Allen & Heath ZED60-14FX Analogue Mixer with USB

The Allen and Heath ZED60-14FX Analog Mixer with USB is the ideal choice for musicians, self-recording artists and venues. Whether you're tracking demos at home, performing live or contributing to commercial releases. The ZED60-14FX is the ultimate companion for every step of your creative journey.

Recording has never been easier. You'll be able to capture performances and record them directly to your Mac or PC - without the need for extra equipment. Hark back to the golden age of recording. Inputs seven and eight provide high impedance jacks, ideal for recording guitar and bass. These innovative inputs have been designed to create the sound of iconic guitars or instrument-tube preamps. Thanks to this you'll be able to inject vintage mojo into your performances and recordings. The ZED is a workhorse, designed to streamline your workload and drastically improve the sonic quality of your recordings.

FX version

Equipped with professional XLR main stereo outputs and a flexible monitoring section with headphone and speaker feed outputs. In the FX version, Allen and Heath have added a set of fabulous effects to give shimmering reverbs and enhance your sound.

Ideal for studio and live sound

ZED's are great for live mixing! Their layout makes them very easy to use and easy to achieve a great sound. They are also perfect for any scenario, whether that's a live show or home recording. The USB digital audio interface will allow you to build up recordings, track by track.

Flexibility

The flexibility and quality of these mixers make them stand out from the crowd. You can plug your guitars or instruments straight into the class A discrete FET high impedance inputs, cater for up to four microphones, two stereo sources with MP3 player compatibility, separate 2-track record outputs and a stereo playback input for 2-track replay or perhaps interval music from a CD player, XLR main stereo outputs with inserts, comprehensive monitoring with headphones and separate monitor speaker outputs, 48V microphone phantom power, DI level switching for sub mixing, and not least of all, the same digital effects algorithms as those used on our flagship digital consoles costing 150 times as much!

Newly designed inputs

The 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. There is also 2 stereo inputs for use with keyboards or MP3/CD players.

Features

• 8 mic/line inputs, 2 with Class A FET high impedance
• 60mm professional quality faders
• Responsive 3-band, swept mid EQ with MusiQ
• Configurable USB stereo audio in/out
• 1 pre-fade Aux send
• 1 FX send
• 2 stereo inputs
• Separate 2-track record outputs
• 16 Internal Effects
• XLR main stereo outputs with inserts
• Comprehensive monitoring
• 48V microphone phantom power
• DI level switching with Gain Boost
• Neutrik XLRs and 1/4-inch jacks

Specifications

• Channels: 14
• Computer Connectivity: USB (2 x 2)
• A/D Resolution: 16-bit/48kHz
• Faders: 13 x 60mm
• Inputs - Mic Preamps: 8 x XLR
• Phantom Power: 8 channels
• Inputs - Line: 8 x 1/4", 1 x Dual RCA Stereo, 2 x 1/4" (ST1), 2 x 1/4" (ST2)
• Inputs - Other: 2 x 1/4" (USB in L,R), 2 x 1/4" (Hi-Z)
• Outputs - Main: 2 x XLR (main), 1 x Dual RCA Stereo (monitor)
• Outputs - Other: 1 x Dual RCA Stereo (record out)
• Aux Sends: 1 x Pre Aux, 1 x FX
• Send/Return I/O: 1 x 1/4" (aux), 1 x 1/4" (FX out/footswitch)
• Inserts: 2 x 1/4" (main mix)
• Headphones: 1 x 1/4"
• USB: 1 x Type B
• EQ Bands: 3-band EQ, Sweepable Mids, 2-band EQ (stereo channels)
• Effects: Delay, Reverb, Flange, Chorus
• OS Requirements - Mac: OS X 10.7 or later
• OS Requirements - PC: Windows 7 SP1 or later, ASIO driver
• Power Source: Standard IEC AC cable
• Height: 3.7"
• Width: 17.3"
• Depth: 13.6"
• Weight: 7.4kg