Sleek and versatile. Allen and Heath’s ZED-16FX Multipurpose USB Mixer with FX 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 ZED-16FX is the ultimate companion for every step of your creative journey.
Even with its compact size, the ZED-16FX includes four auxiliary channels with a sweepable three-band EQ, ideal for manipulating the tone of your recordings for instant professional results. You’ll be able to capture performances and record them directly to your Mac or PC without the need for additional equipment.
Make your performances resonate with the listener through the inclusion of premium DuoPre preamps. These will provide you with exceptionally low noise and expansive headroom thanks to distributed gain control. The Zed-16FX is a workhorse designed to streamline your workflow and drastically improve the sonic quality of your recordings.
Premium FX model. 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, ZEDs are great for live mixing! Their layout makes them very easy to use and easy for you to achieve a great sound. They are also perfect for recording, either a live show or an audio project at home can be built up track by track using the USB digital audio interface.
Internal FX processing. 16 separate effects have been crafted into the ZED-FX range. These include Delay and Reverb, Ping-Pong delay, a selection of reverbs with different room/hall/arena properties, a flanger, and a chorus. All have been designed to complement the material you are working with. Each of the effects has a parameter that can be altered: pre-delay can be adjusted, room sizes tweaked, and flanger speed dialed-in, providing you with complete control. Five of the effects can have their tempo tapped in and the output auditioned by the FX PFL.
Flexible options. 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 pickups is minimal, and a Class A FET 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 circuit, being asymmetric and soft. All this makes for a wonderfully natural sound to be reproduced from the instrument, full of warmth and character.
Features:
– 10 mono mic/line inputs
– 3 stereo channels with 2-band EQ
– 16 internal time-delay effects
– Neutrik mic XLRs
– Neutrik 1/4 inch jacks
– Channel insert
– Super wide gain DuoPreTM mic line input
– 3 band EQ with MusiQ
– 2 pre-fade Aux sends
– 1 post-fade Aux send
– 1 internal FX send
– Illuminated mute button
– Sound image pan
– Illuminated PFL & peak warning indicator
– ALPS 100mm faders
– 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
– Rack ears available separately
Specifications:
– Type: Analog Mixer with USB
– Channels: 16-channel (10 x mono, 3 x stereo)
– Computer Connectivity: USB (2 x 2)
– A/D Resolution: 16-bit/48kHz
– Faders: 16 x ALPS 100mm
– Inputs – Mic Preamps: 10 x XLR
– Phantom Power: Global
– Inputs – Line: 10 x 1/4″ TRS, 8 x 1/4″ (4 x stereo channels)
– Inputs – Other: 2 x Dual RCA Stereo (stereo 2 track)
– Outputs – Main: 2 x XLR (main), 1 x 1/4″ (mono)
– Outputs – Other: 2 x Dual RCA Stereo (rec out, alt out)
– Aux Sends: 2 x Pre, 1 x Post, 1 x FX Post Send/Return
– I/O: 3 x 1/4″ (aux send)
– Channel Inserts: 10 x 1/4″
– Inserts: 2 x 1/4″ (stereo main)
– Headphones: 1 x 1/4″, 1 x 1/8″
– USB: 1 x Type B
– Other I/O: 1 x 1/4″ (footswitch)
– EQ Bands: 3-band EQ with MusiQ
– Effects: Delays, Reverbs, Chorus
– Software: Cakewalk Sonar X1 LE
– Power Source: Standard IEC AC cable
– Height: 3.9″
– Width: 18.3″
– Depth: 18.3″
– Weight: 10.5Kgs
