Allen&Heath WZ14-4-2 - Manual (Page 4)

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VERVIEW OF THE
Mix Wizard 14:4:2
The WZ14:4:2 offers the professional user an uncompromised feature set with impressive
performance for live sound engineering and recording. It is built on the established tradition
of innovative British design and manufacture. The console is solidly reliable for a hard life on
the road and uniquely versatile for any audio mixing application. The WZ14:4:2 is equally at
home alongside top of the range live sound consoles such as the ALLEN & HEATH GL4000,
in use in theatres, houses of worship, conference and club installations, home and recording
studios, or multi-tasking with equipment hire companies. Check out the key features:
The Mix Wizard QCC (Quick Change Connector) system lets you quickly rotate the
connectors for rear access desk top operation, or for underside access as required when
mounted in a compact 10U 19” rack space.
MSP (Minimum signal path) for transparent audio is achieved by careful circuit design using
high grade, low noise discrete and IC components aimed at providing the shortest signal
path from input to output.
The 10 mic/line input channels each feature a 4 band EQ with 2 mid-sweep controls for
source correction or enhancement equalisation, a 100Hz lo-cut filter, an EQ IN switch and
individual phantom power switching on the rear panel for channels 1-4, global for channels
5-10, and a global on/off switch on the front panel. In addition, 6 auxiliary sends with up to
6dB of boost may be switched Pre/Post fader in groups 1-4 and 5-6. The input pre-amplifier
provides a wide 70dB gain range for soft and loud signal sources. Cable matching is no
longer a problem as each input offers both professional XLR and TRS jack sockets for any
signal level, mic or line. A smooth action 100mm long travel fader with PAN control, ON
switch, Pre Fade Listen (PFL) switch, L-R, & groups 1-2, 3-4 routing switches and PEAK
(PFL) LED indicator complete the input channel. INSERTS for effects patching and DIRECT
OUTPUTS for multitrack recording are also provided on the rear panel.
The 2 full facility stereo input channels feature dual inputs, A (RCA phonos) and B (jacks)
each with individual gain control and on/off switching. A 4 band EQ with HF and LF shelving
together with two fixed frequency peak/dip mid controls MF1 and MF2 providing 15dB of cut
or boost.
A further 4 stereo returns ST1-4 each with feeds for AUX and L-R routing bring the total
number of input connections up to 26.
The Master section includes 100mm GROUP and L-R master faders each with AFL,
balanced XLR connectors on all outputs and INSERTS for signal processing. The MONO
output is on balanced XLR with mode switching for either LR sum (mono) output or
PFL/AFL for an engineer’s listen wedge speaker. The groups also feature individual PAN
controls with L-R and ON switches.
Above the groups, the AUX SEND master level controls provide an extra 10dB boost and
AFL switches for monitoring. The GROUP/AUX reverse switch bank is located below the
aux master section. Mode switching enables the user to reverse the aux outputs with the
group outputs to configure the console for either FOH operation or on stage monitoring or
both. This provides aux masters on balanced XLRs with inserts and fader control. The
groups are redirected to the Aux master level controls and are on balanced TRS jacks.
Individual mode switching for each Aux/Group is available permitting a wide variety of
applications. Refer to the MODE SWITCHING section on page 15.
A headphone socket with level control is provided together with two 12 segment bargraph
level meters for L & R signal monitoring.
2-Track recording and playback is set with the individual send and return level controls with
routing for replay to the L-R mix. An XLR socket is provided for the talkback mic with a trim
control for talkback to aux 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 in pairs.
A rugged all metal construction features individual circuit boards secured to the front panel
via all rotary controls. No nonsense solid build ensures on the road reliability.