![]() ![]() The stereo line out is also impressive because it doesn’t have to be a simple mix of all channels. With a little bit of tweaking through software (such as Rogue Amoeba's Loopback on macOS or VoiceMeeter on Windows), you could achieve multiple mix-minus setups for VoIP calls all through USB! Versatile analog audio output The four USB output tracks can be assigned to any of the 6 channels on the MixPre-6, and you can even monitor all the inputs (yes, even the USB) through headphones connected to the MixPre-6 and see the isolated input levels for all 8 tracks (6 isos and 2 mix) on the touchscreen with a quick tap. This is extremely handy for podcasting because it means you could connect everything to the MixPre-6 and use the stereo mix channels for live-streaming through your computer or mobile device. In full 8-track mode, input tracks 1 and 2 contain a stereo mix of everything going into the MixPre-6, and then tracks 3–8 are isolated tracks from the MixPre-6’s own input channels 1–6. When connected to your PC, the MixPre-6 can offer up to 4 audio outputs from your PC to the MixPre-6 and up to 8 audio inputs from the MixPre-6 to your PC. The USB interface itself is also quite amazing. Compare that to the Zoom H6, which can be only a recorder or an interface, but not be both simultaneously. While other devices may offer similar functionality, the MixPre-6 can interface while also functioning as a standalone recorder. The MixPre-6 can connect with computers and mobile devices as a multitrack audio interface via USB. It has a durable metal shell and corner grips that would protect the MixPre-6 from an impact. Noticeably first is the higher build quality of the MixPre-6. But here are the amazing features that raise the MixPre-6 above other recorders, and mean it could replace several pieces of audio gear in your podcast studio. Thus far, the MixPre-6 may not seem all that different from devices like the Zoom H6. MixPre-3/6 is more versatile than Zoom H6 and others On the right side, there’s also a 3.5 mm stereo (TRS) auxiliary input that makes it easy to bring in sound effects or a podcast guest or cohost from a consumer-level device, such as a PC, smartphone, or tablet.įor outputs, the MixPre-6 offers a stereo headphone out with its own volume control, and on the left side, a 3.5 mm stereo (TRS) line out with a really cool feature I’ll tell you about in a bit. ![]() That’s enough to support a directly connected dynamic studio microphones and record with little to no hiss. The Kashmir preamps offer up to 96 dB of clean gain. The MixPre-6 offers 4 combo locking XLR/TRS inputs, two on each side. They both contain high-quality preamps, both record to multiple isolated tracks, both interface with computers and mobile devices as a multitrack input and output, and both the MixPre-3 and MixPre-6 have great mixing capabilities.įor the rest of my review, I’ll focus on the MixPre-6, but most of the information applies to the MixPre-3 as well, with the main difference being fewer inputs and outputs on the MixPre-3. The MixPre-3 and MixPre-6 are very similar with their core features. ![]() However, I like the MixPre-6 so much that if my disappointments were resolved-which is a real possibility-I would immediately buy my own MixPre-6. I think they are almost perfect, but I do have a few disappointments, which I’ll share below!īefore I get too deep into my review, thanks to Sound Devices for loaning me this MixPre-6! I didn’t pay for this, but I also don’t get to keep it. In 2017, Sound Devices launched two amazing products: the MixPre-3 and its bigger brother the MixPre-6. The Sound Devices MixPre-3 MixPre-6 could be the ultimate device for podcasting to replace your mixer, recorder, and audio interface. ![]()
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