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- Page 1 ****Insert MixPre II stack photo***** MixPre II Series Multichannel Recorders | Mixers | USB Audio Interfaces User Guide...
- Page 2 MixPre II User Guide | Rev 1-A | 08/29/19 trademarks herein are the property of their respective owners. This document is distributed by Sound Devices, LLC in online electronic (PDF) format only. Published in the USA. This table provides the revision history and cross-reference links to “what’s new”...
- Page 3 192 kHz sample rate. This newest genera- 360° audio and monitor binaurally with an ambisonic tion of Sound Devices’ award-winning MixPre Series microphone like the Sennheiser AMBEO and a Mix- has been redesigned for increased performance and an Pre-6 II or MixPre-10 II.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents PANEL VIEWS MIXPRE-10 II MIXPRE-6 II MIXPRE-3 II POWERING TOUCHSCREEN NAVIGATING MENUS BASIC VS ADVANCE MODE CUSTOM MODE FILE LIST INPUTS INPUT LINKING LIMITERS METERING OUTPUTS HEADPHONE PRESETS PROJECTS TRANSPORT CONTROL STAR SHORTCUTS SYSTEM MENU MEDIA AND FORMATTING RECORD AND PLAY REMIX AND RERECORD CUE MARKS... -
Page 5: Panel Views
Panel Views MIXP R E-3 II Battery Mounts Allen Wrench and Stop Button Touchscreen Anti-Rotational Pin Play Button Record Button SD Card Slot Power Light Channel Knobs FRON T REA R Channel Ring LED Power Switch USB-A Port Aux/Mic/Timecode Input XLR / 1/4-inch TRS Inputs USB-C Port XLR / 1/4-inch TRS Input... - Page 6 MIXPRE- 6 I I Allen Wrench and Battery Mounts Star Button Stop Button Touchscreen Anti-Rotational Pin Record Button SD Card Slot Play Button Power Light Channel Knobs FRON T REA R Channel Ring LED XLR / 1/4-inch TRS Inputs Aux/Mic/Timecode Input USB-A Port Power Switch XLR / 1/4-inch TRS Inputs...
- Page 7 MIXPR E-10 II Allen Wrench and Battery Mounts Transport Controls Channel LED Ring Power Light Touchscreen Anti-Rotational Pin Channel Knobs SD Card Slot 4-Pin Hirose DC Input Star Switch FRO NT REA R XLR / 1/4-inch TRS Inputs Aux/Mic/Timecode Input USB-A Port Power Switch BNC Timecode/...
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Page 8: Powering
Flexible Powering Options Powering the MixPre II In designing the MixPre II, we felt that it was important to be able to Apply your choice of power source. Turn the master power switch operate in a wide array of applications and environments. To support located in the upper right corner of the left side panel to the On that goal, power can be supplied from several possible sources. -
Page 9: Touchscreen
Touchscreen The MixPre II has a sunlight-viewable, high-resolution, touch-screen-based user interface, which consists of the Home screen, Main Menu screen, and Channel screen views. There are several touch zones on the touch screen for controls. As you become familiar with the user interface, chang- ing settings for inputs, outputs, recording and metering will become fast and intuitive. -
Page 10: Navigating Menus
Navigating Menus CHANNEL SCREEN Access Channel Screens by pressing the associated channel knob. Additional software controlled channels on the MixPre-6 II (channel 5,6) and MixPre-10 II (channels 9, 10) are found in the Inputs menu. Most features and functions are selected and set up in the Menu. The Channel screen is where you will find channel-specific settings, Touch the Menu icon from the Home Screen to enter the Menu. -
Page 11: Basic Vs Advance Mode
Choosing your Mode The MixPre II has three differend modes of operation to suit you and your application, Basic, Advanced, and Custom. Basic mode is intended for hassle-free, plug-and-play use. This mode is ideal for the new user and amateur or any job where you want to keep things simple. - Page 12 MIXPRE-6 II BASIC VS ADVANCED FEATURE BASIC ADVANCED Gain Channel knob controls all gain for a Dual gain stage. Input gain is set in the Channel Screen. Channel channel. knob controls post-fade levels to mix bus. Channel Screen Options Pan (Left, Center, Right) Solo Input Mute...
- Page 13 MIXPRE-10 II BASIC VS ADVANCED FEATURE BASIC ADVANCED Gain Channel knob controls all gain for a Dual gain stage. Input gain is set in the Channel Screen. Channel channel. knob controls post-fade levels to mix bus. Channel Screen Options Pan (Left, Center, Right) Solo Input Mute...
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Page 14: Custom Mode
Custom Mode Custom mode is intended for users who want to customize the fea- tures and functionality and operate somewhere between basic and advanced modes. This mode grants access to select categories of Advanced Mode. features, To configure Custom Setup: Set System >... -
Page 15: File List
File List - Basic Mode Scroll through the chronological list of all files in an active project with the headphone encoder. The top item in the list is the next file to be recorded. Directly below that is the last recorded file or file currently being recorded, followed by all previously recorded files. - Page 16 File List - Advanced Mode Scroll through the chronological list of all files in an active project with the headphone encoder. The top item in the list is the next file to be recorded. Directly below that is the last recorded file or file currently being recorded, followed by all previously recorded files.
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Page 17: Inputs
Channel Inputs - Basic Mode The MixPre II’s flexibility is enhanced by its ability to select various input types to its mixer channels. Each of the MixPre II’s channels can be sourced from an XLR or TRS mic/line input, 3.5 mm Aux line or mic input (with or without plug-in-power) or from USB channels from a computer. - Page 18 Channel Inputs - Advanced Mode The MixPre II’s flexibility is enhanced by its ability to select various input types to its mixer channels. Each of the MixPre II’s channels can be sourced from an XLR or TRS mic/line input, 3.5 mm Aux line or mic input (with or without plug-in-power) or from USB channels from a computer.
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Page 19: Input Linking
Inputs Menu Input Types Description The Inputs menu allows you to access software-controlled channels Use for microphones. For condenser mics (5/6 on MixPre-6 II and 9/10 on MixPre-10 II) and Aux In Mode requiring 48 V phantom power, set Phantom settings. -
Page 20: Limiters
Limiters Metering The MixPre II has fully adjustable limiter parameters giving control over There are five basic methods for observing input and output levels on Ratio, Release and Threshold. The limiters can be fine tuned for dialog, the MixPre II. foley, nature recording, and even live instruments. -
Page 21: Metering
Metering Ballistics Outputs Audio meter ballistics is the manner in which a visual meter responds The MixPre II features multiple Output configurations for flexible re- to audio signal levels. Peak-reading ballistics correspond to actual cording scenarios. The Outputs menu is available in Advanced mode. signal peaks, but do not necessarily correspond to perceived signal In the Outputs menu, you may send any channel, aux input, USB loudness. -
Page 22: Headphone
Headphone Out Presets The MixPre II’s high quality headphone amplifier provides high power If you plan to use the MixPre II in a wide variety of situations, you can and very low noise performance so that you can accurately hear the store and recall snapshots of all of the MixPre II’s settings. -
Page 23: Transport Control
Transport Controls MIXPRE-3 II AND MIXPRE-6 II The three Transport controls (illuminated buttons) on the front panel are used to perform recording and playback functions. unction ontrol ction Press to begin recording a new file. The button illuminates red while recording is in underway. -
Page 24: Star Shortcuts
UDPATE FIRMWARE Update the firmware f St Out Mute (MixPre-6 II) from a file on the SD card. The latest firmware can be downloaded from the Sound Devices f L/R Mute (MixPre-10 II) website: www.sounddevices.com/support/downloads f X1/X2 Mute (MixPre-10 II) PLUGINS View and apply plugins. -
Page 25: Media And Formatting
We highly recommend using Sound Devices branded SD cards as REC TRIGGER Sets record triggering from either timecode or HDMI these have been optimized to provide the best performance. If these flags. -
Page 26: Cue Marks
Cue Marks Use cue marks to make it easy to locate quickly to points of interest. The MixPre automatically renumbers cue marks if one is inserted between existing cue marks to maintain their ascending numerical order from start to finish—01, 02, 03, etc. You may have a maximum of 99 per file. Cues appear in numerical order in the Cue List, such as those shown in following image. -
Page 27: Timecode
Timecode When timecode is enabled, it is displayed on the home screen beneath the current filename. Standard timecode is displayed as HH:MM:SS:FF. Drop-frame timecode is displayed with a semi-colon between the seconds and frames fields: HH:MM:SS;FF. Each time you press record, the current timecode value is stored in- side the Broadcast WAV file. - Page 28 Timecode Modes FREE RUN Timecode runs continuously. Timecode continues count- ing accurately for up to four hours after power-down. REC RUN Timecode runs while recording and is stationary when not recording. In this mode, timecode defaults to the last stationary val- ue at power-up.
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Page 29: Usb Audio Interface
Using MixPre II as a USB Audio Interface For PC users, the the MixPre-6 II and MixPre-10 II will appear as a 2x2 audio interface unless a specific ASIO® driver is installed. The latest ASIO driver is available for free at www.sounddevices.com/ download To work with the USB audio from a host computer, it is necessary... -
Page 30: Wingman
Wingman Application Status Bar Sound Devices Wingman is a free app that allows wireless remote Connection control of the Bluetooth Smart-enabled MixPre Series from iOS or Android devices. Icon Viewing Area VIEWING AREA On smaller devices, the viewing area displays transport and track views. - Page 31 CONNECTION ICON Tap the Connection icon to efficiently switch connection from one device to another from within the app. Tapping the Circled-I icon helps identify a listed MixPre by dis- playing an “Identifying from Wingman” message on the chosen recorder’s screen. CONNECTION ICON STATUS COLORS Gray Disconnected - either no activity or...
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Page 32: Usb Keyboard Control
USB Keyboard A connected USB keyboard may be used as a wired remote control for certain functions. KEYSTROKE DESCRIPTION Escape Back. Also cancels out of editing mode when virtual keyboard is on screen F1 or Menu key Accesses the Main menu Home File list Cycles between available Meters views and the Main... -
Page 33: Usb Control Surfaces
USB Controllers The MixPre II Series can be connected to select third party con- trollers for tactile control of mixing and recording. These control surfaces provide a varied range of physical sliders, pots, and buttons to set fader levels, trim gains, pans, reverb sends, solos, mutes, record arming, transport control and more. - Page 34 Akai MidiMix Interface Functions FUNCTION ACTION Fader Bank Switching User-Definable Shortcut Buttons Solo + Bank Left Solo + Bank Right Record via user-definable shortcut PLAY via user-definable shortcut STOP via user-definable shortcut FFWD X2, X16 via user-definable shortcut RWD X2, X16 via user-definable shortcut Skip Next File via user-definable shortcut...
- Page 35 Korg NanoKontrol 2 Interface Functions FUNCTION ACTION Fader Bank Switching User-Definable Shortcut Buttons Cycle + Marker Set Cycle + Marker < Cycle + Marker > Cycle + << Cycle + >> Record Record button PLAY/Pause Play button STOP Stop button FFWD X2, X16 Hold >>...
- Page 36 Functions Korg NanoKontrol Studio Interface FUNCTION ACTION Fader Bank Switching User-Definable Shortcut Buttons Cycle + Marker Set Cycle + Marker < Cycle + Marker > Cycle + << Cycle + >> Record Record button PLAY Play button STOP Stop button FFWD X2, X16 Hold >>...
- Page 37 Novation LaunchControl XL Interface Functions FUNCTION ACTION Fader Bank Switching User-Definable Shortcut Buttons DOWN Device + UP Device + Down Device + Left Device + Right Record via user-definable shortcut PLAY via user-definable shortcut STOP via user-definable shortcut FFWD X2, X16 via user-definable shortcut RWD X2, X16 via user-definable shortcut...
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Page 38: Specifications
MixPre-3 II Specifications Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. For the latest information available on all Sound Devices products, visit our website: www.sounddevices.com. FREQUENCY RESPONSE Audio Interface (USB-C): 5-in/2-out (from computer); 44.1 kHz/48 10 Hz to 80 kHz +/- 0.5 dB re 1 kHz @ 192 kHz sample rate kHz/96 kHz;... -
Page 39: Mixpre-6 Ii
MixPre-6 II Specifications Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. For the latest information available on all Sound Devices products, visit our website: www.sounddevices.com. FREQUENCY RESPONSE Audio Interface (USB-C): 8-in/4-out; 44.1 to 96 kHz; 16/24-bit; Class- 10 Hz to 80 kHz +/- 0.5 dB re 1 kHz @ 192 kHz sample rate compliant USB 2.0 high speed or ASIO®... -
Page 40: Mixpre-10 Ii
MixPre-10 II Specifications Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. For the latest information available on all Sound Devices products, visit our website: www.sounddevices.com. DAC FEEDING STEREO OUT, HEADPHONE OUT 32 bit precision; 115 dB dynamic range (A-weighted) FREQUENCY RESPONSE 10 Hz to 80 kHz +/- 0.5 dB re 1 kHz @ 192 kHz sample rate... - Page 41 Post Office Box 576 E7556 State Rd. 23 and 33 Reedsburg, Wisconsin 53959 USA support@sounddevices.com +1 608.524.0625 main +1 608.524.0655 fax 800.505.0625 toll free www.sounddevices.com...
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