Allen and Heath zed 14 USB mixing desk - mixer console DJ ra
Allen & Heath ZED-14 6-Input Mixing Console ong>withong> USB Port Bought for £299 from Anderson’s Music, Guildford - Only actually used for a few studio sessions. PLEASE NOTE: There are a couple of issues. The stereo channel does not seem to be working for some reason. Also the phantom power button along ong>withong> a couple of others seem to have sunk somehow. These are probably easy fixes. But even ong>withong>out, the mixer is still very usable as is. No idea how this happened as although we have owned it for about 14 months it has hardly been used really so very odd. Obviously i have taken this into account regarding the price. These seem to sell for around £ second hand, so this is a nice bargain for someone. Here are the tech specs; The Allen & Heath ZED-14 is a fantastic entry-level mixer for smallong>bandong>s, solo performers or AV applications. Its comprehensive feature set, compact size and fine lines combine to make it one of the best small mixers around. Provided ong>withong> configuong>ong>raong>ong>ble USB audio in/out makes it easy to capture stereo recordings, 6 mic or line inputs, 4 stereo inputs ong>withong> EQ, there are an incredible 157 controls on the front panel of the ZED-14. This is a mixer for anyone, from entry-level to professionals, who appreciates fantastic sound, rugged build quality and imaginative feature sets. It’ll be equally happy running your gig on stage, recording live or mixing down in your studio at home. Allen & Heath teamed up ong>withong> a major software supplier, Cakewalk, to bundle its SONAR X1 LE music creation and audio production software ong>withong> ZED, giving you a fantastic, high spec digital audio workstation. Allen & Heath ZED-14 Features: * 6 mono channels * Neutrik mic XLR * Neutrik 1/4" jacks * Channel insert * Super wide gain ‘DuoPre’ mic line input * 3 ong>bandong> EQ ong>withong> MusiQ * 4 auxes * Illuminated mute * Sound image pan * Illuminated PFL & peak warning indicator * ALPS 100mm faders * 4 stereo channels ong>withong> 2-ong>bandong> EQ and inputs for extong>ong>raong>ong> sources * Stereo returns & playback * All inputs ong>withong> level control * 12 bar meters * Mono/stereo function on auxes 1&2 * Monitor output section * Alt stereo output source * Configuong>ong>raong>ong>ble USB stereo audio in/out * Cakewalk SONAR X1 LE bundled ong>withong> mixer * ong>ong>Raong>ong>ck ears available 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 configuong>ong>raong>ong>tions:- 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-14 features a responsive 3-ong>bandong>, swept mid frequency EQ design which utilises MusiQ – ong>withong> optimised slope (or Q factor) for equalising individual instruments. DuoPre™ Based on the proven pre-amps from the hugely successful PA series, ZED-14 has DuoPre pre-amps, which use a two stage design, ong>withong> carefully controlled amounts of gain in each stage. When amplifying the signal from the XLR input, the gain ong>ong>raong>ong>nge is huge - 69dB of ong>ong>raong>ong>nge 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. Read More