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Allen & Heath AH-ZED10FX - Multi Purpose Mixer with FX

Allen & Heath AH-ZED10FX

 

The ZED-10FX is an amazing little desk for small band mixing. It is ultra portable for carrying to the gig, and can be used for recording live or in the studio. It comes with configurable USB audio in/out making it easy to capture stereo recordings.

Guitars can be plugged in directly to the mixer using the specially designed high-impedance inputs, while the mixer has two stereo inputs for MP3/CD players or keyboards. Equipped with professional XLR stereo outputs and a flexible monitoring section with headphone and speaker feed outputs. We’ve added a set of fabulous effects to give shimmering reverbs and enhance your sound.

Integrated Effects   Add Depth With FX

The three ZED FX models feature an essential selection of 16 reverb, delay and modulation effects, crafted by our renowned in-house effects team, that can be easily dialled in to bring a performance to life.




USB AUDIO FLEXIBILITY

All ZED Mini mixers feature a two channel USB interface with flexible routing options so you can capture your live show or make a simple two track recording at home.  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:

1) Main Mix Left + Right (Post master Level)

2) Aux + FX bus (Aux is a pre-fade send, FX is a post-fade send)

3) Record Bus Left + Right (Separate stereo bus to Main Mix)

RETURN OPTIONS:

1) To Playback input (through jack socket break contacts)

2) To Stereo 2 channel (through jack socket break contacts)

 

MUSIQ

Our analogue engineers designed the MusiQ EQ especially for ZED mixers, carefully optimising the curves and target frequencies to deliver a simple to use, musical EQ that works equally well on stage or in the studio. Each ZED Mini mixer features a responsive 3-band, swept mid frequency EQ design with optimised slope (or Q factor) for equalising individual instruments.  The ZED-10FX features a responsive 3-band, swept mid frequency EQ design which utilises MusiQ – with optimised slope (or Q factor) for equalising individual instruments.

ZED-FX

ZED-10FX has an essential selection of 16 time-delay effects, designed for small groups who don’t want to carry around an effects unit with their gear but who still want great quality FX at their gigs and on their recordings. Our DSP engineers worked hard, crafting and refining beautiful reverb algorithms to enhance every performance. These effects are available nowhere else at this price point – this quality and integration is only available from the ZED-FX. ZED effects are easily controlled using 3 buttons with 9 display LEDs. For example, the ideal delay time can be quickly tapped-in, or the perfect amount of reverb on the lead vocal can be dialled-in. There is one-stop navigation and editing – in fact, it’s just as easy as using effects pedals. To alter effects parameters, the TAP button is held down and the up/down buttons pressed to adjust the specific parameter for that effect, for example, the decay length on PLATE, or the depth on CHORUS.

GUITAR DI

ZED-10FX’s pre-amps are similar in design to our MixWizard range of mixers, but with a twist! Inputs 3 & 4 have a high impedance jack input capable of taking either a normal line level or a low level input from a guitar pickup. These newly designed inputs have been crafted with the aim of replicating the sound of a classic guitar or instrument tube pre-amp in a combo or head amp. An extremely high input impedance ensures loading on pick-ups is minimal and a Class A FET (field effect transistor) circuit powered from 48V is employed to give the valve-like gain stage. There is a gain “Boost” switch associated with the guitar inputs which boosts gain by 26dB to cater for instruments with very low level outputs and the overdrive characteristics of the guitar inputs are very similar to a valve (tube) circuit, being asymmetric and soft. All this makes for a wonderfully natural sound to be reproduced from the instrument, full of warmth and character.

ZED: Rotary Control

ZED-10 and ZED-10FX feature space-saving rotary controls for channel levels, allowing for a smaller, more portable mixer.

Features:

  • 4 mic/line inputs, 2 with Class A FET high impedance inputs
  • Neutrik mic XLR
  • Neutrik 1/4 inch jacks
  • 3 band EQ with MusiQ
  • 1 pre-fade Aux send
  • 1 FX send
  • Sound image pan
  • Illuminated PFL indicator
  • Stereo returns & playback
  • All inputs with level control
  • 12 bar meters
  • Responsive 3-band, swept mid EQ with MusiQ
  • 2 stereo sources with MP3 player compatibility
  • Separate 2-track record outputs
  • Stereo playback input for 2-track replay
  • XLR main stereo outputs with inserts
  • Comprehensive monitoring
  • Configurable USB stereo audio in/out
  • Stereo monitor outs
  • 48V microphone phantom power
  • DI level switching for sub mixing

Specifications:

Number of Analog Input Channels
8 (4 Mono / 2 Stereo)
Number of Mic Preamps
4
Analog Output Channels
1x Stereo Master Output
1x Stereo Control Room/Monitor Output
1x Stereo Tape/Record Output
1x Mono Aux Send Output
1x Mono FX Send Output
1x Stereo Headphone Output
Mix Routing
Stereo Main Mix / Stereo FX Bus
EQ
3-Band EQ
Built-In Effects
Yes
USB I/O
1x USB-B 1.1 (I/O)
Wireless
No
Rack Mountable
No
Mixer
Max I/O Capacity
8x Input / 6x Output
Number of Analog Input Channels
8 (4 Mono / 2 Stereo)
Number of Mic Preamps
4
Analog Output Channels
1x Stereo Master Output
1x Stereo Control Room/Monitor Output
1x Stereo Tape/Record Output
1x Mono Aux Send Output
1x Mono FX Send Output
1x Stereo Headphone Output
Mix Routing
Stereo Main Mix / Stereo FX Bus
Faders & Level Adjustment
6x Channel Knob
1x Master Knob
Meters
Main Meter:
1x 12-Segment LED
Signal Processing
EQ
3-Band EQ
Graphic EQ
No
Solo/Mute
No
Built-In Effects
Yes
Digital Audio
Sample Rates
AD/DA Conversion:
32 / 44.1 / 48 kHz
DSP:
48 kHz
Bit Depth
16-Bit
Performance
Frequency Response
Mic Input to Main Output:
10 Hz to 30 kHz +0.5/-1 dB (30 dB Gain)
Line Input to Main Output:
10 Hz to 25 kHz +0.5/-1 dB (Unity Gain)
Stereo Input to Main Output:
10 Hz to 30 kHz +0.5/-1 dB
Max Input Level
XLR Input:
+11 dBu (Mono)
1/4" Line Input:
+31 dBu (Mono)
1/4" / RCA Input:
+15 dB (Stereo)
Noise Floor
Main Output:
-96 dBu (Master Level at Unity, Channel Levels at -∞, 22 Hz to 22 kHz)
THD+N
Hi-Z Input to Main Output:
0.015% at Unity Gain
Line Input to Main Output:
0.003% at Unity Gain
Mic Input to Main Output:
0.002% at +10 dB Gain (1 kHz)
0.01% at +30 dB Gain (1 kHz)
Stereo Line Input to Main Output:
0.002% at Unity Gain (1 kHz)
Connectivity
Analog Inputs
2x 1/4" TRS Balanced/Unbalanced Line Input
4x 1/4" TRS Balanced/Unbalanced Line Input (2 Stereo Pairs)
1x Stereo RCA Unbalanced Line Input
2x 1/4" TRS Main Insert
2x 1/4" TS Hi-Z Input
4x XLR 3-Pin Balanced Mic Input
Analog Outputs
1x 1/4" FX Send (Post-Fader)
1x 1/4" Aux Send (Pre-Fader)
1x 1/4" TRS Headphone Output
1x Stereo RCA Monitor Output
1x Stereo RCA Tape Output
2x XLR 3-Pin Balanced Main Output
Phantom Power
+48 V
Digital I/O
No
MIDI I/O
No
USB I/O
1x USB-B 1.1 (I/O)
USB I/O Capacity
2x Input / 2x Output
Wireless
No
Compatibility
OS Compatibility
Windows / macOS
Power
AC Input Power
100 to 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz
Power Supply Output
Included
Physical
Rack Mountable
No
Dimensions
13.2 x 3.7 x 10.8" / 336 x 95 x 275 mm
Weight
7.3 lb / 3.3 kg
Packaging Info
Package Weight
10.22 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
16.45 x 12.7 x 7.1"

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