The Allen & Heath ZED-18 has an incredibly advanced feature-setfor a mixer at this level - it gives musicians, venues and hirecompanies access to 10 full mono channels and 4 stereo channels ina compact, rack mountable format. Configurable USB audio in/outmakes it easy to capture stereo recordings.

USB AUDIOFLEXIBILITY

Getting audio to and from a computer easily is now a commonrequirement for live sound and music production. The way this hasbeen implemented on ZED is super-flexible and super-easy! No longerdo you need to fiddle around the back of your PC to get to thesoundcard inputs, only to find that the levels are all wrong andnoisy. Just plug in a USB lead to your ZED, select the USB routingon the mixer and the device on your computer and that's it! CDquality audio to and from your PC or Mac. Switches and connectionthrough jack socket terminals provide different send/returnconfigurations

MUSIQ

ZED-18 features a responsive 3-band, swept mid frequency EQdesign which utilises MusiQ - with optimised slope (or Q factor)for equalising individual instruments.

Features:

• 10 mono channels
• Neutrik mic XLR
• Neutrik 1/4 inch jacks
• Channel insert
• Super wide gain 'DuoPre' mic line input
• 3 band EQ with MusiQ
• 4 auxes
• Illuminated mute
• Sound image pan
• Illuminated PFL & peak warning indicator
• ALPS 100mm faders
• 4 stereo channels with 2-band EQ
• 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
• Global +48V phantom power
• Cakewalk SONAR LE bundled with mixer
• Rack ears available

Specifications:

• Total # Of Inputs:18
• Mic/Line Inputs:
  • 3-pin XLR Balanced Microphone x10
  • 1/4" Phone Balanced Line x10
• Stereo Line Inputs: ST1 - ST4 1/4" Phone L/R Stereo
• AUX Sends: 1/4" TRS Phone x4
• AUX Returns: 1/4" TRS Phone x4
• Inserts: 1/4 TRS Phone x12 (Mono chs and Main Stereo Out)
• 2 Trk Master I/O: Main Output: Balanced 3-pin XLR
• ALT I/O
  • USB Connector
  • 1/4" Phone Mono Out
• Monitor Outputs
  • RCA Stereo Phono - ALT Out
  • RCA Stereo Phono - REC Out
• EQ Section
  • 3-Band with Mid Sweep On all Mono Channels
  • 2-Band On Stereo Channels
• Solo/Mute: Mute and PFL Solo
• Channel Level Control: 100mm Fader
• Trim/Gain Control: Rotary Control
• Phantom Power: +48V Switched Globally
• Metering: 12 Segment Peak LEDs
• 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
• Headroom
  • Analogue Headroom from nominal (0Vu): 21dB
  • USB in & out headroom from nominal (0Vu): 14dB
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio
  • Mic Pre EIN @ max gain 150R input Z 22-22kHz: -127dBu
  • Mix L/R out, L/R faders = 0, 22-22kHz: -86dBu
• Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
  • 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%
• USB
  • USB Audio In/Out: USB 1.1 compliant 16-bit
  • Sample Rate: 32, 44.1, or 48kHz
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 18.3 x 3.85 x 18.3" (464 x 98 x 465mm)
• Weight: 18.7 lb (8.5 kg)