Allen & Heath W4-1442

A uniquely versatile live sound mixer, WZ4 14:4:2 is equally at home at Front of House, on Monitors, or doubling up to fill both roles at once. The WZ4 14:2 can be easily configured to run as a FOH or monitor desk, or even a combination for those times when you need to mix monitors and FOH from the same desk. The MixWizard4 preamp delivers extremely low noise, minimal distortion, wide yet smooth gain law and plenty of headroom. The preamp was developed by leading analogue designer Mike Griffin and is adapted from the design used on our legendary large-format analogue consoles. All MixWizard4 models offer a generous 6 auxes, each with its own master level rotary control and impedance-balanced TRS outputs. A clever monitoring system lets you listen to aux outputs in mono or in stereo pairs.

Auxes 1-2 are routed pre-fade for monitors; auxes 3-4 are switchable pre or post-fade for monitors, FX or additional recording or zone feeds; and auxes 5-6 are routed post-fader for FX and aux-fed sub. These pre/post settings can be changed via internal jumpers. Our unique QCC (Quick Change Connectors) system lets you swiftly change the position of the connector panel to suit desktop, rack or flightcase mounting. The hard plastic side trims can also be removed to reveal the integral rack ears. On WZ4 14:4:2 and WZ4 12:2, two dual stereo channels with TRS connectors and independent gain controls are included for FX returns and stereo line sources. One stereo input can feed straight to LR, so providing extra returns. The stereo channels feature a 4-band EQ and can be routed to all 6 auxiliary sends.