Allen & Heath ZED-16FX Multipurpose USB Mixer With FX For Live Sound And Recording
ZED-16FX is ideal for groups who need to travel light. It gives musicians, venues and hire companies access to 10 full mono channels, 3 stereo channels and a high quality FX unit in a compact, rack mountable format. Configurable USB audio in/out makes it easy to capture stereo recordings.
USB AUDIO FLEXIBILITY
Getting audio to and from a computer easily is now a common requirement for live
sound and music production. The way this has been implemented on ZED is
super-flexible and super-easy! No longer do you need to fiddle around the back
of your PC to get to the soundcard inputs, only to find that the levels are all
wrong and noisy. Just plug in a USB lead to your ZED, select the USB routing on
the mixer and the device on your computer and that’s it! CD quality audio to
and from your PC or Mac. Switches and connection through jack socket terminals
provide different send/return configurations:-
SEND OPTIONS
- Main Mix Left + Right (Post-fade)
- Main Mix Left + Right (Pre-Fade)
- Auxes 1–2
- Auxes 3–4
RETURN OPTIONS
- To Stereo 3 channel
MUSIQ
ZED-16FX features a responsive 3-band, swept mid frequency EQ design which
utilises MusiQ – with optimised slope (or Q factor) for equalising individual
instruments.
ZED-FX
ZED-16FX has an essential selection of 16 time-delay effects, designed for
small groups who don’t want to carry around an effects unit with their gear
but who still want great quality FX at their gigs and on their recordings. Our
DSP engineers worked hard, crafting and refining beautiful reverb algorithms to
enhance every performance. These effects are available nowhere else at this
price point – this quality and integration is only available from the ZED-FX.
ZED effects are easily controlled using 3 buttons with 9 display LEDs. For
example, the ideal delay time can be quickly tapped-in, or the perfect amount of
reverb on the lead vocal can be dialled-in. There is one-stop navigation and
editing – in fact, it’s just as easy as using effects pedals. To alter
effects parameters, the TAP button is held down and the up/down buttons pressed
to adjust the specific parameter for that effect, for example, the decay length
on PLATE, or the depth on CHORUS.
DUOPRE
Based on the proven pre-amps from the hugely successful PA series, ZED-16FX has
DuoPre pre-amps, which use a two stage design, with carefully controlled amounts
of gain in each stage. When amplifying the signal from the XLR input, the gain
range is huge – 69dB of range to be exact – and is very evenly distributed
around the gain control, meaning better control of signal level. Most of the
gain comes from the first stage, so unwanted noise is kept to a minimum. Line
level signals are simply plugged into the second stage of the pre-amp by using
the line input jack socket, which has the great advantage of less noise when
using the line input and also matching to a higher input impedance.
SONAR LE – PROVIDED FREE!
We’ve included Cakewalk SONAR LE with this ZED mixer so you can start
recording your own music today with the most complete introductory music
production software for Windows PC. Based on Cakewalk’s award-winning SONAR
X3 digital audio workstation, SONAR LE has been enhanced with cutting-edge
instruments, effects, and creative tools to make creating your own music as
simple and intuitive as possible, no matter what your experience level.
You can use SONAR LE and your ZED mixer together in many ways – e.g.
straightforward recording of a stereo mix, recording tracks individually to
build up a song, or using the USB port and software as an effects loop.
Key Features
• 32 audio tracks
• 64 MIDI tracks
• Seamlessly record, edit and mix using award-winning Skylight Interface
• Edit audio and MIDI intelligently with Smart Tool
• Premium Cakewalk instruments including full Studio Instruments suite and
Square I
• Mix using a professional Console view and 10 studio-quality effects
• 1 GB of content including loops, MIDI Groove Clips and templates
• Save and share music using Gobbler,YouTube Export and SoundCloud
FEATURE SUMMARY
10 mono mic/line inputs
3 stereo channels with 2-band EQ
16 internal time-delay effects
Neutrik mic XLRs
Neutrik 1/4 inch jacks
Channel insert
Super wide gain DuoPreTM mic line input
3 band EQ with MusiQ
2 pre-fade Aux sends
1 post-fade Aux send
1 internal FX send
Illuminated mute
Sound image pan
Illuminated PFL & peak warning indicator
ALPS 100mm faders
Stereo returns & playback
All inputs with level control
12 bar meters
Mono/stereo function on auxes 1&2
Monitor output section
Alt stereo output source
Configurable USB stereo audio in/out
Cakewalk SONAR LE bundled with mixer
Rack ears available