ELECTRONIC DRUM KITS
ELECTRONIC DRUM KITS

The Simmons SD1250 is a premium 6-piece electronic kit designed for drummers looking to master their craft with a custom sound library matched with state-of-the-art mesh pads and four cymbals for realistic feel and sound.
Housed in a distinctive drum shell design, the SD1250 12” snare with rimshot sensor is responsive to nuanced playing, and includes its own stand to get the angle just right.



The Simmons SD1250 is a premium 6-piece electronic kit designed for drummers looking to master their craft with a custom sound library matched with state-of-the-art mesh pads and four cymbals for realistic feel and sound.

Housed in a distinctive drum shell design, the SD1250 12” snare with rimshot sensor is responsive to nuanced playing, and includes its own stand to get the angle just right.

The SD1250’s four toms are all dual-zone, enabling you to trigger alternate voices. Each drum pad includes dual-layer, tension-adjustable mesh for customizable, lifelike feel.
The SD1250 includes a mesh kick drum that’s designed to accept your favorite beater pedal, giving you a familiar feel right from the start. A variable pedal allows for complete control over the dual zone hi-hat to get smooth semi-open sounds, trashy edge accents, splash and more.
New SD1250 firmware update improves the response of the hi hat.
Download it from here.
The two Crash and single Ride cymbals are 2- and 3-zone (bell/bow/edge) with a choke function for dynamic effects. A new, solid hex rack prevents drums from slipping while playing, even throughout the most demanding beats, fills and solos.

The SD1250 sound module features a large, color LCD screen, providing a detailed view of kits and editing functions. 50 preset and 25 user drum kits cover a huge range of styles, including classic rock, modern pop, R&B, jazz, metal and a range of world music styles. Dedicated faders, knobs, and buttons simplify kit customization — from quick mix changes to wild, filtered sound designs.

Practice along with built-in songs, use the metronome, or plug in a USB thumb drive to play along with your favorite songs. A headphone out combined with the SD1250 mesh pads makes for ideal private practice sessions. MIDI and USB outputs connect to your computer, allowing for DAW recording, triggering a plug-in instrument, or importing your own WAV files. Bluetooth MIDI provides simple, wireless connection to your smartphone or tablet.
The Simmons Advanced App for iOS makes it even easier to customize your SD1250, recall and edit drum kits, or practice with recorded tracks. The app even includes a sampler to record new sounds, then import directly them into the module without having to use a computer.

The Simmons Signature Sound Library is an expansive collection of the world’s most coveted drum kits and snares, recorded with the same world-class audio equipment made famous on classic albums.
Simmons’ VAR technology offers many dynamic levels of drum recordings, resulting in true-to-life feel and sound. Samples are recorded multiple times to avoid the “machine gun” effect of simply repeating the same sample. Classic cymbals were recorded in stereo and have a long, natural decay for maximum realism.
The SD1250’s 814 sounds include a wide collection of world percussion and vintage electronic drums that rounds out the collection for creative inspiration.




The SD1250’s four toms are all dual-zone, enabling you to trigger alternate voices. Each drum pad includes dual-layer, tension-adjustable mesh for customizable, lifelike feel.
The SD1250 includes a mesh kick drum that’s designed to accept your favorite beater pedal, giving you a familiar feel right from the start. A variable pedal allows for complete control over the dual zone hi-hat to get smooth semi-open sounds, trashy edge accents, splash and more.
New SD1250 firmware update improves the response of the hi hat. Download it from here.
The two Crash and single Ride cymbals are 2- and 3-zone (bell/bow/edge) with a choke function for dynamic effects. A new, solid hex rack prevents drums from slipping while playing, even throughout the most demanding beats, fills and solos.
SD1250 Sound Module
The SD1250 sound module features a large, color LCD screen, providing a detailed view of kits and editing functions.
50 preset and 25 user drum kits cover a huge range of styles, including classic rock, modern pop, R&B, jazz, metal and a range of world music styles.
Dedicated faders, knobs, and buttons simplify kit customization — from quick mix changes to wild, filtered sound designs.

Practice along with built-in songs, use the metronome, or plug in a USB thumb drive to play along with your favorite songs. A headphone out combined with the SD1250 mesh pads makes for ideal private practice sessions. MIDI and USB outputs connect to your computer, allowing for DAW recording, triggering a plug-in instrument, or importing your own WAV files. Bluetooth MIDI provides simple, wireless connection to your smartphone or tablet.
The Simmons Advanced App for iOS makes it even easier to customize your SD1250, recall and edit drum kits, or practice with recorded tracks. The app even includes a sampler to record new sounds, then import directly them into the module without having to use a computer.
SIGNATURE SOUND LIBRARY
The Simmons Signature Sound Library is an expansive collection of the world’s most coveted drum kits and snares, recorded with the same world-class audio equipment made famous on classic albums.
Simmons’ VAR technology offers many dynamic levels of drum recordings, resulting in true-to-life feel and sound. Samples are recorded multiple times to avoid the “machine gun” effect of simply repeating the same sample. Classic cymbals were recorded in stereo and have a long, natural decay for maximum realism.
The SD1250’s 750 sounds include a wide collection of world percussion and vintage electronic drums rounds out the collection for creative inspiration.
THE SIMMONS ADVANCED APP
Get easy, advanced editing control of your SD1250 using your iOS device and the Simmons Advanced App.
Kit Select allows you to remotely access preset and user kits in the drum module for editing and saving.
The Kit Edit function is for editing the specific sounds in the sound module. You can save the preset sounds as user sounds with your edits.
The Drum Edit function enables you to edit the drum sounds on each pad. Your edits are automatically saved to one of the user sound section.
FEATURES
Drum Kit
- 12” mesh snare, two 8” and two 10” dual-zone mesh toms
- 6″ mesh bass drum with non-slip stand
- Two 12″ dual-zone crash pads
- 14″ triple-zone ride cymbal
- 12″ hi-hat with variable pedal
- Real snare stand allows complete customization and solid playing surface
- Hybrid hex rack with solid, adjustable mounts provides non-slip mounting surface
Sound Module
- Large bright full-color graphic LCD and intuitive, easy-to-program user interface
- Simmons Signature Sound Library: 750 of the most sought-after acoustic drums, world percussion, and vintage Simmons sounds
- Bluetooth® MIDI for wireless connectivity to smartphone, tablet or computer
- Import samples to the sound module for expanded performance options
- Record, create and edit your own samples and sets
- Interactive Pattern Looping capabilities
- Playback of .wav files or mp3 from USB drive for performance or practice
- Record your own .wav files for evaluating your performance
- Built-in performance mixer with on-the-fly mixing, pitch shift, shape parameters and more
- Simmons Advanced app for iOS adds kit editing, sampling, and more
SD1250 FAQs
My module is behaving strangely. What should I do?
The drums suddenly sound weird, low pitch, no treble, etc.
I am trying to pair my phone over Bluetooth but it does not see the SD1250
I am having problems getting my samples to load into the module
I am having trouble using the app
There was no kick pedal included in the box
Can I expand my SD1250?
I’m trying to use the kit to trigger software. Sometimes the hits work, but other times they don’t work.
Press Utility, then F5 (MIDI Note), then play that pad. You can assign the bow and edge of a cymbal to the same note number, or you can assign them to different sounds in your software.
Just make sure that the MIDI note number lines up with something playing in your drum software, otherwise you won’t hear anything.