TerraTec Electronic GmbH is a German manufacturer of
sound cards,
computer speaker
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s,
webcams,
computer mice
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,
video grabber
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s and
TV tuner cards. TerraTec is mainly known for its sound cards, and is the largest German producer of them.
The company was founded by Walter Grieger and Heiko Meertz in 1994 in
Nettetal
Nettetal is a municipality in the district of Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the Lower Rhine region.
History
Nettetal was founded on January 1, 1970, when the former townships Leuth, Breyell, Hinsbeck and former to ...
,
Germany. Both Grieger and Meerts are still CEOs of the company.
There was a time when Terratec mainly produced graphic cards. But it dropped the production later and focused on sound cards.
Furthermore, TerraTec is distributing hardware and software products like professionally studio software
Cubase for musicians or hardware like ''PhonoPreAmpiVinyl'' to digitalizing recordings from vinyl or tapes to digital audio formats.
TerraTec also produces the "Axon" brand of Pitch-to-MIDI or
guitar synthesizer converters. AXON's current models include the AX100 and the AX50USB.
Products
Sound cards
*Terratec Aureon 7.1
*Terratec Aureon 7.1 Universe
*Terratec DMX 6Fire
*Terratec Promedia SoundSystem DMX
See also
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Cubase
References
External links
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Manufacturing companies established in 1994
Computer hardware companies of Germany
Audio equipment manufacturers of Germany
Computer peripheral companies
German brands
Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia