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MixPre-6 4 Channel Audio Recorder, Mixer, USB Audio Interface
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The groundbreaking new MixPre-6 is a lightweight, high-resolution audio recorder with integrated USB audio streaming that offers world-class sound quality combined with extreme durability - perfect for musicians, sound designers, podcasters, videographers, YouTubers and field recordists.
The MixPre-6 has been meticulously-engineered to offer extreme flexibility and sound quality, operating in three basic ways:
The possible uses for the MixPre-6 are virtually unlimited, but a few common ones might be:
FEATURES
Sublime Audio Quality
The MixPre-6 features Sound Devices' new Kashmir microphone preamps. These high-performance, ultra-low-noise, discrete, Class-A mic preamps were hand-crafted by Sound Devices. The Kashmir mic preamps feature a -130dBV noise floor, analog limiters, and new 32-bit A-to-D converters to ensure the highest quality audio recordings that far surpass those of other recorders using simple off-the-shelf IC-based mic preamps.
Powerful USB and Recording
The versatile MixPre-6 makes an excellent USB audio interface, offering the unique ability to record audio to an SD card while simultaneously streaming multiple channels of audio via USB. Handy for interviews, podcasts, or simply as a backup recorder to your computer, the MixPre can be used for Skype or Facetime interviews, and to record audio for podcasts or video blogs.
As a musician's tool, the MixPre is indispensable. Whether its serving as a top-shelf USB interface with premium mic pres for use with a DAW, getting a quick song idea recorded without AC power handy, recording rehearsals or just adding a few more inputs to your PA system, the MixPre will become an invaluable part of a musician's life.
Ultra-Compact, Unintimidating Design
The small stature and design of the MixPre-6 will fit any production environment. It features a responsive capacitive touch screen for simple and intuitive operation, and a bright, IPS technology, sunlight-readable colour LCD for the ultimate in convenient navigation.
Like all Sound Devices products, the MixPre-6 is extremely durable. Constructed with a die-cast aluminum chassis, it is both lightweight and incredibly robust. The MixPre-6 is super-compact - perfect for jobs on the run.
Intuitive Operation
The MixPre-6 bridges the gap between sound engineers, musicians and YouTubers with user-friendly navigation featuring Basic and Advanced modes. Designed to allow a user to start recording right out of the box, Basic mode takes the guesswork out of audio recording and is intended for stereo recording applications, such as interviews, video blogs, music or podcasts.
The Advanced mode offers more experienced audio users access to multi-channel recording and advanced settings such as metering, routing, timecode, mic pre gain, stereo and Mid/Side channel linking, channel phase invert, delay, headphone presets and more.
What's more, the MixPre includes integrated Bluetooth Smart for easy connection, control and metering via iOS and Android mobile devices.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- MixPre-6
- MX-4AA Battery Sled (batteries not included)
- Y-Cable USB-C to Two USB-A
SPECIFICATIONS
Audio Inputs
Frequency Response: 10Hz to 80kHz +/- 0.5dB re 1kHz @ 192kHz sample rate
Total Harmonic Distortion: (THD) 0.005% max (@1kHz, 22-22kHz BW, gain=20dB, -10dBu in)
Equivalent Input Noise: (EIN) -130dBV (-128dBu) max (A-weighting, gain=76dB, 150 ohm source impedance)
Inputs
• Mic: XLR active-balanced; 4k input Z
• Line: XLR active-balanced; 4k input Z
• Line: -inch TRS active-balanced; 4k input Z
• Aux/Mic in: 3.5mm TRS, 2-channel unbalanced; 100k input Z
• USB Audio: 4 channels
• All inputs fully RF-filtered and overload protected.
Gain
• Mic input: +6dB to +76dB
• Line input: -20dB to +30dB
• Fader: -inf to +20dB
• Headphone: -inf to +20dB
• Total, Mic-to-recording (max): +96dB
• Aux In (Mic): +10dB to +40dB
• Aux In (Line): -10dB to +20dB
• Total Aux Gain including Fader, Mic-to-recording: +60dB
ADC Dynamic Range: 32 bit precision; 120dB dynamic range min (A-weighted, gain=10dB, fader=0dB)
Maximum Input Level
• Mic XLR: +14dBu (limiters on or off)
• Line XLR/1/4-inch: +28dBu (limiters on or off)
• Aux In (Mic): -10dBu
• Aux In (Line): +10dBu
Limiters
• Limiter at all gain stages, range > 40dB.
• First stage analog, subsequent stages digital
Low Cut Filters
• 40Hz to 160Hz (adjustable), 18 dB/oct. First stage analog, subsequent stages digital
Microphone Powering
• Mic XLRs: 48V via 6.8k resistors, 10mA each
• Mic 3.5mm: 3V @ 3k source Z
Audio Outputs
Stereo Out: 3.5mm TRS stereo unbalanced, 500 ohm output Z, +7.8dBu max output level
DAC feeding Stereo Out, Headphone Out: 32 bit precision; 115dB dynamic range (A-weighted)
Headphone Out: 3.5mm TRS stereo unbalanced, for use with any impedance headphones
Output Limiters: Digital
Recorder
Maximum Record Tracks: 8 tracks (stereo mix + 6 ISOs)
Sampling Frequency:
• 44.1 kHz
• 48 kHz
• 96 kHz
• 192 kHz
Bit Depth: 16, 24
Media Type:
• Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC)
• Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
• Secure Digital (SD)
Maximum Storage Size: 512 GB (SDXC)
Card Format: FAT32 formatted (32GB or less), exFAT for (>32GB), on-board memory card formatting
File Type: WAV (Broadcast Wave File format), with embedded timecode stamp and metadata
USB
Audio Interface (USB-C) 8-in/4-out; 44.1 to 96 kHz; 16/24-bit; Class compliant USB 2.0 high speed or ASIO (supplied)
Mass Storage (USB-C) USB 2.0 high speed
Keyboard (USB-A) Text entry and control
Touch Screen
Display: 1.6-inch, colour, sunlight-viewable IPS LCD
Resolution: 320x240
Timecode
Modes
• Time of Day (file stamped w/current ToD)
• LTC Input (file stamped w/incoming LTC on Aux 3.5mm)
• HDMI TC (file stamped w/incoming TC from HDMI & sample clock slaved from HDMI sample clock. Only works on specific cameras that support HDMI TC
Remote Control
Bluetooth: Smart Wireless control using Wingman app
HDMI: Auto-record start/stop trigger from cameras that output record flag over HDMI
Timecode: Auto-record start/stop trigger via Aux In timecode
Size (H x W x D): 1.4 in x 6.53 in x 4.65 in / 36 mm x 166 mm x 118 mm
Weight: 19.9 oz (unpackaged, without batteries) / 0.56 kg (unpackaged, without batteries)
The MixPre-6 has been meticulously-engineered to offer extreme flexibility and sound quality, operating in three basic ways:
- 6 mic/line input (4 mic/line XLR/TRS input + 2ch Aux input), 2 channel output mixer with our exclusive Kashmir discrete mic preamplifiers with user-selectable analog limiters and low-cut filters.
- SD card recording and playback of individual channels and the main mix simultaneously at 44.1, 48, 96 and 192kHz, 16 and 24-bit files.
- 8-in, 4-out USB computer audio interface
The possible uses for the MixPre-6 are virtually unlimited, but a few common ones might be:
- Paired with a DSLR camera recording high-quality audio for video, complete with timecode and HDMI record triggering.
- Podcast or music recording using up to six high-quality voice-over microphones (or other sources) interfacing via USB to a computer.
- Stand-alone audio recorder for House-of-Worship, mixing a direct feed from the PA system with a stereo feed of ambient congregational response, singing and music from a stereo microphone.
FEATURES
Sublime Audio Quality
The MixPre-6 features Sound Devices' new Kashmir microphone preamps. These high-performance, ultra-low-noise, discrete, Class-A mic preamps were hand-crafted by Sound Devices. The Kashmir mic preamps feature a -130dBV noise floor, analog limiters, and new 32-bit A-to-D converters to ensure the highest quality audio recordings that far surpass those of other recorders using simple off-the-shelf IC-based mic preamps.
Powerful USB and Recording
The versatile MixPre-6 makes an excellent USB audio interface, offering the unique ability to record audio to an SD card while simultaneously streaming multiple channels of audio via USB. Handy for interviews, podcasts, or simply as a backup recorder to your computer, the MixPre can be used for Skype or Facetime interviews, and to record audio for podcasts or video blogs.
As a musician's tool, the MixPre is indispensable. Whether its serving as a top-shelf USB interface with premium mic pres for use with a DAW, getting a quick song idea recorded without AC power handy, recording rehearsals or just adding a few more inputs to your PA system, the MixPre will become an invaluable part of a musician's life.
Ultra-Compact, Unintimidating Design
The small stature and design of the MixPre-6 will fit any production environment. It features a responsive capacitive touch screen for simple and intuitive operation, and a bright, IPS technology, sunlight-readable colour LCD for the ultimate in convenient navigation.
Like all Sound Devices products, the MixPre-6 is extremely durable. Constructed with a die-cast aluminum chassis, it is both lightweight and incredibly robust. The MixPre-6 is super-compact - perfect for jobs on the run.
Intuitive Operation
The MixPre-6 bridges the gap between sound engineers, musicians and YouTubers with user-friendly navigation featuring Basic and Advanced modes. Designed to allow a user to start recording right out of the box, Basic mode takes the guesswork out of audio recording and is intended for stereo recording applications, such as interviews, video blogs, music or podcasts.
The Advanced mode offers more experienced audio users access to multi-channel recording and advanced settings such as metering, routing, timecode, mic pre gain, stereo and Mid/Side channel linking, channel phase invert, delay, headphone presets and more.
What's more, the MixPre includes integrated Bluetooth Smart for easy connection, control and metering via iOS and Android mobile devices.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- MixPre-6
- MX-4AA Battery Sled (batteries not included)
- Y-Cable USB-C to Two USB-A
SPECIFICATIONS
Audio Inputs
Frequency Response: 10Hz to 80kHz +/- 0.5dB re 1kHz @ 192kHz sample rate
Total Harmonic Distortion: (THD) 0.005% max (@1kHz, 22-22kHz BW, gain=20dB, -10dBu in)
Equivalent Input Noise: (EIN) -130dBV (-128dBu) max (A-weighting, gain=76dB, 150 ohm source impedance)
Inputs
• Mic: XLR active-balanced; 4k input Z
• Line: XLR active-balanced; 4k input Z
• Line: -inch TRS active-balanced; 4k input Z
• Aux/Mic in: 3.5mm TRS, 2-channel unbalanced; 100k input Z
• USB Audio: 4 channels
• All inputs fully RF-filtered and overload protected.
Gain
• Mic input: +6dB to +76dB
• Line input: -20dB to +30dB
• Fader: -inf to +20dB
• Headphone: -inf to +20dB
• Total, Mic-to-recording (max): +96dB
• Aux In (Mic): +10dB to +40dB
• Aux In (Line): -10dB to +20dB
• Total Aux Gain including Fader, Mic-to-recording: +60dB
ADC Dynamic Range: 32 bit precision; 120dB dynamic range min (A-weighted, gain=10dB, fader=0dB)
Maximum Input Level
• Mic XLR: +14dBu (limiters on or off)
• Line XLR/1/4-inch: +28dBu (limiters on or off)
• Aux In (Mic): -10dBu
• Aux In (Line): +10dBu
Limiters
• Limiter at all gain stages, range > 40dB.
• First stage analog, subsequent stages digital
Low Cut Filters
• 40Hz to 160Hz (adjustable), 18 dB/oct. First stage analog, subsequent stages digital
Microphone Powering
• Mic XLRs: 48V via 6.8k resistors, 10mA each
• Mic 3.5mm: 3V @ 3k source Z
Audio Outputs
Stereo Out: 3.5mm TRS stereo unbalanced, 500 ohm output Z, +7.8dBu max output level
DAC feeding Stereo Out, Headphone Out: 32 bit precision; 115dB dynamic range (A-weighted)
Headphone Out: 3.5mm TRS stereo unbalanced, for use with any impedance headphones
Output Limiters: Digital
Recorder
Maximum Record Tracks: 8 tracks (stereo mix + 6 ISOs)
Sampling Frequency:
• 44.1 kHz
• 48 kHz
• 96 kHz
• 192 kHz
Bit Depth: 16, 24
Media Type:
• Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC)
• Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
• Secure Digital (SD)
Maximum Storage Size: 512 GB (SDXC)
Card Format: FAT32 formatted (32GB or less), exFAT for (>32GB), on-board memory card formatting
File Type: WAV (Broadcast Wave File format), with embedded timecode stamp and metadata
USB
Audio Interface (USB-C) 8-in/4-out; 44.1 to 96 kHz; 16/24-bit; Class compliant USB 2.0 high speed or ASIO (supplied)
Mass Storage (USB-C) USB 2.0 high speed
Keyboard (USB-A) Text entry and control
Touch Screen
Display: 1.6-inch, colour, sunlight-viewable IPS LCD
Resolution: 320x240
Timecode
Modes
• Time of Day (file stamped w/current ToD)
• LTC Input (file stamped w/incoming LTC on Aux 3.5mm)
• HDMI TC (file stamped w/incoming TC from HDMI & sample clock slaved from HDMI sample clock. Only works on specific cameras that support HDMI TC
Remote Control
Bluetooth: Smart Wireless control using Wingman app
HDMI: Auto-record start/stop trigger from cameras that output record flag over HDMI
Timecode: Auto-record start/stop trigger via Aux In timecode
Size (H x W x D): 1.4 in x 6.53 in x 4.65 in / 36 mm x 166 mm x 118 mm
Weight: 19.9 oz (unpackaged, without batteries) / 0.56 kg (unpackaged, without batteries)
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| MixPre-6 4 Channel Audio Recorder, Mixer, USB Audio Interface | 505678 |
