used for connecting the SD600 module to a computer 3 AUX Input Stereo 1/8” jack to connect CD or MP3 players to the module.
QUICK START OPERATIONS TURNING THE POWER ON THE MODULE 1. Connect the AC Adapter to the drum module. 2. Press the power switch on the top panel to turn on the module. NOTE: There is an automatic power off function that turns off the module when 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 There are 3 main modes for the module: KIT, SONG and UTILITY.
OWNER’S MANUAL QUICK START OPERATIONS LISTENING TO THE DEMO SONGS The demo songs help to show you the capabilities and sounds of the SD600 module. There are three demos in the module. You can also access these by pressing the SONG button and selecting one of the first three songs. 1. Press KIT and SONG button simultaneously to enter Demo Mode. The first song demo will start playing. 2. Press the PLAY button to stop the demo. 3.
KIT MODE - ADVANCED EDITING A KIT 1. Press the KIT button. 2. Press the EDIT button to see the screen for the current sound 3. Strike a drum pad to view the Voice currently assigned 4. Press the EDIT button to move to the first parameter to be changed on the current sound. Press the EDIT 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 button to save the assignment to a User Kit.
OWNER’S MANUAL KIT MODE - ADVANCED RENAMING 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 button to rename the User Kit. 4. Press the EDIT button to move the cursor 5. Press [+/-] to change the character 6. Press the SAVE confirmation SAVING A KIT 1. Press the SAVE button to save the assignment to a User Kit. 2. Press the -/+ buttons to choose the User kit for save. 3.
SONG MODE PLAYING A SONG 1. Press SONG, select a song number, then PLAY to play a song. 2. Press the PLAY button to stop playback of the song. NOTE: You can temporarily change the tempo of a song while playback is in progress. The song returns to its preset tempo when a different song is selected. MUTING THE DRUM PART 1. While a Song is playing press the PLAY and CLICK Button at the same time. This will mute the drum sound. The screen will show the mute status “Mute On” or “Mute Off” 2.
OWNER’S MANUAL RECORDING A SONG TO RECORD 1. Press the Song Button 2. Select a User Song 3. Press the Record button. You will hear the Click metronome sound count in. Begin playing the song after the count off. 4. After you record your song you can also rename the song, Press SAVE button to save and rename. CLICK SETTINGS The CLICK is the metronome sound that is played when you are listening to beat to play along with. Press CLICK button on/off metronome. 1.
UTILITY MODE The Utility mode is for the main functions of the module such as trigger setup for the pads, MIDI setup, and saving global settings. Trigger Settings You can set the parameters of each drum and cymbals pad in the Trigger menu. While editing the settings, you can select each trigger by hitting the corresponding trigger pad. 1. Press the UTILITY button. 2. The display will show the setting for the current trigger pad. The default is the Snare pad center Sensitivity. 3.
OWNER’S MANUAL UTILITY MODE MIDI NOTE The SD600 module can send pad strikes as MIDI notes to your computer or tablet. This screen allows you to customize the MIDI note number sent when each pad is struck. 1. Press the UTILITY button. The first parameter is for the trigger settings. 2. Press the EDIT button until you see the screen for MIDI Note 3. Hit the pad that you want to change 4.
UTILITY MODE AUTO POWER MODE Enable: If you don’t use the SD600 for 30 min, the module will automatically shut down. Disable: The module will not shut down automatically. (Default setting) FACTORY RESET There may be occasions where you want the module to return to the factory settings. This function will return the module back to factory setup. 1. Press the UTILITY button. 2. Press the EDIT button until you see the screen for “Util Reset”* 3. Press the SAVE button to reset the module.
OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX Voice List Voice List Bank Screen Name Bank Screen Name Kick 22x18 Map Snare 14x5 GtdRS Kick 20x14 Vntg Snare 14x5GtRSHi Kick 20x14 VnLo Snare 14x5 AL CS Kick 24x16 '60s Snare PiccUrb CS Kick 26x14Acylc Kick 20x20Bubga Toms 10" Maple Kick 24x16 KT Toms 10" Bubnga Kick 24x16 Nash Toms 10" BubDmp Kick 22x18LAFnk Toms 10" BubHi Kick Hip Hop Toms 10" Gated Kick 22x14Gated Toms 10" SnglHd Toms 12"Acrylic Snare 14x5 Maple Toms 12" Maple
APPENDIX Voice List Voice List Bank Screen Name Bank Screen Name Toms 16" Gated HiHat 14" P Opn Toms 16" VnMpLo HiHat 14" P sOpn Toms 16" Bubgna HiHat 14" S Clsd Toms 16" BubDmp HiHat 14" S Ped Toms 18" Bubnga HiHat 14" S Opn Toms 16" SnglHd HiHat 14" S S Opn Toms 16" Nash HiHat 14" S spls Toms 18" 90sRk H HiHat 14" Z Clsd Toms 18" 90sRk L HiHat 14" Z Ped Toms 18"Acrylic HiHat 14" Z sOpn Toms 18" L Mapl HiHat 14" Z Opn Toms 18" Gated HiHat 14" Z spls Toms
OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX Voice List Voice List Bank Screen Name Bank Screen Name Perc TmbLo Dyn Perc Beer Can 2 Perc Tumba Dyn Perc Boat Horn Perc Clave Perc Chainlink Perc Afr Shkr 1 Perc Chair 1 Perc Bata Ly Lo Perc Chair 2 Perc Bata LyDum Perc Group Clap Perc Djembe Dn Perc Clown Horn Perc Djembe OS Perc Dumpster 1 Perc Gana Drum Perc Dumpster 2 Perc TDrm Boom Perc Dumpster 3 Perc TDrm SlpBM Perc Bottle 1 Perc Tdrum Tap Perc Bottle 2 Perc Udu DumSO P
APPENDIX Voice List Voice List Bank Screen Name Bank Screen Name Perc BangZi E Kick 808 Kick 1 Perc MuYu-1 E Kick 808 Kick 2 Perc MuYu-2 E Kick Tekno Kick Perc BangZi2 E Kick Fuzzy Bass Perc XiangBan1 Perc PaiGu-Low E Snare SDS7Snare1 Perc PaiGu-Med E Snare SDS7Snare2 Perc PaiGu-Hi E Snare 808 Snare Perc XiaoGu2 E Snare SDSVSnare1 Perc XiaoGu3 E Snare SDSVSnare2 Perc PaiGu1 E Snare SDSVSnare3 Perc PaiGu2 E Snare SDSVSnare4 Perc PaiGu3 E Snare 78 Snare P
OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX Voice List Voice List Bank Screen Name Bank Screen Name E Tom SDSV Tom 5 E Perc 808 Crash E Tom SDSV Tom 6 E Perc SDS7 Cymb E Tom SDSV Tom 7 E Perc SDSV Cym 1 E Tom SDSV Tom 8 E Perc SDSV Cym 2 E Tom SDSV Tom 9 E Perc SDSV Cym 3 E Tom SDSV Tom 10 E Perc E Cymbal 1 E Tom SDSV Tom 11 E Perc E Cymbal 2 E Tom Tekno Tom1 E Perc 909 Ride E Tom Tekno Tom2 E Perc 808 Cymb E Tom Tekno Tom3 E Perc 909 Crash E Tom 808 Tom Hi E Perc SDSV Clap E T
APPENDIX Kit List Kit List # Kit Name # Kit Name 1 Modern Maple 35 Pop Life 2 Acrylic 36 User Kit 1 3 Fusion 37 User Kit 2 4 Classic Rock 38 User Kit 3 5 Funk Rock 39 User Kit 4 6 70's Rock 40 User Kit 5 7 Gated Dreams 41 User Kit 6 8 Jazz 42 User Kit 7 9 Grunge Kit 43 User Kit 8 10 Bubinga 44 User Kit 9 11 SDSV 45 User Kit 10 12 Bubinga Africa 13 Nashville 14 West Africa 15 Nails 16 India 17 Blues 18 Tekno Song 01 Rock 19 Junkyard Song 02
OWNER’S MANUAL APPENDIX MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized 10 CH Only 1-16 CH Channel Changed X 1-16 CH Mode Basic Default Remarks Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messages X X Altered ********** X Note 0~127 0~127 Number: True voice ********** 0~127 Velocity Note ON O 9nH,v=1-127 O 9nH,v=1-127 Note OFF O 8nH,v=0 O 9nH,v=0 or 8nh Affter Key’s X X Pitch Bender X O 0, 32 X O Bank Select 1 X O Modulation 6 X O Data Entry 7 X O Volume 10 X O
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OWNER’S MANUAL WARRANTY Two (2) Years limited warranty Subject to the limitations set forth below, Simmons® hereby represents and warrants that the components of this product shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, subject to normal use and service, for two (2) years to the original owner from the date of purchase.
