ZED-FX 2-Buss Series
Designed for Live sound and recording applications. The ZED EFX series incorporates all of the features of the popular ZED 2 buss
series with the added convenience of high performance internal EFX engine. Offering availability of the 16 internal effects, an external
processor and 2 monitor mixes to operate simultaneous. This is a fully self contained performance mixer with quality you've come to
expect from Allen & Heath.

In addition to the DuoPre mic pre-amps, 100mm faders and MusiQ EQ section which are shared with the whole ZED range, the ZED FX has 16 unique effects, designed by Allen & Heath's DSP team.

ZED FX
ZED FX are easily controlled using 3 buttons and 9 LEDs. Quickly tap the ideal delay time or 'dial-in' the perfect amount of reverb on the lead vocal. One-stop navigation and editing...in fact, just as easy as your effects pedals. Hold down the TAP button and press the up or down button to alter the effects parameter, for example on patch (9) Plate, this would adjust the decay length. The ZED FX is designed to fulfill all the functions a small band would need without their own sound engineer. The layout features have been arranged to be logical and instantly recognizable at a dark gig - a mixer you can trust to perform.

The USB audio interface, with its uniquely flexible capability, allows different signals to be sent to USB, from LR or from selected aux buses. The USB return signal can be routed straight to the LR mix or to a stereo channel. The connectors are placed on the top surface for easy plugging & patching, and the construction, with individual circuit boards firmly nutted to the top panel, is as rock solid as Allen & Heath's top of the range ML Series mixers.

Internal FX
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 the engineer is working with. Each of the effects has a parameter which can be altered: pre-delay can be adjusted, room sizes tweaked, and flanger speed dialled-in. Five of the effects can have their tempo tapped in, and the output auditioned by the FX PFL.

Inputs
One of the great things about the ZED series is the number and variety of things you can plug in. In addition to the sixteen mono channels there are two dual stereo channels, each with a main stereo input on jack sockets and with additional inputs on phono sockets. the USB return can be selected to one of the additional inputs so that it feeds either the main LR bus or the stereo channel.

DuoPre
Based on the proven pre-amps from the hugely successful PA series, the ZED series has new DuoPreTM 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.

EQ Section
ZED-FX features a musical 3-band EQ derived from the acclaimed GL2400 mixer. The design utilises MusiQ - optimised slope (or Q factor) for equalising individual instruments.

Auxiliary sends
6 aux sends are provided, of which 1&2 are prefade for foldback monitoring, and 3 & 4 are switched pre or post-fade for effects sends. and 5&6 are post-fade. Auxes 1&2 can be sent to the USB bus for recording pre-fade signals independently to the main mix. Auxes 5&6 can also be sent to the USB bus for use as effects sends.

USB audio flexibility
Getting audio to and from a computer easily is now a common requirement for live sound and music production.. The way we have implemented this 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! Quality audio to and from your PC or Mac. Three switches provide different send/return configurations for recording, playback and utilising external FX.

Build
The ZED-12FX has been designed using individual vertically mounted circuit boards with each rotary control fixed with a metal nut to the front panel - making a much more robust product that will resist damage and give years of reliable use. ZED also has professional 100mm faders for ultimate control over your levels.

SONAR LE - provided Free!
We have teamed up with Cakewalk to bundle SONAR LE with this ZED mixer. The two team up together in many ways - for example straightforward recording of a stereo mix, recording tracks individually to build up a song, or for inserting a SONAR LE effects plug-in.

Features:

• 6 XLR % 1/4" Balanced inputs
• 6 Stereo Returns
• Inserts on all Mono channels
• 3 Band EQ with swept Mids
• 3 Aux Sends + EFX Send
• USB I/O with free Sonar LE
• 100mm smooth action faders
• DuoPre dual stage preamp
• 16 Internal 24bit effects
. 16 Mic/Line inputs

4-band EQ with 2 swept mids and in/out switch
6 auxiliary sends (2 pre, 2 post, 2 pre/post)
4 sub groups fed from each channel
L, R and M main mix outputs
Individual channel 48V phantom power
Direct output on every mono channel
2 dual stereo inputs with 4-band EQ
Peak and signal indication on every channel
2 matrix sections available; can send output to USB
Configurable USB stereo audio in/out
Master level controls on all outputs
Easy to use layout – all connections and controls on top surface
Cakewalk SONAR LE bundled with mixer
Specifications

Inputs
Mono channel (XLR) Input +6 to –63dBu for nominal (+17dBu in max)
Mono channel Line Input (Jack socket) +10 to –26dBu (+30dBu max)
Insert point (TRS Jack socket) 0dBu nominal +21dBu max.
Stereo Input (Jack sockets) 0dBu nominal (control = Off to +10dB)
Stereo input (phono sockets) 0dBu nominal (control = Off to +10dB)
Outputs
L, R & Mono Outputs (L&R XLR, Mono Jack) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu max.
Aux Outputs (Jack sockets) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu max.
Alt Outputs (phono sockets) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu max.
Rec Outputs (phono sockets) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu max.
Frequency Response
Mic in to Mix L/R Out, 30dB gain +0.5/-1dB 20Hz to 20kHz.
Line in to Mix L/R out 0dB gain +0.5/-1dB 10Hz to 30kHz
Stereo in to Mix L/R out +0.5/-1dB 10Hz to 30kHz
THD+n
Mic in to Mix L/R Out, 0dB gain 1kHz +10dBu out 0.004%
Mic in to Mix L/R Out, 30dB gain 1kHz 0.014%
Line in to Mix L/R out 0dB gain 0dBu 1kHz 0.005%
Stereo in to Mix L/R out 0dB gain +10dBu 1kHz 0.003%
Headroom
Analogue Headroom from nominal (0Vu) 21dB
USB in & out headroom from nominal (0Vu) 14dB
USB Audio CODEC (Coder/Decoder)
USB Audio In/Out USB 1.1 compliant 16bit.
Sample Rate 32, 44.1, or 48kHz
Noise
Mic Pre EIN @ max gain 150R input Z 22-22kHz -127dBu
Dimensions (H x W x D): 3.9" x 25.4" x 17.7"
Weight: 23.1 lbs