Allen & Heath to debut Xone:22 at NAMM

Allen & Heath to debut Xone:22 at NAMM

13 January, 2009 | 9.43AM

• Written by: Christen Reutens
• Filed under: Music News: namm 2009

Allen & Heath has revealed ahead of NAMM 2009 that it plans to unveil two new products at the technology trade show this Friday.

One will excite DJs, the other probably won’t.

For jocks on a budget, the Xone:22 looks like it could be a great starting product for a DJ set up.

With two channels, Allen & Heath’s unparalleled low-pass and high-pass Voltage Control Filters (VCF), 3-band total kill EQ, and solid faders, the Xone:22 looks like it could be one of the best entry-level analogue DJ mixers on the market.

“We’ve raised the bar on entry level mixer design with the Xone:22,” said Xone’s head designer Andy Rigby-Jone. “It’s the first mixer at this price point to have a full cut isolator/EQ, accurate metering, quality faders and pro standard audio headroom.

“We want to offer the bedroom DJ a quality performance tool and a taste of the professional club experience.”

The Xone:22 has a recommended retail price of £266 (+VAT) (more info at www.xone.co.uk).

The other product Allen & Heath are unveiling at NAMM 2009 is the iLive-T Series, part of Allen & Heath’s flagship iLive digital mixing console range for professional studios.

Press Release: Allen & Heath Xone:22

Here’s the full lowdown on the Xone:22.

Allen & Heath has unveiled the Xone:22, a 2 channel analogue DJ mixer offering high quality audio and a professional feature set at an entry level price. The smallest and most affordable Xone mixer to date, the Xone:22 is equipped with Allen & Heath’s characteristic sound and build quality, and professional grade features that would normally be found in the booth of a top-rated club.

At the heart of the feature set is a lite version of the renowned analogue Voltage Control Filter (VCF) system offering Low-Pass and High-Pass filters, frequency sweep and ‘mild to wild’ resonance control. There is also a soft switched effects loop to bring in external effects, which are routed back in through the filter system.

The new mixer has 2 stereo channels with dual phono/line inputs, and phonos can be configured to line if no RIAA sources are in use. There is a 3-band total kill EQ, crossfader curve control switch, and the maximum output level is a generous +25dBu.

The main mix output and mic input are on professional standard balanced XLR’s, and there is a dedicated record output. The Xone:22 is equipped with comprehensive monitoring facilities, including a booth output with its own volume control, a cue mix control, and ‘cue-to-master’ switch to preview the master output. There are also 10-segment LED meters with selectable bar or dot mode display for each channel.

To complete the club quality effect, the Xone:22 is finished with UV sensitive ink screen for improved low light legibility.

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