ALLEN & HEATH ZED-22FX

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  16 mono channels
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  16 internal time-delay effects
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  Neutrik mic XLR
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  Neutrik 1/4 inch jacks
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  Channel insert
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  Super wide gain ‘DuoPre’ mic line input
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  3 band EQ with MusiQ
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  4 auxes
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  Illuminated mute
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  Sound image pan
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  Illuminated PFL & peak warning indicator
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  ALPS 100mm faders
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  4 stereo channels with 2-band EQ and inputs for extra sources
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  Stereo returns & playback
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  All inputs with level control
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  12 bar meters
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  Mono/stereo function on auxes 1&2
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  Monitor output section
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  Alt stereo output source
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  Configurable USB stereo audio in/out
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  Global +48V phantom power
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  Cakewalk SONAR LE bundled with mixer
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  Rack 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 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

ZED-22FX features a responsive 3-band, swept mid frequency EQ design
which utilises MusiQ – with optimised slope (or Q factor) for
equalising individual instruments.

DuoPre™

Based on the proven pre-amps from the hugely successful PA series,
ZED-22FX 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.

ZED-FX

ZED-22FX 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.

SONAR LE – Provided Free!

We’ve included Cakewalk SONAR LE with ZED-22FX so you can
immediately start to use it to create your own music – just add a PC and
it couldn’t be easier to get going. You’ll be able to record from your
ZED mixer, create tracks and arrange songs, then play back to ZED via
the USB port. 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

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  Powered by SONAR 8.5
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  32 audio tracks
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  64 MIDI tracks
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  8 simultaneous inputs and outputs
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  24-bit/96kHz audio quality
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  24 simultaneous effects
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  8 simultaneous virtual instruments