Allen & Heath ZED-24

ZED-24 has an incredibly advanced feature-set for a mixer at this level.

It has 23 independent sources to the mix, 10 independent outputs, 4 aux sends, Configurable USB audio in/out makes it easy to capture stereo recordings, playback and effects, a unique dual stereo input capability and some very advanced monitoring facilities.

In fact, ZED-24 is so packed full of great features that youd think it would cost much, much more!

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 thats 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

1. Main Mix Left + Right (Post-fade)
2. Main Mix Left + Right (Pre-Fade)
3. Auxes 1-2
4. Auxes 3-4

RETURN OPTIONS

1. To Stereo 3 channel

MUSIQ

ZED-24 features a responsive 3-band, swept mid frequency EQ design which utilises MusiQwith optimised slope (or Q factor) for equalising individual instruments.

DUOPRE

Based on the proven pre-amps from the hugely successful PA series, ZED-24 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 huge69dB of range to be exactand 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 LEPROVIDED FREE!

Weve 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 Cakewalks 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 wayse.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.