User's Manual
 Allen & Heath     38   ZED-R16 User Guide 
MIC
INSERT
LINE
48V
1
IN
-15 +15
60 40-14 6
30
40
50
0
20
GAIN
HPF
100Hz
HM
0.8
6
2k
700
400Hz
1k
6k
18k
4k
-15 +15
Q
F
G
LM
0.8
6
120
30
18Hz
60
600
1k
300
-15 +15
Q
F
G
-15
LF
+15
80Hz
HF
12k
EQ IN
+6
AUX1
PRE
OO
+6
AUX2
PRE
OO
+6
AUX3
POST
OO
+6
AUX4
POST
OO
PAN
L R
=
MUTE
PFL
HI
SIG
L-R
Post-EQ
5
5
0
OO
10
DIG RET
DIG RET
Pre-INS
Post-EQ
FADER
=MIDI
10
DIG SND
1
1
1
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. 
ADC 
ANALOGUE SIGNAL 
DIGITAL SIGNAL 
(FIREWIRE OR ADAT) 
PRESS DIG RETURN = POST EQ 
ANALOGUE MIX 
DAC 
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-
sponding ZED R 16 channels for monitoring. 
Analogue signal converted to digital after the Pre-amp 
and sent to the FireWire Bus or ADAT output. 
Digital input from FireWire 
or ADAT is converted to 
analogue and sent to the 
channel path after the EQ. 










