Allen&Heath Zed Series

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:57 pm

you have your tracks in your sequencer assigned to each channel on the mixer where you do your mix, then you record the mixers stereo outputs either to a spare stereo track on your computer or another recording device.

::BLM:: · Post by **::BLM::** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:58 pm

tone-def wrote:you have your tracks in your sequencer assigned to each channel on the mixer where you do your mix, then you record the mixers stereo outputs either to a spare stereo track on your computer or another recording device.

Ok thanks.

I would quite like a mixer, especially since I'm making warm sounding music so it might add something extra. I’m happy with the sounds I’m making, but would really like concentrate on my mixing and the final product so it might help me.

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:59 pm

i think you should go for it mate. you will be a lot closer to that professional sound your after. a friend of mine has just got the ZED-R16 and he say it's the best thing he's ever brought and he's probably spent about £6000 on equipment and software.

coldfuture · Post by **coldfuture** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:50 pm

Yes, I also have a friend who bought a zed r16 and just loves the heck out of it. I think I am about to take the plunge myself... The dang thing sounds so very good.

nrjizer · Post by **nrjizer** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:08 pm

I just looked at the r16 out of curiosity. When it says it has a Firewire link with 18 I/O, does that mean you can plug the r16 straight into your computer and pipe audio signals from your DAW straight into the mixer via the FW line? That would practically negate the need for a dedicated audio interface, wouldn't it? Although if you had hardware synths that you wanted to process in your DAW and then send to a mixer, you'd probably have to use an aux send or something like that, right?

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:51 pm

nrjizer wrote:I just looked at the r16 out of curiosity. When it says it has a Firewire link with 18 I/O, does that mean you can plug the r16 straight into your computer and pipe audio signals from your DAW straight into the mixer via the FW line? That would practically negate the need for a dedicated audio interface, wouldn't it?

yes, this is main reason i want one.

nrjizer wrote:Although if you had hardware synths that you wanted to process in your DAW and then send to a mixer, you'd probably have to use an aux send or something like that, right?

just record the synths into the DAW.

nrjizer · Post by **nrjizer** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:37 pm

So theoretically, I can plug in a hardsynth to one of the analog inputs at the top of the channels, send it up the Firewire and into the DAW (for reverb/delay/other treatment), then back down the FW and into that same channel to be mixed, and that'll take one I/O total? And the Zed will handle MIDI out coming from my DAW as well? That's fucking brilliant.

dubgil · Post by **dubgil** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:37 pm

tone-def wrote:
nrjizer wrote:I just looked at the r16 out of curiosity. When it says it has a Firewire link with 18 I/O, does that mean you can plug the r16 straight into your computer and pipe audio signals from your DAW straight into the mixer via the FW line? That would practically negate the need for a dedicated audio interface, wouldn't it?
yes, this is main reason i want one.

nrjizer wrote:Although if you had hardware synths that you wanted to process in your DAW and then send to a mixer, you'd probably have to use an aux send or something like that, right?
just record the synths into the DAW.

Can this only be done with FW, what about the USB option?
The reason I got rid of my Alesix USB mixer was because it was simply Stereo into and out of the computer