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Anytime, Anywhere Audio
The groundbreaking new MixPre-3 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.
Sublime Audio Quality
The MixPre-3 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.
The versatile MixPre-3 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.
The small stature and design of the MixPre-3 will fit any production environment. It features a responsive capacitive touch screen for incredibly simple and intuitive operation, and a bright, IPS technology, sunlight-readable color LCD for the ultimate in convenient navigation.
Like all Sound Devices products, the MixPre-3 is extremely durable. Constructed with a die-cast aluminum chassis, it is both lightweight and incredibly robust. The MixPre-3 is super-compact, so much so that it can fit in your pocket – perfect for jobs on the run.
The MixPre-3 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, headphone presets and more.
What’s more, the MixPre includes integrated Bluetooth Smart for easy connection, control and metering via iOS devices.
The MixPre-3 is a full-featured mixer that offers offers ergonomic gain control knobs for fast and accurate mixing. Other key features include pan and soloing plus easy-to-see ring LED metering per channel.
The MixPre-3 also includes a 3.5mm jack for headphone monitoring with user-programmable presets from our custom-designed powerful, wide-bandwidth headphone amp.
For the ultimate in portability and convenience, the MixPre-3 has multiple powering options. It can be powered from AA batteries in a convenient detachable sled of either four or eight cells. Also available is a sled that offers powering from up to two hot-swappable Sony L-Mount Li-Ion batteries. The Li-lon batteries offer the ultimate in battery life.
Additionally, the entire recorder can also be powered from a laptop’s USB-C or USB-A connectors offering convenient connection and powering with just one cable. For applications where AC is available, Sound Devices offers an optional AC adapter as well.
With the Musician plugin activated, the MixPre-3, -6 and -10T recorders gain the following musician-inspired features.
Track Laying/Overdubbing up to 12 tracks without a DAW
Track Bouncing to free up even more tracks
Automatic or manual Punch In/Out
Effects: Reverb & Vocal Air
Digital patchbay for easy input-to-track routing
Built-in & configurable Metronome
Streamlined workflow in a DAW with Import/Render for easy song sharing & collaboration
| Technical Details |
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| Frequency Response |
| 10Hz to 40kHz +/- 0.5dB re 1kHz @ 96kHz sample rate |
| THD + Noise |
| 0.005% max (@1kHz, 22-22kHz BW, gain=20dB, -10dBu in) |
| ADC |
| 32 bit precision; 120dB dynamic range min (A-weighted, gain=10dB, fader=0dB) |
| Equivalent Input Noise |
| -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 |
| Aux/Mic in: 3.5mm TRS, 2-channel unbalanced; 100k input Z |
| USB Audio: 2 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 |
| Total, Mic-to-headphone (max): +116dB |
| Maximum Input Level |
| Mic XLR: +14dBu (limiters on or off) |
| Line XLR: +40dBu (limiters on or off) |
| Aux/Mic in: +10dBu |
| Low Cut Filters |
| 40Hz to 240Hz (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 |
| Limiters |
| Limiter at all gain stages, range > 40dB. First stage analog, subsequent stages digital. |
| DAC feeding Stereo Out, Headphone Out |
| 32 bit precision; 115dB dynamic range (A-weighted) |
| Stereo Out |
| 3.5mm TRS stereo unbalanced, 500 ohm output Z, +7.8dBu max output level |
| Headphones Out |
| 3.5mm TRS stereo unbalanced, for use with any impedance headphones |
| USB |
| Audio Interface (USB-C): 5-in/2-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 |
| Maximum Record Tracks |
| 8 Tracks: Stereo mix + 6 ISOs |
| Sampling Frequency |
| 44.1 kHz |
| 48 kHz |
| 96 kHz |
| Bit Depth |
| 16, 24 |
| Recording Storage |
| Type: SD, SDXC, SDHC Card |
| Max Storage Size: 512 GB (SDXC) |
| Card format: FAT32 (32GB or less) or exFAT (>32GB) |
| File Type |
| WAV (Broadcast Wave File Format) with embedded timecode stamp and metadata |
| 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. |
| Timecode Frame Rates: |
| Auto-detects (fps): 23.98 (same as 23.976) |
| 24 |
| 25 |
| 29.97 |
| 29.97DF |
| 30 |
| 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 |
| Touch Screen |
| 320x240; 1.6-inch, color, sunlight-viewable IPS LCD |
| Power |
| AA Batteries: 4x AA sled (included); 8x AA sled (optional accessory). NiMH recommended |
| From computer: Bus-powered via USB-C port; use MX-USBY cable (included), connects one USB-C to two USB-A ports |
| AC Adapter: MX-Charge (not included) Power supply wall adapter w/ USB-C connector; 15W; has 4 adapter plugs for US, UK, AU & Europe |
| L-Mount: Optional sled for 2x (hot-swappable) Sony L-type Li-ion batteries |
| Environmental |
| Operating: -20°C to 60°C, 0 to 90% relative humidity; (non-condensing) |
| Storage: -40°C to 85°C |
| Dimensions and Weight |
| Dimensions: 144 mm x 110 mm x 36 mm (H x W x D); 5.68 x 4.35 x 1.40 |
| Weight: .48 kg; 16.8 oz. (unpackaged, without batteries) |
