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1. STUDIO 1 STUDIO 2 STUDIO MONITOR FEEDS Allen amp Heath ST3 amp 4 Inputs These stereo inputs have limited features and are provided for additional stereo sources that need to be added to the main L R mix The left input jack socket normalises or connects through the break contacts of the right input jack socket enabling a mono input to be fed to both left and right mix paths Studio Monitor Outputs The Studio Outputs allow a selection of signals to be sent as out puts for artists monitors The selection switches enable the main L R mix post fader and auxes to 4 post master level to the studio outputs If more than one switch is pressed the signals mix together Studio Monitor Level control The level control adjusts the output level of the Studio Outputs from off fully attenuated to 104 maximum Studio Monitor AFL The After Fade Listen switch sends the post level control Studio Output signals to the PFL AFL monitoring system allowing them to be checked in the engineers headphones and control room monitor speakers 20 ZED R16 User Guide AUX MASTERS amp MAIN OUTPUTS 2 TRACK 1 OUT 2 Track 1 Output XLR connectors Standard 3 Pin XLR panel plug wired as Pin Chassis Pin 2 hot Pin 3 Cold Electronically balanced 4dBu OVU These are the main stereo outputs normally fed
2. z CRM LEVEL oS LEFT gt 9 ONTROL ROOM MONITORS L to re STEREO INPUTS 3 amp 4 pHones ET LEVEL 9 LEVEL ALTERNATE SPEAKERS ST3 amp 4 B DO RIGHT E Dio Se AUXI MASTER LEVEL E Ona O 597 STUDIO AUX1 2 MAIN MIX L R POSTFADE gt 7 TALKBACK M L3 o AUX 1 POSTFADE O lt 0 LEFT 2 CI E AUX 2 POSTFADE O O STUDIO OUT 1 2 MIC 5 AUX 3 POSTFADE D gt O AUX 4 POSTFADE Q H f DO RIGHT AFL 0 ZED R16 User Guide 12 Allen amp Heath MONO INPUT CHANNEL LINE IN Pp 4 2 1 _ INSERT e 15 00 q MH 20 00 25 00 30 00 35 00 40 00 lt ZED R 16 Hi Pass Filter 40 Microphone Input Socket Standard 3 Pin XLR socket wired as Pin Chassis Pin 2 hot Pin 3 Cold Line Input Jack Socket Standard 1 4 6 25mm Jack socket for balanced or unbalanced line level signals Wired Tip Hot Ring cold Sleeve Chassis IMPORTANT NOTE The Line input signal is connected to the XLR input through attenu ating resistors and coupling capacitors in other words the two in puts are summed together at different levels If Only the Mic input signal is required make sure nothing is plugged into the Line
3. 29 Applications 5 33 Modes of Operation 04 35 SONAR LE Overview 42 SONAR LE installation 43 Configuring SONAR LE with ZED R 43 Latency Dropouts amp buffer size 45 Enabling MIDI with SONAR LE 46 MIDI Implementation 47 Wiring diagrams for audio leads 49 Product Support 50 Allen amp Heath 7 ZED R16 User Guide PANEL DRAWINGS ZED RI6 ADATOUT ADATIN ZED R16 FIREWIRE Coe FIREWIRE lt o ZA STUDIO 2 STUDIO MONITOR FEEDS sm 1 rrr A MIDI control Se eec sssaaa So cele 0 8 Or 1 02 25 5 50 5 Oe e BI o 1
4. lee jen 12 13 e 14 e 15 16 denm ET ae ee sesset esi 25 5 z6 2 seb 1 4 e Je je amp 9 81 s eessescci PLI 0 e 1 22 IQI e er site eni amp ot 36 21 m ZED R16 User Guide Allen amp Heath INTRODUCTION THE ZED RI6 A Technical Overview The Allen amp Heath ZED RI6 mixer has been carefully and lovingly designed in the beautiful county of Cornwall in the UK and is manufactured alongside a wide range of professional audio mixing consoles Allen amp Heath has a long history of making classic recording mixers such as the Sigma Syncon System 8 Saber and the GS3000 but for few years have concentrated on the live sound installation and pro DJ markets Re entering the world of recording mixers is a very exciting prospect for us and our customers We spent a long time examin ing how modern recording meth
5. 45 415 m Allen amp Heath EQ IN The EQ IN switch enables the equaliser when pushed in The EQ is bypassed when the switch is in its up position 15 ZED R16 User Guide MONO INPUT CHANNEL Auxes amp 2 Each of these controls sends a signal to an auxiliary bus The signal is sourced pre fade which means that the level is independent of and un affected by the fader Auxes amp 2 are primarily used for foldback moni toring purposes as the fader does not affect the level These sends are affected by the Mute switch so muting the channel will also mute the Aux sends AUX2 Vu The control varies the signal level to the bus from off fully attenuated NN to 6dB with unity gain at the arrow There are master level controls for all of the Aux outputs situated in the master section of the mixer Auxes 3 amp 4 The source for Aux sends 3 amp 4 is post fader They are also muted by the Mute switch Auxes 3 amp 4 are primarily used for effects sends Jumper Link Options There are optional positions for fitting link wires on the mono input channel circuit boards to change Auxes amp 2 to be post fade and Auxes 3 amp 4 to be pre fade sources These are not easy to get to however and involve taking out the chan nels from the mixer to access We will try to improve this with future updates to the circuit board E UM The pan control adjusts how the signa
6. The clean pre eq channel signal is available station or by using recording equipment equipped with ADAT inputs Allen amp Heath 35 ZED R16 User Guide MODES OF OPERATION RECORDING POST EQ FROM AN ANALOGUE MIX If the DIG SEND POST EQ switch is pressed then the digital output from the channel will be sourced from after the equaliser Use this mode if you want to use ZED RI6 as an analogue mixer and want to EQ the signal being re corded ANALOGUE SIGNAL DIGITAL SIGNAL FIREWIRE OR ADAT gt a Analogue signal converted to digital after the EQ and sent to the FireWire Bus or ADAT output The ZED R16 channel EQ can be used to equalise the signal being recorded ANALOGUE MIX PRESS DIG SEND POST EQ Allen amp Heath 36 ZED R16 User Guide MODES OF OPERATION USING DIGITAL PROCESSING PLUG INS IN AN ANALOGUE MIX The digital channel inputs and outputs are used to send a signal to the Digital Audio Workstation of software applica tion where processing plug ins such as noise gates or compressors can be used almost as if they were plugged into the insert point on the channel ANALOGUE SIGNAL Analogue signal converted to digital after the Pre amp and sent to the FireWire Bus or ADAT output DIGITAL FIREWIRE B q q B Digital input from FireWire or ADAT is converted to analogue and sent to the channel path just before the insert point Signal processing plu
7. Control Room Monitor Level Control Adjusts the level of the signal to the CRM speakers from off fully attenu ated to unity gain MONO amp ALT SPKRS switches The MONO switch converts the stereo CRM signal to a mono signal a sum of the left and right channels is fed to both left amp right CRM outputs as well as the headphones output and the main meters The Alternative speakers switch changes the CRM outputs from the main CRM jack sockets to the ALT jack sockets so that the outputs can be switched between two sets of speakers PHONES LEVEL control Adjusts the level of signal from the CRM selection switches to the head phones jack sockets There is 1848 of gain at the maximum setting PHONES jack sockets Standard 1 4 inch and 3 5mm TRS jack sockets for stereo headphones Tip Left DIG MASTER TO L R switch In addition to the digital inputs to the 16 mono channels there is a further stereo digital input that can be routed to the main L R mix bus with this switch It can be used to monitor a stereo output from your digital audio workstation or audio application and listen to a final stereo mix from your computer 23 ZED R16 User Guide DIGITAL CONNECTIONS amp SWITCHES 1 S gt a on ADAT 40 ue E 48kHz 4 1 141 OUT ADAT IN 9 16 1 8 29 16 1 8 FireWire ADAT configuration switch This switch determin
8. 18 ZED R16 User Guide STEREO INPUT CHANNEL Allen amp Heath Auxiliaries amp 2 Each of these controls sends a mono signal to an auxiliary bus a sum of the left amp right inputs The signal is sourced pre fade which means that the level is independent of and unaffected by the master level control The control varies the signal level to the bus from off fully attenuated to 6dB with unity gain at the arrow There are master level controls for all of the Aux outputs situated in the master section of the mixer Stereo Balance control The balance control adjusts the relative levels of the left and right sig nals to the main stereo bus Level control Adjusts level of the left amp right signals sent to the main L R mix bus There is I OdB of gain at the clockwise setting PFL The pre fade listen switch sends the stereo signal to the PFL bus in stereo and activates the PFL monitor system in the master section This allows the stereo channel signal to be checked before the master Level control L R Routing Switch Press this switch to send the stereo channel signals to the main L R bus For best performance if the signals are not required or the channel is not in use then leave the switch in its up position 19 ZED R16 User Guide STUDIO OUTPUTS amp ST3 amp 4 INPUTS STUDIO OUT 1 STUDIO OUT 2 2 5 an e e CU p Py La 9
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10. 2 Left ZED R ZED R16 CH7 8 If audio is present click the Input Echo buttons lit up ZEDARI6 yellow here to monitor the signals on the Master Bus ste ZO TD Re 6 LE NewZEDRmix cwp Track 8 Edit Process Views Insert Transport Go Tracks Tools Options Windows The output for of the track is automatically routed to the master 1 01 000 bus in SONAR LE but could be routed back to your ZED RI6 using Sins the drop down menu for the outputs Note that in SONAR LE that there are only 8 outputs available simultaneously in pairs a mono output is required then select the relevant pair and pan the output of that track to be a mono output so to route back to ZED R1I6 channel I select 2 and pan 100 left desi sep ZED ZED R16 5 6 ZED R16 CH7 8 You should now be able to send audio between your computer and your ZED RI6 using SONAR LE 59 Subgroup 2 Effect Send 2 Headphones To test this let s do a recording New Stereo Bus Allen amp Heath 44 ZED R16 User Guide poga Oa To record the audio on tracks amp 2 click the R buttons so they light up red then the record button circle on the transport con trols on the top icon toolbar Or select lar ger transport controls from Views The audio wave profile will show in the track panes Click stop Square when finished
11. DICE drivers are supplied to Allen amp Heath by TC Applied Technologies Ltd They are customised versions of drivers used in generic FireWire devices used extensively throughout the Pro Audio industry We at A amp H endeavour to verify the stability and function of these drivers with different computers operating systems and applications however certain configurations of computer hardware and operating systems may not have been verified here at A amp H Windows 0 mem o9 _ Mac Intel amp PPC Platforms Operating System A amp H Verified Computer System Specification Recommendations It is difficult to specify minimum computer system requirements because we would be specifying the requirement for your computer and OS to connect to the ZED RI6 and transfer the audio data on the 5400 compliant FireWire bus which is only part of a digital audio recording editing and playback system Also the fastest most modern computer can have its au dio streaming performance crippled by certain network drivers system functions or power hungry applications and espe cially the dreaded anti virus software If we were to recommend a minimum general system it would be XP P4 equiv or higher 2 8GHz or higher 1GB or higher Vista Core 2 Duo or higher 2GHz or higher 2GB or higher OSX 10 4 11 10 5 2 Intel or PPC 2 GHz or higher 1GB or higher Audio software amp DAW compatibility We are constantly
12. amp Heath 29 ZED R16 User Guide ZED DICE CONTROL PANEL The control panel is divided into two main sections Global Settings and Device Settings Global Settings All system related settings are here grouped into four Tabs for Windows two for the Mac version Bus Tab Contains controls for choosing the system clock master device sample rate synchronisation source buffer size and opera tion mode ZEDR Global Settings Bus WDM DPC Info O c ET Buffer Size Sample Rate 44 1kHz Operation Mode Locked When the mouse pointer hovers over the Master combo box a ToolTip will display the IEEEI394 unique ID of the device master ZED R16 Buffer Size Sample Rate 441kHz Unique Id 0004C40400000009 Locked The sample rate and sync source always refer to the selected clock master When the device is not locked synchronised and working at the selected sample rate a warning icon will appear under the Master display box Hovering the mouse pointer over the text will display a message stating whether the master device is locked or not Master The system is not locked because Sample Rate 44 1kHz the Master Device is not locked Unlocked Sync Source ADAT The Buffer Size Windows only option box contains a number of predefined sizes in its drop down menu or you may type in a value Depending on the setting the driver may round the value and the current Operation Mode will enforce limits on the buff
13. as the device being locked or unlocked temporarily The icon will fade but if the mouse is hovered over the icon before it fades the reported events will appear as a ToolTip When the icon has faded shift clicking over the device box in the Devices list will show the most recent 40 events logged ZED R16 Fy The Firmware Loader tab allows the user to upload new Firmware to the ZED RI6 The procedure for doing this is not described in this control panel guide ZEDR Parameter Locking When an audio application is running on the computer certain functions are locked by the control panel for Global Settings DPC Info example the sample rate setting A ToolTip will appear to inform the user of this if the mouse pointer is hov ered over the relevant parameter box To access these parameter settings the audio applica tion should be closed and re opened after the settings are made Allen amp Heath Buffer Size 26 This setting is disabled while there are Sync Source Internal open Audio Applications using the device Master Mikes No 3 Device Settings General Firmwere Loader Device Allen and Heath Ltd ZED R 16 description Nickname _ Mikes No 3 Measured Sampling Rate 44100 Hz Status normal 32 ZED R16 User Guide STUDIO 2 a 2 d U MICROPHONE SIGNAL FROM DIRECT BOX LINE LEVEL SIGNALS EFFECTS RETURN EFFECTS SEN
14. at significant savings We will describe the basic steps of installing the software and getting started here for more comprehensive help or technical support please use the Help files in SONAR LE or visit the SONAR LE website http www cakewalk com owners sonarle The website will have details on registering your product and upgrading it should you wish There are also tutorials to get you started SONAR LE is the most complete OEM production software solution available today Unlike other OEM applications SONAR LE has been designed to provide a simple yet complete solution for creating music You won t feel the need to upgrade just to get started With support for up to 64 tracks and 24 track effects 8 physical in outs at 24bit 192kHz 96kHz maximum sample using ZED RI6 SONAR LE is able to offer a powerful pc based recording studio The package also includes 2 instru ments 6 MIDI effects and 4 audio effects SONAR LE has been updated with new features from its acclaimed SONAR Producer making SONAR LE the first na tive Windows DAW for Windows XP Windows x64 and Windows Vista SONAR LE Key Features 64 audio tracks 256 MIDI tracks 8 simultaneous inputs and outputs 24 bit 192 kHz audio quality 24 simultaneous effects 8 simultaneous virtual instruments Integrated VST VSTi support without need for VST adapter Support for ACID format loops Support for ReWire clients such as Project5 Live or Reason Elegan
15. from the main L R mix they can be fed from the 2 Track phono inputs if the Replace Mix switch is pressed for background music or monitoring also from 2 Track 2 jack inputs for dubbing or monitoring Pe z 1 2 TRACK 2 OUT 2 Track 2 Output jack sockets Standard 1 4 6 25mm Jack sockets Lan E Ground compensated noise balanced EJ Wired Tip Hot Ring cold Sleeve Chassis _ 3 p The 2 Track 2 outputs are normally fed from the main 7 L R mix but can be sourced from the 2 Track phono INSERT L INSERT R inputs for dubbing purposes Insert L amp R jack sockets Standard 1 4 6 25mm Jack sockets The main L R mix insert connectors for inserting signal processing equipment such as compressors or equalis ers They are placed just before the main L R faders the signal path Em Wired Tip send Ring return Sleeve Chassis Nomi nal level is OdBu s PX D AFL A AUX MASTER 4 Auxiliary Output jack sockets Y Standard 1 4 6 25mm Jack sockets for the Aux outputs 1 4 7 Impedance balanced Wired Tip Hot Ring cold Sleeve Chassis a dili OD Auxiliary Output Master Level controls AUX MASTER The Aux master level controls adjust the overall level of each of the Aux mixes to 4 The range of control is from off fully attenuated to 6dB There is an AFL after fade listen switch on each Aux mix to check the signal after the maste
16. in this User Guide and marked on the rear panel Use the power cord with sealed mains plug ap propriate for your local mains Supply as provided with the console If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult your service agent for assistance Power cord routing Route the power cord so that it is not likely to be walked on stretched or pinched by items placed upon or against it Grounding Do not defeat the grounding and polarisation means of the power cord plug Do not remove or tamper with the ground connection in the power cord WARNING This equipment must be earthed Water and moisture To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose the console to rain or mois ture or use it in damp or wet conditions Do not place containers of liquids on it which might spill into any openings Ventilation Do not obstruct the ventilation slots or position the console where the air flow required for ventilation is impeded If the console is to be operated in a rack unit or flightcase ensure that it is constructed to allow adequate ventilation Heat and vibration Do not locate the console in a place subject to excessive heat or direct sunlight as this could be a fire hazard Locate the console away from any equipment which produces heat or causes excessive vibration Servicing Switch off the equipment and unplug the power cord immediately if it is exposed to moisture spilled liquid objects fallen into the openings the p
17. jack and vice versa Insert Jack Socket Standard 1 4 6 25mm Jack socket for unbalanced insert send and return signals Wired Tip send Ring return Sleeve Chassis Nomi nal level is OdBu The insert point is after the 00Hz filter and before the EQ 48V Phantom Power Switch Applies 48V to pins 2 and 3 of the XLR input though 6 8 resistors for phantom powered condenser microphones Gain Control This adjusts the gain of the input amplifier to match the signal level of the input The gain is varied from 6dB to 60dB for signals plugged in to the xlr socket Mic Input and I4dB to 40dB for signals plugged into the Line input jack ee 6 1 00 Hi pass Filter The Hi pass filter is used for reducing pop noise and rumble from microphone signals is a 2 pole 1248 per octave filter with a corner frequency set at Allen amp Heath 1000 00 10000 00 100 2 The filter affects signals from both Mic XLR and Line jack socket ZED R16 User Guide MONO INPUT CHANNEL HF EQ The HF High Frequency equaliser affects the frequency response of the higher audible frequencies The corner frequency of 2kHz is around 3dB from the maximum cut or boost of the circuit ZED R 16 HF EQ dBr 20 00 15 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 20 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00 30000 00 HMF EQ 8 The HMF High Mid Frequency equaliser affects the up
18. on the control surface scratching the surface with sharp objects or rough han dling and vibration Environment Protect from excessive dirt dust heat and vibration when operating and stor ing Avoid tobacco ash smoke drinks spillage and exposure to rain and mois ture If the console becomes wet switch off and remove mains power immedi ately Allow to dry out thoroughly before using again Cleaning Avoid the use of chemicals abrasives or solvents The control panel is best cleaned with a soft brush and dry lint free cloth The faders switches and po tentiometers are lubricated for life The use of electrical lubricants on these parts is not recommended The fader and potentiometer knobs may be re moved for cleaning with a warm soapy solution Rinse and allow to dry fully before refitting them Transporting The console may be transported as a free standing unit or mounted in a rack or flightcase Protect the controls from damage during transit Use adequate packing if you need to ship the unit Hearing To avoid damage to your hearing do not operate any sound system at exces sively high volume This applies particularly to close to ear monitoring such as headphones and in ear systems Continued exposure to high volume sound can 1 Q cause frequency selective or wide range hearing loss Allen amp Heath 6 ZED R16 User Guide CONTENTS Thank you for purchasing your Allen amp Heath ZED RI6 To ensure that y
19. to Mix L R out OdB gain 10dBu 1kHz Stereo in to Mix L R out OdB gain 10dBu 1kHz Digital Performance Analogue to Digital conversion 24bit 114dB dynamic range A wtd Digital to Analogue conversion 24bit 118dB dynamic range A wtd Sample Rate 44 1 48 88 2 96kHz Mix Noise LR out 16 channels routed Ref 4dBu 22 22kHz 88dB 84dBu Mix Noise Aux 1 4 out sends minimum masters at unity 22 22kHz 86dBu Mic Pre EIN 60dB gain 150R input Z 22 22kHz 128 5dBu Fader and Rotary values 0 127 MIDI switches Note on note off Transport control MIDI Machine Control MIDI channel Default 16 User settable Allen amp Heath 10 ZED R16 User Guide G 0 p WWZOT 470mm 18 5 d E amp p 5 B Ti T D d ei ii di ut d n WWE6 704mm 27 7 a5 od O amm unn O oo Ou GneG060060006 0000G9 gpo 962505 00000000 00000 po 6 _ 50 an e 9999 0
20. updating the list of software applications that the 16 can used with so it s best to check the website for the up to date list Also you should be able to find project templates already setup for ZED RI6 along with MIDI maps or mapping information for various DAWs and audio applications At the time of writing this guide we have successfully tested ZED RI6 audio and MIDI communication with SONAR LE amp Producer 7 FL Studio Cubase Studio 4 Audition 3 Logic Express 8 Ableton Live MMC not tested ACID Pro 6 Allen amp Heath 26 ZED R16 User Guide CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER Downloading the Drivers Your ZED RI6 has software installed and working already but in order for your Windows or MAC computer to be able to communicate with the FireWire device in ZED R you ll need to load some Drivers onto your computer The installer software is available on the Allen amp Heath website at http www allen heath com zed Microsoft Windows XP Vista Installation Make sure that the ZED RI6 is not connected to your computer Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Save the installer program to your computer desktop EIS Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Run the Installer program by double clicking it the ZED RI 6 should still be
21. when the installation is done Are you sure you want to irstall the software row Cancel C Continue Installation eoo Install ZED R Driver Installation completed successfully Introduction Destination Select Installation Type Installation Y 6 Summary Install Succeeded The software was successfully installed Click Restart to finish installing the software C Restat ZED R16 User Guide ZED DICE CONTROL PANEL A description of the Control Panel for the ZED DICE driver v3 3 2 Both the Windows amp Mac versions are covered by this guide the differences are highlighted where relevant The Windows or Mac installer program will install the driver software for the ZED DICE audio streaming device onto your computer and a control panel application which can be used to check and set up certain parameters such as sample rate and synchronisation source The following is an overview of the control panel with an outline of its features and functions Screenshot of the Windows XP amp Vista control panel The Mac version does not have the buffer size option box the WDM tab or the DPC tab ZEDR Global Settings Bus WDM Info Master ZED R16 Buffer Size gt Locked Sync Source Device Settings General Firmware Loader Device _ Allen and Heath Ltd ZED R 16 R EN description Nickname Measured Sampling Rate 44100 Hz Allen
22. 648280 Cisk space C 1457ME 49 RO DR To listen to the recording click rewind then de select the input echo buttons to the right of the R buttons Also disarm the tracks by de selecting the R buttons Click Play or spacebar and the recorded audio should play to the selected outputs on the track which if you have selected 1 2 and panned left for track and 1 2 panned right for track 2 will be the same channels on ZED RI6 supplying the audio to the tracks ibt tisk space C 1443ME 4 DSU Dropouts and Latency A common problem of a poorly set up digital audio system is audio dropout either temporary or permanent and clicks or artefacts These can be caused by various inadequacies of the system which can be either hardware or software If you ex perience audio dropouts or clicks the first thing to do is to analyse your computer system and test its ability to process streamed audio data A good tool to use is the DPC checker described on p31 which checks for excessive computer processor timings caused by certain drivers or applications running on the computer As a general guideline a DPC measurement of below 100 5 should enable audio streaming to run with reasonable buffer sizes If excessively high measurements are reported by the DPC checker it is a good idea to investigate the cause Disconnect peripherals ZED RI 6
23. ALLEN amp HEATH FIREWIRE USER GUIDE Publication AP7236 Limited One Year Warranty This product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for period of one year from the date of purchase by the original owner To ensure a high level of performance and reliability for which this equipment has been designed and manufactured read this User Guide before operating In the event of a failure notify and return the defective unit to ALLEN amp HEATH Limited or its authorised agent as soon as possible for repair under warranty subject to the following conditions Conditions Of Warranty The equipment has been installed and operated in accordance with the instructions in this User Guide The equipment has not been subject to misuse either intended or accidental neglect or alteration other than as described in the User Guide or Service Manual or approved by ALLEN amp HEATH Any necessary adjustment alteration or repair has been carried out by ALLEN amp HEATH or its authorised agent This warranty does not cover fader wear and tear The defective unit is to be returned carriage prepaid to ALLEN amp HEATH or its authorised agent with proof of purchase Units returned should be packed to avoid transit damage In certain territories the terms may vary Check with your ALLEN amp HEATH agent for any additional warranty which may apply Restrictions Software in this product is confidential copyrigh
24. ASTER L MAN MIX L R CRM LEVEL yg MIN ALT SPKRS EN et DIG MASTER PHONES e g Allen amp Heath Talkback Section A built in microphone and talkback system allows the engineer to talk to the artists in the studio or foldback monitors on stage The Talk Level con trol adjusts the gain of the amplifier be wary of feedback if the talkback signal is routed to the local monitors via the AFL system or the proximity of the studio monitors is such that they are able to feedback to the talkback microphone The To Studio and To Aux amp 2 switches route the talkback signal to the studio monitor outputs for artists monitor talkback or to the Auxes amp 2 for stage monitor talkback The non latching TALK button enables the system and sends the signal from the microphone to the selected destination Control Room Monitor selection switches These determine the source signal for the CRM system With all the switches in the up position then the main L R mix will be fed to the CRM speakers unless a PFL of AFL switch is pressed in which case the signal from the PFL or AFL switch will override The switches work on a priority method with the 2 Track 2 switch having priority over the others The DIG MASTER switch monitors the digital 17 amp 18 inputs a separate stereo digital input from the channel digital inputs and useful for monitoring a stereo mix from your digital audio workstation
25. D ARTISTS STUDIO MONITOR SIGNALS LINE LEVEL FIREWIRE CONNECTION MAIN CRM SIGNALS MAIN CRM SIGNALS ITS eee ZED R16 User Guide 33 Allen amp Heath Jes 9174 042 ve 9 7 2 AIA 27287 222227 2 22222 EE MICROPHONE SIGNAL FROM DIRECT BOX LINE LEVEL SIGNALS EFFECTS RETURN EFFECTS SEND FIREWIRE CONNECTION KEY MAIN PA SIGNALS STAGE MONITOR SIGNALS BACKGROUND MUSIC QN OS 3ATT DONIAAVHG NOI LVOlIddV MODES OF OPERATION RECORDING PRE EQ FROM AN ANALOGUE MIX The basic mode for ZED RI6 with all the configuration switches in the up position not pressed ZED RI6 can be oper ated as a traditional analogue mixer using the main L R mix as a stereo monitor mix for the multitrack recording or as a PA mix if working live A clean recording feed will be sent on the FireWire bus or the ADAT outputs for recording each channel sourced from just after the pre amp and hi pass filter ANALOGUE SIGNAL Analogue signal converted to digital after the Pre amp and sent to the FireWire Bus or ADAT output 5 DIGITAL SIGNAL FIREWIRE OR ADAT Analogue signal continues through channel path to fader amp routing
26. D POST EQ ac iz y i ADC FIREWIRE BUS DAC 22 rao PEAK 22 qui MASTER PHANTOM POWER SWITCH T nM SS 222255 K le biam p MASTER DIGITAL RETURN ADC FIREWIREBUS DAC POST EQ i i PFL i C e DIGITAL RETURN zum ses ponens 4 BAND PARAMETRIC EQUALISER FADER MUTE Ex did NOMINAL INSERT LF 1 Li PAN i EO MIC IN EO E p 7 an LR H LEFT T rais 3 3 6 00002000 RINSERT Wee wc 109 z 3 1 o 2701 MAIN 2TRK 1 OUT MIDI DATA LINE N Q z set O RIGHT DUBBING SWITCHES MONO CHANNEL 6 crow cours p NOMINAL zc LEFT 1792 2TRK 2 OUT So gt O RIGHT 2 TRK2IN STEREO INPUTS 1 amp 2 to PFL EJ EB ST amp 2 sO prune MONO 2 BAND EQUALISER 2 TRACK2IN E a GAIN woo LEVEL n 2 TRACK 1 IN gt T LR DIGITAL MASTER IN gt CH E E ST1 amp 2 JACK ET g E MONO CHANNELS 1 16 STEREO 2 TRACK OUT 1 MONO CHANNELS 1 16 DIGITAL MASTER L R FIREWIRE amp ADAT 4
27. DAT In amp OUT connectors Standard ADAT optical connectors for connecting external equipment with ADAT inputs and outputs DIGITAL CONFIGURATION The number of digital channels and range of sample rate options are dependent on the configuration of ZED RI6 Here is a table of the options FireWire ADAT Sw Sample Rate kHz FireWire Channels ADAT Channels Allen amp Heath 24 ZED R16 User Guide DIGITAL INPUT amp OUTPUT CONFIGURATIONS DIGITAL I O CONFIGURATIONS The following four set up configuration diagrams show a schematic representation of the ZED RI6 digital I O section connected to the recording playback equipment Note the FireWire channel differences at higher sample rate settings 1 FireWire mode 44 1 or 48kHz z gt MONO CHANNELS 1 16 ANALOGUE STEREO MASTER 1 lt 1 8 946 1 8 9 16 17 18 17 18 ra m C C W748 FIREWIRE 1 ADAT N A D A D D A D A CODEC FIREWIRE lt STREAMING 00 MEE e CONTROLLER Y ocv DAW DEVICE CHANNELS 1 16 MIXER CH 1 16 SAMPLE RATES 44 1 amp 48kHz DEVICE CHANNELS 17 18 MIXER DIG L R 1 8 9 16 1 8 9 16 DEVICE CHANNELS 19 26 1 8 ADAT OUT ADAT IN ADAT CHANNELS ACCESSED VIA DAW 2 FireWi
28. MIC CABLE NNT s od 3 2 XLR MALE XLR FEMALE accdd TRS to XLR F CABLE 1 ground 2 hot BALANCED BALANCED gt XLR FEMALE TRS to XLR M CABLE Go pm gt o 110 Sleeve ground Ring cold Tip hot BALANCED BALANCE 49 Y Adapter 1 Output to 2 Inputs i rO Yes FROM OUTPUT ZED R16 User Guide
29. affect the level of signal to the main L R bus and the post fade auxes There is IOdB of gain at the top of the travel The fader can also be used as a MIDI controller if the FADER MIDI switch is pressed that channel In this case the audio is bypassed at unity gain and a continuous controller mes sage is sent to the FireWire bus and the MIDI output DIN con nector DIG SND Post EQ switch This switch determines the source for the digital output for each channel In the up position the source is just after the pre amp and Hi pass filter If pressed in then the source is from after the EQ IN switch One or the other signal will always be sent for digital conversion DIG RET Pre INSert switch This switches the digital input for that channel into the channel path replacing the signal from the pre amp The digital input is switched in just before the insert point The switch below over rides this switch and the indicating LED is turned off if the switch below is pressed DIG RET Post EQ switch The digital input for that channel can also be switched in after the equaliser This switch overrides the one above it as the digi tal input is switched in later in the signal path of the channel and hence the LED extinguishes the one above it FADER MIDI switch The 60mm fader can also be used as a MIDI controller if the FADER MIDI switch is pressed on that channel When pressed in the audio is bypassed at unity gain and a continuous c
30. ctions in the Options tab and choosing from the menus Allen amp Heath 46 ZED R16 User Guide ZED R MIDI IMPLEMENTATION MIDI MESSAGE DATA I DATA2 MIDI MESSAGE TYPE DATA I DATA2 CONTROLLER TYPE CONTROLLER momen cc w fom noron momo cc w w m momos cc w w momo cc w w momo cc w fow ___ wwe wren emt we sw _ momow cc on wren momo cc w e masej wc Ww momo cc fenet noron w mem ec wur ra oono ponm e n nr roma c w wm Rome c m wm e e on Romer c wm Allen amp Heath 47 ZED R16 User Guide ZED R MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Changing MIDI Channel The default MIDI channel is 16 To change the MIDI channel follow the following procedure With ZED RI6 powered off press amp hold down the PLAY button and switch on the mains power to ZED RI6 Release the PLAY button Press amp hold down the MIDI switches 1 3 5 amp 7 in a combination from the table below Press and release the PLAY button again Release the switches 1 3 5 amp 7 if any are pressed from step 3 Turn off the mains power Turn the mains power back on and the MIDI channel should be set to your r
31. disconnected following the prompts Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Run Next Next Next Install Continue Anyway Finish Yes this time only CY c time connect a device Re start your computer Click Next to continue Switch on your ZED RI6 and connect the FireWire lead to your computer and your ZED R Vista is now set up and ready to go See Below Found New Hardware Wizard Microsoft Windows XP installation This wizard helps you install software for You will be asked if Windows can connect to Windows Update to search for software click No not this time Allen and Heath Ltd ZED 16 If your hardware came with an installation CD or floppy disk insert it now Click Next ii The Hardware Wizard will ask to install automatically or from a you an eee specific location click automatically Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Back Cancel You may get a message or warning about Windows logo compatibility click Continue Anyway Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Next Click Finish to complete the installation The wizard has finished installing the software for Microsoft Windows XP Vista Installation A n and Heath Lid ZED R 16 The Drivers for ZED RI6 will now be installed and ready to u
32. ee there are 8 ADAT input channels and 8 ADAT output channels that can be enabled as well as choosing from the 18 FireWire inputs and 18 outputs These can be enabled and used in conjunction with the 18 FireWire inputs and outputs connecting ADAT equipment to the input and output connectors 1 8 SONAR LE will only allow 8 simultaneous inputs and 8 outputs at one time so the ADAT channels will count towards that number but with applications with a higher number of simultaneous inputs amp outputs then the number of FireWire and ADAT channels that can be used will be according to the table 5 File Edit Process Views Insert Transport Go Tracks Tools Options Windows Help on p24 1717 S E a 8 EE TIR M KEW E JH ED Track 1 In order to show how to select inputs to SONAR tracks here is a basic Cakewalk 16 track project cwp This is created by clicking File New 16 Track Audio m Click on the tab near the bottom of the window Right ZED R ZED R16 CH1 2 Stereo ZED R ZED R16 then click the expand buttons in the audio track panes The track shows the drop down menu for the track Right ZED R ZED R16 4 Stereo ZED R ZED R16 CH3 4 inputs and if we select LEFT ZED R16 1 2 then the als ih Eo ED AIS ENE source for that track will be channel from ZED RI6 7 Right ZED R ZED Rie CHSJ6 Stereo ZED ZED R16 5 6
33. equired selection SLON UTR WNS Table of switch 1 3 5 amp 7 press for MIDI channel selection MIDI channel required Switch combination pressed Notes on MIDI Channel selection The ZED RI6 will remember the MIDI channel that was last set on power up The factory setting is CH 16 The MMC Transport control message will be an all call or all device ID message if the ZED RI6 is set to transmit on MIDI channel 16 If set to transmit on MIDI channels to 15 the MMC Transport control message will be specific to de vices set to that MIDI channel Allen amp Heath 48 ZED R16 User Guide Insert cable wiring WIRING NOTES PROCESSOR RETURN OUT IPO CIL F r ie GROUND RETURN SEND Y Adapter 2 Outputs to 1 Input K cu LO LINK RING TO SLEEVE TO UNBALANCE RCA phono jacks adapter cA RCA PHONO CABLE ci E L CI D cd UNBALANCED gt ES UNBALANCED INSTRUMENT CABLE UNBALANCED E A _2 TO pL 2 BALANCED TRS JACK CABLE BALANCED Ring cold Tip hot 4 TO INPUT 2 hot 1 ground 2 General esi Wi ri ng Ring cold Tip hot Information 2 hot 1 ground Allen amp Heath Sleeve ground Sleeve ground gt Sleeve ground Ring cold Tip hot BALANCED
34. er Mode is set to ASIO Input Drivers Friendly Name Driver Name ZEDRZEDRIBCHi 2 ZED R ZED R16 CH1 2 ZED R ZED R16 4 ZED R ZED R16 3 4 ZED R ZED R16CH5 6 ZED R ZED R16 5 ZED R ZED R16 CH7 8 ZED R ZED R16 CH7 8 ZED R ZED R16 CH9 10 ZED R ZED R16 10 ZED RZEDRIGCHIIM2 ZED 2 16 11 12 rf Check uncheck an entry to enable disable the driver The Input drivers are the audio sources to the computer Using SONAR LE only 8 simultaneous inputs can be used at one time and these are shown in the screenshot en abled in pairs Unfortunately with the current version of SONAR LE the inputs and outputs are only enabled in pairs but the inputs can be chosen as a mono source in the application ie 1 2 Left would be channel 1 F4 sen mac Acn rne ncc a Output Drivers Friendly Name Driver Name ZED A ZED R16 CH1 2 ZED A ZED R15 CH1 2 ZED A ZED R16 CH3 4 ZED A ZED R16 CH3 4 ZED ZED R16 CH5 6 ZED ZED R15 CH5 6 ZED A ZED R16 CH7 8 ZED ZED CH7 8 ZED A ZED R16 CH9 10 ZED R ZED A16 CH9 10 ZED R ZED R16 11 12 ZED R ZED R16 CH11 12 mMm sen norn minnn 4 The Output Drivers are the audio outputs from the Computer Again only 8 of the 18 possible FireWire channels are enabled simultaneously using SONAR LE norn man If you scroll down the list of Input amp Output Drivers you will s
35. er size so the resulting value may not always be the same as what is entered The Operation Mode enforces buffer levels which help prevent performance related dropouts when using audio on computers The higher the Mode number the less chance of audio artefacts with the sacrifice of increased system latency Dropouts are caused by the configuration of the computer and also by what other applications are running at the time and lastly by the worst case DPC latency caused by other drivers Network drivers for example are a notorious source of latency on an otherwise high performance computer oU _ ud co Normal Safe Mode Level 1 Safe Mode Level 2 Safe Mode Level 3 Allen amp Heath 30 ZED R16 User Guide ZED DICE CONTROL PANEL Global Settings WDM DPC Info In Speaker Configuration X WDM Enabled Set WDM Channel Maps Out Speaker Configuration The WDM tab Windows only can be used for enabling or disabling the Windows Driver Model audio channels configuring them as mono stereo or surround depending on your computer s capability and mapping the WDM channels to the required channels on your ZED R16 For example you can map the stereo WDM channels to the master L R channels 17 18 on your mixer so that your computer CD player and general audio will be played to the Master L R channels for monitoring ZED R16 CH1 2 ZED R16 CH1 2 ZED R16 CH3 4 Drag the speaker channels Front Left ZED R16 CH3 4 Front Rig
36. es whether the digital interface is predominantly FireWire or ADAT and will be dependent on what type of external equipment is used Set to FireWire if a computer or equipment with IEEE 1394 FireWire connection is to be used or ADAT if an ADAT machine only is to be connected Select the switch to your de sired setting BEFORE switching on power to the ZED RI6 because the switch is only read on power up ADAT sample rate switch If ADAT is selected as the digital interface the sample rate is set using this switch to either 44 1 2 or 48kHz Again select this switch to your desired setting BEFORE turning on power to the ZED RI 6 FireWire connectors Standard 6 pin IEEE 1394 FireWire connectors for connecting ZED RI6 to a FireWire bus Normally only one connector is used however two are provided for connecting more than one ZED RI6 together for expanded capability It is usually a more reliable method to connect to the FireWire bus once the ZED RI6 is powered rather than switching on the power with the FireWire bus already connected MIDI OUT DIN connector A standard 5 pin DIN connector to output the MIDI data generated by the controllers on ZED R to external equipment with MIDI functionality for example when using ZED RI6 as a MIDI control surface The MIDI data is also sent on the FireWire bus so there is no need to use the DIN connector if MIDI is only re quired in the computer and the computer is connected to ZED RI6 using FireWire A
37. g ins such as noise gates or compressors can be used in your Digital Audio Workstation routing the signal back to the same ZED R16 channel as the source Your DAW be comes a flexible outboard rack ANALOGUE MIX PRESS DIG RETURN PRE INSERT Allen amp Heath 37 ZED R16 User Guide MODES OF OPERATION IN LINE MULTITRACK RECORDING AND MONITORING The signal for recording is send pre EQ it can be post EQ if the DIG SND post EQ switch is pressed and the track can be monitored by pressing the DIG RET post EQ configuration switch Using this mode emulates the tra ditional method of monitoring from the replay head of a tape machine which is a reliable way of monitoring what is being recorded ANALOGUE SIGNAL Analogue signal converted to digital after the Pre amp and sent to the FireWire Bus or ADAT output gt DIGITAL SIGNAL FIREWIRE OR ADAT Digital input from FireWire or ADAT is converted to analogue and sent to the channel path after the EQ Select the inputs to the tracks in the DAW to be the required channels from ZED R 16 Select the track outputs to go to the corre ANALOGUE MIX sponding ZED R 16 channels for monitoring PRESS DIG RETURN POST EQ Allen amp Heath 38 ZED R16 User Guide MODES OF OPERATION ANALOGUE MIXDOWN FROM DIGITAL SOURCE Here the digital inputs to the channels are selected to go to the channel just before the insert point replacing the signal fr
38. her parts of the chan nel are available for things like sending audio to the DAW for additional tracks or overdubbing whilst monitoring this signal using the Auxes which would be at zero latency with respect to the input to the pre amp DIGITAL SEND FROM AFTER PRE AMP Could be used for overdubbing the recorded track gt gt DIGITAL SIGNAL FIREWIRE MIDI data is carried by the FireWire bus If the DAC q q audio connection is ADAT then use the MIDI out from the ZED R16 for control DIGITAL INPUT NOT SWITCHED IN So the signal from the pre Assign the MIDI controllers amp can be used for foldback in the DAW purposes with zero latency Listening to a stereo mix from the DAW can be done by selecting ZED R 16 MAIN L R as the output for the master track in your DAW and returning this to the ZED R16 in the master section Automating MIDI controlled parameter moves in your application can be done using either pick up mode or jump to mode for the MIDI control t PRESS FADER MIDI Allen amp Heath 40 ZED R16 User Guide MODES OF OPERATION EXTREME FLEXIBILITY ANALOGUE PLUG INS You can even use the EQ in the ZED RI6 channel as an analogue plug in for your Digital Audio Workstation To do this press both the DIG RET PRE INS to source the channel from your DAW and the DIG SND POST EQ so the output of the EQ goes back to the DAW You may need to create a new track in your softwa
39. ht ZED R16 CH5 6 from here ZED R16 CH5 6 ZED R16 CH7 8 ZED R16 CH7 8 ZED R16 CH9 10 ZED R16 CH9 10 ZED R16 CH11 12 ZED R16 CH11 12 ZED R16 CH13 14 To here ZED R16 CH13 14 D R16 CH15 16 17 FrontLeft gt ZED R16 MAIN L R 18 Front Right gt ZED R16 MAIN L R The DPC tab Windows only allows a utility to check your computer for excessive Deferred Procedure Call latencies Basi cally it checks the capability of your computer to handle real time audio streams by looking at how quickly your computer can get around to processing the audio data streamed into the buffers and if there are any hold ups caused by other drivers or processor interrupts The result of a high DPC latency measurement this is not the overall FireWire latency would be clicks in the audio or dropouts in communication with the computer or audio application Once enabled the checker will continue to measure if another tab is selected or the control panel is minimised and the peak measurement is displayed in the box below the bargraph The measurement may be affected by other applications running on the computer especially if they use a lot of processor power If high latency measurements are reported the recommended operation mode may be one of the safe modes to prevent drop outs at the expense of FireWire bus latency timings Global Settings Bus 68 Info Reset Enable DPC Latency checker Recommended Operation Mode Ous 4000us 6000
40. ing balanced or unbal anced stereo sources The 2 Track 2 inputs are available to be switched to the 2 Track main xlr outputs for dubbing or copying purposes Main meters The main stereo 12 segment peak response slow decay meters are fed with the control room monitor signal pre CRM Level The selection switches for the CRM source are located below the Phones Level control and is over ridden by the PFL or AFL signal if any listen switch is pressed PFL AFL Active LED Illuminates when any PFL or AFL switch is pressed It indicates that the meters will show the PFL or AFL signal or the mix of signals if more than one switch is pressed 2 TRACK DUB switches Allow dubbing or copying from one stereo source to another If 2 to is pressed then 2 Track 2 input jack sockets will be routed to the 2 Track output xlr s If to 2 is pressed then 2 Track input phono inputs will be routed to the 2 Track 2 output jacks 2 TRACK replace L R switch If this switch is pressed the main L R mix is replaced by the 2 Track input The switch is situated before the insert points in the signal path so any inserted processing will still have effect as will the main L R faders 22 ZED R16 User Guide MASTER SECTION x 2 TRACK 1 REPLACE L R TALK TO STUDIO TO AUX 1 amp 2 PHONES LEVEL yt I BN MIN 2 TRACK 2 m 2 TRACK 1 DIG M
41. k the Add New button yellow star and select the controller surface type as and the In port as ZED R This will set the MIDI Machine Control transport keys on ZED RI6 to operate the transport functions in SONAR LE Click Add New again and select ACT MIDI Controller to be the controller and select the In port to ZED R The pane should look like x Connected Controllers Surfaces Close Controller Surface Dut Port A W MMC 1 ZEDR None gt He MIDI Controller 1 ZEDR None hd Import ACT WAI Display Track View Console View MIDI Devices You are now able to assign the MIDI controllers on ZED R to functions in SONAR LE This is a very brief overview of how to get started if you need to know more about MIDI control in SONAR LE then the Cakewalk website is a great source of information To get started though click the Controller Surface selection window on the main toolbar you may need to enable it Views Toolbars and select ACT MIDI Controller Then to the right of this click the Controller Surface Properties button and the controller properties assignment pane opens ACT MIDI Controller 1 Presets x Controllers Options __ ___ 2 __ ___ __ ___ __ ___ __ ____ ___ T1 Pan T2 Pan T3 T4 Pan 5 T6 Pan T7 Pa
42. l from the mono input channel is ji shared between the left and right buses and subsequently the main ste di E reo outputs L R Mute Switch This mutes or cuts the signal to the main L R bus and the Auxes A rectangular LED illuminates to show the Mute switch is pressed PFL Switch The PFL Pre Fade Listen switch sends the channel signal to the PFL bus and subsequently to the headphones and the main left amp right me ters Used for checking the audio signal before raising the fader or un muting the channel L R Routing Switch The L R switch connects the post fade signal to the main L R mix bus via the pan control For minimum noise from the mix bus summing amplifier leave the switches in their up positions if the channel signal is not required on the bus 5 Signal amp High level indicators The Signal LED illuminates dimly at a threshold of 14dB nominal level and gets brighter with higher level signal The source for the signal amp peak LED s is just after the EQ IN switch The signal LED illuminates when the signal just after the EQ IN switch is within 5dB of clipping Allen amp Heath l6 ZED R16 User Guide MONO INPUT CHANNEL DIG SND Post EQ N N EMI DE A Pre INS DIG RET Post EQ FADER MIDI el N N Allen amp Heath Fader The 60mm fader can be used as a normal channel fader where it will
43. n T8 Pan 100zL 1002 2 E E ee NESCIO GNI ___ fi T1 Vol T2 Vol T3 Vol T4 Vol T5 Vol T6 Vol T7 Vol T8 Vol 102 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB ENEDUDINEN Shift B7 Shift B8 RS Se NND 1 7 Loop On Off Insert Marker Transport Record ACT Lock ACT Learn Previous Group PreviousTrackBnk Mext Track Bank Off Off epp 63 85 gj 86 Transport Rewind Transport Stop Transport Play ACT Enable Rotaries Mode Next Group NxtRtrs ndSldrsB Next ButtonsBank Off Multi Channel Active Controller Technology Rotaries Mode Control Group Shift Modifier Enable Strip Parameters Lock Channel Channel Strip 6 Track C Bus C Main Shift Lean Press F1 for Help To assign the ZED R channel fader to control the fader on track of the project we have open click the lower half of the SI pane just under Vol It is set to learn a MIDI controller Press the CHI Fader MIDI switch and move the fader and you will see the dB value changing and also the fader moving on track The rotary MIDI controllers and MIDI switches on ZED R can be assigned in a similar way the controls being mapped to different fun
44. ods equipment and software applications have changed the way musicians and sound engi neers work then over a pizza lunch at one PLASA show we cemented the ideas together as the original concept for ZED RI6 ZED RI6 is designed to fulfil the needs of musicians and sound engineers with many requirements and different ways of work ing With your ZED RI6 you can Record multi channel via FireWire or ADAT Monitor each recording track via the FireWire inputs Use the FireWire connections to and from each channel to insert processing plug ins such as gates or compressors Use the ZED RI6 to mix a live show and record it to multi track Either or FireWire Mix in analogue using the FireWire inputs pre or post EQ Mix in digital using MIDI faders rotaries and switches provided on the ZED RI 6 Use analogue EQ as an analogue plug in to a digital system Use the professional studio features to control monitoring and artists feeds as well as transport control In many ways the ZED RI6 is a modern classic recording console It has attributes of an old fashioned in line recording mixer but with digital sends from each channel as the record path and digital returns being the monitor path Add to this the flexibil ity of where you send or return the digital connections within the channel strip and then the ability to use the faders and the other MIDI controllers to mix in your software application it all adds up to a unique and mouth watering pr
45. oduct The components used in ZED series are predominantly the same as in the larger Allen amp Heath products and the construction methods are also very similar utilising individual vertically mounted channel circuit boards with each rotary control fixed with a metal nut to the front panel This provides a very robust product that will resist damage and give years of reliable use It also makes servicing easier should it be required Mic Line Pre amps The ultimate performing pre amps are fitted to ZED RI6 Similar only to those used GL2800 amp GL3800 they comprise a symmetrical circuit with individual linearising feedback to both phases along with the lowest noise transistors available provid ing astoundingly low distortion and noise which translates to superior clarity and dynamic range EQ Some may say that the ZED RI6 has too much EQ for this size of mixer with two fully parametric mid sections and yes it is powerful but try it and you ll love it especially the low mid great for rich punchy bass guitar and powerful kick drum sounds MIDI Control There is a MIDI controller area in the master where 12 rotary 4 linear and 12 switches can be mapped to control your soft ware functions In addition there are 5 dedicated transport keys plus each of the 16 channel faders can be switched to MIDI control FireWire amp ADAT Each of the 16 main channels plus the master left amp right mix has a digital send and return These a
46. om the pre amp This mode allows for analogue mixing from a multi track digital source using the simply gorgeous analogue EQ the ZED RI 6 It is also a great mode to use when overdubbing tracks using the digital inputs for monitor amp foldback purposes whilst using the PRE INSert digital send to do the overdub recording The analogue signal from the pre amp is sent to FireWire or ADAT Could be used for overdubbing the recorded track gt pac omm q DIGITAL SIGNAL FIREWIRE OR ADAT Play the multitrack from the DAW or an ADAT machine to the ZED R16 and mix in analogue as you would do with a traditional 16 track ANALOGUE MIX tape machine Digital input from FireWire or ADAT is converted to analogue and sent to the channel path before the EQ at the channel insert point This replaces the signal from the pre amp PRESS DIG RETURN PRE INSERT Allen amp Heath 39 ZED R16 User Guide MODES OF OPERATION DIGITAL MIXDOWN USING FADERS AS MIDI CONTROLLERS Many people will want to stay in the digital domain once their tracks are recorded The ZED RI6 appreciates this and allows the channel faders to be used as MIDI controllers where they can be assigned to control the level or other parameter within the Digital Audio Workstation or software application The analogue part of the fader is by passed at unity gain so it is still possible to route signals to the mix bus if required Also the ot
47. ontrol ler message is sent to the FireWire bus and the MIDI output DIN connector which can be assigned to control functions in your software application or to control external MIDI equip ment These configuration switches determine the mode of operation for ZED RI6 and are usually not required to be changed while the desk is in use For this reason they are placed near the fader and once set should not get in the way of normal operation 17 ZED R16 User Guide STEREO INPUT CHANNEL dBr 20 00 15 00 10 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 STI amp ST2 Phono amp Jack sockets Standard phono sockets and 1 4 jack sockets for unbalanced stereo inputs The RCA phono sockets normally connect through the jack break contacts so giving a choice of which connector type to use The left signal does not connect to the right if nothing is plugged into the right socket though as with some of our other products If inputs are plugged into the jack sockets the RCA phonos will be disconnected STI amp ST2 Level The input level control varies the level of the signal from off fully attenu ated to 104 of gain at the maximum position STEREO Channel EQ The EQ on the stereo Channel is 2 band shelving equaliser with fixed cor ner frequencies of 12 2 and 60 Hz ZEDR 16 Stereo Input EQ Allen amp Heath i i i id i i i 10 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00 30000 00
48. ou get the maximum benefit from the unit please spare a few minutes familiarizing yourself with the controls and setup procedures outlined in this user guide For further information please refer to the additional information available on our web site or contact our technical support team http www allen heath com http www allen heath com zed http www myspace com thezedspace Warranty eese 3 Packed Items erar tinere 4 Safety Instructions esses 5 COnterits tee a 7 Panel Drawings s eiue 8 Introduction to 2 0 16 9 Specifications 1 2 1 cre rior treni entre res 10 Dimensions eene 11 Block Diagram 12 Mono Input 13 Stereo Input 18 Studio Outputs amp ST3 amp 4 Inputs 20 Aux Masters and main lt 21 Master Section reet gs 22 Digital connections amp switches 24 Digital I O Configuration Specification 24 Digital I O Configuration Diagrams 25 System Compatibility 26 Connecting to a Computer amp Loading Drivers 27 ZED DICE Control
49. our SONAR LE software to communicate audio to and from your ZED RI6 mixing console follow the Sound Hardware sequence below Sound playback Default device Ensure the Driver software is installed on your computer 4 ZEDRAuo 2 2 Please refer to the section titled Installing Drivers ZED R amp udio Realtek 97 Audio Ensure the ZED R 16 is powered on Connect the FireWire lead from the computer to either Sound recording FireWire port on ZED RI 6 Default device 1 First check that your computer has recognised Reate EL the connection of the ZED R FireWire device by clicking VON Settings Control Panel Sounds and Audio Devices Audio Advanced MIDI music playback ZED R Audio should appear as an option in the drop down Sn Default device menu for Sound playback devices as shown on the right 22 Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth Volume About It is also a good idea to select No Sounds in the Sounds window so you don t get the Windows beeps etc Use only default devices through your monitors Cancel Apply Allen amp Heath 43 ZED R16 User Guide Next launch SONAR LE Audio Options ASIO Click Options Audio and click on the Drivers tab General Advanced Drivers The Input and Output Drivers for ZED R should appear in the option boxes If they don t click the Advanced tab and check that the Driv
50. out EMC and safety issues can contact Allen amp Heath NOTE Any changes or modifications to the console not approved by Allen amp Heath could void the compliance of the console and therefore the users authority to operate it ZED R16 User Guide AP7236 Issue 2 Copyright 2008 Allen amp Heath Limited All rights reserved Allen amp Heath Limited Kernick Industrial Estate Penryn Cornwall TR10 9LU UK http www allen heath com Allen amp Heath 3 ZED R16 User Guide PACKED ITEMS Check that you have received the following ZED RI6 MIXER lt Mains Lead Check that the correct mains 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable 6 pin to 4 pin FireWire cable plug is fitted SONAR LE Music Software Install disk Allen amp Heath 4 ZED R16 User Guide SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNINGS Read the following before proceeding CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR Read instructions Retain these safety and operating instructions for future reference Adhere to all warn ings here and on the console Follow the operating instructions printed in this ser Guide Do not remove cover Operate the console with its covers correctly fitted Power sources Connect the console to a mains power unit only of the type described
51. ower cord or plug be come damaged during lightening storms or if smoke odour or noise is noticed Refer servicing to qualified technical personnel only Installation Install the console in accordance with the instructions printed in this User Guide Do not connect the output of power amplifiers directly to the console Use audio connec tors and plugs only for their intended purpose Allen amp Heath 5 ZED R16 User Guide SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Important Mains plug wiring instructions The console is supplied with a moulded mains plug fitted to the AC mains power lead Follow the instructions below if the mains plug has to be replaced The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code TERMINAL WIRE COLOUR LIVE BROWN BLACK NEUTRAL BLUE WHITE EARTH GND GREEN amp YELLOW GREEN The wire which is coloured Green and Yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or with the Earth symbol This ap pliance must be earthed The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter N The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L Ensure that these colour codes are followed carefully in the event of the plug being changed General Precautions Damage To prevent damage to the controls and cosmetics avoid placing heavy objects
52. per middle of the audible frequency range The frequency graduations on the sweep control are the centre frequencies of the EQ The Q factor is the width of the equaliser curve and is variable from a wide 0 8 to a sharp 6 ZED R 16 HMF EQ 10 00 15 00 20 00 20 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00 30000 00 Allen amp Heath 14 ZED R16 User Guide INPUT CHANNEL LMF EQ The LMF Low Mid Frequency equaliser affects the lower middle of the audible frequency range The frequency graduations on the sweep control are the centre frequencies of the EQ As with the HMF section the Q factor is variable from 0 8 to 6 The graph shows the Q setting in the minimum middle and maximum posi tions and the extents of the frequency range ZED R 16 LMF EQ dBr 20 00 15 00 10 00 Vemm lt gt 400Hz 18k 5 10 00 15 00 20 00 10 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00 LF EQ The LF Low Frequency equaliser affects the frequency response of the lower audible bass frequencies The corner frequency of 60Hz is around 3dB from the maximum cut or boost of the circuit dBr 20 00 15 00 10 00 10 00 15 00 80Hz M pe 20 00 AN 10 00 Hz 100 00 1000 00 10000 00
53. printers etc and any network if possible and look for improvement In addition it is often beneficial to disable drivers for unused network connections such as wireless network drivers For more tips and diagnostic advice please check our website or contact our Tech Support department by logging onto http allen heath helpserve com For many people low latency is important especially for artists monitoring purposes ZED R16 is ideal because it offers the ability to monitor the signal from the pre amp using the Aux buses in the analogue domain whilst recording to digital pro viding zero latency foldback Sometimes low latency from the FireWire bus audio transfer is required so as a guide here is a table showing latency figures at different sample rates and buffer sizes Allen amp Heath 45 ZED R16 User Guide Enabling MIDI Control with SONAR LE With SONAR LE running and ZED R 16 connected via FireWire click Options the main menu toolbar then MIDI De vices Enable ZED R as a MIDI input device to SONAR by clicking on it as below xi Click on devices to select or deselect MIDI inputs and outputs Inputs Outputs Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth ZED R OK o Cancel Help il about no MIDI devices Move Selected Devices to Top Click OK and return to the main Options menu and click Controllers Surfaces where you can choose the MIDI control source for your project If none appear then clic
54. r level control 6 Auxiliary AFL The After Fade Listen switch sends the post master level control Aux signal to the PFL AFL monitoring system allowing it to be checked in the engineers headphones and control room monitor speakers Allen amp Heath 21 ZED R16 User Guide MASTER SECTION 2 TRACK 1 IN 2101 2 TRACK DUB 1702 2TRACK 1 REPLACE L R TO STUDIO TO AUX 1 amp 2 Allen amp Heath Control Room Monitor jack sockets Standard 1 4 6 25mm Jack socket for connecting powered monitor speakers or an amplifier for the engineers control room monitor speakers Impedance balanced Wired Tip Hot Ring cold Sleeve Chassis Alternate Monitor jack sockets Standard 1 4 6 25mm Jack socket for connecting powered monitor speakers or an amplifier for an alternative set of speakers to the main CRM speakers Typically these would be nearfield monitors or speak ers in close proximity to the engineer Impedance balanced Wired Tip Hot Sleeve Chassis Ring cold 2 Track Input phono sockets Standard RCA phono sockets for unbalanced stereo sources Useful for connecting equipment with stereo analogue outputs such as CD players and DAT machines for playing backing music copying from one machine to another or simply listening to that machine 2 Track 2 Input jack sockets Standard 1 4 6 25mm Jack socket for connect
55. re application for the equalised audio otherwise a feedback loop could easily be created between the ZED RI6 and the DAW DIGITAL INPUT PRE INSERT The digital input from the DAW replaces the signal from the channel pre amp DAC DIGITAL SIGNAL FIREWIRE OR ADAT lt DIGITAL SEND FROM AFTER EQ The post EQ signal is sent back to the DAW Create a new track in the DAW to return the EQ d signal arm the track and record it as required Monitor the post EQ signal either using the channel EIE PFL or the SOLO function in your DAW returning the master stereo track to the ZED R16 in the master section PRESS DIG SEND POST EQ AND DIG RETURN PRE INSERT Allen amp Heath 4l ZED R16 User Guide cakewalk SONAR LE DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION SONAR LE Overview SONAR LE is a software application from Cakewalk and is included free of charge with your new ZED RI6 mixing con sole SONAR LE is a first step into the world of sequencing and hard disk recording on the Windows platform You ll be able to record 8 tracks simultaneously from your ZED RI6 mixer arrange songs then play back 8 tracks simultaneously to your ZED RI6 mixer via the FireWire bus You can decide whether the SONAR family of products is right for you If you choose to upgrade your copy of SONAR LE to a more full featured version like SONAR Producer or Home Stu dio Editions you ll now be able to do so
56. re flexible in that the chan nel signals can be sent pre insert or post EQ and the return can be switched into pre insert or pre fader or not switched in at all The FireWire controller we use in ZED RI6 is the DICE Jr from TC Applied Technologies and is capable of streaming up to 64 channels at a sample of up to 192kHz The device employs a patented low jitter phase locked loop using its JET PLL technology and is able to interface to the optical ADAT connectors giving a maximum of 16 ADAT inputs and outputs Cou pled to this are high quality 24 bit 1144 and 11888 ADC s and DAC s providing a super high quality link between the worlds of analogue and digital SONAR LE Included with your ZED RI6 is SONAR LE a fully working light version limited to 8 simultaneous inputs amp outputs of the award winning SONAR Producer audio workstation software from Cakewalk Now you have SONAR LE a discounted up grade is possible once you ve registered at cakewalk com Allen amp Heath 9 ZED R16 User Guide SPECIFICATIONS Gams oo T _ 22 Analogue Headroom from nominal 0Vu 21dB Digital converter headroom from nominal analogue 0Vu 16dB Frequency Response Mic in to Mix L R Out 30dB gain 0 5dB 20Hz to 140kHz Line in to Mix L R out OdB gain 0 5dB 20Hz to 20kHz Stereo in to Mix L R out 0 5dB 20Hz to 40kHz THD n Mic in to Mix L R Out 6dB gain 1kHz 10dBu out Mic in to Mix L R Out 30dB gain 1kHz Line in
57. re mode 88 2 or 96kHz MONO CHANNELS 1 16 ANALOGUE STEREO MASTER 1 8 9 16 1 8 9 16 1748 17 18 oc 8 L 1 FIREWIRE ADAT a A D A D D A D A CODEC FIREWIRE STREAMING au CONTROLLER Y 9 16 1 8 9 16 DAW SAMPLE RATEs 88 2 8 96kHz DEVICE CHANNELS 1 16 MIXER CH 1 16 mode 44 1 48kHz MERE ee DUE Yi m m C FIREWIRE gt D A D A conec N 3 ADAT RECORDER FIREWIRE STREAMING 0 LLI s CONTROLLER d IDE SYNC CONTROL gaf MM SAMPLE RATE 44 1 or 48kHz lt OUT IN INTERNAL SYNC 4 mode 44 1 or 48kHz FireWire used to control sync source c gt O W cq NS MONO CHANNELS 1 16 ANALOGUE I O STEREO MASTER Ta 9 16 18 9 16 27 48 37 48 lt COMPUTER USED SWITCH CLOCK SYNC SOURCE FIREWIRE J a D A D A coves lt ADAT RECORDER FIREWIRE STREAMING CONTROLLER SAMPLE RATE 44 1 or 48kHz SYNC EITHER INTERNAL OR ADAT IN Allen amp Heath 25 ZED R16 User Guide ZED DICE DRIVERS SYSTEM COMPATIBILT Y DRIVER RELEASE VERSION V3 3 2 The ZED
58. s for ZED RI6 will now be installed and ready to use The MAC is now set up and ready to go The ZED R Device control panel icon will appear in your application which enables the device settings like sample rate and modes to be ad justed The control panel will run only if ZED R1I6 is connected to your com puter via FireWire If there is a connection problem you will get the mes sage Error in communicating with Driver An uninstaller should you need to remove the drivers at any stage is included in the same DMG file as the install package Allen amp Heath 28 LL zEDPICE 3 3 2 2039 Au t J E ZZDDICE 3 3 2 2939 pkg ZEDDICEUninstaller B 2 items 960 available P Install ZED R Driver Welcome to the ZED R Driver Installer DICE MAC OS X DRIVER RELEASE D NOTES Introduction V OS Support Universa binary supports 10 4 11 anc up 10 5 2 up on Mac Intel and PPC platforms Version 3 3 2 Continue eoo s Install ZED R Driver Standard Install on Macintosh HD Leopard Introduction Destination Select This will take 124 of space on your computer Installation Type Click Install to perform a standard installation of this software on the volume Macintosh Leopard o Change Install Location GoBack Install Installing this software requires you to restart your computer
59. se a message may appear in the system tray to tell you The ZED R Device control panel shortcut icon will appear on your desktop which enables the device settings like sample rate and buffer size to be adjusted Click Finish to close the wizard The control panel will run only if 16 is connected to your computer via FireWire If there is a connection problem you will get the message Error in communicating with Driver In your programs list the control panel program will appear under Allen and Heath Ltd and also an uninstaller should you need to remove the drivers at any stage Allen amp Heath 27 ZED R16 User Guide CONNECTING TO A MAC Downloading the Drivers Your ZED RI6 has firmware installed and working already but in order for your MAC computer to be able to communicate with the FireWire device in ZED R you ll need to load some Drivers onto your computer The installer software is available on the Allen amp Heath website at http www allen heath com zed MAC Installation Make sure that the ZED RI6 is not connected to your computer Save the DMG file to your MAC desktop Run the Installer program by double clicking it the ZED RI6 should still be disconnected Select the PKG application Click Continue Click Install Click Continue Installation Click Restart to complete the installation Switch on your ZED RI6 and connect the FireWire lead to your MAC and your ZED R The Driver
60. t user interface Active Controller Technology automatically maps MIDI keyboards and control surfaces to the parameters you need most on effects instruments volume pan and other mix elements Easier integration of virtual instruments with Synth Rack Support for Windows Vista 32 bit amp 64 bit Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP operating systems Allen amp Heath 42 ZED R16 User Guide System Requirements For SONAR LE For running SONAR LE on a Windows computer The system requirements for connecting to ZED RI6 are docu mented separately System Require Recommended ments Operating System Windows XP Windows XP Vista Vista x64 Processor Speed Intel Pentium 4 1 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 2 8 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500 EM64T AMD Athlon 64 or higher 2800 or higher Graphics resolution 1024 x 768 16 bit colour 1280 x 960 32 bit colour color depth Hard Disk Space 100 MB for core program 2 GB for program and content Hard Disk Type EIDE Ultra DMA 7200 RPM or SATA MIDI Interface Windows compatible Windows compatible Audio Interface Windows compatible WDM or ASIO compatible includ ing WaveRT for Vista Optical Drive DVD ROM DVD R or DVD RW for installation CD R or CD RW capability required for CD audio disc burning SONAR LE Installation Put disk into CD or DVD ROM drive and follow instructions on screen SONAR LE Audio Configuration with ZED RI 6 To configure y
61. ted information of TCAT and Allen amp Heath and title is retained by TCAT and or its licensors The customer shall not modify decompile disassemble decrypt extract or otherwise reverse engineer the software Please read the End User Licence Agreement on Allen amp Heath s website for the use of software in and to support this product Export Regulations Software including technical data is subject to U S export control laws including the U S Export Administration Act and its associated regulations and may be subject to export or import regula tions in other countries The Customer agrees to comply strictly with all such regulations and acknowledges that it has the responsibility to obtain licenses to export re export or import software This product complies with the European Electro magnetic Compatibility directives 89 336 EEC amp 92 31 EEC and the European Low Voltage Directives 73 23 EEC amp 93 68 EEC This product has been tested to EN55103 Parts 1 amp 2 1996 for use in Environments E1 E2 E3 and E4 to demonstrate compliance with the protection requirements in the European EMC directive 89 336 EEC During some tests the specified performance figures of the product were affected This is considered permissible and the product has been passed as acceptable for its intended use Allen amp Heath has a strict policy of ensuring all products are tested to the latest safety and EMC standards Customers requiring more information ab
62. us 8000us 10000us 1500005 Normal 100005 199008 Max Latency 57 us The Info tab displays the Driver version number of the driver and the PAL number of the version compiled for the application Allen amp Heath 31 ZED R16 User Guide ZED DICE CONTROL PANEL Device Settings This area of the control panel shows information for the ZED RI6 if connected to the FireWire bus The device mixer is shown in the Devices list on the right the clock symbol is displayed if it is the clock master and a padlock symbol shows if the device is locked or unlocked synchronised or not Device Settings General Firmware Loader Device Allen and Heath Ltd ZED R 16 description Nickname Mikes No 3 Measured Sampling Rate 48000 Hz Status normal Mikes No 3 9 E On the left of the Device Settings area are two Tabs General and Firmware Loader The General tab displays the device description which should be set to Allen amp Heath Ltd ZED R 16 if connected and the Nickname box allows the user to give a particular name to the mixer connected which is useful if different mixers are being used or if two are connected together this is possible but is not described in this control panel guide Underneath the device Nickname the actual measured sample rate is displayed along with the device status An alert icon will appear on the device list item to show that certain events have been logged which apply to the device shown such

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