Turtle Beach Montego II Home Studio Unveiled at E3; $299 Package Delivers a Complete Digital Audio/MIDI Recording Solution for PCs.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1999-- Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. today introduced the Montego II Home Studio(TM), a PC-based desktop production system designed for music/audio hobbyists and professionals. The package will be available later this month from music dealers worldwide with an estimated street price of $299. "Audio production using standard PCs is on an upward climb, whether for independent artist recordings or multimedia soundtrack creation," said Carmine J. Bonanno, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Voyetra Turtle Beach. "Just as Voyetra Turtle Beach led the desktop audio charge in the early-and mid-90's, The Montego II Home Studio is a continuation of such forward-thinking. It brings a complete, professional-quality package within the price range of the average music enthusiast." The Montego II Home Studio seamlessly integrates Voyetra's award-winning MIDI/digital audio sequencing software-Digital Orchestrator Pro(TM)-with the next-generation Turtle Beach Montego II sound card. Recording and output signals are extremely clean, utilizing 18-bit digital-to-analog (DAC See D/A converter and discretionary access control. DAC - Digital to Analog Converter ) and analog-to-digital (ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. ) converters with a >97 dB signal-to-noise ratio. The system also includes both RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. and optical S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital InterFace) A serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and TVs. S/PDIF is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5.1, but is not tied to any sampling rate or audio standard. inputs and outputs for lossless See lossless compression. (algorithm, compression) lossless - A term describing a data compression algorithm which retains all the information in the data, allowing it to be recovered perfectly by decompression. Unix compress and GNU gzip perform lossless compression. digital audio data transfer to/from DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. machines, minidisc recorders, home theater components, digital mixers, and other digital gear. Twin stereo outputs allow for dual monitoring, or the addition of headphones. The MIDI engine includes a 64-voice Roland(TM)GS-compliant sample set, plus a second synthesizer with an additional 320 voices (64 hardware-based; 256 software synthesis-based). A 64-voice DLS DLS abbr. Doctor of Library Science (downloadable sound) sampler rounds out the MIDI features. A substantial software suite further enhances the Montego II Home Studio. Digital Orchestrator Pro(TM) allows users to record an unlimited number of MIDI and digital audio-tracks, edit them side-by-side on the same screen, add multiple effects and transform, and mix down the entire composition in real time. The Bank Downloader(TM) permits composers to download and organize the DLS-compatible patch banks (25 banks included). AudioStation(R) 32, MIDI Orchestrator(TM) 32 and AudioView(TM) 32 bring even more MIDI and digital audio editing and playback capabilities to the PC. The Montego II Home Studio requires a 75 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Pentium PC equipped with Windows 95/98/NT 4.0; 16 MB RAM; and an available PCI slot. Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of multimedia music and audio software and hardware. In addition to developing a full line of retail products for consumers, audio enthusiasts, and music professionals, the company also services more than 130 original equipment manufacturers. For more information, write Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., 5 Odell Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701; call 800-233-9377 or 914-966-0600; fax 914-966-1102; send e-mail to sales@tbeach.com; or visit http://www.tbeach.com. AudioStation is a registered trademark, and Turtle Beach, Montego II Home Studio, Bank Downloader, Digital Orchestrator Pro, MIDI Orchestrator, and AudioView are trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. Note to Editors: High-resolution graphics are available from the Voyetra Turtle Beach Web site - http://www.voyetra.com |
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