Something I discovered when recording from the USB to Audacity that people might find useful. As you said, the PC recognises the USB audio as "microphone". As a result, Windows is set to record in mono. If Audacity is set to record in stereo this causes both Audacity channels to have the same content as only one of the channels coming from the mixer. The result is that one of the channels is entirely missing - not always easy to pick because the channel that is recorded is sent to both Audacity channels. The solution is to right click over the speaker icon on the PC (by the system clock), select "Sounds", go to the recording tab, right-click over the USB Audio CODEC, select "Properties", go to the "Advanced" tab, in the "Default Format" section make sure the dropdown menu is set to "2 channel 16-bit 44100Hz". I hope that helps somebody.
Thank you so much for the tip.. I just got this mixer and i've been struggle with this issue for hours. I couldn't make it to record in stereo in Ableton and works like a charm!
A lot of it is even said in the comments section to appreciate your effort, and anything would be less to acknowledge how organised your content is. You've literally, 1.Given me the joy of knowing my gear to its full potential and thus using it. 2.Saved a lot of my money that would otherwise be spent on other gear thinking this would not do the job. 3.Taught me directly/indirectly, so much of your discipline. This is awsome on so many levels. Thanks so much. Cant wait to learn so much more on patreon too.
Thank you Srikanth, it is absolutely our responsibility as sound engineers to become as proficient as humanly possible with our equipment. Just as a musician knows every key, fret and string on their instrument, we must know every knob, switch and fader on our consoles. Thanks for your support!
Thanks for breaking it down. I wish merchants and manufacturers of these mixers would create videos like yours that help explain and simplify their products.
Although USB only records the main out, this is STILL a great mixer! 5 yrs old and still has good sound, durable and very reliable as all Allen & Heath products. It is very effective for running a Vi to spare the computer’s CPU. Thanks for the excellent tutorial.
Yes it's an excellent utility mixer and the build quality is unmatched in this price range. The only significant disadvantage I have found is the lack of 1/4" main output connectors. Thanks for watching!
Thanks Bruno!!! Very nice tutorials. I watched all three (3) videos you made on this particular model. Very kind of you to have taken the time to share your knowledge, Sir!!!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of this produce. I've owned my mixer for 2 years and have used maybe 20% of it's capabilities. You have me on another level Again THANKS
Excellent video, really useful. I've had my A&H ZED 6010FX for seven years and this video really helped me understand my mixer properly. Well done& many thanks.
Thank you so much , with my ZED Sixty i was struggling to route the out to my headphones.. You really helped me .. And you are really really great and the explanations was simply awesome....
@@GLBProductions Thank you. After your videos I'm going to try record through my new Allen N Heath Z-60-10. I've never had a mixer of this ability before and I'm sure the recordings on my channel will be improved yet still as easy as my simple cellphone recordings. X I'm glad I got Allen & Heath it certainly seems to bat above its average.
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Hello and congratulations again for your tutorial! I wanted to ask you: where are the "In Ear Monitors" usually connected in this mixer? In my case, playing with two people live and having the mixer on stage near me, I would like to have in the "In Ear Monitors" what the audience hears, in order to arrange the sounds myself. Where should I connect them? Thanks in advance for your reply!
Just to let you know, all of this also apply to the Zed 10fx mixer...))) I know, cause that's the one I own. So thanks for this video, it answered some questions that I couldn't figure out about my mixer.
Excellent. I would really like to see a Stereo Effects Unit hooked up on the FX i/o something like the Eventide H9. I am about to pull the trigger on some external gear.
Wow. Thank you. Great explanation of the mixer. The whole USB thing is a bit more difficult to fully understand so a question. Is it possible to listen to an input (on mixer headphones) from the computer whilst also recording from the mixer back to the computer. For example listening to a click track being played from a DAW on the PC whilst recording on a separate track on the DAW a guitar plugged into the mixer. It is important to not get the click track recording back with the guitar. I have struggled with this one for some time now. Many thanks.
Yes it's possible - set the 'usb out source' switches to 'record bus' (both switches engaged) and make sure that the 'record' button on the ST1 channel is disengaged - this will prevent the computer playback from being sent back to the DAW.
For the second aux using the FX channel, this is post-fade as you mentioned. Do you have any tips on how to use this as a monitor? We have this mixer and I would prefer two pre-fade aux but I need to work with what we have.
The big problem with using a post-fader aux send for monitors is that the monitor mix and level will change as you move the faders, which can be very frustrating for musicians and singers. If you also need to use the mixer's internal FX, this idea is a non-starter in my opinion. It may be a better idea to try and modify your stage setup to work with just a single monitor mix containing just the vocals. On the other hand, if your set up does not entail much fader movement, it could work fine.
Thanks so much for the advice! I will ask what their normal set up is. I am definitely used to pre-fade aux for monitor wedges. Most important for me is to suggest that we turn off FX on the monitors because I have seen the echo throw off the singer's timing. Thanks again for the detailed explanation of all the knobs, it's exactly the mixer we are using!!
Also just checked from a photo of the moxer, they do have the instruments coming out of the monitor so I will try reducing their level on the single aux so the mics in the aux are louder, good tip!
Hi, wow you are a pro in doing these reviews. Detailed! I have a newbie question. I have a relatively neutral amp, acoustic image double shot with a Clarus SL head. I'd like to use this at home, and at live locations, to do small performances, with a double bass, mic, es339, and synth. I want to very much protect this amp so it looks like I bought the wrong one (zed 10 FX without the mutes) Bummer. Any tips how I can mitigate? And the true newbie question, I don't understand the Main Mix Inserts. I put a jack from here to my lowz/highz input on my Clarus amp. I could see that the main volumes are now completely bypassed. The channel becomes a master on its own in effect. I guess I am doing something very wrong there, but it was a much stronger signal, less feedback on the amp. Less gain needed. Can you help with some basics for me on these two channels? And I guess you suggest "use the aux" for this amp? Thanks a million.
You can simulate the effect of the mute switch by just turning the volume knob all the way down - either the individual channel or the main mix level. The main mix inserts are basically an input and output combined into one connector, and need to be used with a particular type of cable called an insert cable - I have a video about that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RLf8jXGtF8w.html Have a look at that video and see if it answers your questions 😄
@@GLBProductions thanks, I will do some more research on the insert. The record out isn't switched on the individual channel record button, is that correct? The record out has a signal regardless of the record button position, on my zed 10fx. I was thinking of using this as an out for feedback critical items.
Great review series, thanks! One question in relation to recording onto a H4N: I generally use 1/4 inch jack outs into the H4N and then the XLR outs for the speakers (I use two attenuators for making the signal more manageable for the H4N). On this mixer though, what would be the best option for recording onto the H4N?
Hi, thank you so much. I watched all your three presentations in one go. It is very informative. I was trying to get some ideas about our Allen and Heath ZED 428. I was trying to get some answers about how to export sounds (Mics (voice) and electric Organs) into a Behringer UM2. After watching your presentations, I don't think I need the Behringer. However, the reason why I want to get the Behringer, is because of having the microphone and electric organs feed to my laptop for connecting to Zoom broadcasting or communication software. I presume that 2trk Out will be the right connection to export the sound. and I presume that Main out will also do the job as well. Thank you.
Hi Wai Chow, thanks for watching! The ZED 428 has a USB audio interface that can be used to send audio to a computer for the purposes of online broadcasting, there is no need to add an additional mixer 😊
@@GLBProductions Hi, May I ask you one more question? Currently, I am using the "MAIN L" XLR jack for output to my Behringer. Is there a better way to connect to the Behringer (then to my laptop)? Also, is there a button on the ZED 428 that I can activate the "2 Tracks" record button. It seems, record out or AUX (1-2), (3-4) and (5-6) may be a better options to export signals to my behringer. Looking forward to your comment. Thank you.
Sure 😊 In this case I would connect directly to your laptop - there is no need to use the UM2. You can then use the "USB send source" buttons in the mater section to choose which set of signals you would like to send, the default being the LR mixer output, post-fader.
Thx for a great video. Learned a lot. I have 6 wireless microphones going in (Sennheiser ew 100 G4-935-S-E) And two speakers from the xlr out. Now as church is closed during Corona I tried to live stream by connecting a 6.3mm cable to a irig2 and then my phone. Most of the time it works great but sometimes I get a buzzing noise and I can't get it to go away. Can it be that the Sennheiser receivers are placed close to the mixer?
Glad to hear that Afram. If the buzzing noise is intermittent you need to work out where it is coming from: the next time it happens mute the channels one at a time and see exactly what the source of the noise is. Then I'll be able to advise you further.
The headphone output on this mixer defaults to the main mix, so you should be able to hear your vocals when recording - make sure that all of the switches in the 'phones select' section are dis-engaged and the headphone level is turned up.
Great videos thanks. I have a question about zed 10 fx. All channels that go through the headphones out are not split stereo, but the main outputs are. What am I doing wrong?
@@GLBProductions Thanks for the reply. I have the main outs connected the my studio speakers and when I turn the pan knob on a channel, the left and right speakers respond accordingly. But, listening through my headphones, I turn the pan knob left or right and it seems to be no effect.
Chances are the issue is in your 'phones select' section - make sure that all the switches are in the up position, and that none of the 'listen' buttons on the channels are pressed.
@@GLBProductions With all of the switches up, and listen buttons up, I get nothing in the headphones unless the main mix is turned up. Is'nt there a way to hear the headphones without the main turned up?
That's the point of having the listen (aka PFL) buttons - they allow you to listen to the channel even with the level down. Unfortunately they sum to stereo channels to mono. If you need to monitor in stereo with the channel and/or main mix level(s) down, then you should monitor off the record bus instead. It's also worth mentioning that the 'normal' recording setup for a mixer like this is to connect your studio monitors to the MONITOR OUT bus, and connect your recorder to either the main mix outputs or the RECORD OUT bus.
thank you so much for this! is it possible to monitor only the usb signal from my daw and not the analog inputs? im having a double monitoring issue where i hear what i am tracking through the board and then again through my DAW. I would rather just hear the DAW.
Yes you simply select 'playback' under the 'phones select' section - then you will hear only the playback from the DAW and not the output of the mixer.
Hi Sir thanks for this video very interesting but i have an Allen & Heath ZED60-14FX and i have 4 passive speakers 2 base bins and 2 high and they are connected to the Main Mix Insert L and Main Mix insert R, now i have an Active Speaker which i want to use as a monitor speaker where do i connect it please thanks
Hi, great video. I am having a pain with my zed sixty 10 FX while recording via USB. it is only recording the left channel and in Mono. although the right is coming through on the mixer. this is the same on all channels. any Ideas why this could be happening? thank you
Thanks Atta - from your description of the issue I suspect the problem is in your DAW settings: you need to tell your DAW to recognise the two signals coming from the mixer as being the left and right sides of a stereo signal. You also need to check that you have mapped BOTH signals to your DAW correctly - only one of them may be set up correctly.
@@GLBProductions Thanks. It does the same thing in other programs for example the camera app on my laptop which makes me think its not the DAW. But I cannot access input settings on my computer. I will keep trying. thanks again.
@atta, did you fixed the problem? I encountered the same issue, although Im using android app to record, its just recording 1 channel. @glb, pls help. Thanks
Thanks for the great tutorial. Just bought 10 FX and this is much better than reading the manual, one question : can the usb connection record and playback at the same time? Like I want to play karaoke from the laptop and record the same with my vocals.
Bruno, great video as usual! Question, if I have just one powered speaker (no RCA, just XLR), can I connect just one channel from the mixer and send mono to it? Or does that damage the mixer? That might not make a lot of sense, but a nice powered speaker is usually enough for most venues, and a small USB mixer connected to a computer gets you ready for almost anything you want to do sound wise...
Yes that's fine for the mixer, but bear in mind that you will only be getting half of any stereo signals connected to the mixer unless you connect them to two mono channels. Stereo signals coming in on the USB connection typically cannot be routed in this way.
Hi I'm having a major issue with my Allen and Heath Zed 10 Fx mixer. I use a usb cable to connect laptop play my music as I do karaoke singing. But my problem is the individual volumes for my microphone and St2 volume stop working and the gain does the job of the volume. That's the only two connections I use I for my microphone channel 1 and the usb for my music. Can you please guide me
I'd like to reiterate what others have said here: nothing but great tutorial, explained clearly slowly and in detail. Sadly this has taught me what I didnt want to hear - my ZED10 is a wasted purchase! From your USB section, am I right in understanding.... if I have a synth connected to ST2 this will disable USB audio from PC, because you mentioned the playback fader has to be zeroed. So, Id have to connect the synth to the playback analogue inputs so that the USB then come in on ST2 channel? If so, this is NUTS!
Thanks for watching! It goes like this: - If there is something connected to the ST2 analog inputs the USB signal will appear at the playback fader (knob in the case of your ZED10). - If there is something connected to the playback in ANALOG inputs the USB signal will appear at the ST2 channel. - If both ST2 and playback in ANALOG inputs are used, the USB signal goes NOWHERE. - The analog inputs always override the USB input. - No combination of the above will 'disable' the USB audio - it will just not be routed to any of the channels. The outgoing USB audio will still function. - So, if your synth is connected to ST2, the USB signal will still be available at the playback knob - this is how the mixer is designed to operate 😊
@@GLBProductions Mucho thanks for the clarification. Its confusing. Why not just have the USB return separate to ST2 and playback. Curious: what useful purpose is there for having the USB return to ST2: to EQ and add FX?
@@GLBProductions I suppose I could hook up 5 synths and just monitor whats recorded in the PC from another headphone set, or use a headphone mixer perhaps?
There ARE some mixers where the USB signal is returned a a completely separate input, sometimes just a knob going to the main mix and nowhere else. I'm not sure but I suspect the reason in this case is to give the user maximum flexibility in the smallest possible package - you have a full-featured input that can be used for either analog or USB, without having to lengthen the mixer's chassis. Even with 5 synths hooked up you can still monitor the incoming USB signal through the headphones or monitor outs by pressing the playback button under the 'phones select' section - so perhaps that has solved your problem 😉
@@GLBProductions oh, you are a mind-reader. I was just thinking about that 5th synth: that if its coming in thru PB channel I could maybe hear it via the heaphone monitor-select-switch. Youve confirmed that so it should be fit for purpose for me if I really need to go all-out-5-synth rocking :D
When using the Aux for stage monitors, how can you have EQ control? I EQ my channels and the main front of house sounds great but the stage wedges don’t retain any of the EQ settings. Also, are the main outputs and the aux identical? I feel like my stage monitors are weaker when coming from the aux. My four monitors are all identical models so it seems like the aux changes the sound being monitored.
That depends on the mixer - on some mixers the EQ control affects the aux sends as well. If this is not the case with yours you need to add a graphic or parametric EQ between the mixer and the monitors. The main outputs and aux outputs may or may not be identical - it depends on the mixer. One some the main outputs are transformer balanced whilst the aux outputs are only impedance balanced.
So, if I don't use the USB plug at all, and I use the analogue "playback in" plugs.. Will that be the same as connecting to the ST2 channel? And/or will the "playback" fader still work for that? Other question: Is the "monitor out" signal post-fader?
If you connect to just the playback in analog sockets, without anything else connected to the mixer, the signal will appear on BOTH the ST2 and the playback fader, so you can choose which one to use. Yes monitor out is post fader when set to the 'mix' position.
I am getting audio from the beat recording into my vocals is this because the playback is turned up? I know it's not from head phone bleed because I have my headphones at a very low volume, yet the audio from my beats is still recorded in my vocals.
That's correct - the way to solve this problem is to set the USB source to the record bus, which will prevent the playback from being sent back to the recorder.
I request you for a demo video for Recording through Allen Heath ZED60 10 fx through USB in Mac OS. Note That the Track will be played from Mobile Phone. Singing through XLR in put in mixture using FX in Mixture. The output should be Recorded in Mac Through Garage band. Explain setting and preferences in Mac and also in garage band. This video will be of Great hels to the Consumers
Fantastic videos my friend. I hope you don't think that this is a silly question, its just that I'm a newbie to all this, and all I want to do is to play backing tracks from my ipad through the mixer, and sing to them direct into my android phone on live stream. At the moment, I'm going out from the main outputs with the appropriate lead into my phone. Is that the right thing to do ?, and also, how would you suggest I go into my mixer with my backing tracks for the best results. I own the Zed sixty 10fx by the way. Thanks in advance.
Hi there Pete, nice to hear from you 😊 The alternative to your current setup would be to connect to your phone using the USB output, but I'm not sure if they mixer is compatible with Android devices and you seem to have a setup that works for you. I would connect your iPad using ST1 or ST2. You could also connect that via the USB input, if you prefer.
@@GLBProductions Thanks very much for your reply. Yes I agree regarding usb, but the problem I'm having with that, is that when I play the backing track into the mixer from the ipad, and I sing along to it live on facebook, when I listen back to the track, the backing music is only playing through one side of my headphones, my voice comes through both ok, but not the track.
@@GLBProductions Yeah, I think you're right there, its a weird one though. The same thing happens when I go straight to my android via USB as well. It is quite possible that I'm doing something wrong though lol, I wouldn't be surprised. Thanks again anyway 👍
One thing you can experiment with is using a laptop in place of one of your devices. Given the age of the design, I suspect that the USB interface on the ZED series is optimised for this type of device rather than for phones/tablets. You can also try different USB cables. All the best with your music!
One quick question: how do I get audio from daw ( or live playing ) and playback audio in the headphones ? Can’t figure it out ! Or make it easier: playing Spotify in Mac thru headphones. Congrats! Cheers!
Hi Gabriel, the source signal for the headphones output is determined by the three switches above the headphones socket - if you want to hear the main mix, NONE of these should be depressed.
Be sure that your gain setting are correct, increase the channel and master faders if necessary. You may also need to add compression and/or additional gain in your livestream platform.
Hello! First of all, thank you very much for all your training videos, they’ve helped me a lot! I need to buy a mixer for live streaming and I have two questions that I wonder if you can help me with: 1) When using the USB output connected to a PC, can I control the volume through the faders (each channel and the master)? I ask that because I saw that mixers like Yamaha MG12XU and Mackie ProFX12v3 don't allow you to control the output volume through faders when using the USB connection. 2) I can't decide which mixer to buy: the Allen & Heath ZED60-14FX or the Soundcraft Signature 12. Do you have any suggestion about it? Again, thanks a lot for all your help!
Hello Felipe and thanks for watching :) I don't recommend either of these mixers for live streaming - they are relatively old designs and the USB interface is designed more for utility work such as playback of background music and simple 2-track recording. There are many mixers today that are specifically designed for livestreaming such as the Yamaha AG series and the Mackie DLZ - I suggest you take a look at those instead.