Yamaha ZG01 Game Streaming Audio Mixer Overview
The ZG01 is Yamaha’s first audio mixer designed specifically for game voice chat and game streaming.
This new mixer allows you to tailor the game audio, your voice, and the voice of the person you are chatting with to your own playback environment, while simultaneously providing the ideal audio signal to both your chat partner and the audience you are streaming to.
The ZG01 also features simple audio operation with carefully selected physical controls, a variety of DSP effects, such as a chat voice changer and authentic surround sound processing through stereo headphones, as well as 2-in/1-out HDMI ports that also work as an HDMI switcher and conversion adapter. The ZG01 offers a higher level of immersive game sound and a more comfortable gaming environment.
Features
- Simple, intuitive volume control
- Practical, comprehensive connectivity for gamers
- Dedicated ZG driver: allows individual signals to be assigned to multiple client apps
- ZG Sound Processing for ultimate immersion
- Powerful DSP effects to enhance your gaming experience
Simple, intuitive control for gaming and game streaming
The ZG01's physical controls designed for gaming, voice chat, as well as for streaming, provide simple, intuitive management of all your audio signals without detracting from your overall gaming experience.
- Gaming audio mixer for streaming and casual play
- High-resolution audio recording and playback for detailed, rich sounds
- Flexible volume control over your own microphone, game chat, in-game audio, and total volume of your stream
- Recognised as two virtual devices by your computer for flexible routing to audio and streaming software
- Immersive sound through surround processing for in-game audio and your virtual chat space
- Virtual chat space adds immersion and depth to your voice chat with friends
- Focus Mode/EQ helps to customise your game audio for detailed sound with a lot of emphasis
- Voice changer, radio simulation, bleep and echo effects for your voice give you a wide range of ways to entertain your audience
- Effect buttons for loading EQ presets for your game audio, or quickly activating your voice effects
- Three HDMI connection ports for connecting up to two consoles at once and switching between them live, sending both to your monitor
- Microphone input for condenser mics with phantom power and muting
- Independent inputs and outputs for your audio to connect to your headphones, headsets, or speakers
- 4-pole mini input/output for connecting to smartphones
- ZG Controller software allows you to customise effects parameters and save presets
- Computer connection to Windows or Mac via USB-C
- iOS and Android connection supported via 4-pole mini output
- USB-C power input (5 V DC, 1.5 A)
- Input Channels:
- Microphone: Combo (Mic, +48 V phantom power), 3.5 mm (1/8") mini (Headset mic, Plug-in power) (Mic and Headset mic cannot be used simultaneously)
- Smartphone: 4-pole mini input/output (TRRS)
- HDMI: Switchable input HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 by button (No video capture function)
- USB: 2 virtual devices (Voice, Streaming)
- Output Channels:
- Phones: 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo mini (Headphones or Headset phones)
- Smartphone: 4-pole mini input/output (TRRS)
- Monitor Out: Stereo mini (Speaker out)
- HDMI: Audio out: 2ch 24-bit/48kHz fixed, Video signal: Pass-through
- USB: 2 virtual devices (Voice, Speaker)
- Functions: MUTE button x 1, HDMI input select button x 1, Monitor output select button x 1, Effect preset button x 6 (Voice x 3, Game x3)
- On-board DSP Processors: ZG SURROUND, FOCUS MODE/EQ, 3D VOICE CHAT, Voice change/Game sound effects (Detail is operated on ZG Controller)
- USB Audio: Sampling Frequency: Max. 48 kHz, Bit Depth: 24-bit, Type-C
- USB DC Power Input: Type-C, 5 V DC, 1.5 A
- Power Requirements: 5 V DC, 1.5 A
- Power Consumption: Max. 7.5 W
- Dimensions:
- Width: 195 mm (7.7")
- Height: 47.5 mm (1.9")
- Depth: 110 mm (4.3")
- Included Accessories: USB 2.0 cable (USB-C to USB-C) 1.5 m x 1, USB 2.0 cable (USB-A to USB-C) 1.5 m x 1, Start Guide, Safety Guide