Allen & Heath ZED18 18-Channel Multipurpose USB Mixer for Live Sound and Recording

ITEM #: AH-ZED18 MFG #: AH-ZED18

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List Price:

$999.99

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$849.99

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    AH-ZED18 - Overview

    The Allen & Heath ZED-18 is an 18-channel multipurpose USB mixer for live sound and recording. It gives musicians, venues and hire companies access to 10 full mono channels and 4 stereo channels in a compact, rack mountable format.

    The ZED-18 has 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.

    ZED-18 features a responsive 3-band, swept mid frequency EQ design which utilizes MusiQ – with optimized slope (or Q factor) for equalizing individual instruments. Additionally, 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.

    Cakewalk SONAR LE is provided for free with this mixer! 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 of Cakewalk Sonar LE include: 32 audio tracks; 64 MIDI tracks; the ability to seamlessly record, edit and mix using the award-winning Skylight Interface; you can edit your audio and MIDI intelligently with Smart Tool, just to name a few.

    • Features:

      • 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
       
    • Specifications:

      • Input
      • Mono channel (XLR) Input: +6 to –63dBu for nominal (+17dBu in max)
      • Mono channel Line Input (Jack socket): +10 to –26dBu (+30dBu maximum)
      • Insert point (TRS Jack socket): 0dBu nominal +21dBu maximum
      • Stereo Input (Jack sockets): 0dBu nominal (control = Off to +10dB)
      • Stereo input (phono sockets): 0dBu nominal (control = Off to +10dB)

      • Output
      • L, R & Mono Outputs (L&R XLR, Mono Jack): 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum.
      • Aux Outputs (Jack sockets): 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum.
      • Alt Outputs (phono sockets): 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum.
      • Rec Outputs (phono sockets): 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum
       
    • Item Includes:

      • ZED-18 Mixer
      • Mains Lead
      • Type A-B USB Lead - to connect your ZED Mixer to your computer
      • Sonar XI LE Music Software Install Disk
       
    • GTIN:

      6938122237575
       

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