Allen & Heath ZED16R

16 Channel Firewire Recording Mixer

For either the small or large studio space, ZED16R is both versatile and well-featured. Cast aside the 2 x ADAT I/O and dual firewire ports, and just have a look at the bits you can push and turn. Each of the 16 channel strips features not only A&H's famously clean and powerful preamps (plus an insert point and line input) and 4 aux sends...but the EQ is some of the most thorough you'll see on a mixer this size - with high and low shelving EQ plus 2 swept mids, fully parametric. Control room speaker and alternate speaker outputs, plus two separate artist monitor feeds. Two analogue recording outputs are also available, as is the internal talkback mic. Features such as the dual function audio/MIDI faders and built in sequencer transport have become a reality, as a number of engineers at A&H have home studios themselves...so they’ve made sure they’ve built in features they really need.

NOW, back to the digital I/O: "The internal soundcard features 18 FireWire inputs and 18 outputs plus 16 ADAT I/O. Each channel on the mixer has its own independent soundcard channel so instruments can be recorded simultaneously (pre or post EQ) and into the sequencer separately. To minimise clock jitter and provide synchronicity between the ZED-R16 and other devices, the mixer is equipped with the professional JetPLL™ digital audio chipset". Come in and have a look - you're bound to find even more feature that push your buttons!

$5,995 (RRP) Call For Price