Allen & Heath ZED-18 18-channel Mixer with USB Audio Interface Certified Open Box

18-channel Mixer with 10 Mic/Line Channels, 4 Stereo Channels, USB
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Allen & Heath ZED-18 18-channel Mixer with USB Audio Interface
Allen & Heath ZED-18 18-channel Mixer with USB Audio Interface

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Lightweight Mixer with Impressive Features

The ideal mixer for a lightweight live rig, the Allen & Heath ZED-18 is just as at home in your studio. It houses enough connectivity for your whole band, thanks to 10 mic/line channels (the preamps sound great, by the way). Four stereo channel are also onboard. The ZED-18's responsive 3-band EQ design features A & H's MusiQ — a variable Q that makes optimizing each instrument's tone settings a breeze. You also get stereo USB audio connectivity for capturing quick recordings. Complete with solid-feeling ALPS 100mm faders and effective metering, you can't go wrong with the ZED-18.

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DuoPre mic preamps deliver a high-headroom, low-noise signal

At Sweetwater, we're impressed by the quality of the ZED-18's DuoPre mic preamps. Derived from Allen & Heath's popular PA series, DuoPre preamps employ a two-stage design with carefully controlled amounts of gain in each stage. An impressive 69dB is evenly distributed around the gain control. Most of the gain comes from the first stage, minimizing noise. Line level signals are plugged directly into the second stage using the line input jack socket. This results in less noise when using the line input, while also matching to a higher input impedance.

MusiQ provides fast, easy sound shaping

Dialing in each instrument's tone settings is easy with the ZED-18. Its responsive three-band, swept mid-frequency EQ design employs Allen & Heath's innovative MusiQ, which is essentially a variable Q that automatically optimizes your EQ settings. Thanks to MusiQ, beginners can achieve musically pleasant EQ settings with the ZED-18 with little effort.

Flexible USB connectivity for Mac and PC

Getting audio in and out of your computer with the ZED-18 is a simple plug-and-play operation. Just plug in, select the USB routing on the mixer and your computer, and you're ready to pipe CD-quality audio into and out of your Mac or PC. The ZED-18 allows different signals to be sent to USB, from LR or from selected aux buses. The USB return signal can be routed straight to the LR mix or to a stereo channel.

Allen & Heath ZED-18 Features:

  • 10 mic/line channels with great-sounding DuoPre mic preamps
  • 4 stereo channels for keyboards and other stereo sources
  • 3-band EQ design with MusiQ for quick, easy optimization of your EQ settings
  • Stereo USB audio connectivity for capturing quick recordings
  • Solid-feeling ALPS 100mm faders and effective metering
  • Rugged Neutrik XLR and 1/4" connectors
  • Includes Cakewalk SONAR LE DAW software (PC only)
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At Sweetwater, we're so picky that what we call "Certified Open Box" is actually better than what most music retailers sell as "new" gear! Our gear hasn't endured hundreds of people a week plunking away at all the keyboards, fumbling through Stairway to Heaven on every guitar or playing with every fader and knob on a mixer or control surface.

Certified Open Box (also known as a demo) means we’ve had it out of the box for our YouTube channel, displayed at events, tested in our studio, or maybe it was in a customer’s hands for a few days and isn’t ‘factory fresh’ as a result. Every Certified Open Box item we sell has Sweetwater’s 2-year Total Confidence Coverage™ warranty and has been tested and verified up to ‘new’ specs by our factory-authorized technicians to make sure it’s in perfect working order before we ship it to you.

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Analog Mixer with USB
  • Channels: 18-channel (10 x mono, 4 x stereo)
  • Computer Connectivity: USB (2 x 2)
  • A/D Resolution: 16-bit/48kHz
  • Faders: 16 x ALPS 100mm
  • Inputs - Mic Preamps: 10 x XLR
  • Phantom Power: Global
  • Inputs - Line: 10 x 1/4" TRS, 8 x 1/4" (4 x stereo channels)
  • Inputs - Other: 2 x Dual RCA Stereo (stereo, 2 track)
  • Outputs - Main: 2 x XLR (main), 1 x 1/4" (mono)
  • Outputs - Other: 2 x Dual RCA Stereo (rec out, alt out)
  • Aux Sends: 2 x Pre, 2 x Post
  • Send/Return I/O: 4 x 1/4" (aux send)
  • Channel Inserts: 10 x 1/4"
  • Inserts: 2 x 1/4" (stereo main)
  • Headphones: 1 x 1/4", 1 x 1/8"
  • USB: 1 x Type B
  • EQ Bands: 3-band EQ with MusiQ
  • Software: Cakewalk Sonar LE
  • Power Source: Standard IEC AC cable
  • Height: 3.85"
  • Width: 18.3"
  • Depth: 18.3"
  • Weight: 18.7 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: AH-ZED18

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Excellent mixer for home studio
This is a great mixer for home studio recording. Nice build quality,easy to use and the SNR is unbelievably quiet.Pre amps sound great, eq is percise for dialing in a good mix. More routing options than I first realized and I am 100% satisfied.Pro quality at a decent price. Well done Allen and Heath!
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Music background: Keyboard musician /46 years
AWSOME
This mixer is wonderful does everything we needed it to do!!!
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