Introduction To Zed-10 - ALLEN & HEATH ZED-10 User Manual

INTRODUCTION TO THE ZED-10
Background Overview:
The Allen & Heath ZED series mixers have been carefully and lovingly designed in the beau-
tiful county of Cornwall in the UK and are manufactured alongside a wide range of profes-
sional audio mixing consoles to the same high standards. Many of the components used in
ZED-10 and ZED-10FX are exactly the same as in the larger Allen & Heath products and the
construction methods are also very similar — utilising individual vertically mounted channel
circuit boards with each rotary control fixed with a metal nut to the front panel. This pro-
vides a very robust product that will resist damage and give years of reliable use. It also
makes servicing much easier should it be required, with the ability to remove one particular
channel from the mixer at a time. The vertical board construction method is unique in a
product at this price point and puts the ZED-10 and ZED-10FX in a truly professional class
of their own.
The audio circuitry is based on years of continual development and refinement , the perform-
ance of all the elements within the mixer is scrutinised and perfected to ensure the very best
sound quality possible.
Multi-application:
ZED's are great for live mixing! Their layout makes them very easy to use and easy 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. The flexi-
bility 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 head-
phones and separate monitor speaker outputs, 48V microphone phantom power, DI level
switching for sub mixing, and not least of all, on the ZED-10FX model, the same digital ef-
fects algorithms as those used on our flagship digital consoles costing 150 times as much!
All this and the ability to withstand life being gigged night after night—there is nothing else
like it at this price point.
ZED mixers are also ideal for teaching establishments, houses of worship, hotels and confer-
ence centres where their ease of use and robust qualities make them a top choice.
Mic/Line Pre-amps:
Based on the pre-amps from the MixWizard series, the ZED-10 & ZED-10FX pre-amps use
low noise discrete transistor circuitry to achieve high gain (60dB max), low noise and good
linearity.
GTR/Hi Z Inputs:
Specially designed for ZED-10 and ZED-10FX, two ultra high impedance discrete class A FET
(Field Effect Transistor) inputs for plugging any kind of guitar or instrument straight in. A
26dB gain boost switch allows instruments with very low output pickups to be used, and the
FET does a great job of approximating the valve/tube input circuitry commonly found on
instrument combos or amplifiers.
Allen & Heath 10 ZED-10 User Guide