{"id":1226,"date":"2017-01-04T13:15:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T13:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.simmonsmuseum.com\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2017-01-11T14:54:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T14:54:21","slug":"sdsv-substitute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.simmonsmuseum.com\/?p=1226","title":{"rendered":"SDSV substitute?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No doubt. In my oppinion the SDSV is the best sounding analog drum synthesizer. Still&#8230; But I don&#8217;t really trust in 30 year old gear, at least in a live situation where you only have one chance. I decided to try something more contemporary. Something with a minimum of complexness. Easy to program, good sounding and particularly featuring the nice Simmons filters. I decided to give this chance to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nordkeyboards.com\/products\/nord-drum-2\">Nord Drum 2<\/a>. While the Nord Drum 1 was limited to 4 channels and only a single mono output, the second version already has 6 channels and stereo out. I liked the idea of programming sounds fast and simple in a very small and transportation friendly metal chassis. The Nord Drum 2 is not really analog, but it is not sample based as well. The analog filters are digitally cloned and -as we know from former Nord synths- pretty good sounding. Although the device is quite easy to program, it takes some time to achieve a Simmons-like sound you can work with. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simmonsmuseum.com\/p\/blog\/20161223_matrix01.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For that particular live situation we used the stereo out to split the kick drum from the snare\/toms which worked absolutely great. For future gigs I would like to program different kits for any track.<\/p>\n<p>But is the Nord Drum 2 a substitude for an SDSV?<br \/>\nYes and no. The ND2 sound is not as powerfull as the SDSV. But still it sounds great. ND2 has some big advantages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>light and compact<\/li>\n<li>many more filters and waveforms than the SDSV<\/li>\n<li>MIDI In\/Out<\/li>\n<li>Backups via SysEx<\/li>\n<li>easy to program<\/li>\n<li>reasonable price<\/li>\n<li>works great with Simmons pads, even with SDSV pads<\/li>\n<li>separate headphone output<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The advantages of the original should be mentioned as well:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the best Simmons sound ever. There is nothing like the original. Amen.<\/li>\n<li>one knob each filter: The sound can be edited while you are playing: No menus, no detour<\/li>\n<li>mono, stereo and single (XLR!) outputs<\/li>\n<li>up to 7 modules per frame<\/li>\n<li>19&#8243;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.simmonsmuseum.com\/p\/blog\/20161223_matrix02.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Final result:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you can live with a sound that is only 95% of the original, that only provides stereo out and that is only available as a non-standardised desktop version, the Nord Drum 2 is a good choice. It is powerful, reliable and compact. It sounds very good, has even many more filters compared to the analog Simmons filters and works with most Simmons pads (exception: SDX pads) and has contemporary features like MIDI. If you still prefer the original: Think about a Nord Drum as a backup \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Some more impressions from that gig can be found here: <a href=\"http:\/\/portfolio.tombstone-webzine.de\/albums\/held-der-arbeit-23-dezember-2016-matrix-bochum\/\">http:\/\/portfolio.tombstone-webzine.de\/albums\/held-der-arbeit-23-dezember-2016-matrix-bochum\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No doubt. In my oppinion the SDSV is the best sounding analog drum synthesizer. Still&#8230; But I don&#8217;t really trust in 30 year old gear, at least in a live situation where you only have one chance. I decided to try something more contemporary. Something with a minimum of complexness. 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