Allen & Heath’s ZED-R16 Firewire recording mixer was awarded a prestigious MIPA (MusikMesse International Press Award) at a recent ceremony, which took place during the Pro Light & Sound show in Frankfurt.
More than 100 magazines from around the world voted for their best products of 2008/9, selecting the ZED-R16 as Best Studio Console. The ZED-R16 dedicated recording mixer has generated a huge amount of interest since its launch in June 2008.
During the show, Hugo Tichborne from Goldbaby Productions in New Zealand commented:
“Recently I purchased the ZED-R16. After reading about it on the Gearslutz forum I immediately saw its potential and I have not been disappointed. The whole Firewire experience is seamless and extremely useful. The desk is well made and sounds great – nice EQ and solid pre-amps! I couldn’t be happier. I have a busy little sound design studio and the versatility and quality of the desk has definitely improved my work flow and added more creative options to my set-up. Thanks from a very satisfied customer!”
Allen & Heath also had great success on its stand; there was a buzz in the Xone area where the new entry-level Xone:22 DJ mixer made its European debut, and much interest in the Xone:4D mixer/controller. The compact XB-14 radio broadcast mixer also received an enthusiastic response following its launch, and the new audio interface option cards for the phenomenally popular iLive-T digital mixing series received a lot of attention.
Evolved from the successful flagship iLive digital range, the iLive-T Series has all the DSP performance and power of the original iLive in a new lightweight, affordable package. The T Series comprises the fixed I/O iDR-32 and iDR-48 MixRacks and iLive-T80 and iLive-T112 Surface options connected with CAT5 cable. Each rack can be used with either control surface, and all models will be compatible with the existing iLive units.
“The stand as a whole was extremely busy for the entire show but we were inundated with visitors who had specifically come to the show to see the new iLive-T Series,” explains A&H PR Manager, Vicky Wills. “The booth was teeming with customers, and at times it was 4-people deep around the iLive-T area with visitors waiting to gets their hands on a system. We were thrilled with the positive response to iLive-T’s launch at NAMM but the interest, reaction and feedback in Frankfurt has been astonishing.”
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