If you record field audio, sound effects, podcasts, voice-overs, music, audio for film or are just starting your audio journey, the MixPre-6 II is for you! With four crystal-clear, ultra low-noise Kashmir preamps, you can record multiple actors, multiple podcasters or audio for film with superior quality, all the way up to a 32-bit float bit rate and a 192 kHz sample rate. This newest generation of Sound Devices' award-winning MixPre Series has been redesigned for increased performance and an astounding 142 dB of dynamic range.
Your MixPre-6 II is highly customisable to your needs. Record internally to a compatible SD card on set or stream your podcast over USB to your computer at home. Power with your computer, wall power or record in the middle of nowhere with AA or Sony L-mount batteries. Adjust limiters, bit depth, sample rates, gain, pan, low-cut, phase inversion and phantom power to your liking. Trigger your camera with the internal timecode generator or feed timecode in via HDMI or aux in.
Your MixPre-6 II is rugged, lightweight and small, so you can throw it in a bag or mount it to a tripod or camera - or get situated on set with our Wingman App and one of our four supported USB control surfaces. With the superior sound and build quality that you can expect from the industry leader in production audio recording, your MixPre-6 II can capture audio for any application.
Are you a songwriter or musician? Buy the Musician Plugin to easily create a song using your MixPre-6 II as a standalone recorder or USB interface. Use onboard features like overdub, bounce, reverb and tracking to a metronome. Create Music Projects to lay down backing tracks and use them live or at home for writing or practicing. Capturing your song ideas has never been easier! While in Music Mode, the MixPre-6 II is limited to six simultaneous live inputs. Using multiple microphones with your MixPre-6 II? Enable the MixAssist Plugin to reduce unwanted microphone and room noise while recording.
Download the free Ambisonics Plugin on the Sound Devices website to record in 360° audio and monitor binaurally with an ambisonic microphone like the Sennheiser AMBEO and your MixPre-6 II.
FEATURES:
- four ultra-low-noise Kashmir microphone preamps with adjustable limiters capture high quality audio in the field, on set or with a computer
- create a mix using the built-in 6 x 2 portable mixer
- record up to 8 tracks to an SD card and backup to a USB thumb drive
- 8-in, 4-out USB audio interface streams to your computer via USB-C
- choose bit depths from 16 to 32-bit float, sampling rates from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz
- internal LTC timecode generator, timecode in/out via aux in/stereo out
- timecode and record triggering via HDMI
- USB-A for control surfaces, keyboards and auto-copy to USB drive
- in-unit ISO mixing, gain, pan, low-cut, phase inversion and phantom power
- sunlight-readable color touch screen and LED metering
- lightweight, durable and small: perfect for bag use, mobile recording or studio
- powerful 300 mW+300 mW headphone amp allows clear and accurate reference
- customise with plugins from the Sound Devices plugin store
- pre-roll buffer of 10 seconds
- includes a MX-4AA Battery Sled (batteries not included), MX-PSU AC Power Supply and USB-C to USB-C cable
