SD7K Digital Drum Kit User Manual www.simmonsdrums.
FCC Statements 1. Caution: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 2. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
SD7K Congratulations! … on your purchase of the Simmons SD7K Electronic Drum Kit. To get the most enjoyment from it, we recommend that you skim through this manual at least once, then refer back to it often to learn more about specific functions. Taking Care of Your Digital Drum Set Location • To avoid deformation, discoloration, or more serious damage, do not expose the unit to direct sunlight, high temperature sources, or excessive humidity.
digital drum kit SD7K Setup Setup your SD7K kit following the included assembly instruction sheet.
SD7K Table of Contents Panels Top Panel Rear Panel Side Panel Connections Pads and Pedals Audio Equipment Headphones MP3/CD Player Power Supply Power Switch Using the SD7K Pads Playing the Pads Metronome Kit Mode Selecting a Drum Kit Global reverb Voice Mode Selecting the Drum Voice Adjusting Pad Level Adjusting Pad Pan Adjusting Pad Tuning Saving User Kits Utility Menu Pad Sensitivity (Gain) Rim Sensitivity Crosstalk Curve Splash Sensitivity Local Mode Saving Trigger Settings Restoring the Factory Preset
digital drum kit Panels Top Panel 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 12 3 13 2 1 1 Master volume knob Controls the volume of phone and line outputs. 2 Pad select buttons and indicators In Kit mode, the buttons can play the pad voices. In Voice Mode, they select the pad to be edited and the indicators show the current selected pad. In Song Mode, the indicators will display which pads are being played by the drum track. 7 [SONG] button Enters or switches Song menu pages.
SD7K Rear panel 14 Pad input jacks 15 Line output jacks Input connections for kick, snare, tom, cymbal pads and hi-hat control pedal. Stereo output connection to an audio system or drum amplifier such as the Simmons DA50 or DA200S. 16 AUX input jack This stereo input jack is for an external sound source such as an MP3 or CD player. 17 14 DC input 15 16 17 Connection for the DC 9V power adapter side panel 18 19 Power switch This switch turns power on and off.
digital drum kit connections Pads and Pedals CAUTION! To avoid damage, turn OFF the SD7K’s power switch and all related devices prior to connecting or disconnecting cables. Pads and Pedal: Using the provided cables, connect each pad to its corresponding trigger input jack, following the marking on the cables. Secure all the cables to the stand using the provided velcro strips.
SD7K drum inputs aux drum aux left/m ono right low mid input high volume line in head phones equaliz ation audio equipment When using an amplifier such as the Simmons DA50 or DA200S, connect the Output L/MONO and R jacks on the rear panel to the input of the amplifier. (For mono playback, use the L/MONO jack; for stereo playback, connect both L/MONO and R jacks.) headphones An optional set of stereo headphones can be connected to the PHONES jack located on the side of the drum module.
digital drum kit using the SD7k pads Playing the pads • All the drum pads and cymbal pads use a single trigger sensor for the whole pad, except the dual-zone snare pad that uses one trigger for the head and another trigger for the rim. • All the pads are velocity sensitive. Some voices can change sounds depending on the velocity level (striking force). • The trigger area of the cymbal pads (ride, crash or hi-hat) is near the edge of the pad.
SD7K kit mode If the SD7K is not yet in KIT Mode, Press the [KIT] button to enter the Kit Mode. The Kit indicator will light up. In the KIT Mode, you can select the Drum or Percussion Kit to play. You can also turn on or off the Reverb effect. Selecting a drum kit In the Kit Number page, the 3-digit LED shows the current kit number. Use the [+] and [-] buttons to select any kit (1 ~ 50, looped) as the current kit. The SD7K includes 20 factory preset kits (1 ~ 20) and 30 User kits (21 ~ 50).
digital drum kit voice mode If the SD7K is not yet in VOICE Mode, press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice Menu. The Voice indicator lights up. Now the [VOICE] button will page through the Voice Menu. In the VOICE Mode, you can select the voice for each pad and adjust the level, pan and tuning of the pad. The current pad to be edited can be selected either by pressing its Pad Select button, or by striking the pad itself. The Pad Select indicator lights up to show which pad is currently selected.
SD7K adjusting pad level Press the [VOICE] button until the LED display shows “Lxx”. (xx = Level value: 0 ~ 32) Use the [+] and [-] buttons to adjust the level of the current pad. adjusting pad pan Press the [VOICE] button until the LED display shows “Pxx”. (xx = Pan value: -8 ~ +8) Use the [+] and [-] buttons to adjust the Pan of the current pad. adjusting pad tuning Press the [VOICE] button until the LED display shows “txx”.
digital drum kit Utility menu Press the [UTILITY] button to enter the Utility Mode. Now the [UTILITY] button will page through the Utility menu. In the UTILITY Mode, you can adjust the trigger parameters (gain, crosstalk, curve) for each pad, as well as the rim sensitivity of the snare pad and the splash sensitivity of the hi-hat control pedal. Those parameters are common to all kits. The current pad to be adjusted can be selected either by pressing its Pad Select button, or by striking the pad itself.
SD7K curve In the Velocity Curve page, the curve setting allows you to control the relationship between the velocity (striking force) and loudness (the dynamic curve). The last digit will show the curve number (1~6) of the current pad with letters ‘CU’ displayed on the first two digits of the LED. splash sensitivity In the Splash Sensitivity page, this setting controls the sensitivity of the foot splash. The data is from -4 to 4 with ‘F’ displayed on the first digit of LED.
digital drum kit Song mode If the SD7K is not yet in SONG Mode, press the [SONG] button to enter the Song Menu. Now the [SONG] button will page through the Song Menu. The Song indicator lights up. In the SONG Mode, you can select the song number, and adjust the volume of the song’s accompaniment and drum part. In addition, you can select whether to use the internal songs or to control an external sequencer. Selecting a song In Song Number page, the 3-digit LED shows the current song number.
SD7K Accompaniment volume Press the [SONG] button until the LED display shows “Axx” (xx = accompaniment volume, 0 ~ 32). Use the [+] and [-] buttons to adjust the song’s accompaniment volume (all instruments except the drum part). It will be restored to default value on the next power on. drum volume Press the [SONG] button until the LED display shows “dxx” (xx = drums part volume, 0 ~ 32). Use the [+] and [-] buttons to adjust the song’s drum volume.
digital drum kit MIDI and USB MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This is a world-wide standard communication interface that enables electronic musical instruments and computers (of all brands) to communicate with each other so that instructions and other data can pass between them. This exchange of information makes it possible to create a system of MIDI instruments and devices that offer far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments.
SD7K Using the SD7K as a General MIDI sound module Connecting an external keyboard or sequencer to the MIDI Input allows you to use the SD7K as a multi-timbral sound module to play various instrument parts in addition to your drums (for instance, Piano on Channel 1, Bass on Channel 2, Strings on Channel 3, etc). The voices on each MIDI channel are selected using MIDI Program Change messages. (See the General MIDI Voice list page 21.
digital drum kit Voice List # Name Acoustic Bass Drum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Standard Acoustic Kick 1 Standard Acoustic Kick 2 Rock Acoustic Kick 1 Rock Acoustic Kick 2 Jazz Acoustic Kick 1 Jazz Acoustic Kick 2 26” Large Acoustic Kick 20” Funk Acoustic Kick 20” Hip Hop Acoustic Kick 20” Tight Acoustic Kick 24” Loose Acoustic Kick 20” Small Acoustic Kick 22” 1971Kick 20” Deep Kick ‘90’s Kick Metal Kick Orchestra Bass Drum Bass Drum Roll Electronic Bass Drum 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
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digital drum kit Drum Kit list # Preset Kit # Preset Kit # Preset Kit # Preset Kit Factory Preset Kits Factory Preset Kits User Programmable Kits User Programmable Kits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Rock Standard 1 Room Standard 2 Hip-hop Electronic 808 House Fusion Brush ‘60’s Simmons 1 Simmons 2 Funk Jazz Latin Percussions Metal Orchestral Studio Junkyard User 1 - ‘70’s User 2
SD7K General MIDI voice list STRINGS 041 Violin 042 Viola 043 Cello 044 Contrabass 045 Tremolo Strings 046 Pizzicato Strings 047 Orchestral Harp 048 Timpani SYNTH PAD 089 Pad 1 (new age) 090 Pad 2 (warm) 091 Pad 3 (polysynth) 092 Pad 4 (choir) 093 Pad 5 (bowed) 094 Pad 6 (metallic) 095 Pad 7 (halo) 096 Pad 8 (sweep) CHROMATIC PERCUSSION 009 Celesta 010 Glockenspiel 011 Music box 012 Vibraphone 013 Marimba 014 Xylophone 015 Tubular Bells 016 Dulcimer ENSEMBLE 049 String Ensemble 1 050 String Ensemble 2 0
digital drum kit Percussion Set list # Standard Room Rock Electronic Ch 10 PC Ch 9,16 PC 1 1,5 2 9 3 17,18 4 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Acoustic Bass Drum Bass Drum 1 Side Stick Acoustic Snare Hand Clap Hard Snare Drum Low Floor Tom Closed Hi-Hat Hig
SD7K Percussion Set list cont... # Key 808 Jazz Brush Orchestra Effects Ch 10 PC Ch 9,16 PC 5 26 6 33 7 41 8 49 N/A 57 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Closed Hi-Hat 2 Pedal Hi-Hat Open Hi-Hat 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Buzz Gong Scratch FX1 Scratch FX2 Scratch FX3 Scratch FX4 Gtr.Cut Noise Gtr.
digital drum kit midi implementation chart Function Basic Channel Default Changed Default Mode Messages Altered Note Number: True voice Velocity Note on Note off After Key’s Touch Channel’s Pitch Bend Control 0 Change 1 4 5 6 7 10 11 64 65 66 67 80 81 91 93 100, 101 120 121 123 Program Change System Exclusive System : Song Position Common : Song Select : Tune System : Clock Real Time : Commands Aux : Local ON/OFF : All Notes OFF Messages : Active Sense : Reset Transmitted Recognized 10 ch X X X ***
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