Help Manual ZEDi Windows USB Audio Driver May 2020

Features
ASIO™ Features

• ASIO™ 2.2 compliant

• Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit ASIO™ host applications
• Multi-client support (multiple ASIO™ applications in parallel)
• Playback mix (simultaneous ASIO™ and WDM playback) *ASIO™ is a trademark and software of
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
WDM/DirectX Features

• Supports standard Windows interfaces: MME, DirectSound, WASAPI

• Stereo and multi-channel playback / recording
• Channel source select for mono/stereo applications (v4.67.0 only)
• Volume and mute control through Windows Mixer

System requirements

The ZEDi Windows driver v4.67 supports:

Windows 10 (32 and 64 bit)

The ZEDi Windows driver v3.40 supports:

Windows 10 (32 and 64 bit)

The ZEDi Windows driver v3.39 supports:

Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)

Windows 8 (32 and 64 bit)
Windows 8.1 (32 and 64 bit)

Note
A driver is not required for Mac computers.

The minimum PC hardware requirements are as follows:

• PC or laptop manufactured after January 2006

• Intel Core 2 @1.6GHz or AMD equivalent
• 1 GB memory

Installation

1. Download the driver installation file.

2. Connect the mixer’s USB-B port to the PC with the USB A to B cable provided.
3. Switch the mixer’s power on.
3. UnZip the installer and double click to run.
4. Follow the instructions on screen:

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Now disconnect and reconnect your ZEDi

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Your mixer will now show up as an audio device in Windows, and as a WDM / ASIO™ device in your DAW
software.

For playing back audio, the ZEDi-8 appears as a The ZEDi-10 and ZEDi-10FX have two stereo
single stereo device, with sound from the computer playback options, these send to stereo channels
going to the mixer’s USB audio channel. ST2 or ST3.

V4.67.0 adds a channel source select feature, which enables mono or stereo input channels to be selected.

With the ZEDi-8, select mono inputs M1 and/or M2 With the ZEDi-10 or ZEDi-10FX, select mono inputs
when the ‘M1 – M2’ option is active on the mixer, or M1, M2, M3 or M4 when either ‘M1 - M2 - M3 - M4’
select the stereo input when using ‘L – R PRE’ or ‘L or ‘M1 – M2 – AUX - FX’ options are active on the
– R POST’. mixer, or use the stereo inputs 1&2 and 3&4 when
the ‘M1 – M2 – L - R’ option is active.

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The following tables show which audio signals are being sent from the mixer USB outputs to the computer inputs.

ZEDi-8 input options

Computer audio input option

‘ZEDi-8 M1’ ‘ZEDi-8 M2’ ‘ZEDi-8 STEREO’

‘L – R POST’ Main L (post) Main R (post) Main LR (post)

Mixer USB
option

‘L – R PRE’ Main L (pre) Main R (pre) Main LR (pre)

‘M1 – M2’ M1 input M2 input M1 (left), M2 (right)

ZEDi-10/ZEDi-10FX input options

Computer audio input option

‘ZEDi-10 M1’ ‘ZEDi-10 M2’ ‘ZEDi-10 M3’ ‘ZEDi-10 M4’ ‘ZEDi-10 1&2’ ‘ZEDi-10 3&4’

‘M1–M2– M1 (left), M2 M3 (left), M4

M3–M4’
M1 input M2 input M3 input M4 input
(right) (right)
Mixer USB option

Aux send
‘M1–M2– M1 (left), M2
AUX–FX’
M1 input M2 input Aux Send FX Send (left), FX
(right)
send (right)

‘M1–M2– M1 (left), M2
L–R’
M1 input M2 input Main L Main R Main LR
(right)

Note
For correct operation all inputs and all outputs must be set to the same sample rate and bit depth. This can be
checked and changed if necessary by clicking on ‘Properties’ for each device and going to the ‘Advanced’ tab.
Once all devices have been set to the same sample rate, this rate will appear in the ZEDi Control Panel.

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ZEDi Control Panel
Go to the windows task bar notification area and click to show hidden icons.

Click on the ZED USB driver tray icon Status will show the USB Audio Device and
Current Sample Rate.

Select the Audio Bit Rate under Format. Buffer Settings can be changed for better system
performance

Preferred ASIO™ Buffer Size Sets the preferred buffer size between the driver and the DAW application.

This can be set to 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048 or 4096 samples*.

*Available buffer settings depend on the ‘Current Sample Rate’. Higher

sample rates allow for larger buffer settings.

If your application requires low latency, try reducing the Buffer Size gradually.
If you experience any audio dropouts, go back to a higher buffer setting where these do not occur.

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Channel Input and Output Volume can be controlled under Volume.
It’s not necessary to adjust these, but it may be useful to avoid distorted sound where the application has no level
control.

Info displays the mixer’s Device Info and is useful for diagnostics.

For troubleshooting or more information please visit our Knowledge Base article here, or contact us using
support.allen-heath.com.

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