Key Features - Sound Devices MixPre User Manual

User Guide and Technical Documentation
K
EY FEATURES
High Performance Microphone Inputs
• Maximum of 66 dB of gain per input
• Premium Lundahl input transformers
• Sealed, conductive plastic potentiometers
• Phantom power, selectable between 48-volts and 15-volts
• High-pass filters with 80 or 160 Hz corner, 6 dB per octave
• Input panning to Left, Center, or Right outputs
Audio Performance
• Dynamic range exceeding 110 dB
• 10 Hz to 50 kHz audio bandwidth
• Exceptionally low distortion characteristics
• Discrete 6-transistor balanced output drivers
Headphone Monitoring
• High current headphone monitor circuit
• Headphone level control and peak-indicator
Level Metering
• Sunlight-readable, seven segment GaN LED output meters
• 3 position LED brightness switch
• Two-color clip/limiter activity LEDs per input channel
Audio Limiters
• "Unclippable" input peak limiters via two-stage opto-isolator circuit
with adjustable limiter threshold (per input)
• Dual mono or linked stereo limiter operation
Flexible Powering
• Internal battery-power from two AA batteries
• Chassis-isolated 5 to 18 VDC external power input
• Power LED indicates low battery power
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