Programming the Simmons SDS7 is a laborious task and to get a collection of patches or kits, can take days, weeks or even months. Hey, it might be an idea if you had a record of all your hard work, right? Well, here's something to help you with that. My Simmons SDS7 program chart is an easy way to make sure that all your SDS7 patch data is safely recorded.
There are several reasons why a record of your patch data may come in useful. When you tweak settings for example, you may need to refer to a reference, you may accidentally overwrite one of your favourite snares, or you may just want to create something new and a set starting point would certainly help.
Designed to reside on your computer, you don't need any special software to fill in these charts. Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac or Windows will work just fine. If you'd prefer a hard copy, then just print them out.
My Simmons SDS7 program chart allows you to record the following information:
- Date
- Patch (kit) number
- Your own notes
- Sample name of each module for up to twelve modules (limited to nine characters)
- All module parameters for up to twelve modules (numbers between 0 and 255 only, go figure)
All you need to do is enter your information, parameter values and save. It's printable too, just in case you'd prefer a hardcopy.
You can try out my Simmons SDS7 program chart online here or just download it here.
Having a written record of your SDS7 patches is one thing but what if you want to store your patches somewhere safe, somewhere other than your SDS7's memory? Well, now you can! AMEP or Advanced Memory Expansion Pack for the Simmons SD7, will do just that.
With four times the memory capacity of the original Simmons memory cassette, 20 - 25 year battery life, an on-board super-capacitor meaning that you won't lose your data when you do change your battery and a fraction of the size of the old memory cassette, AMEP is the ultimate memory back-up system for the Simmons SDS7.
Oh yeah and AMEP also works on the Simmons SDS6! 😎 In fact, you can save both SDS6 and SDS7 data on to a single AMEP. How cool is that?
You can read more about AMEP here.