MixPre
User Guide
3
Panel Views
MIXPRE-3
FRONT
Power LED
Channel Knobs
Channel Ring LED
Touchscreen
Play Button
Stop Button
Record Button
REAR
Battery Contacts
SD Card Slot
Allen Wrench and
Anti-Rotational Pin
Storage
RIGHT
XLR Input
Headphone Knob
HDMI TC Input
Headphone Output
Aux/Mic/Timecode Input
LEFT
XLR Inputs
USB-A Port
USB-C Port
Power Switch
3.5 mm Stereo
Output
POWER LED
Glows when the MixPre is powered on.
CHANNEL KNOBS
Sets the input gain for the channel. Press in on
knob to access channel screen.
CHANNEL LED RING
Provides visual indication of channel signal
condition, solo and mute.
PLAY BUTTON
Press to begin playback. While in playback the button
glows green. See Transport.
STOP BUTTON
Press to stop recording or playback. While stopped
the button glows orange. See Transport.
RECORD BUTTON
Press to begin a recording. While recording the
button glows red. See Transport.
TOUCH SCREEN
The sunlight-viewable, high-resolution, touch-
screen is used to navigate the MixPre user interface.
BATTERY CONTACTS
Accepts power sled accessories designed for
MixPre. Allows powering from AA or Sony L-Mount batteries, such as
the included MX-4AA.
SD CARD SLOT
Insert SD card for recording.
ALLEN WRENCH & ANTI-ROTATIONAL PIN
Magnetically attach
-
es to the MixPre for safe keeping. Used to attach MixPre to cameras
and tripods via ¼-inch-20-thread captive screw on MixPre top panel.
INPUTS 1-3 FEMALE XLR JACKS
Active-balanced analog micro-
phone or line-level inputs. Inputs 1-2 on left panel, input 3 on the
right. [pin-1 = ground, pin-2 = hot (+), and pin-3 = cold (-)]
USB-A PORT
1. USB keyboard.
2. USB to approved 3rd party control surfaces.
3. USB hubs to support multiple devices.
USB-C PORT
1. Provides power to the unit.
2. Connects to computer as a USB Audio Interface.
3. Connects to computer for transferring files from the SD card.
STEREO OUTPUT
Unbalanced stereo 3.5 mm female connector.
Routing determined in the Outputs menu. [Sleeve = ground, tip = X1,
ring = X2].
POWER SWITCH
Turns the power on and off.
HEADPHONE OUTPUT
3.5 mm TRS headphone output. Warning!
This output can drive headphones to potentially dangerous levels.
[Sleeve = ground, tip = left, ring = right]
HEADPHONE KNOB
1. Rotate to control headphone volume.
2. Rotate to navigate some menus and the virtual keyboard. Press in
to select items.
AUX/MIC/TIMECODE INPUT
Menu-selectable input. Accepts
unbalanced stereo audio signal, Plug in Power microphones, or LTC
timecode.
HDMI TC INPUT
Connect to select cameras to receive HDMI time-
code and record start/stop flags.