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Source: Turtle Beach Website

Model

TBS-2000

Tropez Plus

AWE-32

AWE-64

MultiSound Pinnacle

Pinnacle Project Studio

MultiSound Fiji
Manufacturer
 Turtle Beach Turtle Beach Creative Labs Creative Labs Turtle Beach Turtle Beach Turtle Beach
Target Application
 Games, Internet, Multimedia Games, Internet, Multimedia, Semipro Music Games, Multimedia Games, Multimedia, Semipro Music High-end Multimedia, Semipro, pro-music apps High-end Multimedia, Semipro, pro-music apps High-end Multimedia

MIDI Features
synth. chip
 ICS Wavefront ICS Wavefront EMU8000 EMU8000 Kurzweil MASS[ies] Kurzweil MASS[ies] & Kurzweil HOMAC n/a
synth. type
 wavetable wavetable wavetable wavetable / waveguide wavetable wavetable n/a
polyphony
 32 voices 32 voices 32 voices 64 voices (32 h/w + 32 s/w) 32 voices 64 voices n/a
ROM size
 2 MB (1 MB OEM version) 4 MB 1 MB 1 MB 4 MB 6 MB

4 MB MASS[ies] 2 MB HOMAC		 n/a
RAM size
 0 MB 0 MB (upgradable to 12 MB) 0.5 MB (upgradable to 28 MB) 0.5 MB (upgradable to 28 MB) 0 MB (upgradable to 48 MB) 0 MB (upgradable to 48 MB) n/a
synth. effects
 none global (reverb, delay, chorus, EQ, flange, etc.) channelized channelized channelized channelized n/a
MPU-401 interface
 TSR/driver hardware interpreter TSR/driver TSR/driver hardware interpreter hardware interpreter n/a

Digital Audio Features
Architecture
 DMA DMA DMA DMA Hurricane Hurricane Hurricane
duplex type
 enhanced full duplex enhanced full duplex half duplex (s/w provides full duplex support) half duplex (s/w provides full duplex support) enhanced full duplex enhanced full duplex enhanced full duplex
max. recording depth
 16 bits 16 bits 16 bits 16 bits 20 bits 20 bits 20 bits
max. recording rate
 48 kHz 48 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 48 kHz 48 kHz
max. playback depth
 16 bits 16 bits 16 bits 16 bits 20 bits 20 bits 20 bits
max. playback rate
 48 kHz 48 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 48 kHz 48 kHz
digital I/O
 no no out out in/out in/out in/out
built in amplifier
 yes no yes no no no no
requires DMA
 yes yes yes yes no no no
requires high mem.
 no no no no yes yes yes
SNR (A-weighted)
 > 88 dB > 89 dB > 78 dB (3rd party test) ? > 97 dB > 97 dB > 97 dB

Compatibility
AdLib
 yes yes yes yes no no no
SoundBlaster
 yes yes yes yes no no no
Windows Sound System
 yes yes no no no no no
General MIDI (GM)
 yes yes yes yes yes yes with optional d/b
Roland GS
 no no with added sample RAM with added sample RAM with optional d/b with optional d/b with optional d/b

Inputs
Mic
 dynamic dynamic dynamic dynamic condenser/dynamic condenser/dynamic condenser/dynamic
Line
 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
CD
 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Digital I/O (S/PDIF)
 no no no no with optional daughterboard yes with optional daughterboard

Interfaces
Joystick
 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
external MIDI device
 yes yes yes yes yes yes, included yes
EIDE CD-ROM
 yes yes yes no yes yes no
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