Friday, February 28, 2020
Origins of a Legend - The Simmons SDS-3 Drum Synthesizer from 1978
Published on Feb 28, 2020 Alex Ball
"A look at the original Simmons Drum Synthesizer, the SDS-3 from 1978.
This instrument was built by Dave Simmons when he was working for a company called Musicaid in the late 70s and it served as the precursor to famous SDS-V with its distinctive hexagonal pads that cropped up on many hit records in the 1980s.
Free sample pack: http://bit.ly/SimmonsSDS3
Thank you to EvilDragon for scripting the Kontakt patches
Check out Simmons Museum which is a great online resource on the Simmons story: https://www.simmonsmuseum.com/
Here's the 2017 interview cited in the film: https://drummagazine.com/dave-simmons..."
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