Allen & Heath has launched the Zed60-14FX, a compact analogue mixer intended for small bands and installation in venues.
Zed60-14FX is a companion to the Zed60-10FX, employing the same high-quality 60mm faders but with the addition of an extra four mono/mic channels.
Two of the eight mono channels have high impedance jack inputs that can take a normal line level or a low-level input from a guitar pickup, so guitars can be plugged straight into the mixer without the need for DI boxes. According to A&H, ‘these inputs have been crafted to recreate the sound of a classic tube preamp in a combo or head amp for incredible definition and warmth’. Two stereo inputs are provided for MP3/CD players or keyboards.
The Zed60-14FX also comes with configurable USB audio in/out, to capture a stereo recording at a gig or in the studio. The mixer is equipped with professional XLR main stereo outputs, a flexible monitoring section with headphone and speaker feed outputs, and 16 high-quality digital effects.
‘We designed the Zed-60 mixers to complement the very popular Zed-10FX which is a super-compact but professional standard mixer with rotary faders,’ Allen & Heath designer, Mike Griffin, explains. ‘The Zed-60 models incorporate additional channel mute switches and 60mm faders making them great to use for dynamic mixing but still retaining their diminutive size. The Zed60-14FX takes it one step further – with eight mono channels, two stereo channels and our renowned in-house designed effects, it’s a very useful piece of kit indeed.’
The Zed60-14FX is available immediately at an SRP of £335 (ex VAT).
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