Allen and Heath Zed-14 USB Mixing Console

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I'm considering selling my Boss BR-600 and a Behrry b-4 condenser in order too afford an allen and heath Zed-14, and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this mixing console.

For the past few months I've been recording with my Boss recorder, sending the individual tracks to my comp, and mixing with Reaper. This gets aggrivating.

The Allen and Heath board comes with Cubase LE.

Is there a big learning curve with Cubase? I've used nothing but Reaper (Which I love) and Sony Acid (which sucks).

I've never used an Allen and Heath board, but I've heard they are top of the line for home recording.

Any opinions on the board, or Cubase LE?
 
Looking at the specs, the USB interface is stereo so you will only be able to send two channels via the USB. If I am not mistaken, it looks like it is bundled with sonar, not cubase.
 
Sorry, it is bundled with Sonar.

Ah, see, I'm looking into getting a board because I need to record drums. I wouldn't think you could get a killer drum recording with 2 mics, which is what I'm limited to now.

So, with the Allen and Heath board, I'm only going to be able to record 2 tracks at a time, correct?
 
Thats what it looks like. You will be able to use as many mics as you have channels, but what will be sent to computer will always just be a mixed stereo signal (or 2 mixed mono)
 
I would humbly suggest an alterantive: a Beri AD8000 A/D unit and a soundcard that supports ADAT.

That and Reaper would do what you are looking to do. Worth looking into.
 
I don't know the particular desk in question, but Allen & Heath have a very high reputation. I've used their GS3 desk (no longer available) for years without issue. Good quality opamps and preamps. Well built desks. Reliable.
 
I'd personally stay away from usb boards (well usb 1, usb 2 boards can support individual tracks but only a few companies are using them). To me, it just makes more sence to buy the board and converters (soundcard) separately and cater it to your needs, price range, etc. The only thing i can think of where something like this would actually be helpful is if you are using a mixer because you need many ins but you don't use them at the same time (i'm in this situation) and you have a laptop or something where you can't easily upgrade the card.

I'm sure the actual board is pretty quality, i haven't used a&h products myself but have heard good things for the most part. I would just suggest going with something that is firewire or usb 2 because you will regret it later.
 
I myself am looking into purchasing this board because of the free software and the flexability. But my question is should I just get an Mbox and run Pro Tools so that I can be compatable with the rest of my band members who already use Pro Tools? Or should I go with the A&H because I can also use it for live sound and remote recording?

I read some of the responses and it seems that not many people are familier with this piece and some found it not as useful.
 
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