ZERO LIVE CONTROL MIXER is an all-in-one "core station" designed for live performance artists, remix
producers, and serious computer musicians providing a digital mixer, audio I/O, MIDI controller, and effect
processor all in a single unit. Each channel can be switched between sources such as a turntable, CD
player, microphone, computer, instrument, MIDI controller, or MIDI controller + audio to implement a
sophisticated live mixing setup with the simplicity of a FireWire connection. This gives you an incredibly
powerful and flexible tool designed specifically for live performance and remix production.
Two models are available: ZERO4 is a four-channel version designed for the needs of the modern DJ, and
ZERO8 is an eight-channel version covering the needs of advanced laptop musicians, studio remixers and
DJs requiring more channels.
ZERO LIVE CONTROL MIXER delivers truly professional-spec audio. It supports 24-bit 48 kHz high-
resolution audio as standard, and can support up to 24-bit 192 kHz audio that’s equivalent to DVD audio
fidelity. Along with the digital domain, analogue components such as the input/output circuitry and power
supply have been designed with painstaking attention to high-quality sound. The internal ±18 volt power
supply design delivers plenty of headroom and excellent audio quality. The mic preamps are an ultra-low
impedance design by Peter Watts, a veteran designer of numerous professional mixers throughout his
tenure at the Trident Corporation in the UK and as chief designer and vice president for product
development at Mackie Designs in the USA. Finally, the power supply is a universal design that does not
require an AC adapter, ensuring that the world-travelling professional can get to work immediately, assured
of the highest level of performance.
ZERO LIVE CONTROL MIXER contains a FireWire interface that lets you process and mix audio sources
digitally, at the same time as performing MIDI control. Since ZERO LIVE CONTROL MIXER contains
everything else you need (audio interface, mixer, effect processor, MIDI controller), setup is simple,
making it an extremely convenient choice for the mobile computer-based professional
The EQ Selector is a completely new idea, providing an EQ section with eleven different simulation types.
They cover needs ranging from corrective equalization to boldly creative  sound-shaping, giving you a
variety of EQ responses and curves, filter characteristics, and even isolator modelling that can be switched
independently for each channel as needed. The stereo four-channel ZERO4 provides one unit that is shared
by all channels.
One particular advantage of the ZERO series is its powerful effect system. On the stereo four-channel
ZERO4, there are Insert effects for independent use on each channel, plus a Master effect connected to
sampler/effect buss. The ZERO4 also contains a loop sampler that can synchronize to the BPM. This makes
it easy to sample or play back loops (or one-shot samples) in perfect time with the current tempo, giving
you the flexibility for complex mixes or dub mixing.
By using the dedicated "ZERO Edit" software you can freely assign MIDI messages to the faders, knobs,
buttons, and toggle switches. This allows you to use the abundant hardware on the ZERO Mixers to control
soft synths, DAWs, effects processors and much more. Since each channel of the mixer can be assigned to
different functions you can be mixing the audio from your computer with one channel while adjusting MIDI
parameters with another.