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Turtle Beach MultiSound

ID: TURTLE-BEACH-MULTISOUND
RELEASED 1992
PRICE
DISCONTINUED 1996
UNITS SOLD Niche

I/O PORTS

MIDI In/OutS/PDIF (some models)

System Analysis

Audiophile's choice. Motorola DSP with professional-quality audio. Expensive but unmatched sound quality.

Processor

20 MHz
Motorola 56001 DSP

Same DSP as Atari Falcon.

Audio Subsystem

16-bit Stereo
Motorola 56001 + DAC

44.1kHz/48kHz. Professional-grade converters.

Memory

ROM
8 MB Sample ROM

Expandable to 8 MB

Storage

N/A
N/A

Graphics Architecture

N/A
Palette: N/A
Hardware Tricks

Did You Know?

  • ? Used real Kurzweil piano samples.
  • ? Pinnacle and Monterey were successors.
  • ? Musicians preferred it over Sound Blaster for serious work.