s3200xl card slots?

can anyone tell me what the two empty slots are for in the s3200xl above?

i think flash memory and maybe filter cards?

does the s3200xl come with the filter board?

Yes all s3200xl's come with the eb16 efx boards installed and 2nd filter board. Ib304
The filter board cannot be removed or the unit will not turn on from
What I heard yeArs ago??? In the pic u can see the eb16installed to the
Right of those slots. Side ways angle

Slots look like 2 flash rom slots.

S3000xl s2000 most likely do not have eb16 installed or Ib304 filter installed

The regular s3000 s3200 series has it's own efx generator built
Into the OS. Although it's not as flexible(mutiple efx routing wise)
As the eb16.

Just a side note the s3000 does not have reverb in its efx settings.
Only the s3200 has reverb added to it.

thank you

Akai S3200XL Operator's Manual, page 295, wrote:INSTALLING THE FMX008 FLASH ROM BOARDS

As well as being able to install up to 32Mbytes of RAM (Random Access Memory), you may also install a further 16Mbytes of FLASH ROM giving the S3200XL a total of 48Mbytes of memory.

Normally, ROM, being read only, cannot be used to save data and the data contained in ROM is usually ‘blown’ into it at the factory. However, the contents of the ROM are retained when you turn the power off. RAM, on the other hand, allows you to put any sound you like into memory but, of course, this will be lost when you turn the power off requiring you to save it first.

However, FLASH ROM has the benefits of both RAM and ROM in that as you can write data to it much like RAM but, when you power down, the contents are retained. This allows you to load your favourite sounds from disk (i.e. the ones you find yourself using regularly) and save them to the FLASH ROM so that they reside in the sampler permanently. Once in the FLASH ROM, you do not need to go through lengthy disk loading routines every time you want to use these sounds.

You may install up to two 8Mbyte FMX008 FLASH ROM boards into the S3200XL. To install the boards, insert them into the ROM board sockets. Do not use excessive force to insert these boards.

Page 294 of the manual has a diagram indicating that they are "ROM board sockets".