Allen and Heath ZED-12FX 12-Channel Mixer with USB Interface

Mix it up with 16 unique digital effects on this USB-equipped mixer. The ZED-12FX boasts 6 DuoPre mic preamps with 3-band mid-sweep EQ, plus 3 stereo inputs.

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Allen and Heath ZED-16FX 16-Channel Mixer with USB Interface

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Travel light with the 16-channel Allen and Heath ZED-16FX. This mixer lets you record over USB and dial in editable onboard reverb/delay with tap tempo.

The Allen and Heath 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.

Watch Hart Sawyer recording vocals, keyboard, acoustic and electric guitars directly into her A&H ZED series mixer:


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-FX
- Return options: To Stereo 3 channel

MusiQ

ZED-16FX features a responsive 3-band, swept mid frequency EQ design which utilizes MusiQ - with optimized slope (or Q factor) for equalizing individual instruments.

DuoPre

Based on the proven pre-amps from the hugely successful PA series, ZED-16FX has DuoPre pre-amps, which use a read more 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.

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. Their 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 dialed-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.

SONAR X1 LE - Provided Free!

We've included Cakewalk SONAR X1 LE with ZED-16FX so you can immediately start to use it to create your own music - just add a PC and it couldn't be easier to get going. You'll be able to record from your ZED mixer, create tracks and arrange songs, then play back to ZED via the USB port. You can use SONAR X1 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.
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For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-431-2609
Web: https://www.allen-heath.com/support/

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted October 29, 2013 by Andrew A in Sand Lake, NY

"Great little mixer"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I work sound for an area band, started small with mixers , and found what I wanted....this little mixer has it all, and with a name that is rated as one of the best. The Allen & Heath has all the great features of larger format mixers, not to mention USB connectivity for recording right to a personal device or lap top. Comes with lots of added recording software that takes time to understand, but once understood, works great. The effects are basic and has enough to do what is wanted for live performances. Only down fall is that if you want to add this unit into a case, you need to really search around to find the ears, not everyone carries them. For the money, all and all perfect mixer for small to average sized groups..

Musical Background:

Years playing drums/ sound inforcement

Musical Style:

Classic rock....
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