Allen and Heath ZED-18 USB Mixer, 18-Channel
Get Allen & Heath quality in a compact, rugged rackmountable mixer with 18 channels, 10 mic preamps, 2-channel USB I/O, and 3-band EQ with sweepable mids.
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Overall User Ratings (based on 2 ratings)
Submitted September 24, 2014 by Tin A in South Florida, FL
"Great mixer"
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This is the first time I have had my hands on A and H products and I have to say, very nice. It is well built, the pots feel good, connectors are high quality units with good hold. Sound is nice and transparent. I use an off board preamp so my mics go right into line in on the channels, however I did test out the full potential of the pre's and I say very nice. Lot of gain, little to no noise. Board is well designed, easy for me to see even though there is a lot packed on it in a small space, for what it does. I have not tried the USB part of it, that was an option that I did not need so I can not say as to it's usability. I am using 2 Blue Bluebirds and a Woodpecker with ART preamp, leveler, and eq. High end, transparent, natural sound does not cost a fortune to achieve if you know the best place for your pieces. I recommend A and H and if I upgrade a mixer in the future, it will be them.
Musical Background:
25 year musician, play all orchestral string instruments as well as a variety of others. If I need it, I learn it.
Musical Style:
Style is rough, so time and examples is better: Bjork, Lesiem, Diamanda Galas, Buck Tick, Aimee Mann, Samael. Anything actually
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Submitted September 7, 2012 by Sean L in Cambridge City, IN
"Allen & Heath ZED 18"
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The Allen & Heath ZED 18 is an incredible board if you're doing mid/small sized clubs. It's got 10 XLR input channels, which suits my little 4 piece band pretty well. To keep it affordable A&H didn't include any onboard effects, which is okay with me since I find onboard effects to be a little "lacking" sometimes. Setup on this thing was a breeze! I took it out of the box, mounted it into my rack, connected a Lexicon MX200...ran my QSC K12's to the board and LIFTOFF! Just doing a few "check check's" made me realize that this board was going to work out phenomenally. I didn't even need an actual EQ, the preamps were so crystal clear, combined with sweepable mids and some 100mm faders, I had a good vocal mix right out of the box. I've yet to hook it up for home studio use, but I'm sure I will get to that sometime, since it comes with a USB hookup and the Cakewalk Sonar software...it'll be something to tinker with in the future. If you're looking for a really simple setup, with great quality and clarity, I'd say look no farther than the Allen & Heath ZED 18.
Musical Background:
Been gigging out live for over 15 years.
Musical Style:
Classic Rock, Country, and every once in a while I have to pretend I know Blues too
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