Sound Devices MixPre-6 II
The Sound Devices MixPre-6 II is version 2 and the newest member of the groundbreaking MixPre Series of recorders, mixers, and USB audio interfaces. If you record field audio, sound effects, audio for film, podcasts, voice-overs, music, or are just starting your audio journey, the MixPre II Series is for you! Lightweight, durable, and small, this powerhouse audio recorder and USB interface will help you capture audio for any application.
Features:
- KashmirTM Microphone Preamps with 48 V Phantom
- Internal timecode generator
- Sample rates up to 192 kHz
- Bit depths up to 32-bit float
- Adjustable Limiters
- SD card recording and reading
- Backup to USB drive
- 10 seconds of Pre-roll at 48 kHz
- USB Control Surface support
- Customize with plugins
- Add low cut, high pass, delay, polarity invert, and panning
- Simultaneous recording, mixing, USB audio streaming
- Trigger record via timecode or HDMI timecode
- Basic, Advanced, and custom modes
- High-fidelity headphone amplifier
If you record field audio, sound effects, audio for film, podcasts, voice-overs, music, or are just starting your audio journey, the MixPre II Series is for you! Lightweight, durable, and small, this powerhouse audio recorder and USB interface will help you capture audio for any application.
With Sound Devices’ hand-crafted, crystal-clear, ultra low-noise Kashmir preamps, you’ll record audio in superior quality – all the way up to a 32-bit float bit depth 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.
The MixPre II is highly customizable 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. Use the MixPre’s high-precision internal timecode generator to trigger the camera, or feed timecode in. The choice is yours!
Professionals love the flexibility of the MixPre Series. Don’t need all those options? Basic mode has you covered.
All models are 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 II can capture audio for any application. Our friendly and knowledgeable support team, based in the USA and Germany, is here for all your questions and comments. Our job is to make your job easier.
For Sound Devices Tech Notes. Click HERE
For information on other various powering options, see MixPre Series’ Powering Options.
For information on maximizing your battery runtime with the MixPre-3, see Maximizing Battery Runtimes on MixPre3 & MixPre-6.
Customise with Plugins –
Are you a songwriter or musician? Buy the Musician Plugin to easily create a song using your MixPre 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!
DELIVERY INFORMATION
All orders are delivered via next day tracked carrier. When placing an order please provide a suitable e-mail address and mobile number.
On despatch you will receive a notification from our carriers DPD along with updates right up to the point of delivery.
On the day of delivery you will get an accurate 1 hour time window for the items arrival.
You’ll even be able to contact your driver and track his progress!
Track your parcel here: DPD Tracking
Delivery Rates
We deliver Worldwide!
*Please note, FREE SHIPPING applies to Mainland UK addresses only.
Can’t see your country in the list below? Don’t worry, let us know and we’ll add it!
| Country |
Delivery Cost Ex vat |
| UK Mainland (orders under £400 ex vat) |
£6.66 – Next Day Courier |
| UK Mainland |
£2.46 – Royal Mail 2-3 Days |
| UK Mainland Saturday Shipping |
£13 |
| Austria |
£20 |
| Belgium |
£15 |
| Bosnia |
£65 |
| Bulgaria |
£35 |
| Croatia |
£30 |
| Czech Republic |
£25 |
| Denmark |
£20 |
| Estonia |
£30 |
| Finland |
£30 |
| France |
£15 |
| Germany |
£15 |
| Greece |
£35 |
| Hungary |
£30 |
| Iceland |
£65 |
| Italy |
£25 |
| Jersey |
£25 |
| Latvia |
£35 |
| Lithuania |
£35 |
| Luxembourg |
£15 |
| Netherlands |
£15 |
| Norway |
£65 |
| Poland |
£30 |
| Portugal |
£30 |
| Republic of Ireland |
£25 |
| Romania |
£35 |
| Serbia |
£65 |
| Slovakia |
£25 |
| Slovenia |
£25 |
| Spain |
£25 |
| Sweden |
£65 |
| Switzerland |
£50 |
Returns Policy:
Not happy with your purchase?
Don’t worry, you can return goods ordered from us at any time within 14 working days of receipt for a full refund or for an exchange for a different product. Before returning any items, notify us so we know what to expect.
All we ask is that you return the items to us in the same condition that we supplied them to you. Please package the items up securely and safely so that they are not damaged during transit. Uuse the original delivery packaging where possible.
We strongly recommend using a recorded or tracked delivery service. Please send the return items to:
Returns, Raycom Ltd, Unit 8 Abbey Court Lane, Abbey Lane, Evesham, WR11 4BY
Returns Terms & Conditions:
Returns of an order for a refund or an exchange:
- Cost of return – The costs of returning goods to Raycom shall be borne by you, the customer, in all circumstances without exception, unless otherwise agreed upon with Raycom.
- Loss & damage – Return items must be packed suitably and insured against the event of loss in transit. Raycom Ltd will not be responsible for lost or damaged returned goods. Lost or damaged goods may effect the level of refund on equipment.
- Delivery costs – The original postage and packaging costs will not be refunded under any circumstances unless agreed with Raycom Ltd
- Upon receipt of the goods, to Raycom Ltd, and with prior arrangement, we will give you a full refund of the amount paid or an exchange credit as required and agreed
The right to return goods to us will not apply in the following circumstances:
- in the event that the product has been used, in any way, shape or form, other than limited useage when the goods are unpacked
- in the case of software, audio or visual products, where the packaging has been unsealed, broken or is incomplete
- to any products that we have made on special order and or customised specifically for you
The provisions of this clause do not affect your statutory rights. For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions, or should you have a question regarding this policy, please do get in touch.
Cancelling an order:
In accordance with the distance selling regulations, any order with us can be cancelled before we have dispatched your items. In this instance we will refund you in full using the chosen payment method. Terms for our cancellation and returns policy.
If you wish to cancel your order:
- Notify us by email sales@raycom.co.uk before we have dispatched the goods to you, or
- where goods have already been dispatched to you, by returning goods to us in accordance with our returns policy
Audio Inputs
• Frequency Response: 10Hz to 80kHz +/- 0.5dB re 1kHz @ 192kHz sample rate
• THD: + Noise – 0.005% max (@1kHz, 22-22kHz BW, gain=20dB, -10dBu in)
• ADC: – 32 bit precision; 142 dB dynamic range min (A-weighted, gain=10dB, fader=0dB)
• Equivalent Input Noise: -130dBV (-128dBu) max (A-weighting, gain=76dB, 150 ohm source impedance)
• Inputs:
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- Mic: XLR active-balanced; 4k input
- Line: XLR active-balanced; 4k input
- Aux/Mic in: 3.5mm TRS, 2-channel unbalanced; 100k input
- Line: ¼-inch TRS active-balanced; 4k input
- USB Audio: 4 channels
- All inputs fully RF-filtered and overload protected.
• Gain
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- 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): Gain = +10dB to +40dB
- Aux In (Line): Gain = -10dB to +20dB
- Total Aux Gain including Fader (Mic-to-recording): +60dB
- Maximum Input Level
- Mic XLR: +14dBu (limiters on or off)
- Line XLR: +28dBu (limiters on or off)
- Aux In (Mic): -10dBu
- Aux In (Line): +10dBu
• Low Cut Filters: 40Hz to 160Hz (adjustable), 18 dB/oct. First stage analog, subsequent stages digital.
• Microphone Powering:
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- Mic XLRs: 48V via 6.8k resistors, 10mA each
- Mic 3.5mm: 3V @ 3k source
• Limiters: Limiter at all gain stages, range > 40dB. First stage analog, subsequent stages digital. Adjustable Threshold, Ratio, and Release.
Audio Outputs
• DAC feeding Stereo Out, Headphone Out: 32 bit precision; 115dB dynamic range (A-weighted)
• Stereo Out: 3.5mm TRS stereo unbalanced, 500 ohm output, +7.8dBu max output level
• Headphones Out: 3.5mm TRS stereo unbalanced, 300mW + 300mW, for use with any impedance headphones
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 via download)
• Mass Storage (USB-C): USB 2.0 high speed
• Keyboard (USB-A): Text entry and control
• Thumbdrive (USB-A): Manual or auto-copy to drive
• Midi Control Surface (USB-A)
Recording
• Maximum Record Tracks: 8 Tracks: Stereo mix + 6 ISOs
• Sampling Frequency:
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- 44.1 kHz
- 47.952 kHz
- 48 kHz
- 48.048 kHz
- 96 kHz
- 192 kHz
• Bit Depth:
• Recording Storage:
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- Type: SD, SDXC, SDHC Card (USB thumbdrive, copy only)
- Max Storage Size: 512 GB (SDXC)
- Card format: exFAT
• File Type: Polyphonic WAV
Timecode
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Timecode Modes
- Free Run
- Time of Day (file stamped w/current ToD)
- Rec Run
- Ext LTC (file stamped w/incoming LTC on 3.5mm Aux In)
- Camera TC (file stamped w/incoming TC from cameras that output TC)
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Timecode Frame Rates
- Auto-detects (fps): 23.98 (same as 23.976)
- 24
- 25
- 29.97DF
- 29.97ND
- 30
- 30DF
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3.5 mm Aux In
- Timecode Input
- Timecode: 20k ohm impedance, 0.3 V – 3.0 V p-p (–17 dBu – +3 dBu)
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3.5 mm Stereo Out
- Timecode Output
- Timecode: 1k ohm impedance, 3.0V p-p (+12 dBu)
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HDMI
Remote Control
- Bluetooth LE: Wireless control using Wingman app
- HDMI (micro): Auto-record start/stop trigger from cameras that output record flag over HDMI
- Timecode: Auto-record start/stop trigger via Aux In timecode
Touchscreen
- 320×256; 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; optional MX-USBY cable, connects one USB-C to two USB-A ports
- AC Adapter: MX-PSU (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: 36mm x 166 mm x 118 mm (H x W x D); 1.40” x 6.53” x 4.65”
- Weight: .56 kg; 19.9 oz. (unpackaged, without batteries)
Download the free Ambisonics Plugin to record in 360° audio and monitor binaurally with an ambisonic microphone like the Sennheiser AMBEO and a MixPre-6 II or MixPre-10 II.
