Nathy
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Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
#988497 - 20/05/12 12:51 PM
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Hey Guys, Wasn't sure wether to put this in live or recording, but its
recording a live gig.. So yeah. I have an Allen & Heath ZED 24 mixing
console. At a gig I connect my mac to it and record using Logic 9 and the LR post of the
desk. (Normally I use Aux 3 - 4 but I had some FX units on them). However, even with a
tiny level on the FOH, the signal would peak and distort in Logic. Any idea
how I can pad it? Thanks 
-------------------- Nathan Stewart | Freelance Sound Engineer
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Thomas.
Joined: 29/04/12
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Re: Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
[Re: Nathy]
#988527 - 20/05/12 03:48 PM
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Are you just recording the stereo out? Isn't using a laptop and DAW a bit overkill? I've
used a Minidisc HiMD recorder very successfully for that, perhaps a different digital
stereo recorder (from which you can transfer directly into the computer) would work?
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Nathy
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Re: Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
[Re: Thomas.]
#988530 - 20/05/12 04:05 PM
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Yeah just the stereo output of the desk. Not sure whats so overkill about me and my
laptop? The desk has a usb output built in..
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Nathan Stewart | Freelance Sound Engineer
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Thomas.
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Re: Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
[Re: Nathy]
#988532 - 20/05/12 04:18 PM
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Ah, sorry, I thought it was an audio signal you were recording. If it's coming over USB I
don't have any suggestions
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Bob Bickerton
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Re: Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
[Re: Nathy]
#988569 - 20/05/12 08:32 PM
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I haven't used the USB out on my Zed desks, but a quick look at the pic suggests that you
are doing everything fine. Are you sure you have selected the LR Post (button up) option.
If you have, then in theory you will get no signal into Logic when your main faders are
fully down. Is this the case? Bob
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Nathy
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Re: Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
[Re: Bob Bickerton]
#988579 - 20/05/12 09:35 PM
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Hi Bob,
Yep I tried all options - Aux, LR Pre and Post. All resulting in the
signal being too hot..
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Nathan Stewart | Freelance Sound Engineer
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ef37a
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Re: Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
[Re: Nathy]
#988602 - 21/05/12 03:06 AM
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Quote Nathy:
Hi Bob,
Yep I tried all options - Aux, LR Pre and Post. All resulting in the signal being too
hot..
This is also a problem
in WIN 7 which I had with a ZED10. You need to turn down the gain of whatever "sees" the
usb input. I know jack of macs but the boys at A&H were very helpful, bell'em.
Note too that the usb signal from my 10 at least was very good and the 16bit
limitation really does not matter for "noisy" live recording.
Dave.
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Falconhell
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Re: Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
[Re: Nathy]
#988835 - 22/05/12 12:16 AM
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I had the same experience with a Zed 24 USB on Win XP PC with audacity, far too much level
even with everything on minimum.
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Thomas.
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Re: Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
[Re: Nathy]
#988855 - 22/05/12 07:49 AM
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Have you turned down the input volume in the Settings app?
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ef37a
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Re: Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
[Re: Nathy]
#988884 - 22/05/12 09:21 AM
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This is how it works in Win7...
Right click on the speaker icon in the
taskbar.
L click Recording Devices (for some reason a usb AI shows in W7 as a
microphone!)
L click "usb Audio CODEC (you might have to re start the computer)
L click Properties.
L click Levels. This will be at 100, drag it back to 10.
"OK" Rock and roll. Note also that the meters on the ZED will now roughly agree
with DAW levels.
Dave.
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Nathy
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Re: Recording with Allen & Heath ZED 24
[Re: Nathy]
#989221 - 23/05/12 10:57 PM
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Thanks Dave. I will give it a go in the morning x
-------------------- Nathan Stewart | Freelance Sound Engineer
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