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GEM Turbo kit

optional board (1993)

Gem S3 Turbo kit board

"expansion board for gem S2 and S3 synthesizer with enhanced functions"

 In details 

OVERVIEW the optional board made a new life to the gem S series, but this requires soldering skills and cutting board (refer to manual included). This board is a must-have for this synth because it adds so munch functions:
- 32 voice polyphony instead of 16 
- new sounds in ROM
- 100 ready to go performances 
- better sound edit with new functions
- new version of sample translator 2 (see below)
- better and faster disk management
- improved sequencer

gem turbo kit board

turbokit sample translator

Sample import upgrade 
The factory RAM is 512 Kb and ca be expanded up to 2Mb using obsolete SRAM UPD431000
The optional boards adds 3 import modes: 
- floppy MS- DOS & Atari ST format supports .wav .aif - Avalon  
- standard SDS Midi dump.  
- floppy disk Akai S1000 format

gem turbokit sample import

Gem S2 specs with turbokit

Company: GEM
Model: S3
Class: digital workstation
Dates: 1992
Country: Italy
Keyboard: 76 velocity keys polyphonic aftertouch
Price: actual street price 250€ UP
Turbo kit sample import: wav, aiff, atari, akai s1000

Display: neon 240 x 64 pixels
Synthesis: digital rompler
Polyphony: 32 voices
Multitimbric: 16 parts
Resolution: 16 bits
Sample Freq: 41,7 kHz
N. PCM: 209 waves
Oscillator: 2 PCM romper
Filter: LPF / HPF / BPF / BOOST
LFO: 3 modulators
Sequencer: 250.000 notes
Sync: Midi Clock
Midi: IN / OUT / THRU

dimensions: 1077 x 116 x 350 mm
weight: 18,5 kg


Gem s2 sound path

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