The Allen & Heath ME-1 Personal Monitor Mixeris designed to give individual musicians, performers, and presenters the freedom to control their own tailored monitor mixes for use on stage or in houses of worship, rehearsal rooms, studios, conferences, or live events.

This standalone digital personal mixer receives input from up to 40 sources via a single CAT5 cable (sold separately) from the main console (sold separately) and mixes these to a stereo and mono output to drive headphones, in-ear monitors, loudspeakers, or other monitoring devices over 3.5mm or 1/4" outputs. The mixer features a simple user interface with intuitive, clear visual feedback, and custom naming system.

This mixer is the cornerstone of the ME Personal Mixing System (sold separately) and is ready to use with the Allen & Heath iLive and GLD series Digital Mixers. It is complemented by the ME-U Hub (sold separately), which opens up the benefits of ME to users of other professional digital mixers via the Dante AVB-Ready Audio Networking Solution, EtherSound Audio Network Card, or MADI Audio Plug-In Card (all sold separately).

It also has an Aviom compatibility mode for use with Aviom Pro16 systems. You can eliminate the need to use up main console buses by grouping the 40 channels within the mixer to simplify control for each musician. You can assign as few or as many of the 16 keys as needed to control the mix.

40 Sources from GLD or iLive Mixers    Works With ME-U Hub to Other Mixers    Compatible with MADI, Dante, EtherSound    16 Assignable Keys    16 User Presets    Intuitive Operation    Fully Customizable    Supports Daisy Chaining    Compact Design    3.5mm and 1/4" Headphone Outputs

Makes the mixer controls visible in the dark and allows for flexible customizable single-button control over groups or single sources (mono or stereo)

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does this board have motorized preamps?

A: No, preamps are not motorized, the linear faders are motorized.

Q: 2. if I use the inserts can I match this with a Focusrite Pro 40 for multitrack recording? Also is there a rackmount option?

A: The ZED inserts can be used as direct outs to your Pro 40 firewire unit. However, you will need specially wired cables. A regular TS or TRS cable connected to the insert will interupt the signal flow through the channel and nothing will reach the fader. You will need to use TRS cables where the TIP and RING are connected.The rack-mount kit for the ZED-16FX is model AH-ZED18-RK19.

Q: 3. Do u guys have a case for ALLEN &HEALTH 12 FX ZED

A: Sorry, cases are not offered for ZED mixers. However, if you'd like to have a case manufacturer build a custom case, the dimensions of the mixers are found in our user guides. Go to:https://www.allen-heath.com/media/AP7085_3-ZED12FX_ZED16FX_ZED22FX-User-Guide-Issue-3.pdf. Thanks.

Q: 4. Does this mixer provide a multi-track USB output, or is the USB output just a stereo mixdown?

A: The USB output is stereo only.

Q: 5. Is this a good digital mixer to start with if you aren't familiar with a digital mixer? Do you have to have a computer or I pad to use it?

A: Our church uses the Qu-16 and we are looking at upgrading to the Qu-24. I have never used a digital mixer until I started helping out with the sound hardware this year and I found that I could watch all the YouTube video about this product line and actually use the mixer. Are their functions that I don’t know how to use, yes! But I’ve learned enough to control the sound in our church while using 6 fixed mics, and 16 channel snake. We can’t use all the snake inputs with only 16 channels, but the QU-24 will take care of that. I have unique EQ, gates and compression on the channels as needed and scenes set up for 6 different service types. So yes moving from analog to digital has worked well for me. And the iPad application is fantastic. We don’t have anyone in the sound room, just the iPad out with the choir director!

Q: 6. How can we use 4 speakers from the L&R main outs for our school auditorium? We currently use two powered PA speakers with the mixer, but we need two more PA speakers.

A: Your two existing speakers will most likely have a line output or "thru" connection on the back that will allow you to connect the output from one speaker to the input on an additional powered speaker. So you can easily expand your existing setup by daisy-chaining more speakers on the left and right sides. As long as you are connecting powered speakers, you can daisy chain as many speakers as desired.

Q: 7. What's the internal processing resolution 96kHz, 48kHz or something else?

A: The internal processing for the Allen & Heath CQ-20B runs at a 96kHz sample rate.

Q: 8. How many remote connections are allowed at once? Can I have 2 mixing ipads and 6 monitor apps connected at once?

A: Two devices running the CQ-MixPad Control App can be connected to the Allen & Heath CQ-20B Ultracompact 20-Channel Digital Mixer.

Q: 9. Wow, how old is this model? It says the USB on it (I do not even a USB jack in the rear, weird) is 1980s style USB 1.1. I thought they stopped making those 20 years ago! Anyhow, I was about to ask if the USB to the computer can handle 16 tracks IN and 16 tracks out... but if the interface is of the ancient USB 1.1 type.... then I should be asking if this thing can handle a stereo pair of signals to the computer... or only 1 x 1 mono?

A: The ZED-16FX was released in 2012. The USB connector is located on the surface of the mixer, not on the rear panel.A standard USB type B connector plugs in with a supplied cable. The three selector switches determine what is sent on the USB output.They work on a priority system, so that if more than one is pressed, the nearest one to the top takes precedence. If all threeare pressed, the Aux 1 & 2 signals would be sent by the USB device.The mixer is equipped with a stereo bi-directional USB 1.1 compliant audio CODEC. It is fully compliant with USB 2 ports and uses standard Windows and Mac Core Audio drivers. In other words, plug it in and your computer will find it and will be able to transfer audio to and from the ZED USB device. The mixer is supplied with SONAR X1 LE digital audio workstation software.Send Options:1) Main Mix Left + Right (post fade)2) Main Mix Left + Right (pre fade)3) Aux 1-24) Aux 3-FXReturn Options:1) To Stereo 3 ChannelMore information---On the Allen & Heath website, a href= http://www.allen-heath.com target= _blank www.allen-heath.com/aUsers can see or download the User Guide for the products which are listed under DOCUMENTS for each model.

Q: 10. Is this unit compatible with stageboxes?

A: The Allen & Heath CQ-20B Ultracompact 20-Channel Digital Mixer (Rackmount/Stagebox) and all models in the CQ series are self-contained and are not compatible for use with digital stageboxes. Tracks can be sourced from the XLR inputs, an SD card, or the USB ports. The Allen & Heath Qu-SB Portable 18-In/14-Out Digital Mixer (B&H # ALAHQUSB) and Allen & Heath Qu-Pac 16x12 Compact Mountable Mixer (B&H # ALAHQUPAC32) are similar rackmount mixers that are compatible for use with Allen & Heath's 48k stageboxes.