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fredfunkyfab
Published on 05/21/10 at 04:04
I was looking for a card 16 entries upscale slowly I turned on the small studio consoles, after having studied the consoles Presonus Studiolive, the SSL XDESK, TL audio ... I still was not satisfied and then I stumbled on welfare: The Allen & Heath ZED R16. I'm not back ...
- 16 Inputs I / O FireWire, so it is an inline console.
- Preamps Pro, those that fit the big console Allen & Heath GL2000 being propiétaire one that I use for some years and I'm a fan absolumment I easily persuaded
- A midi control interface with 12 pots, 8 switches, a transport bar, 4 faders (see photo), ideal for driving my software, finite tendinitis related to the intensive use of the mouse ...
- Several pairs of outputs for different attacking plays.
- Parametric EQ complete HF, HM (QFG), WB (GFG), LF.
- All the functions we expect from an analogue desk pro: Mute, PFL, insert and phantom power on each slice, cut down to 4 (2 pre, 2 post), Talk back ...
- 2 Firewire 400 (44.1 / 48 / 88 / 96 kHz), 16 in / out ADAT (44.1 or 48 kHz).
- No effect.
UTILIZATION
- Drivers available for download on Allen & Heath (for Mac and PC).
- A note: My laptop (2Ghz dual core) would not recognize the console, I had to uninstall and reinstall it again to make it work.
- A small regret, the manual is really not enough, no explanation on setting MIDI (except as provided for cakewalk with the console, however it is understood that A & H does not make a commercial for Cubase or Logic Audio .. .). I contacted Yann70 (see reviews above) so he sent me the pre-configured ZED R16 Input Output + file import from noon to setup my software cubase (thank you Yann!).
Everything worked then.
- A lot of time anyway to configure the controller interface, but that we assign to happiness ... what you will, more loss of time with the mouse, I practically never used the keyboard of the laptop is really very practical ... very useful for "drops" for example, to zoom ...
We can control and create all the shortcuts from the pots and switches in "Midi Control.
- Finally a must: it has 4 buttons next to each of the 16 faders.
(Digital Sound Post EQ, Pre-Insert Digital Back, Back Digital Post-EQ, fader = noon). You can then choose to save with or without EQ.
Ditto for the insert (Ins Pre Dig Ret). Finally you can control the faders on the console software and "mark" levels through Fader = noon.
- You get used very quickly to 60mm faders.
- I used it in several contexts, including recording 16 tracks, absolumment no problem. The fact that the console is inline saves me a lot of time on some mixes that I have to quickly have an inline console at this price, it's really hard!
SOUNDS
- Yes totally transparent. Upon its receipt I compared with my LG 2000 which seemed "flattering", its more accentuated when the ZED R16 is much clearer, well balanced with mediums present. I do not even talk about my little Mackie is very far behind ...
- The EQ is unbeatable, full parametric, there is no more effective for use in studio or live (almost all consoles in this price range offer semi-parametric equalizer ...).
- No breath.
OVERALL OPINION
- I use it for several months.
- I have not tried many styles, makes this console has no real competitor in this price range.
- I know the world of studio and live (professional musician for twenty years), I could listen to high-end SSL consoles, Laffont, Trident, Amek ... We're Talking 'materials exeption but I can say is I am totally satisfied with this model. The important thing for a good or a good live mix is to know your equipment (and very good listening in the studio).
- What I like most: Of course the sound quality of this preamp, ease of use, intuitive side, the control surface is an inline table where you can mix directly with the console . The strength and quality converters, firewire.
- Finally I saw that you could buy a custom fly on the net.
- What I like least: RAS
- 16 Inputs I / O FireWire, so it is an inline console.
- Preamps Pro, those that fit the big console Allen & Heath GL2000 being propiétaire one that I use for some years and I'm a fan absolumment I easily persuaded
- A midi control interface with 12 pots, 8 switches, a transport bar, 4 faders (see photo), ideal for driving my software, finite tendinitis related to the intensive use of the mouse ...
- Several pairs of outputs for different attacking plays.
- Parametric EQ complete HF, HM (QFG), WB (GFG), LF.
- All the functions we expect from an analogue desk pro: Mute, PFL, insert and phantom power on each slice, cut down to 4 (2 pre, 2 post), Talk back ...
- 2 Firewire 400 (44.1 / 48 / 88 / 96 kHz), 16 in / out ADAT (44.1 or 48 kHz).
- No effect.
UTILIZATION
- Drivers available for download on Allen & Heath (for Mac and PC).
- A note: My laptop (2Ghz dual core) would not recognize the console, I had to uninstall and reinstall it again to make it work.
- A small regret, the manual is really not enough, no explanation on setting MIDI (except as provided for cakewalk with the console, however it is understood that A & H does not make a commercial for Cubase or Logic Audio .. .). I contacted Yann70 (see reviews above) so he sent me the pre-configured ZED R16 Input Output + file import from noon to setup my software cubase (thank you Yann!).
Everything worked then.
- A lot of time anyway to configure the controller interface, but that we assign to happiness ... what you will, more loss of time with the mouse, I practically never used the keyboard of the laptop is really very practical ... very useful for "drops" for example, to zoom ...
We can control and create all the shortcuts from the pots and switches in "Midi Control.
- Finally a must: it has 4 buttons next to each of the 16 faders.
(Digital Sound Post EQ, Pre-Insert Digital Back, Back Digital Post-EQ, fader = noon). You can then choose to save with or without EQ.
Ditto for the insert (Ins Pre Dig Ret). Finally you can control the faders on the console software and "mark" levels through Fader = noon.
- You get used very quickly to 60mm faders.
- I used it in several contexts, including recording 16 tracks, absolumment no problem. The fact that the console is inline saves me a lot of time on some mixes that I have to quickly have an inline console at this price, it's really hard!
SOUNDS
- Yes totally transparent. Upon its receipt I compared with my LG 2000 which seemed "flattering", its more accentuated when the ZED R16 is much clearer, well balanced with mediums present. I do not even talk about my little Mackie is very far behind ...
- The EQ is unbeatable, full parametric, there is no more effective for use in studio or live (almost all consoles in this price range offer semi-parametric equalizer ...).
- No breath.
OVERALL OPINION
- I use it for several months.
- I have not tried many styles, makes this console has no real competitor in this price range.
- I know the world of studio and live (professional musician for twenty years), I could listen to high-end SSL consoles, Laffont, Trident, Amek ... We're Talking 'materials exeption but I can say is I am totally satisfied with this model. The important thing for a good or a good live mix is to know your equipment (and very good listening in the studio).
- What I like most: Of course the sound quality of this preamp, ease of use, intuitive side, the control surface is an inline table where you can mix directly with the console . The strength and quality converters, firewire.
- Finally I saw that you could buy a custom fly on the net.
- What I like least: RAS
