New Allen and Heath Xone:42

Geschreven door Reind Dooyeweerd zaterdag, 01 september 2007 02:23

Als er weer een beurs aan zit te komen kun je er de donder op zeggen dat er een hoop nieuws gaat komen, volgende week is Plasa en kwam Pioneer eerder al met de DJM700... nu komt A&H met de Xone:42 Maar niet alleen de Xone:42 is nieuw, A&H zal ook nog komen met een compleet nieuwe serie genaamd de ZED en updates voor het iLive mixing systeem.

Wat betreft de ZED serie is er nog geen info beschikbaar, behalve dan dat het een USB mixer word. Daarover dus later meer. Waar al wel info over te vinden is is de nieuwe Xone:42.

A&H Xone:42
The new Allen & Heath Xone42 mixer has the brands usual high quality build and sound as well as an assignable fx loop which can be combined with the assignable filter.

The Xone:42’s feature set is built around 4 dual-input stereo channels; channels 1 and 4 are phono/line, while channels 2 and 3 are line/line. All four channels have a powerful +6dB to total kill 3-band EQ, a 9-segment 3-colour bar meter, gain control, and 60mm VCA faders with illuminated X/Y crossfader selection. Xone’s legendary Voltage Control Filter is included on each channel via illuminated assignment switches, with selectable filter type, resonance, and frequency controls.

The mixer sports a new and original feature – the ‘X-FX‘ system - enabling an external effects processor to be easily interfaced. A single knob controls the proportion of the channel signal sent to the effects unit, from 0 to 100%, and the affected signal is returned to the main mix, or can be routed through the filter.


The Xone:42 incorporates a USB audio interface for easy connection to a computer and integration of digital media. It can be used to play back music files from a laptop and to record mixes from the Xone:42, or, when used with appropriate software, as a digital DJ effects unit that can be patched into the X-FX system. The USB input combines with an XLR microphone input to provide an additional channel with two band EQ and rotary level control.

The mixer also features a 45mm VCA crossfader with curve control, and a powerful monitoring section with split cue control, mix to cue, two headphone outputs (1/4” and 3.5mm), dedicated booth output, and balanced main mix outputs on XLR.

Prijs van de Xone:42 zal op zo'n 1099 euro komen te liggen, oftewel verassend dicht in de buurt van de Pioneer DJM700 die deze week gereleased is en ook in de buurt van de Nuo5 die dan nu toch eindelijk prijs concurrenten krijgt 2 jaar na zijn release.

Met dank aan Mimoza voor de tip ;-)