The Mirage was the first low cost sampling device that allowed musicians to play realistic choirs, pianos, horns, and other instruments in their performances. The company's first product was a graphical editing system that supported the breakthrough Ensoniq Mirage sampling keyboard. Turtle Beach has roots dating back to 1975 in Elmsford, New York, founded as 'Turtle Beach Softworks' by Roy Smith and Robert Hoke.

1.3 2013-present: Parametric merger and eSports sponsorships.1.2 2005–2013: rebranding as a headset manufacturer.When it came time to build my SLI ready system, PC audio still had me yearning for three years prior when multi-channel sound could be conveyed over a single fiber optic cable. With the death of Soundstorm at the hands of penny pinchers, the nForce3 forced me into depths of Dolby Pro Logic.

The audio offering from NVIDIA’s nForce2 chipset led me to buy my current speaker system, the MidiLand S4 8200, which forgoes six channel analog inputs for Dolby Digital decoding capability. My “good ole days” came courtesy of NVIDIA’s Soundstorm. I have tried several of the cards, prompting Windows reinstallations to remove the nearly viral driver and interface software. I have been void of Creative products since the Turtle Beach Montego. Whether or not the X-Fi can be compared to the revolutions like SLI/Crossfire or dual core processors is up the X-Fi owner does he find value in the Crystaliser and EAX5? For me, X-Fi was an instant disappointment as Creative still fails to embrace one feature I need, Dolby Digital Live. Creative’s X-Fi platform adds optional on-board memory and a new effects engine to better listening situations specific to PC users. Dual cores have taken front and center, suddenly adding thousands of enthusiasts to the once fringe group sporting two processors in their PC.įinally, after near hibernation, the audio processing component of the personal computer has change.

AMD is pushing Intel out of the enthusiast market with exceptional value and impressive wideband architectures besting Chipzilla’s offerings with less heat and fewer cycles per second. We have a legitimate arms race going on between NVIDIA and ATI. The PC industry has been rather exciting as of late.

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