Musicians, music producers, and artists looking for a powerful sampler/synthesizer will be thrilled with the tracktion Collective Synthesizer, a virtual instrument plug-in with spectacular sample-based diversity intertwined with a powerful synth engine. tracktion tapped Klause Peter Rausch, one of the most acclaimed artisans in the field of sample capture and voicing, to amass a vast array of instrument samples of the highest quality, resulting in a meticulously reviewed, edited, and voiced sonic playground for you to explore.

Collective is more than just a high-quality sample playback engine. It is also a deeply capable synthesis platform allowing for a wide array of electronic sounds to be generated with ease. The instrument combines these capabilities with layers of subtle synthesis textures under real samples for vibrant, real-world spaces.

The Collective offers a wide array of features including virtual analog, 4 operator FM, filters, LFO's, envelopes and a creative selection of FX. Over 600 factory sounds have been meticulously crafted to provide a diverse array of both real world instruments and electronica. You will find not only the obvious but also the obscure, allowing you to quickly locate the sounds you're feeling for your compositions, and explore new soundscapes from around the world.

Sample Based Diversity    Intertwined with Synthesis Engine    Over 600 Preset Sounds, 256 Voices    Real Organic + Synthesized Instruments    Four Osc per Voice + 4 Operator FM    16-Voice Unison + Arpeggiator    Two Filters + 4-Band EQ    Four LFOs + Four Envelopes + Four FX Bus    Mac, Windows, and Linux Compatible    AU, VST2, and AAX Formats

• Filters are in series with an interconnected distortion stage
• Low- and high-pass filter types with 6, 12, and 24 dB slopes
• Band-pass and notch filter types with 12 and 24 dB slopes
• High-quality tunable comb filter with positive and negative feedback (can be used for polyphonic chorus or flanger, or to create physical-modeling sounds)
• Various distortion types including soft, medium, hard, and tube overdrive, and hard clipping

• 4 bands, fully parametric
• Low and high band types: shelf, bell, or cut

• Classic LFO waveforms triangle, sine, saw up/down, pulse, sample and hold, random
• Waveform skewing
• Synchronizable to host
• LFOs prerouted to sound-generating modules (i.e. pitch, pulse width, cutoff, volume, and panning)

• Extensive sound library with over 600 factory sounds
• Up to 256 voices (depends on CPU speed)
• Unlimited sound layers per Instrument (typically between 1 and 12)
• Macro controls for quick and easy instrument editing
• Controller support for pitch bend, modulation wheel, monophonic and polyphonic aftertouch, sustain and sostenuto pedal, expression pedal
• Full host parameter automation

• Unison with up to 16 voices and freely transposable unison notes
• Powerful arpeggiator with MIDI File import
• Internal tempo or synchronization to host
• Powerful note trigger modes for sophisticated layer sounds

• 4 oscillators
• High-quality sample playback
• Classic virtual-analog waveforms like saw, triangle, and pulse with pulse width modulation
• Sine waveform with continuous waveshaping turning it into square, saw, triangle or other waveforms
• In-oscillator sync
• Ring modulation of oscillator 1 and 2
• 4-operator FM with all waveforms or samples

• Up to 32 stages with variable slope
• Sustain and release loop
• Envelopes prerouted to sound-generating module (i.e. pitch, osc 2 + 4 level, cutoff, and volume)

• Each effect bus can be set to any effect type
• Effect types Compressor, Distortion, Filter, Chorus/Flanger, Phaser, Time/Clock Delay, Natural/Plate/Nonlinear Reverb
• Full parameter set for each effect type

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. In the Signature Worthy Sample Pack, how do you tell which paper is which?

A: Each sheet of paper would come in its own sleeve with a label of the paper type

Q: 2. Before I order this - How do I know exactly which paper is which when I open the pack? Are they labeled? Are they in a specific order? Sometime things can be obvious, but sometimes the blank papers can be hard to tell apart ...

A: They are in separate clear packages Each clear package is labeled as to which paper it contains and which side to print on. Make sure to visit the Epsom web site and download the correct occur profiles for each paper. I really liked these paper and ended up purchasing a package of each.

Q: 3. Is this paper archival quality?

A: Yes the Hahnemuhle Natural Line is archival quality.

Q: 4. 110 volt or 100 to 240?

A: 110

Q: 5. Can the mix in the usb out of the ZEDi10 FX replace my iOS camera mic for live streaming? I have been using an Apple camera connector cable with no luck so far.

A: Yes, you can use the usb out for streaming. ZEDi can be used like an interface in DAWs as well recording individual channels. To my knowledge, OBS only supports a stereo sum of a usb audio signal. If that’s still the case, you could use a ZED10fx if your intent is only for streaming and not recording. The usb put on the ZED10fx sums to stereo over usb

Q: 6. Does this sample pack come with Bamboo Gloss Baryta 305gsm?

A: The Hahnemuhle Natural Line Sample Pack (13 x 19") includes 2 sheets of each of the following: Bamboo 290 gsm Hemp 290 gsm Agave 290 gsm Sugar Cane 300 gsm Bamboo Gloss Baryta 305 gsm

Q: 7. Thanks for the review man, I have question about MIDI recording. So can I play my MIDI keyboard thru this mixer only, with no usage of audio interface and have low latency?

A: Unfortunately the ZED-10FX isn't capable of receiving or transmitting MIDI information.  The USB interface on the console can only be used to record or playback up to 4 channels of audio. If your keyboard does produce audio, then yes, you could use one of the stereo 1/4" inputs on the console to record that audio signal via USB.

Q: 8. Can the usb support usb wireless mics?

A: Unfortunately this is not a supported function. If you were to plug a USB microphone directly into the USB port of the ZEDi-10FX, there would be no drivers available for either unit to function properly. Even though some USB devices can be plugged into some computers and function without any additional driver installations (typically computer's running macOS), the USB devices are still utilizing the computer's core audio drivers.

Q: 9. I see full mix control for Str input 1 and mix control fot St 3. Is there no trim control for Str input 2?

A: Yes, there is no trim control for the ST2 input on the Allen & Heath ZEDi-10FX Compact Hybrid Mixer/USB Interface (with On-Board Effects Engine).

Q: 10. Which allen heath mixers of similar and also smaller size accept 100 to 240 volts?

A: The ZED 10 and the entire ZEDi series will accept 110 to 220 volts. You will need to change the shpe of the plug as it would come wth the US version.