Live or in the studio, the ZED60-10FX is an ultra-portable mixer designed for solo artists and small bands. Based on our best-selling ZED-10FX, the new ZED60-10FX adds premium quality 60mm faders for an intuitive, tactile mixing experience. This mixer is a guitarist’s dream. Two of the 4 mono channels feature high impedance jack inputs that can accept either a normal line level or a low level input from a guitar pickup, allowing guitars to be plugged directly into the mixer without the need for DI boxes. These inputs are designed to recreate the sound of a classic tube preamp in a combo or head amp, delivering incredible definition and warmth. Two stereo inputs are provided for MP3/CD players or keyboards. The ZED60-10FX includes configurable USB audio in/out, making it easy 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 stunning effects. Most importantly, the ZED60-10FX meets the audio and build quality standards that have made Allen & Heath one of the most trusted names in professional audio for over 40 years. USB AUDIO FLEXIBILITY Easily sending and receiving audio to and from a computer is now a common requirement for live sound and music production. The way this is implemented on the ZED is super flexible and super easy! No more fiddling around the back of your PC to access soundcard inputs, only to find the levels are wrong and noisy. Just plug a USB cable into 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 connections through jack socket terminals provide different send/return configurations: SEND OPTIONS: 1) Main Mix Left + Right (Post master Level) 2) Aux + FX bus (Aux is a pre-fade send, FX is a post-fade send) 3) Record Bus Left + Right (Separate stereo bus to Main Mix) RETURN OPTIONS: 1) To Playback input (through jack socket break contacts) 2) To Stereo 2 channel (through jack socket break contacts) MUSIQ The ZED60-10FX features a responsive 3-band British EQ with a sweepable mid frequency that is acclaimed for its musicality, even when applying extreme creative or corrective equalization. All EQ controls have been carefully calibrated for responsiveness and smooth, precise adjustment. ZED-FX The ZED60-10FX includes an essential selection of 16 time-delay effects, designed for small groups who don’t want to carry an effects unit with their gear but still want great quality effects at their gigs and recordings. Our DSP engineers worked hard crafting and refining beautiful reverb algorithms to enhance every performance. These effects are not available anywhere 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 dialed in. There is one-stop navigation and editing – in fact, it’s just as easy as using effects pedals. To alter effects parameters, hold down the TAP button and press the up/down buttons to adjust the specific parameter for that effect, such as the decay length on PLATE, or the depth on CHORUS. GUITAR DI The ZED60-10FX’s preamps are similar in design to our MixWizard range of mixers, but with a twist! Inputs 3 & 4 have a high impedance jack input capable of accepting either a normal line level or a low level input from a guitar pickup. These newly designed inputs aim to replicate the sound of a classic guitar or instrument tube preamp in a combo or head amp. An extremely high input impedance ensures minimal loading on pickups, and a Class A FET (field effect transistor) circuit powered from 48V is used to provide the valve-like gain stage. There is a gain “Boost” switch associated with the guitar inputs which increases gain by 26dB to accommodate instruments with very low level outputs. The overdrive characteristics of the guitar inputs are very similar to a valve (tube) circuit, being asymmetric and soft. All this results in a wonderfully natural sound from the instrument, full of warmth and character. FEATURE SUMMARY - 4 mic/line inputs, 2 with Class A FET high impedance - 60mm professional quality faders - Responsive 3-band, swept mid EQ with MusiQ - Configurable USB stereo audio in/out - 1 pre-fade Aux send - 1 FX send - 2 stereo inputs - Separate 2-track record outputs - 16 Internal Effects - XLR main stereo outputs with inserts - Comprehensive monitoring - 48V microphone phantom power - DI level switching with Gain Boost - Neutrik XLRs and 1/4 inch jacks More Info: Allen & Heath ZED60-10 FX