Roccat and Turtle Beach's merger has created a lot of wonderful new audio products, such as the Syn Pro Air wireless headset that Sergio reviewed last week. Now, just a few days later, we're getting word that Roccat is going to get on the other side of audio devices by creating its own microphone.
Called the Torch, Roccat's studio-grade microphone is aimed squared at game streamers and content creators. Including 24-bit audio, a dual condenser design, and a built-in pop filter, the Torch is just another example of Roccat creating a quality game product for a very reasonable price.
The Torch is designed for quick and easy setup so you can get straight to streaming your favorite games without needing to fiddle with a bunch of audio settings. The Torch comes with three pre-selected pick-up patterns to suit any requirement. The Cardioid pattern is perfect for gaming and streaming, the Stereo patter is good for vocals and instrument recordings, and the Roccat-exclusive Whisper pattern helps to pick up the quietest of voices.
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Up to 48kHz sampling ensures a wide range of audio tones is recorded while a gesture-activated mute control lets you stop recording without having to pickup up audio of a switch or button. Roccat also provides a mixer-style control for fine-tuning your settings without needing to install a driver.
It wouldn't be a gaming product without RGB, and the Torch includes Roccat's AIMO RGB lighting to prove its gamer cred. However, the lighting serves a double purpose of telling the user what pre-set recording pattern is currently selected.
Compatible with a wide range of shock mounts, boom arms, and other accessories, installation is as easy as the initial setup. The Torch even comes with a 3.5mm jack for latency-free mic monitoring.
The Torch arrives worldwide on August 15 for the MSRP of $99.99. See your local retailer for release details.
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