Introduction - GEM GPS3600 Owner's Manual

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1 • Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the GEM PS2600-GPS2600-GPS3600 by Generalmusic !
These instruments provide high quality sounds and accompaniments, and a simple user interface with
a graphic instrument display which allows total control of all the performance and programming activi-
ties.
POWER AND MULTIMEDIA FACILITIES
The new PS/GPS Series instruments, PS2600, GPS2600 and GPS3600, incorporate a Flash-ROM
memory which allows the instruments to be up-dated by disk with the latest operational advantages and
new functions. An on-board 2.5" IDE Hard Disk is a standard feature for all three models, as is the
battery-backed 8 Mb Sample RAM memory to increase the number of on-board waveforms with sam-
ples from a wide range of choices. The operating system features an advanced Sound editor and the
Sample Translator, not to mention the Audio Vocal Processor for vocal harmonizer possibilities as well
as multi-effect processing of incoming line/mic signals.
A guitar player can connect to the audio inputs of the PS/GPS Series instruments and play the chords
which appear on a monitor connected to the instrument's video outputs, and mix his sounds with those
of the workstation (complete with effects processing!). At the same time a group of singers can follow
the lyrics projected on a television (or other video projection device) by the PS/GPS video interface. All
models are also predisposed for a SCSI port which can be installed via an optional SCSI kit.
THE OWNER'S MANUAL
The Owner's Manual is supplied as a 3-ring binder with instructions inserted inside.
How to use the manual
Do not use it as a paperweight: read it. If you understand how PS/GPS operates, you can save a lot of
time. You are encouraged to experiment with alternative operating methods: the PS/GPS is sufficiently
flexible to permit several approaches to obtain the same results.
The QUICK GUIDE offers information on three different levels of complexity: as numbered pictures or
images, as brief instructions and as detailed instructions. You can limit yourself to following the images
only, or by reading the bold black type, or by referring to the normal text containing detailed instructions.
The second part of the manual contains the REFERENCE GUIDE which describe the instrument's
functions in detail without discussing procedures. Experienced users can limit themselves to the refer-
ence chapters.
At the end of the manual is the APPENDIX, with Sound, Style, Preset and Effects tables, the Midi
Implementation chart and an alphabetical Index.
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