Allen & Heath ZED-12FX Multipurpose 12-Channel Mixer with USB Audio Interface

The Allen & Heath ZED-12FX is a Multipurpose 12-Channel Mixer with USB Audio Interface is ideal groups who need to travel light. Even with its small footprint, the 12FX squeezes in 4 auxiliary channels and swept semi-parametric EQ on top of the already impressive feature set including configurable USB audio in/out makes it easy to capture stereo recordings.

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.

ZED-FX

ZED-12FX has an essential selection of 16 time-delay effects, designed for small groups who don’t want to carry around an effect’s 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.

Duopre

Based on the proven pre-amps from the hugely successful PA series, ZED-12FX 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.

Product Specifications:

Channels: 12

Computer Connectivity: USB (2 x 2)

Faders: 12 x 100mm

Inputs - Mic Preamps: 6 x XLR

Phantom Power: 6

Send/Return I/O: 3 x 1/4"

Channel Inserts: Yes (CH 1-6)

Headphones: 1 x 1/4", 1 x 1/8"

USB: 1 x Type B

Effects: Yes

Rackmountable: Yes

Height: 3.9"

Width: 15.2"

Depth: 18.3"

Weight: 23.1 lbs.