Audio Advantage Roadie

by Turtle Beach

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E3WVCS
• Item model number: TBS-1122-01F
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

The Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Roadie packs an amazing array of features into an incredibly small package. From digital recoding and playback to built-in amplifiers for multi-channel headsets, this is the one USB audio device that's a must have for musicians, DJs, audiophiles and audio enthusiasts who want to enjoy high-quality, multi-channel audio on the road or stationed at a desktop PC. Record with built-in stereo microphones or external stereo microphone Stereo analog line inputs and outputs for recording and playback S/PDIF optical digital audio input for recording digital audio with no loss of audio quality S/PDIF optical digital audio output for pass-through of Dolby Digital and DTS multi-channel DVD sound to A/V receivers or digital speakers Convenient Volume control with mute for silencing speakers Signal-processing system enables stereo headphones or speakers to recreate the sound of a multi-speaker, surround-sound system Digital ambiance settings for simulating concert hall effects Versatile Software Suite Voyetra AudioSurgeon LE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a GREAT little device!, January 15, 2007

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L.A. Radio Guy "L.A. Radio Guy" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Audio Advantage Roadie (Electronics)

I work for a large major market radio station, and I picked this device based on Turtle Beach's good reputation and the recommendation of an engineer friend. It is amazing how much quality and technology they fit into this little thing for the money. I wanted something that would allow me to do some of my voice and production work at home, and e-mail them in to work, or bring 'em on a thumb drive, or send Mp3 files to clients for my voicework. This is perfect! I matched it to a mixer with good mic preamps and a phantom power supply, got a good AKG condenser mic, and now the stuff that comes off of my laptop sounds better than the mic I use at my studio at work! The Audio Advantage Roadie is on the air in L.A.! I am now running my turntable through it, and converting all my vinyl into digital.. and it sounds amazing - a little EQ, a little compression, a little "sweetening" and pop edits, and it sounds awesome on the car stereo, rich and full on the home headphones, big and full on the studio speakers at work. All my great old stuff is like NEW again! Don't try this with the soundcard that comes with your computer!! HUGE difference!! If you are an audiophile, this is the best $50 bucks you'll ever spend. You'll find yourself enjoying your DVD player on your laptop more, too. This opens up a whole world of new audio possibilities. Get ready for a new hobby! P.S. - Now with this, my laptop, mic, mixer, etc., I can bring a portable studio anywhere and set up, presto! I think this would be an ideal thing to have for anyone wanting to do a podcast. C-U!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get these while you can, July 27, 2007

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R. Begley (North Chili, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audio Advantage Roadie (Electronics)

This device is being replaced by a newer addition, so these are pretty inexpensive. I also read on a website that the new one is very similar to this device ... so it is basically a rebranding.

I use it to record guitar/vocals with my laptop. The builtin sound card on the laptop is way too noisy. You can hear it write the hard drive on your recordings. I like the fact that this device was external, to eliminate the possibility of computer noise.

It works great! Crystal clear!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It does what it says., November 15, 2006

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Bru Huf (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Audio Advantage Roadie (Electronics)

I bought the unit for my desktop in order to output my DVD, CD's, iTunes to a Sony high-end receiver with the Toslink optical cable. It works perfectly and uses the USB as the output so the entire signal is digital. It draws power from the USB so there is no external power supply, which makes it very clean and uncluttered. The analog 5:1 cables, and mic in/headphone-line out make the product extremely flexible. It can be found for about $50 if you look around. This is a straight pass-through, so don't look for it to add any sound processing or special effects except through the control center and headphones via PC software.