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  1. The most prominent instrument in the piece is of course the #Crumar #BIT99, the drum machine is the #Arturia Drumbrute Impact. There is a sound effect from the #GEM #S2 and a note from an #Emu #Proteus/2 (quite a famous one, by the way).

  2. With all the AI slop and advertisements that fill everything, we often forget how wonderful Internet still is. I could easily get in touch with one of the original developers of the #GEM #S2 #synthesizer, to which I sent my blog post about the #Turbokit replica. He kindly replied and seemed happy to learn that someone was still interested in a 30 year old instrument!

  3. By the way, I managed to have the Ramdisk working reliably. Look at that whopping 2048KB free! #turbokit #GEM #S2 #Generalmusic

  4. I wrote a (lengthy) article for my blog about the #GEM #S2 #Turbokit. I still have to proofread it, so it is still a little rough around the edges, but if you want to give a peek here it is: davbucci.chez-alice.fr/index.p #music #homepage #blog #generalmusic #electronics #DIYelectronics #diy #diysynth

  5. This is amazing, I am so happy it works. It was my first 4-layer PCB I designed from scratch on #KiCad! #GEM #S2 #turbokit #replica

  6. Big win! I installed the #Turbokit on the #GEM #S2 and after some fiddling IT WORKS! I waited this moment since 1996 🥰 The #PCB was correct and the components were perfect, but it took a while to fix all the bad solder joints. Gosh, those 0402x8 resistor networks are SMALL and it took a while to learn to solder them properly (hot air and flux are your friends). Now, I only have to install the NiMh battery in a safe way. #electronics #sinthdiy #diy #music #Generalmusic #S3

  7. The #Turbokit replica for the #GEM #S2 is complete. I will check it again and then install it on my synthesiser. I hope it will work! It is a little heavy because of the EPROMs, so if the board works I will 3D print a support bracket. #electronics #synth