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Notes: The Allen & Heath ZED-10 mixer is an amazing little desk for small band mixing. It is ultra portable for carrying to the gig, and can be used for recording live or in the studio. It comes with configurable USB audio input/output making it easy to capture stereo recordings.

Guitars can be plugged in directly to the mixer using the specially designed high-impedance inputs, while the mixer has two stereo inputs for MP3/CD players or keyboards.

Equipped with professional XLR stereo outputs and a flexible monitoring section with headphone and speaker feed outputs. The ZED-10 is bundled with IK Multimedia's AmpliTube X-GEAR software, giving access to superbly modelled amps and effects.

Getting audio to and from a computer easily is now a common requirement for live sound and music production. The way this has been implemented on ZED-10 is super-flexible and super-easy. No longer do you need to fiddle around the back of your PC to get to the soundcard inputs, only to find that the levels are all wrong and noisy. Just plug in a USB lead to your ZED-10, select the USB routing on the mixer and the device on your computer and that's it. CD quality audio to and from your PC or Mac. Switches and connection through jack socket terminals provide different send/return configurations.

SEND OPTIONS
1) Main Mix Left + Right (Post master Level)
2) Aux + FX bus (Aux is a pre-fade send, FX is a post-fade send)
3) Record Bus Left + Right (Separate stereo bus to Main Mix)

RETURN OPTIONS
1) To Playback input (through jack socket break contacts)
2) To Stereo 2 channel (through jack socket break contacts)

ZED-10 features a responsive 3-band, swept mid frequency EQ design which utilises MusiQ - with optimised slope (or Q factor) for equalising individual instruments.

ZED-10's pre-amps are similar in design to our MixWizard range of mixers, but with a twist! Inputs 3 & 4 have a high impedance jack input capable of taking either a normal line level or a low level input from a guitar pickup. These newly designed inputs have been crafted with the aim of replicating the sound of a classic guitar or instrument tube pre-amp in a combo or head amp. An extremely high input impedance ensures loading on pick-ups is minimal and a Class A FET (field effect transistor) circuit powered from 48V is employed to give the valve-like gain stage. There is a gain "Boost" switch associated with the guitar inputs which boosts gain by 26dB to cater for instruments with very low level outputs and the overdrive characteristics of the guitar inputs are very similar to a valve (tube) circuit, being asymmetric and soft. All this makes for a wonderfully natural sound to be reproduced from the instrument, full of warmth and character

Notes: A revolution in synthesis, the award winning 'Gladiator 2' gives you a groundbreaking approach to sound generation. Its exclusive HCM synthesis technique covers new and unique aural territory, only possible with 'Gladiator'. The innovative synthesis, design and unmatched sound quality make this not only the perfect instrument, but also the best virtual synthesizer and go-to instrument for all those looking for the ultimate creative tool. 'Gladiator 2' is one of the most powerful synthesizers ever created and supports an exhaustive list of synthesis methods. All synthesis types can be combined freely to create new and exciting sounds.

Oscillators:
Synthesis types supported by Gladiator 2 are: Tone2's award winning Harmonic Content Morphing synthesis (HCM), Frequency Modulation (FM), Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), Analog oscillators, Resynthesized instruments, Vocoder sounds, Oscillator sync, Phase Distortion, Amplitude Modulation (AM), Phase Modulation, Waveshaping, Super-saw, Additive synthesis, Sample playback. Additionally existing osciallators can be morphed or modified with special algorithms to alter the sound. 'Gladiator' supports up to 18 oscillators per voice with 4x stereo unison and crystal clear sound quality.

Filters:
The analog modelled filter section uses high-end quality stereo filters, most of which are exclusive to Tone2 products. 'Gladiator 2' ships with 40 different filter types: Moog, Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, Vocals, Comb, EQ, FM, AM, Phaser, Resample, Analog etc.

Sounds:
'Gladiator 2' comes with an inspiring library of 1105 outstanding presets from top sound designers plus the 'Electronic Expansion' with an additional 300+ patches. All sounds are arranged into categories for easy access to the sound you require. The 'Electronic Expansion' is a preset and feature expansion pack for 'Gladiator 2' with more than 300 sounds, new add-on features, skins and additional effects. It is included in the boxed version of 'Gladiator2 Complete'. Impressive arpeggiator sequences, resonant basses, groovy drumlines, vocaloid sounds, cutting leads, chiptune sounds, techno stabs, rhythmic trancegates, deep housechords, atmospheric pads and ambient textures are among the many types of electronic sounds featured inside this expansion. A must have if you're looking for new sounds or if you want to expand 'Gladiator' with more features.

Effects:
'Gladiator 2' comes with an impressive reverb that offers a warm sound similar to high-end hardware units. 37 different stereo effects are included, all carefully crafted to offer the highest quality possible: Reverbs, Delays, Flanger, Phaser, Chorus, Ensemble, Rotary, Bitcrusher, Talkbox, Ringmod, Tube Amp, Dolby Prologic II compatible surround encoding, Waveshaper, Pingpong, Filters etc.

Modulation:
'Gladiator 2' has a powerful and flexible modulation section which is easy to set up. The analog modelled envelopes sound punchy. LFOs offer 22 different waveforms and can be synched to BPM. The Step LFO's design was inspired by the old analog step sequencers and can be used to create rhythmic sequences and trance gates. With 'midi-learn' you can assign your hardware controller with a single mouse click.

Psychoacoustic processing:
The exclusive IQM algorithm (Intelligent Microtuning) makes the synthesizer sound fatter and cleaner by automatically detuning notes for lush chords. The innovative phase modulator module in the OSC section is based on the latest knowledge in phonetic science. It makes a digital spectrum sound warm, silky and analogue. A special post-processing module in Gladiator mimics effects of the human ear. It creates deeper basses and more transparency. What is the advantage compared to other synthesizers? True high-end quality: analog, warm, crystal clear, rich sound; new synthesis method (HCM), new unique sounds which no other synthesizer can create, huge sonic range, boundless possibilities, psychoacoustic processing, different synthesis methods can be combined freely; flexibility, expandability; easy-to-use, low CPU and high reliability, 1105 professional preset sounds included plus 300+ expansion sounds, 'Gladiator' can replace a room full of hardware, Detailed handbook in 5 languages, excellent value for the money.

Notes: The AM series mixers are compact and versatile with anywhere between 5 and 24 mono mic/line and stereo inputs. Ultra low noise pre-amps ensure high quality sound when used in project studios or sound reinforcement. Low-cut filters on mono channels eliminate unwanted sounds like stage rumble, pops, wind noise and low frequency recording studio room resonances. The multi-band EQ on mono channels gives you total control over your mix. The AM series also makes monitoring the mix easy with its dual multi-segment LED level meters and high volume headphone outputs.

Notes: Titan is one of the most extensive synthesizer sound collections ever - the development and the sampling of this library was 10 years in the making. Titan offers 5500 multisamples of the best sounds from 200 classic analog synthesizers and modular systems including the biggest & most famous digital synths & workstations of the 80s and 90s but also the newest virtual instruments and current synths all in one massive plugin. That means 40 years of synth history and sound variety: the biggest sound and style collection ever. Titan puts a great emphasis on preserving the unique sound character of each instrument: all instruments were sampled and looped perfectly and inserted into the best service, 'Engine'.
Engine was developed by Best Service in cooperation with Yellow Tools and is based on the high-end sampler Independence Pro and offers all performance features of a contemporary sample engine.

Top Features:

- Superfast Sound Loading - average access and loading of a new sound with all its parameters and effects is less than a second.
- Direct stepping through the Soundpool.
- Analog Modelling for realistic reproduction of analog synth sounds.
- Solo-Mode, Legato-Mode, Glide and Samplestart Shifting.
- A vast array of parameters, giving unprecedented sound diversity.
- QuickEdit Page: an inspiring interface with instant access to all important parameters.
- ProEdit Page: offers every possible parameter, an FX-Rack with 46 effects, convolution reverb (including 400 impulse responses) and more...
- Infinite polyphony.
- Flexible MIDI routing.
- Excellent Arpeggiator incl. Midifile-Player.
- Step Sequencer.

Library:
- 36 GB sample sound library.
- 5500 unique multisamples.
- 100,000 samples.
- Hundreds of additional live recordings.

Instruments:
- 2327 Synth Sounds divided into 35 subgroups (Lead-Synths, Bells, Sequences, 5th, 7th, Filter, Accordion, Atmospheric, Basic Waves, Brutal, China & Asia, Chords, Dance, Detuned, Digital, DX & FM, Dramatic, Dreaming, Effects, Harp, Electronica, Gliding, Kraftwerk-Style, Melody, Metallic, Allround, Organic, Phasing, Power, Ringmodulation, Space & Cosmos, Synthpop, Techno, Unisono, Wavetable).
- 1200 Pads & Atmospheres (divided into 38 subgroups).
- 778 Basses (divided into 39 subgroups).
- 250 Synth-Brass & Real Brass Sounds.
- 100 Guitars.
- 200 Organs (divided into 11 subgroups).
- 161 Choirs & Voices.
- 227 Pianos.
- Hundreds of effect-sounds.
- Bonus-Bank: 170 original vintage string synths from over 20 different original instruments.

Notes: One of the hardest in the game. Dedicated kick drum synth from analogue experts Vermona. Shape your own sounds from scratch. Killer.

Supplier's notes:
The Kick Lancet generator is a handy analogue percussion synthesizer with priority to kick-drum sounds.

The heart of the Kick Lancet's sound structure is an analogue oscillator that produces sine and square waves, which can blend seamlessly from one to the other. 2 independent envelope generators with a decay/release phase can modulate the oscillator's frequency and the VCA. Additionally the VCO pitch can be modulated by the fast LFO (3Hz to 3 kHz, triangle). Noise and a pulse signal can be added in the mixer section. Vermona have a balls-controller for making it really big.

The Kick Lancet can be triggered by MIDI but beside that there are 3 different trigger inputs. A gate trigger, which impulse can trigger the Kick Lancet in normal way with additional accent or completely dynamical depending on the incoming voltage, a simply short current trigger (i.e. momentary foot switch) and an audio input, which offers the possibility to trigger the Kick Lancet by an audio signal statically or dynamically. Drum pads can also be connected here.

Notes: The VSL Instruments Solo Strings II features muted Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. This Vienna instruments collection is the sequel to Solo Strings I, offering all-new and sonic subtleties.

The Solo Strings II contains many of the playing techniques that the first collection includes, but played con sordino or with mutes. Playing with mutes dampens the transmission of energy from the strings to the body of the instrument and softens or darkens the sound. Muted string instruments lend themselves well to soft, intimate arrangements and solo parts and provide nuanced variations to any kind of musical style with their different structure of overtones and harmonics. Only wooden mutes crafted by a special instrument maker have been used in order to fit perfectly to the bridge of each instrument. The Solo Strings II collection contains articulations such as muted short and long notes, crescendo and diminuendo variations, as well as interval performances like legato, portamento and trills.

Furthermore, additional performance legatos with very long notes have been recorded for use in slower parts. Thus, every single pitch and velocity is available in 24 variations and going the extra mile proved worthwhile.
The 4 soloists Christian Eisenberger, Katharina Traunfellner, Ruben Dubrovski and Martin Deuring have invested their life's work and hard-won experience, both from their international concert performances as well as from several years of working for the Vienna Symphonic Library, into this collection. Sensitive and clear, exact and homogeneous their performances at the Silent Stage are technically perfect and come alive again in this Vienna Instrument.

The Solo Strings full library contains 46.5 GB of uncompressed sample data in 44.1 kHz/24bit. Due to an innovative optimization process, the Vienna Instruments engine decompresses the samples in real-time, so that they take up only 31 GB of space on your hard disk. Please note: Even if you licensed the Standard Library only, the full library of your collection gets installed on your hard drive since Standard and Extended Library can't be separated due to structural database requirements. Each library comes with the software instrument, standard library and extended library on DVD. You get each collection with its Standard Library and the software-instrument (i.e., the engine with its user interface). You can also test the included extended library for a period of 30 days.

Notes: Vir2 presents 'World Impact: Global Percussion'. Get ready for a perfect storm of ethnic, world, and cinematic percussion. Featuring a massive collection of varied percussion samples, 'World Impact' spans the globe, featuring percussion instruments from large to small, west to east, north to south, and traditional to rare. Sampled in meticulous detail and programmed for maximum and instant musical usability, the collection includes hundreds of varied percussion instruments from Africa, The Middle East, Asia, Australia, and more. A massive 4.2 GB collection of Japanese Taiko drums recorded from multiple microphone positions forms a central part of the library. Each instrument has been recorded with numerous alternate takes and velocity layers, assuring realistic and dramatically expressive sonic results. 'World Impact' is an essential tool in the toolbox of every film composer, movie trailer producer, and aficionado of world percussion instruments. Beyond the instrument collection, 'World Impact' is augmented by a powerful pattern engine, the same engine that lies beneath Vir2's 'Elite Orchestral Percussion', allowing instant access to varied articulations such as chokes, rolls, flams, and ruffs, as well as patterned loop programming for both traditional and synthetic creations. 'World Impact' boasts an impressive array of features built into its engine, designed to provide the best in realism, flexibility, and creative inspiration. An integrated Humanize engine offers a breakthrough dimension in realism. The scripting engine underneath 'World Impact' will intelligently vary the pitch, timing, and volume of each hit by minuscule amounts to increase the diversity of timbre produced. Each aspect of the Humanize engine, from extreme effects to complete bypassing, can be controlled by the user. EZRoom is an integrated convolution reverb option, allowing the user to instantly place the percussion instruments in one of more than fifty different custom sonic spaces; everything from chapels and halls to caverns, small rooms, and unique esoteric spaces is included. When EZRoom is activated, new knobs for dry and wet levels appear, allowing full control over the level and balance of the convoluted sound. 'World Impact' also features an extensive custom articulation and trigger engine. Built-in custom articulations include choke, flam, 3-stroke roll (16th notes), 3-stroke roll (32nd notes), 3-stroke roll (64th notes), roll (32nd notes), and roll (64th notes). Each of these are tempo-synced as appropriate, and can be customized in detail. Furthermore, 'World Impact' allows for the creation of rhythmic patterns which are triggered by the engine. Up to 25 user patterns can be programmed in each instrument, and some prebuilt patterns are included in each instrument by default. The pattern engine is capable of everything from traditional patterns to wild and unusual synthetic effects, all of which lock instantly and perfectly to host tempo.

Features:

- More than 300 patches of world percussion instruments categorized by geographical region and instrument type.
- 13GB of 24-bit samples.
- EZRoom control in all patches, allowing the ability to instantly place the percussion in any one of over 50 different sonic spaces.
- Integrated Humanize engine, offering quick control over pitch, tuning, and volume randomizations.
- Custom articulation and pattern engine built-in, allowing instant triggers of chokes, flams, 3-stroke rolls, full rolls, and rhythmic patterns, all of which are automatically synced to host tempo.
- Onscreen EQ controls allowing independent control of three bands (frequency, gain, and bandwidth).
- Velocity curve settings that allow easy adjustment for normal, louder, and softer playing.
- Multitimbral operation, supporting up to 64 simultaneous instruments loaded (subject to RAM availability), receiving up to 64 MIDI channels (16 in plug-in mode).
- Kontakt Player 3 engine, supporting standalone operation as well as plug-in operation in all major hosts that support AudioUnit, VST, RTAS (Pro Tools 7 & 8) plug-ins.
- Special upgrade pricing to the full version of Kontakt 3, which allows for fuller editing of the instruments.
- World Impact is powered by the industry-leading Kontakt engine. It is compatible with VST, AudioUnit, and RTAS (Pro Tools 7 & 8) plug-in formats allowing it to work seamlessly within any major sequencer, in addition to standalone use.