Kenton SDS V - Manual

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MIDI INTERFACE
SIMMONS SDS 5 DRUM MACHINE
When set to default settings SDS 5 will be set to receive on MIDI
channel 16 - omni off and will play the voice in slot 1 from the
bottom C of a DX7, D50 etc. (MIDI note number 36) slot 2 from the
next note and so on - seven slots in all - Hi hat open/close
can be controlled from the sustain pedal provided that the switch
on the rear panel is in the down position. This switch affects only
the Hi-Hat open/close.
The voices are velocity sensitive to some degree.
You can assign the voices to any MIDI note number by entering the
"mapping mode" or change the MIDI channel by entering "set-up mode"
The MIDI setup and map are stored in non-volatile memory to be
recalled when you next use the machine.
YOU CAN RETURN TO THE MIDI DEFAULT SETTINGS BY SWITCHING THE MACHINE
ON WHILST HOLDING THE RED BUTTON PRESSED (hold for a couple of seconds)
1) SET-UP MODE - setting MIDI channel
Give the red push button a short press (half a second) - then release.
Follow this with a MIDI note (a key on a DX7 D50 etc.) or sequence of
notes, as detailed on page 2. Note that after selecting a channel
or other function, top C will need to be pressed to return the unit to
playing mode.
2) MAPPING MODE - assigning MIDI notes to sounds
Press the red button hold for about six seconds - then release.
Follow this (on the remote keyboard) with a program change number, then
any MIDI note. The drum sound specified by that program change number
will be mapped to the key you pressed. You may keep assigning drum
sounds to keys in the same fashion (program then key). When you have
assigned all the sounds that you want to, press any invalid program
change number (8 and above), you will then be automatically returned to
normal play mode. On page 3 is a list of which program numbers
correspond to what drum sounds.
N.B. The red button can be "pressed via MIDI - see last page.