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/></a><figcaption>Logo</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Simmons_SDS5_Electric_Drum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Simmons_SDS5_Electric_Drum.jpg/220px-Simmons_SDS5_Electric_Drum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Simmons_SDS5_Electric_Drum.jpg/330px-Simmons_SDS5_Electric_Drum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Simmons_SDS5_Electric_Drum.jpg/440px-Simmons_SDS5_Electric_Drum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Simmons_SDS-V" title="Simmons SDS-V">SDS 5</a> Electronic Drum Kit, ca.1981.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Simmons_SDS_5_Electric_Drum,_Deutsches_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Simmons_SDS_5_Electric_Drum%2C_Deutsches_Museum.jpg/220px-Simmons_SDS_5_Electric_Drum%2C_Deutsches_Museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Simmons_SDS_5_Electric_Drum%2C_Deutsches_Museum.jpg/330px-Simmons_SDS_5_Electric_Drum%2C_Deutsches_Museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Simmons_SDS_5_Electric_Drum%2C_Deutsches_Museum.jpg/440px-Simmons_SDS_5_Electric_Drum%2C_Deutsches_Museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Simmons SDS 5 front view</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Simmons</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Electronic_drum" title="Electronic drum">electronic drum</a> brand, which originally was a pioneering British manufacturer of <a href="/wiki/Electronic_drum" title="Electronic drum">electronic drums</a>. Founded in 1978 by Dave Simmons,<sup id="cite_ref-mdean-tdah_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdean-tdah-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it supplied electronic kits from 1980 to 1998. The drums' distinctive, electronic sound can be found on countless albums from the 1980s. The company closed in 1999 and the Simmons name is currently owned by <a href="/wiki/Guitar_Center" title="Guitar Center">Guitar Center</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Simmons_SDS-V" title="Simmons SDS-V">SDS 5</a> (or SDSV; notated as SDS-5) was developed in conjunction with <a href="/wiki/Richard_James_Burgess" title="Richard James Burgess">Richard James Burgess</a> of <a href="/wiki/Landscape_(band)" title="Landscape (band)">Landscape</a> and released in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-mdean-tdah_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdean-tdah-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first recordings of the instrument were made by Burgess, on <i><a href="/wiki/From_the_Tea-rooms_of_Mars_...." title="From the Tea-rooms of Mars ....">From the Tea-rooms of Mars ....</a></i>, "<a href="/wiki/Chant_No._1_(I_Don%27t_Need_This_Pressure_On)" title="Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)">Chant No. 1</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Spandau_Ballet" title="Spandau Ballet">Spandau Ballet</a>, and "Angel Face" by <a href="/wiki/Shock_(troupe)" title="Shock (troupe)">Shock</a>. After Landscape and Spandau Ballet appeared on <i>Top of the Pops</i> with the instrument, many other musicians began to use the new technology, including <a href="/wiki/A_Flock_of_Seagulls" title="A Flock of Seagulls">A Flock of Seagulls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howard_Jones_(British_musician)" title="Howard Jones (British musician)">Howard Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jez_Strode" class="mw-redirect" title="Jez Strode">Jez Strode</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kajagoogoo" title="Kajagoogoo">Kajagoogoo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Duran_Duran_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)">Roger Taylor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darren_Costin" class="mw-redirect" title="Darren Costin">Darren Costin</a> of <a href="/wiki/Wang_Chung_(band)" title="Wang Chung (band)">Wang Chung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Negus" title="Steve Negus">Steve Negus</a> of <a href="/wiki/Saga_(band)" title="Saga (band)">Saga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Z." title="Bobby Z.">Bobby Z.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Allen_(drummer)" title="Rick Allen (drummer)">Rick Allen</a> of <a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dolby" title="Thomas Dolby">Thomas Dolby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neil_Peart" title="Neil Peart">Neil Peart</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rush_(band)" title="Rush (band)">Rush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bruford" title="Bill Bruford">Bill Bruford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talk_Talk" title="Talk Talk">Talk Talk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tangerine_Dream" title="Tangerine Dream">Tangerine Dream</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cameo_(band)" title="Cameo (band)">Cameo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonzun_Crew" title="Jonzun Crew">Jonzun Crew</a>, <a href="/wiki/Depeche_Mode" title="Depeche Mode">Depeche Mode</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre" title="Jean-Michel Jarre">Jean-Michel Jarre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Donna_Summer" title="Donna Summer">Donna Summer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yukihiro_Takahashi" title="Yukihiro Takahashi">Yukihiro Takahashi</a> of <a href="/wiki/Yellow_Magic_Orchestra" title="Yellow Magic Orchestra">Yellow Magic Orchestra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vangelis" title="Vangelis">Vangelis</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simmons_(electronic_drum_company)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Single-pad analog drum synthesizers, including the <a href="/wiki/Pollard_Syndrum" title="Pollard Syndrum">Pollard Syndrum</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Synare" title="Synare">Synare</a>, were introduced in the 1970s, but their unrealistic sound made them generally more suitable for use as a percussion effect than as a replacement for traditional drums.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> They became a popular element in disco records, especially after the release of music from <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a></i>, and can be heard on songs by <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">The Jacksons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rose_Royce" title="Rose Royce">Rose Royce</a>. </p><p>Around 1978 while working for the company Musicaid in <a href="/wiki/St_Albans" title="St Albans">St Albans</a>, Dave Simmons developed a device with similar capabilities to the Syndrum and Synare, which he called the SDS-3. The SDS-3 featured four drum channels and a <a href="/wiki/Noise_generator" title="Noise generator">noise generator</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-sds3_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sds3,sds4_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds3,sds4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the SDS-4 was a functionally similar two-channel version.<sup id="cite_ref-sds3,sds4_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds3,sds4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At this juncture, the drum pads were round, with wooden frames and real 8-inch drum heads.<sup id="cite_ref-sds3pads_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds3pads-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Musicaid was also the distributor for the <a href="/wiki/Lyricon" title="Lyricon">Lyricon</a> wind synthesizer as played by <a href="/wiki/John_L._Walters" title="John L. Walters">John L. Walters</a> of <a href="/wiki/Landscape_(band)" title="Landscape (band)">Landscape</a>. Walters introduced <a href="/wiki/Richard_James_Burgess" title="Richard James Burgess">Richard James Burgess</a> to Simmons and Burgess began using the SDS-3s and SDS-4s live, on stage, with Landscape. Recognizing the potential for a fully electronic drum set that could replace the traditional acoustic set rather than supplement it, Burgess began collaborating with Simmons. They mocked up the sounds and flowchart using an <a href="/wiki/ARP_2600" title="ARP 2600">ARP 2600</a> synthesizer. Since Burgess was using the instrument in a live setting, they developed the four customizable preset buttons. The distinctive hexagonal shape came about after triangles and bat-wing mock-ups had been tried. Burgess finally decided that a honeycomb shape would fit together ergonomically and be simple yet distinctive in appearance. A limited edition of what Simmons referred to as the <a href="/wiki/Mount_Rushmore" title="Mount Rushmore">Mount Rushmore</a> Head sets were also built. Burgess has two of these sets. The basic descending <a href="/wiki/Tom-tom_drum" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom-tom drum">tom-tom</a> sound was modeled after the way Burgess tuned his <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Drums" title="Pearl Drums">Pearl</a> single-headed concert tom kit on which he would loosen one tension rod, causing a wrinkle in the head and creating a descending pitch after the tom was hit. </p><p>Burgess had recorded extensively with the prototype of the SDS-V on the <a href="/wiki/Landscape_(Landscape_album)" title="Landscape (Landscape album)"><i>Landscape</i></a> album, with <a href="/wiki/Shock_(troupe)" title="Shock (troupe)">Shock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spandau_Ballet" title="Spandau Ballet">Spandau Ballet</a> before the SDS-V (5), was introduced commercially in 1981. The world's first fully electronic drum set, the SDS-V<sup id="cite_ref-sds5_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds5-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> featured the famous hexagonal pads<sup id="cite_ref-sds5pads_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds5pads-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and distinctive sounds heard in countless songs by 1980s bands, including <a href="/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spandau_Ballet" title="Spandau Ballet">Spandau Ballet</a>. The standard configuration consisted of an expandable rack-mountable "brain", containing the various drum sounds, and pad modules for bass drum, snare, and three toms. Two spare slots are available so that cymbal or extra tom modules can be added; drummers may choose to use acoustic cymbals rather than the Simmons sounds, which have been compared<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (February 2013)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> to that of a <a href="/wiki/Trash_can" class="mw-redirect" title="Trash can">trash can</a> lid. Connections to the unit were by <a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR plugs</a>, and it can be interfaced with a drum <a href="/wiki/Music_sequencer" title="Music sequencer">sequencer</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In Germany and the rest of Europe, Simmons had also a great success. Sibi Siebert counterpart of Baz Watts, both clinicians for Simmons, was travelling from Stockholm to Barcelona to show and play the kits. He played more than 700 workshops and had great success with his band Twelve Drummers Drumming (Phonogram), where the SDS-V was featured live and on lot of TV shows (e.g. <i><a href="/wiki/Rockpalast" title="Rockpalast">Rockpalast</a></i>) </p><p>The SDS-V's biggest disadvantage was the use of solid <a href="/wiki/Polycarbonate" title="Polycarbonate">polycarbonate</a> heads on the pads. Simmons chose this material for its durability, but the heads' lack of "give" often resulted in wrist discomfort. Soon after, Simmons began shipping pads with softer rubber surfaces. The SDS-V became an instant hit, with Simmons endorsing several drummers, and the distinctive pad shape becoming an icon of the 1980s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>With the agreement of Simmons, Group Centre Inc. became the sole distributors of all Simmons Electronics products in the US. After visiting and demoing the SDS-V to music stores in New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago, he secured orders from them all. Manufacturing was ramped up quickly in time for the <a href="/wiki/NAMM_Show" title="NAMM Show">NAMM Music Expo</a> in Chicago and after staging a series of demos featuring <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bruford" title="Bill Bruford">Bill Bruford</a>, dozens more music store owners from all over the country signed up to this electronic revolution, and that expansion quickly established the Simmons name in the rest of the US.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="More_models">More models</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simmons_(electronic_drum_company)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: More models"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Simmons_MTM,_SDS_7,_SDS_800,_along_with_Tama_Techstar_TS305_(bottom_left)_-_Shawn_Rudiman%27s_Studio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Simmons_MTM%2C_SDS_7%2C_SDS_800%2C_along_with_Tama_Techstar_TS305_%28bottom_left%29_-_Shawn_Rudiman%27s_Studio.jpg/330px-Simmons_MTM%2C_SDS_7%2C_SDS_800%2C_along_with_Tama_Techstar_TS305_%28bottom_left%29_-_Shawn_Rudiman%27s_Studio.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="382" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Simmons_MTM%2C_SDS_7%2C_SDS_800%2C_along_with_Tama_Techstar_TS305_%28bottom_left%29_-_Shawn_Rudiman%27s_Studio.jpg/495px-Simmons_MTM%2C_SDS_7%2C_SDS_800%2C_along_with_Tama_Techstar_TS305_%28bottom_left%29_-_Shawn_Rudiman%27s_Studio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Simmons_MTM%2C_SDS_7%2C_SDS_800%2C_along_with_Tama_Techstar_TS305_%28bottom_left%29_-_Shawn_Rudiman%27s_Studio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="542" data-file-height="627" /></a><figcaption>Simmons models: <div><ul><li>MTM: 8 ch MIDI-Trigger Converter</li><li>SDS 7: Modular sample player<br /><span class="nowrap">     </span>with analog filters</li><li>(Tama Techstar TS305)</li><li>SDS 800: 4 ch analog drum synthesizer : (bottom right)</li></ul></div></figcaption></figure> <p>During the lifetime of the SDS-V, Simmons also produced a compact trigger unit about the size of a <a href="/wiki/Suitcase" title="Suitcase">suitcase</a>, containing seven small pads.<sup id="cite_ref-suitcase_kit_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-suitcase_kit-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Used in conjunction with the SDS-V brain, this allowed players to add Simmons sounds to an existing acoustic kit without incorporating a set of full-size pads. This unit was used extensively by <a href="/wiki/New_Order_(band)" title="New Order (band)">New Order</a> at the time. </p><p>Also available at the same time was the SDS-6 drum sequencer,<sup id="cite_ref-sds6_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds6-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> used to great effect by artists such as <a href="/wiki/Howard_Jones_(British_musician)" title="Howard Jones (British musician)">Howard Jones</a>. </p><p>Following the success of the SDS-V, Simmons expanded their range in 1984, with another modular rack-based brain called the SDS-7,<sup id="cite_ref-sds7_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds7-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which features <a href="/wiki/Digital_sound" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital sound">digital sampling sounds</a> on <a href="/wiki/EPROM" title="EPROM">EPROM</a> for the first time, expandable up to twelve modules, and redesigned pads, featuring a skin of rubber to make playing a little easier.<sup id="cite_ref-sds7pads_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds7pads-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The unit uses 8-bit samples and a programmable memory, but is prone to malfunctioning and loss of memory, making it unpopular in a live context.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The same year, they also produced the cheaper analog-only SDS-8,<sup id="cite_ref-sds8_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds8-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which featured a single, non-expandable desktop-style brain with one unalterable factory preset and one custom user preset for each channel. The SDS-8 kit was supplied with four tom pads and a bass pad, using similar hardware to the earlier SDS-V, but in a more budget style, such as using <a href="/wiki/TRS_connector" class="mw-redirect" title="TRS connector">jack leads</a> instead of XLR connectors.<sup id="cite_ref-sds8pads_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds8pads-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sounds were similar to the SDS-V, but, to the discerning ear, not up to the same quality. However, the kit has remained a popular alternative to the SDS-V for those seeking analogue Simmons sounds. </p><p>Also available at the time were a number of smaller devices, such as an SDS-EPB <a href="/wiki/Programmer_(hardware)" title="Programmer (hardware)">E-PROM Blower</a><sup id="cite_ref-sds_epb_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds_epb-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to write samples onto the chips, a Digital ClapTrap unit,<sup id="cite_ref-dct_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dct-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is a digital clap sound device, a sound very popular in 1980s music. </p><p>Simmons began to expand their product line with smaller kits and pads, including the SDS-1,<sup id="cite_ref-sds1pad_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds1pad-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was a single pad with a built-in EPROM reader for playing a single drum sound sample, and the all-analog SDS-200 (2 tom system),<sup id="cite_ref-sds200_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds200-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SDS-400 (4 tom system), and SDS-800 (bass, snare, and 2 tom system).<sup id="cite_ref-sds800_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds800-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These products were aimed at acoustic drummers who wanted to add a couple of Simmons pads to their kit on a budget. Some of these products also feature the run generator, which allows drummers to play a descending drum roll with a single pad hit. </p><p>In 1985, Simmons introduced the SDS-9,<sup id="cite_ref-sds9_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds9-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a hybrid digital/analog brain with three changeable <a href="/wiki/EEPROM" title="EEPROM">EEPROM</a> channels (kick, snare, and rim) and analog-synthesized toms. It also featured 40 presets (20 factory and 20 user-programmable) and a built-in <a href="/wiki/Delay_(audio_effect)#Digital_delay" title="Delay (audio effect)">digital delay</a>. This kit was yet another well received product for Simmons as it combines realistic sounds in an inexpensive, compact brain. Following customer feedback, Simmons also produced a new series of drum pads using "floating" drum heads and changeable shells.<sup id="cite_ref-sds9pads_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds9pads-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The snare drum had an extra trigger for the rim. Again, this improved the playability of the kit. </p><p>Another brain was introduced in 1986 called the SDS-1000,<sup id="cite_ref-sds1000_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds1000-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was, in effect, the same sounds as the SDS-9 (without the ability to change the EPROMS) in a slim 1U, MIDI-enabled, rack mountable unit. The snare sounds, however, are more realistic and clear than the SDS-9. The SDS-1000 also includes a "second skin" feature, which simulates the sound of dual-headed drums. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_SDX">The SDX</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simmons_(electronic_drum_company)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The SDX"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1987, after the SDS-9, Simmons decided to enter into the high-end professional market and created the revolutionary SDX.<sup id="cite_ref-sdx_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdx-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-xrack_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-xrack-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It introduced new features that were unheard of in other electronic drums such as "zone intelligence" and "pad layering". Some of these ideas were not revisited by other companies until nearly 15 years after the SDX. </p><p>Zone Intelligence allows for up to three samples to be assigned to different positional locations on a pad for a more realistic sound.<sup id="cite_ref-sdxpads_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdxpads-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With pad layering, up to nine different samples can be triggered via different strike velocities and positions, selecting samples from a 3 by 3 matrix. The samples can also be further manipulated by applying positive or negative values on a matrix (routed to both position and dynamic), simultaneously affecting the following aspects of the sound: volume, pitch, brightness, panning, noise element, and sample start point. All or any of these aspects of the sound, are both programmable and continuously variable dependent upon strike position and strike velocity and were user programmable in the extreme. The SDX is the first Simmons kit since the SDS-7 to support cymbal sounds, using pads called "Symbals" which simulate the swaying motion of real cymbals with a swivel rod.<sup id="cite_ref-sdxpads_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdxpads-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SDX include a built-in <a href="/wiki/Sampler_(musical_instrument)" title="Sampler (musical instrument)">sampler</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Floppy_disk" title="Floppy disk">floppy disk</a> drive, internal SCSI hard disk drive and optional external SCSI ZIP or Syquest drives as the methods of data storage. The SDX introduced a new way of modifying sounds. Rather than knobs and switches, it features a 9" monochrome <a href="/wiki/Cathode_ray_tube" class="mw-redirect" title="Cathode ray tube">CRT</a> screen with a <a href="/wiki/Graphical_user_interface" title="Graphical user interface">GUI</a> controlled by a <a href="/wiki/Trackball" title="Trackball">trackball</a>, similar to the early <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS">Mac OS</a>. SDX OS allows users to fully modify sounds with an easy-to-use interface. It also features a full 64-track real-time sequencer with the ability to nondestructively quantize recordings and sync them to MIDI. </p><p>Sales of the SDX were limited due to its high price, costing around $10,154. The factory sounds included with the SDX did not match the quality expected for a system of such advanced technology, so many drummers chose to sample their own sounds.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1988, the SDX software was updated to make SDX suitable for use with MIDI keyboards, thus offering a sound source rivaling the Fairlight CMI for a fraction of the price. Approximately 250 SDX Consoles were sold.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Primary users of SDX included <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bruford" title="Bill Bruford">Bill Bruford</a> with <a href="/wiki/Anderson_Bruford_Wakeman_Howe" title="Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe">ABWH</a>, Peter Gabriel, Jean Michel Jarres' drummer and <a href="/wiki/King_Crimson" title="King Crimson">King Crimson</a> and also <a href="/wiki/Danny_Carey" title="Danny Carey">Danny Carey</a> with <a href="/wiki/Tool_(band)" title="Tool (band)">Tool</a>. The SDX also featured on Pip Greasley's <i>The 5k Pursuit Opera</i> C4TV [1991] where it was played by Bruce Mason. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Decline">Decline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simmons_(electronic_drum_company)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Decline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the time of the launch of the SDX, the company had seen a dramatic fall in their sales as drummers abandoned electronics to return to their acoustic kits. Additionally, due to expensive <a href="/wiki/R%26D" class="mw-redirect" title="R&D">R&D</a> and manufacturing costs of the SDX, Simmons was losing money.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Their final kit was released in 1989, called the SDS-2000,<sup id="cite_ref-sds2000_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds2000-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> featuring sounds from the SDX library, digital effects, further refined pads,<sup id="cite_ref-sds2000pads_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sds2000pads-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a new company logo. Along with the SDS-2000, Simmons manufactured pads with real drumheads called Hexaheads,<sup id="cite_ref-hexahead_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hexahead-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with Minihexes, smaller-sized pads sometimes used as cymbal pads.<sup id="cite_ref-minihex_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-minihex-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This system saw a commercial decline in the face of competition from companies such as <a href="/wiki/Roland_Corporation" title="Roland Corporation">Roland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yamaha_Drums" title="Yamaha Drums">Yamaha</a>, and the evolution of musical styles from the 1980s into the 1990s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> During the 1990s, Simmons shifted their focus from drum synthesis to drum triggering and MIDI control, with products like the ADT<sup id="cite_ref-adt_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adt-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (acoustic drum trigger) and Trixer<sup id="cite_ref-ads_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ads-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (triggered electric drums (digital samples) from acoustic drum mics), Drum Huggers (small clip-on acoustic drum triggers/pads), and the Silicon Mallet (a xylophone-style MIDI controller). One of Simmons's last products, the Turtle Trap,<sup id="cite_ref-turtle_trap_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turtle_trap-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a MIDI controller made from the shell of a bass drum pad, with the pads being the surfaces of Minihexes. However, all of these products sold poorly compared to the company's peak period.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1999, the company closed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Relaunch">Relaunch</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simmons_(electronic_drum_company)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Relaunch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, <a href="/wiki/Guitar_Center" title="Guitar Center">Guitar Center</a> acquired the rights to the Simmons trademark and began marketing affordable Chinese-manufactured electronic drums (commercialized under other names in the world) under the Simmons name and original logo. These kits have no relationship to the original company. However, some of the kits' designs feature traces of the familiar hexagon shape, similar model numbers, and built-in samples of the classic Simmons sounds. </p><p>In 2017 Simmons announced the new SD2000 series with a planned release for retail on Aug 4, 2017, while simultaneously making public the return of Dave Simmons to the company.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SD2000 is a top-to-bottom redesign (with the exception of the included HEXX rack), and will be available in five-piece (11″ triple-zone SimHex snare; three 9″ dual-zone SimHex toms; 9″ mesh bass drum with nonslip stand; 13″ dual-zone chokeable crash; 15″ triple-zone ride; 12″ hi-hat) and seven-piece (add one 9″ dual-zone SimHex tom and one 13″ dual-zone chokeable crash to the 5-piece) configurations. The additional tom and cymbal units can also be purchased separately as an add-on, however it does not appear that there is additional room to add components beyond upgrading the 5-piece. (The upgraded 5-piece is, when upgraded, identical to the 7-piece; photos of the control unit indicate that this occupies all the available inputs.) This newly designed kit employs mesh heads - the first in the Simmons line to do so - which are tensionable with a standard drum key. The pre-programmed sound bank includes classic acoustic kit samples, sounds pulled from vintage Simmons kits like the SDS-5, plus world percussion and effect sounds (e.g. handclaps, cowbell, etc.). Additionally users can add their own samples to the library. </p><p>The control module includes full-color LCD, built-in mixer, and a USB port that allows playback of WAV and MP3 files from a USB drive, plus recording in WAV format back out to a thumb drive. At the time of this writing the SD2000 has not been publicly released, thus potential features like midi over USB or USB out to a computer (either for kit-to-machine recording or machine-to-kit programming) have not yet been evaluated. Country of origin has not yet been made public. </p><p>As a visual cue/callback to the classic Dave Simmons-designed systems offered in the 1980s, the SD2000's round, tensionable, mesh heads are mounted in hexagonal frames reminiscent of the SDS-5 aesthetic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_users">Notable users</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simmons_(electronic_drum_company)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable users"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>David Kendrick of <a href="/wiki/Devo" title="Devo">Devo</a> (1988-1991)</li> <li>Polo Corbella, Pato Loza and <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Abuelo" title="Miguel Abuelo">Miguel Abuelo</a> of <a href="/wiki/Los_Abuelos_de_la_Nada" title="Los Abuelos de la Nada">Los Abuelos de la Nada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miguel_Tapia" class="mw-redirect" title="Miguel Tapia">Miguel Tapia</a> of <a href="/wiki/Los_Prisioneros" title="Los Prisioneros">Los Prisioneros</a></li> <li>Mario Serra of <a href="/wiki/Virus_(Argentine_band)" title="Virus (Argentine band)">Virus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Farriss" title="Jon Farriss">Jon Farriss</a> of <a href="/wiki/INXS" title="INXS">INXS</a></li> <li>Jo Hammer of <a href="/wiki/Jean_Michel_Jarre" class="mw-redirect" title="Jean Michel Jarre">Jean Michel Jarre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Seraphine" title="Danny Seraphine">Danny Seraphine</a> of <a href="/wiki/Chicago_(band)" title="Chicago (band)">Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Weckl" title="Dave Weckl">Dave Weckl</a> of <a href="/wiki/Chick_Corea_Elektric_Band" title="Chick Corea Elektric Band">Chick Corea Elektric Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinnie_Colaiuta" title="Vinnie Colaiuta">Vinnie Colaiuta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Erskine" title="Peter Erskine">Peter Erskine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Ricotti" title="Frank Ricotti">Frank Ricotti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Pritchard" class="mw-redirect" title="Mel Pritchard">Mel Pritchard</a> of <a href="/wiki/Barclay_James_Harvest" title="Barclay James Harvest">Barclay James Harvest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Coy" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Coy">Steve Coy</a> of <a href="/wiki/Dead_or_Alive_(band)" title="Dead or Alive (band)">Dead or Alive</a></li> <li>Jürgen "CC" Behrens of the German Synth-Pop band <a href="/wiki/Silent_Circle" title="Silent Circle">Silent Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_White_(Yes_drummer)" title="Alan White (Yes drummer)">Alan White</a> of <a href="/wiki/Yes_(band)" title="Yes (band)">Yes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_James_Burgess" title="Richard James Burgess">Richard James Burgess</a> of <a href="/wiki/Landscape_(band)" title="Landscape (band)">Landscape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Egan" title="Rusty Egan">Rusty Egan</a> with <a href="/wiki/Visage_(band)" title="Visage (band)">Visage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skids_(band)" title="Skids (band)">Skids</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Lynott" title="Phil Lynott">Phil Lynott</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rich_Kids" title="Rich Kids">Rich Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Keeble" title="John Keeble">John Keeble</a> of <a href="/wiki/Spandau_Ballet" title="Spandau Ballet">Spandau Ballet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Van_Halen" title="Alex Van Halen">Alex Van Halen</a> of <a href="/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Peart" title="Neil Peart">Neil Peart</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rush_(band)" title="Rush (band)">Rush</a> from 1983 to 1989</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Mason" title="Nick Mason">Nick Mason</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a></li> <li>Producer <a href="/wiki/Gus_Dudgeon" title="Gus Dudgeon">Gus Dudgeon</a> played the SDS-V on two of <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>'s albums, 1985's <i><a href="/wiki/Ice_on_Fire" title="Ice on Fire">Ice on Fire</a></i>, and 1986's <i><a href="/wiki/Leather_Jackets_(album)" title="Leather Jackets (album)">Leather Jackets</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manuel_De_Peppe" title="Manuel De Peppe">Manuel De Peppe</a> of Bee Hive and Bee Hive Reunion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Wallis" title="Gary Wallis">Gary Wallis</a> with <a href="/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a> had a massive rig of Simmons drums</li> <li>Jeff Phillips with <a href="/wiki/Howard_Jones_(British_musician)" title="Howard Jones (British musician)">Howard Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_de_Burgh" title="Chris de Burgh">Chris de Burgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_van_Hooke" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter van Hooke">Peter van Hooke</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mike_%2B_The_Mechanics" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike + The Mechanics">Mike + The Mechanics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Williams_(drummer)" title="Terry Williams (drummer)">Terry Williams</a> of <a href="/wiki/Dire_Straits" title="Dire Straits">Dire Straits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Rivkin" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Rivkin">Bobby Rivkin</a> with <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Carey" title="Danny Carey">Danny Carey</a> with <a href="/wiki/Tool_(band)" title="Tool (band)">Tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_King_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jon King (musician)">Jon King</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gang_of_Four_(band)" title="Gang of Four (band)">Gang of Four</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bryn_Burrows&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bryn Burrows (page does not exist)">Bryn Burrows</a> of <a href="/wiki/Freur" title="Freur">Freur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herwig_Mitteregger" title="Herwig Mitteregger">Herwig Mitteregger</a> of <a href="/wiki/Spliff_(band)" title="Spliff (band)">Spliff</a></li> <li>Ali Score of <a href="/wiki/A_Flock_of_Seagulls" title="A Flock of Seagulls">A Flock of Seagulls</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Simcic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Danny Simcic (page does not exist)">Danny Simcic</a> of <a href="/wiki/Real_Life_(band)" title="Real Life (band)">Real Life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_Costin" class="mw-redirect" title="Darren Costin">Darren Costin</a> of <a href="/wiki/Wang_Chung_(band)" title="Wang Chung (band)">Wang Chung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Henley" title="Don Henley">Don Henley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Troutman" class="mw-redirect" title="Larry Troutman">Larry Troutman</a> of <a href="/wiki/Zapp_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zapp (band)">Zapp</a></li> <li>Mark Fordyce of <a href="/wiki/The_Mood" title="The Mood">The Mood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Harris_(drummer)" title="Lee Harris (drummer)">Lee Harris</a> of <a href="/wiki/Talk_Talk" title="Talk Talk">Talk Talk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Elliott_(drummer)" title="Stuart Elliott (drummer)">Stuart Elliott</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Alan_Parsons_Project" title="The Alan Parsons Project">The Alan Parsons Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Negus" title="Steve Negus">Steve Negus</a> of <a href="/wiki/Saga_(band)" title="Saga (band)">Saga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wilder" title="Alan Wilder">Alan Wilder</a> of <a href="/wiki/Depeche_Mode" title="Depeche Mode">Depeche Mode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bruford" title="Bill Bruford">Bill Bruford</a> of <a href="/wiki/Yes_(band)" title="Yes (band)">Yes</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_Crimson" title="King Crimson">King Crimson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Anderson_Bruford_Wakeman_Howe" title="Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe">Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lee_(musician)" title="Michael Lee (musician)">Mike Lee</a> of <a href="/w/index.php?title=SKYY_band&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SKYY band (page does not exist)">SKYY band</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grover_Washington,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Grover Washington, Jr.">Grover Washington, Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fell_(drummer)" title="John Fell (drummer)">John Fell</a> of <a href="/wiki/Alonso_Brito" title="Alonso Brito">Alonso Brito</a> and <a href="/wiki/Heroine_Sheiks" class="mw-redirect" title="Heroine Sheiks">Heroine Sheiks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Vrenna" title="Chris Vrenna">Chris Vrenna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Josh_Freese" title="Josh Freese">Josh Freese</a> with <a href="/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails" title="Nine Inch Nails">Nine Inch Nails</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Duran_Duran_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)">Roger Taylor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> of <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a> - Notably uses SDSV on "<a href="/wiki/Home_by_the_Sea" title="Home by the Sea">Second Home by the Sea</a>" on Genesis' 1983 <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(Genesis_album)" title="Genesis (Genesis album)">eponymous album</a>, and SDS7 on their 1986 album <i><a href="/wiki/Invisible_Touch" title="Invisible Touch">Invisible Touch</a></i>; also during his solo career, SDS7 notably on "Who Said I Would" from his 1985 album <i><a href="/wiki/No_Jacket_Required" title="No Jacket Required">No Jacket Required</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_Thompson" title="Chester Thompson">Chester Thompson</a> with Phil Collins and Genesis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Hook" title="Peter Hook">Peter Hook</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Order_(band)" title="New Order (band)">New Order</a> played a Simmons Briefcase which can be seen on the video for "<a href="/wiki/The_Perfect_Kiss" title="The Perfect Kiss">The Perfect Kiss</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Cann" title="Warren Cann">Warren Cann</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ultravox" title="Ultravox">Ultravox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Moss" title="Jon Moss">Jon Moss</a> of <a href="/wiki/Culture_Club" title="Culture Club">Culture Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerzy_Piotrowski" title="Jerzy Piotrowski">Jerzy Piotrowski</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kombi_(band)" title="Kombi (band)">Kombi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Kavanagh_(musician)" title="Chris Kavanagh (musician)">Chris Kavanagh</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_Mayhew&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ray Mayhew (page does not exist)">Ray Mayhew</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sigue_Sigue_Sputnik" title="Sigue Sigue Sputnik">Sigue Sigue Sputnik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Robinson (musician)">David Robinson</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Cars" title="The Cars">The Cars</a></li> <li>Mercury Caronia of <a href="/wiki/Industry_(American_band)" title="Industry (American band)">Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukihiro_Takahashi" title="Yukihiro Takahashi">Yukihiro Takahashi</a> of <a href="/wiki/Yellow_Magic_Orchestra" title="Yellow Magic Orchestra">Yellow Magic Orchestra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sadistic_Mika_Band" title="Sadistic Mika Band">Sadistic Mika Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jet_Black" title="Jet Black">Jet Black</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Stranglers" title="The Stranglers">The Stranglers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akira_Jimbo" title="Akira Jimbo">Akira Jimbo</a> of <a href="/wiki/Casiopea" title="Casiopea">Casiopea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryu_Kouji&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryu Kouji (page does not exist)">Ryu Kouji</a>(<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AC%A0%E6%B5%A9%E4%BA%8C" class="extiw" title="ja:笠浩二">ja:笠浩二</a>) of <a href="/wiki/C-C-B" title="C-C-B">C-C-B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Carr" title="Eric Carr">Eric Carr</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a> used electronic toms on all of his drum kits from 1985 until his death in 1991.</li> <li>After drummer <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Wilson" title="Dennis Wilson">Dennis Wilson</a>'s death in 1983, <a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" title="The Beach Boys">The Beach Boys</a> added a Simmons drum kit to their tours and began using electronic drums in the studio and on the road. They used one acoustic drum kit and one Simmons kit (which replaced their previous percussion setup), and touring drummers <a href="/wiki/Mike_Kowalski" title="Mike Kowalski">Mike Kowalski</a> and Bobby Figueroa rotated between these kits for most of the 1980s.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Micky_Dolenz" title="Micky Dolenz">Micky Dolenz</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Monkees" title="The Monkees">The Monkees</a> occasionally played a Simmons electronic kit during the band's mid-to-late 1980s reunion tours.</li> <li>Simmons made a special kit SDS9 for <a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a> drummer <a href="/wiki/Rick_Allen_(drummer)" title="Rick Allen (drummer)">Rick Allen</a> following Allen's loss of his left arm in a car accident. Allen and Simmons spent over a year developing a kit that used foot pedals to compensate for his missing arm.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Murphy_(electronic_musician)" title="James Murphy (electronic musician)">James Murphy</a> of <a href="/wiki/LCD_Soundsystem" title="LCD Soundsystem">LCD Soundsystem</a> used a Simmons SDSV on several of his albums.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baz_Watts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baz Watts (page does not exist)">Baz Watts</a> of <a href="/wiki/John_Foxx" title="John Foxx">John Foxx</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adam_Ant" title="Adam Ant">Adam Ant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Q-Tips_(band)" title="Q-Tips (band)">Q-Tips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jez_Strode" class="mw-redirect" title="Jez Strode">Jez Strode</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kajagoogoo" title="Kajagoogoo">Kajagoogoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Anderson_(drummer)" title="Andy Anderson (drummer)">Andy Anderson</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Cure" title="The Cure">The Cure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_White_(drummer)" title="Steve White (drummer)">Steve White</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Style_Council" title="The Style Council">The Style Council</a> (Steve used SDSV them with The Style Council between 1983 and 1984)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Graham_Broad_(drummer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Graham Broad (drummer) (page does not exist)">Graham Broad</a> played the distinctive Simmons fill that is part of the <i><a href="/wiki/EastEnders" title="EastEnders">EastEnders</a></i> theme song.</li> <li>Michael Cavanagh of <a href="/wiki/King_Gizzard_%26_the_Lizard_Wizard" title="King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard">King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard</a> on the 2023 LP <i>The Silver Cord</i> as well as live performances.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simmons_(electronic_drum_company)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pollard_Syndrum" title="Pollard Syndrum">Pollard Syndrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_Drum" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronic Drum">Electronic Drum</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simmons_(electronic_drum_company)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Bibliography</dt></dl> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHenrit1987" class="citation cs2">Henrit, Bob (1987), <i>The Complete Simmons Drum Book</i>, London: Wise, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7119-0933-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7119-0933-5"><bdi>978-0-7119-0933-5</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Complete+Simmons+Drum+Book&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Wise&rft.date=1987&rft.isbn=978-0-7119-0933-5&rft.aulast=Henrit&rft.aufirst=Bob&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span>.</li></ul> <dl><dt>Other</dt></dl> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices"><i>Simmons Electronic Drums – Brains</i></a>, SimmonsMuseum.com</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Simmons+Electronic+Drums+%26ndash%3B+Brains&rft.pub=SimmonsMuseum.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads"><i>Simmons Electronic Drums – Pads overview</i></a>, SimmonsMuseum.com</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Simmons+Electronic+Drums+%26ndash%3B+Pads+overview&rft.pub=SimmonsMuseum.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <style 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30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-mdean-tdah-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mdean-tdah_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mdean-tdah_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDean2011" class="citation book cs1">Dean, Matt (2011). <i>The Drum: A History</i>. Scarecrow Press. pp. 370+. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0810881705" title="Special:BookSources/0810881705"><bdi>0810881705</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Drum%3A+A+History&rft.pages=370%2B&rft.pub=Scarecrow+Press&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=0810881705&rft.aulast=Dean&rft.aufirst=Matt&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds3-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds3_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=10"><i>SDS 3</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+3&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D10&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span> (manufactured by Musicad)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds3,sds4-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-sds3,sds4_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sds3,sds4_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmons.synth.net/sds34/"><i>Musicad Simmons SDS-3, SDS-4(IV)</i></a> (photo & ad.), simmons.synth.net</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Musicad+Simmons+SDS-3%2C+SDS-4%28IV%29&rft.pub=simmons.synth.net&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmons.synth.net%2Fsds34%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds3pads-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds3pads_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=9&page=&orderby="><i>SDS 3 pads (ca. 1979)</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+3+pads+%28ca.+1979%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D9%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span> (Mark 1 pads) rounded pads with real drum heads by <a href="/wiki/Premier_Percussion" title="Premier Percussion">Premier</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds5-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds5_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=4"><i>SDS 5</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+5&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span> (manufactured by Simmons, St. Albans. The rear logo seems "SDSV")</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds5pads-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds5pads_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=1&page=&orderby="><i>SDS 5 pads (ca. 1981)</i></a>, <q>(Mark 2 pads) "the beginning of hexagonal pads</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+5+pads+%28ca.+1981%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D1%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-suitcase_kit-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-suitcase_kit_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=7&page=&orderby="><i>Suitcase Kit (ca. 1981)</i></a>, <q>a portable SDS-V</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Suitcase+Kit+%28ca.+1981%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D7%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds6-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds6_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=8"><i>SDS 6</i></a>, <q>drum sequencer</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+6&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds7-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds7_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=15"><i>SDS 7 Digital-Analog Drum System</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+7+Digital-Analog+Drum+System&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D15&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds7pads-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds7pads_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=2&page=&orderby="><i>SDS 7 pads (ca. 1984)</i></a>, <q>(Mark 3 pads) "introducing the rubber surface"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+7+pads+%28ca.+1984%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D2%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds8-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds8_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=5"><i>SDS 8 Electronic Drum</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+8+Electronic+Drum&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds8pads-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds8pads_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=3&page=&orderby="><i>SDS 8 pads (ca. 1984)</i></a>, <q>SDS 7 light</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+8+pads+%28ca.+1984%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D3%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds_epb-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds_epb_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=5"><i>SDS EPB – Digital Sampler + E-PROM Blower</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+EPB+%26ndash%3B+Digital+Sampler+%2B+E-PROM+Blower&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dct-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-dct_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=20"><i>Digital Claptrap</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Digital+Claptrap&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D20&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds1pad-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds1pad_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=10&page=&orderby="><i>SDS 1 (ca. 1984)</i></a>, <q>pad and sound generation in one</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+1+%28ca.+1984%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D10%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds200-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds200_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=3"><i>SDS 200 Electronic Drums</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+200+Electronic+Drums&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds800-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds800_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=17"><i>SDS 800 Electronic Drums</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+800+Electronic+Drums&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D17&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds9-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds9_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=6"><i>SDS9 Electronic Drums</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS9+Electronic+Drums&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D6&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds9pads-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds9pads_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=4&page=&orderby="><i>SDS 9 pads (ca. 1985)</i></a>, <q>(Mark 4 pads) swimming surface, changeable shells</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+9+pads+%28ca.+1985%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D4%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds1000-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds1000_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=9"><i>SDS 1000</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+1000&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D9&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sdx-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sdx_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=7"><i>Simmons SDX</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Simmons+SDX&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D7&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-xrack-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-xrack_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmons.synth.net/xrack/"><i>Simmons XRack</i></a>, simmons.synth.net, <q>The X-Rack is basically an SDX in a rack</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Simmons+XRack&rft.pub=simmons.synth.net&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmons.synth.net%2Fxrack%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sdxpads-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-sdxpads_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sdxpads_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=5&page=&orderby="><i>Simmons SDX pads (ca. 1987)</i></a>, <q>Zone Intelligence pads, ... Symbal pad ...</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Simmons+SDX+pads+%28ca.+1987%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D5%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds2000-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds2000_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=2"><i>SDS 2000 Digital Drums</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+2000+Digital+Drums&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sds2000pads-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sds2000pads_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=12&page=&orderby="><i>SDS 2000 pads (ca. 1988)</i></a>, <q>(Mark 5 pads) "screwed rubber surface, new logo"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SDS+2000+pads+%28ca.+1988%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D12%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hexahead-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hexahead_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=6&page=&orderby="><i>Hexahead pad (ca. 1992)</i></a>, <q>the return to real drum heads (by Evans)</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Hexahead+pad+%28ca.+1992%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D6%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-minihex-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-minihex_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=8&page=&orderby="><i>Minihex pad (ca. 1990)</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Minihex+pad+%28ca.+1990%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D8%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-adt-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-adt_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=devices&view=details&id=14"><i>Acoustic Drum Driger</i></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Acoustic+Drum+Driger&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Ddevices%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D14&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ads-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ads_29-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=adds"><i>Simmons advertisements</i></a>, SimmonsMuseum.com</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Simmons+advertisements&rft.pub=SimmonsMuseum.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dadds&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-turtle_trap-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-turtle_trap_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simmonsmuseum.com/?area=pads&view=details&id=14&page=&orderby="><i>Turtle Trap (ca. 1994)</i></a>, <q>multipad midi controller</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Turtle+Trap+%28ca.+1994%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simmonsmuseum.com%2F%3Farea%3Dpads%26view%3Ddetails%26id%3D14%26page%3D%26orderby%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASimmons+%28electronic+drum+company%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://drummagazine.com/simmons-unveils-sd2000-electronic-drums/">"Simmons Unveils SD2000 Electronic Drums"</a>. <i>Drum!</i>. 2017-07-06<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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