Allen & Heath ZED-18 Multipurpose USB Mixer For Live Sound And Recording
ZED-18 has an incredibly advanced feature-set for a mixer at this level – it gives musicians, venues and hire companies access to 10 full mono channels and 4 stereo channels 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-18 features a responsive 3-band, swept mid frequency EQ design which
utilises MusiQ – with optimised slope (or Q factor) for equalising individual
instruments.
DUOPRE
Based on the proven pre-amps from the hugely successful PA series, ZED-18 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 channels
Neutrik mic XLR
Neutrik 1/4 inch jacks
Channel insert
Super wide gain ‘DuoPre’ mic line input
3 band EQ with MusiQ
4 auxes
Illuminated mute
Sound image pan
Illuminated PFL & peak warning indicator
ALPS 100mm faders
4 stereo channels with 2-band EQ
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
Global +48V phantom power
Cakewalk SONAR LE bundled with mixer
Rack ears available
