PA12 Joins Allen & Heath's Unpowered Live Console Line
 October 17, 2003
Following the announcement of the
PA20 and PA28 live stereo consoles at the NSCA2003
Show, Allen & Heath has now extended the series to include the new PA12
mixer, seen for the first time in the USA at the
115th AES Convention in New York.
The PA12 is the unpowered siblings of the company's
PA12-CP (Constant Power) models. Rack-mountable or
stand-alone, the PA12 has eight mono and two stereo channels. The main features of the unpowered PA Series are a new padless preamp,
internal and editable Digital FX, SPDIF output and parametric output EQ.
The PA series is targeted at live sound customers including PA and AV rental
companies operating smaller systems, bands, music venues, churches and
schools. The PA12 is particularly suitable for the requirements of smaller
bands and performers.
PA Series mono channels feature an XLR input with individual +48V phantom
power and a TRS jack input which feed a new two-stage padless preamp, which
directs line sources to the second stage for improved matching and
performance. The EQ is a specially designed four-band type with shelving LF
and HF, a fixed LM band at 250Hz and a swept HM.
The four-band semi-parametric EQ found on the amplifier outputs on the powered mixers is also available on
the main outputs of the unpowered PA Series.
Four auxiliary sends are included, with two pre-fade sends for foldback, one
post-fade for internal Digital FX or external effects and another post-fade
for additional effects or special feeds. Mute and PFL switches with LEDs,
peak metering and a 100mm fader are also provided. Also included in the
mixers' comprehensive feature set are integral editable Digital FX,
12-segment LED meters, XLR lamp socket and background music facility.
The consoles provide a main output with 100mm fader, mute switch and LED on
TRS jacks, plus a mono sum output with level control which can be switched
to subwoofer mode. Pre/post fader analog and digital recording outputs are
provided on RCA phono and SPDIF connectors.
For more information, visit their web site at www.allen-heath.com. | 
