Simmons
Explore Simmons vintage synthesizer equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.
Models
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- SDS1000 — Simmons SDS1000 (1986) electronic drum kit — rack-mount brain, sampled snares, analogue toms, no MIDI. A stripped-down SDS9 with confident simplicity.
- SDS5 — Simmons SDS5 electronic drum synthesizer — hexagonal force-sensing pads, positional detection, modular brain-and-pad system that defined 1980s electronic percussion.
- SDS6 — Simmons SDS6 eight-channel MIDI drum sequencer — 250 patterns per sequence, programmable dynamics, £1,250–£1,435 in period ads. The brain, not the voice.
- SDS7 — Simmons SDS7 modular drum system — 12 channel slots, swappable sound modules, hybrid filter, assignable MIDI via MTM. Period kit price £1,875.
- SDS8 — Simmons SDS8 — the affordable route into the classic Simmons hex-pad sound, with integral stereo mixer and remote footswitch.
- SDS9 — Simmons SDS9 (1985) electronic drum brain — 20 factory + 20 user kits, three snare samples, analogue toms, assignable MIDI, ~$1,850 list.