Allen and Heath ZED-10FX 10-Channel Mixer with USB Interface
Get A&H quality in a small-format mixer with the ZED-10FX. Sweeten your live sound with the onboard effects, then capture the show to your computer via USB.
$399.99
- 8 x$50.00
- No Credit Check6 x$66.66
- No Credit Check4 x$100.00
Overall User Ratings (based on 18 ratings)
Submitted June 5, 2011 by a customer from richlamphear.com
"Great mixer value"
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Easily the best under $300 mixer I've owned. If sound quality is the most important consideration to you, don't hesitate, get this one.
Sound
At this price point, sound is a definite 10. I had a mackie 1202-vlz3 and was happy with it, replaced it with the ZED mostly because I wanted the integrated effects unit. I was shocked however, by the improvement in sound of the preamps, mix engine and overall quality of the ZED compared to the Mackie. My live sound really took a step forward by comparison. The effects too are excellent quality themselves. I think this mixer is just an amazing bargain.
Features
The main omission is channel mutes - really miss these compared to the mackie. It's nice to have USB computer interface included but keep in mind it's just 16-bit. If only it was 24-bit, combined with the high quality mic preamps the ZED could be a very credible studio interface in addition to live mixer. As it is, the USB recording capability is a nice-to-have add-on for recording performances and rehearsals, but not much more.
Ease of Use
About as easy to use as you can expect for a small mixer with effects and USB recording built in. Go through the manual and work with it for a few sessions and you'll have it down.
Quality
Similar to Mackie quality. Metal parts and switches might be a tad 'lighter' and it does use plastic end panels. To the good is an internal power supply and the knobs and connectors all feel solid. No worries, but if you're gigging with it much I'd get some kind of case or at least a gig bag.
Value
Unless you really must have channel mutes this is the only thing I'd consider in the price range. The sound quality is simply miles ahead of the competition in the range.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't needed support. The manual is good and I've noticed the designer from A&H hangs out on Gearslutz from time to time..
The Wow Factor
Not a terribly pretty thing. More geek appeal than sex appeal. I could see having some wooden end caps made to replace the plastic though. That would be hot.
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Rock Alternative Folk Country
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Submitted October 27, 2021 by James Dykeman in Saugerties, NY
"Great mixer...even after a few years of gigs"
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This looks like exactly the same features and specs on the zed 10fx I've been using for five or six years now. I play a lot of gigs, both as a solo performer and with a band. I run it into two mackie thumps (just one for small venues) and the sound is outstanding. No di is needed for my acoustic/electric guitars. The mic preamps are clean. I've dropped it a couple times and it still works fine. I can run prerecorded music when needed and it all sounds great. On rare occasions I might wish I had a couple more inputs, but it really suits my purposes fine. I just use a little reverb on vocals so I can't judge the effects beyond that.If you need a good sounding, reliable mixer this is an excellent choice!
Musical Background:
Over 20 years of performing in all kinds of venues
Musical Style:
Traditional and classic country
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Submitted June 16, 2017 by Rod H in Jacksonville, FL
"Allen and Heath ZED-10FX Mixer with USB works right out the box!"
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Sound: At this price point, sound is a definite 10. I had a Alto Zephyr ZMX862 and was happy with it, until i bought the Allen & Heath Zed10FX mostly because of the very noticeable sound quality difference. The effects were not as much of a seller because the Alto mixer had effects on it as well. I am very pleased with the sound and the mix as i can hear every nuance between my 3 keyboard plugged into it. My sound is really sharp and tight and i only have the master volume half way up. Features: The only con is there is no way to mute channels. It's nice to have USB functionality but it's only 16-bit. USB recording capability is a nice-to-have but you can only do 2 tracks at a time.
Ease of Use: Board was easy to set up and install i was up and running in under 5 minutes.
Quality: Great quality and build very sturdy and stays in place on my mixer table.
Manufactuer Support: I have only had this board for 1 day, i have not needed to contact customer support at all.
Value: if you are looking for superb sound in a small package then don't be alarmed by the price point but focus on the quality of the sound you will get in return. I have had other mixers in the $50-150 range and they sounded good but at the end of the day you get what you pay for.
Wow Factor: I finally saved up enough money to get a Top of line name brand mixer and i must say that i am impressed. I played around with the Digital mixer by Allen and Heath and was impressed as well.
Musical Background:
20 years, keyboard, organ, professional musican
Musical Style:
Gospel, R&B, Jazz, Pop, Instrumentals
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Submitted December 21, 2020 by a customer from gmail.com
"Best sounding mixer i've ownded"
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I've had soundcrafts, mackies and even rane mixers and this by far in my opinion has the cleanest sounding preamps.
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Submitted June 3, 2014 by Paul Berll in san diego, CA
"Great unit! Recordings sound great!"
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I play in a band and record at home. For recording at home, since I play all the instruments, I record one track at a time, and for this, the USB output works great. I can put reverb in my headphones but record a raw sound so I don't have to commit to a verb till mixdown. The routing is very flexible and it boosts the signal on my Nord electro keyboard, which has notoriously low outputs, before it hits my QSC K10 speaker. It is lightweight and built with quality components. I would buy it again if it were lost.
Musical Background:
Keyboards, Vocals. Alley Cat Street. San Diego Ca (Jerry Garcia tribute)
Musical Style:
Jamband. Gospel, Blues, Rock
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Submitted August 2, 2015 by Bruce H in Windsor, CO
"good for a non-tech like me"
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I'm a writer/singer first, and a sound guy a distant second. So this mixer worked well for my level of (in) expertise. I use it with a LD MAUI 11 PA. It will be a long time before I learn all the capabilities of this board. But I'm still able to be operational at my novice level with it. My gigs are usually solo with guitar, vocal harmonica. So I use two channels, one voice and one guitar. A little reverb on the voice and that's it. Keep it simple but it projects a nice balance for reaching the type of audience I tend to play for (50-100 listeners). One thing I did notice is that using the HiZ channel for my guitar causes a lot of percussive sounds from the body of the guitar to be heard. Any contact with my hands on the guitar body is picked up, as well as pick sounds on the strings. I think this is due to the fact that I'm already playing through a L.R. Baggs Venue DI. and Lyric pickup. The HiZ makes sense if you are playing without the DI/preamp. And, when I plug the guitar into a non-HiZ channe,l the contact sounds go away. So I just avoid the HiZ channel with my guitar set up and it works fine. Maybe someone with more expertise in sound than I have would care to comment on this.
Musical Background:
Professional singer/songwriter 40 years playing
Musical Style:
Americana/roots
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Submitted September 9, 2015 by Ron Fischer in Naugatuck, CT
"Excellent mixer"
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I was extremely satisfied with this mixer. It was very quiet and I was able to interface it with my recording program for some excellent tracks. Well worth the price!!
Musical Background:
50 years experience. Bass, keys
Musical Style:
hard rock, blues, country, oldies rock & roll, original
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Submitted September 26, 2011 by a customer from msn.com
"Go Get it!!"
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I loved it so I upgraded to the ZED14 right away. It it gets lost/stolen I will be heartbroken and buy the same one next time.
Sound
Very clean. I like it.
Features
I was very happy, I returned it and upgraded to the ZED14FX.
Ease of Use
Somewhat easy but the manual can be upgraded like how mackie does their manual.
Quality
Only tried it foe a couple weeks, but it feels pretty well built.
Value
Awesome value for quality
Manufacturer Support
Did not use support
The Wow Factor
Love the way it looks, it's practicallity,function and it seems like it's built to last.
Musical Background:
Active musician
Musical Style:
Variety
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Submitted August 30, 2012 by Brent A in Tipp City, OH
"Nice little mixer, great value, excellent sound quality."
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I bought this little mixer for three purposes: mixing for band practice sessions, streaming ipod music through my powered speakers, and interfacing with Sonar to record music track by track. This mixer does all three things well and the sound quality is great. Getting it to work with Sonar required installing the free ASIO4ALL utility.
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Submitted November 4, 2013 by Eric T in Lockport, IL
"It's a decent little mixer."
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First, zzounds.com was great! My order arrived early and was well packaged. I order most of my cables and consumer level stuff here and the experience has always been great!
The Allen and Heath ZED10fx is what it is. On the up side, I didn't think I would hear a difference in the slightly higher quality preamps, but I did! It sounds slightly cleaner and more airy than the 12fx. Also, I noticed that the effects on this little guy seem smoother- I read that they pulled the algorithms out of the big ilive stuff and used a few of them in the 10fx. It could also be that the cleaner pre's are a little more phase coherent and play well with the effects? Meh, either way it sounds a little better than my 12fx, which I also bought here. The EQ's are decent. Not bad at all.
Down side - if you add the high-pass filter, it takes away from the fidelity a little. If you engage the phantom power, sometimes there is a brief popping, and it brings the fidelity down yet another notch. They really need to improve the grounding scheme on this thing. So, I use a high quality external phantom power source, and don't use the high-pass filter. Some of the pots are loose, as if they might pop off here soon. This is all a quality control issue with Allen and heath, not zzounds.
Over all, the board is doing what I needed it to do, and that is sit there and be quiet - pun intended! So long that I do not engage a filter of any kind.
Musical Background:
I've been playing guitar and vocals professionally since 2000, I now play in a duo with the nephew of Tim Reynolds from DMB.
Musical Style:
Acoustic fusion, funky jazz, singer-songwriter, experimental, etc.
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Submitted April 27, 2014 by Sid M in toledo, OH
"awesome addition to my gear!"
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Outstanding addition to my gear!!! The sound quality is really great!
Musical Background:
I've been dj-ing for 18 yrs
Musical Style:
rock, reggae, house, tejano, top 40, soca, calypso, country, hip hop, old school, etc.
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Submitted January 26, 2013 by Jake A in New York, NY
"ONLY RECORDS 2 CHANNELS TO USB"
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I love this mixer, and it has served phenomenally in live performance applications, but I bought it with the mistaken impression that I could use it to record at least 6 tracks simultaneously through the USB port into my recording software, to be mixed separately on the computer. It cannot! You can make an analog mix of your 6 tracks on the mixer and send that in, but you get 2 tracks to work with on the computer. That's it. Very disappointed, and pretty sure I can't return it at this point. bummed. :(
Musical Background:
20 years, multi-instrumentalist, frequent live band performances and recordings.
Musical Style:
rock, electronic, experimental, acoustic, psychedelic, ambient
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Submitted February 19, 2011 by a customer from msn.com
"Clean, quiet, musical pres and built like a tank!"
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I expect this thing to be around for a looooong time. My next purchase will be to get more inputs, but after my experience with this small format Allen Heath, I will definitely look at them first for my next mixer.
Sound
The pre amps alone are worth the price of admission. They are clean, quiet, musical and are good enough to use for recording if you have a good sound card or interface. They are the best small format pres I have heard so far and beat the heck out of Mackies and the SoundCraft small format mixers. The FET DI inputs on channels 3 & 4 actually work quite well on Bass guitar. Haven't had a chance to use them much on guitar, but I tried running the line out of my VBT1 into one of them with interesting results. The EQ sections sounds fine, although I tend to run things flat because I use it primarily as recording sub mixer for drums and such. The FX are limited but quite usable for live and if you want just a touch of reverb on the monitors or even recording.
Features
Very nice feature set. I really appreciate the mic level main out capability for chaining to another mixer. The extensive routing capabilities are extremely useful. The primary downside is no mute buttons, but it really isn't a problem, more a matter of convenience. As for the USB, I really don't use it because it is a 1.1 interface and is limited to 16 bits, but if that is all you need it is fine.
Ease of Use
Plug and play! The routing paths being printed on the mixer makes it really easy to set up in a hurry.
Quality
This thing is built like a tank! While a tad small (hey, it's a small mixer!), all the knobs and switches have a very good feel. The rotary controls are nicely damped and are very smooth. You feel like you are using a much larger, more expensive mixer. The Zed10's are bit more expensive than some similar models, but if you get one, you will know why the minute you open the box. I just want to add ZZounds did me a great deal with their price matching and I got the FX unit cheaper than the non-FX. Take advantage of their price matching! I have become a hard core ZZounds fan!
Value
This is one of the best mixers for the money there is. And like I said, with the ZZounds price matching, I got an amazing price but it also enabled me to get that price from a company I trust. I don't know how much ZZounds will want me to say, but let's just say for $229, you would have to pay far more to equal the quality, sound, and features....
Manufacturer Support
Contacted them about some compatibility issues and they responded promptly and not with a form email.
The Wow Factor
It is attractive and well made.
Musical Background:
Recording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Semi-Pro Musician
Musical Style:
Just about anything but primarily rock
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