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MixPre-3

Compact Audio Recorder

with Mixing & Bluetooth

User Guide

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Page 1: ... MixPre 3 Compact Audio Recorder with Mixing Bluetooth User Guide D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

Page 2: ...s Win dows and Microsoft Excel are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other coun tries All other trademarks herein are the property of their respective owners WEEE Statement If you wish to discard a Sound Devices product in Europe contact Sound Devices Germany for further information Symbol Description This symbol is used to show the order in which you select menu comman...

Page 3: ...ion History This table provides the revision history and cross reference links to what s new in this guide Rev Date Firmware Version Description 1 A Initial release D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

Page 4: ...User Guide 4 D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

Page 5: ...ght visible touch screen LCD Its side panels provide a variety of I O connections and the back panel accommodates battery sleds and SD card Front panel The front panel provides the touch screen back lit transport buttons and faders with LED meter rings as defined in the following tables Front Panel Left Side Panel Right Side Panel Back Panel D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

Page 6: ...icate input signal activity and status Green Signal activity Amber Limiter activity Red Signal overload clipping Power Light Light showing Sound Devices logo illuminates when power is on Transport Controls Illuminated Play Stop and REC buttons for controlling playback and recording Left Side Panel Power Switch USB Connections XLR Inputs Stereo Output Feature Description XLR Inputs 1 2 Active balan...

Page 7: ...als to external devices Right Side Panel HDMI TC Input HP Encoder XLR Input HP Output Aux Mic Input Feature Description Headphone Encoder Adjusts headphone level and monitor source Also used for navigating various menus Headphone Output A 3 5 mm TRS headphone output Can drive headphones from 8 to 1000 ohm impedances to very high levels Tip left ring right and sleeve ground Aux Mic Input Unbalanced...

Page 8: ... batteries is also available Any capacity supported SD Card Slot Accepts SD SDHC SDXC cards oriented with the label up and pins forward to enter slot first High speed class 10 cards are recommended Insert until it clicks securely in the slot The card should glide smoothly into the slot Press to eject Hex Key Notch Magnet A back panel magnet and slots hold in place a hex key and anti rotation pin u...

Page 9: ...shows the icons and what they mean Icon Description Menu icon Tap this icon to access the main MENU screen Home icon Tap this icon to navigate to the HOME screen meter view Back icon Tap this icon to return to previous screen Pages icon Tap this icon to toggle through pages For instance menus with multiple settings may require a multi page display The solid black dot represents the page shown One ...

Page 10: ...right mix channels as well as signal from isolated channels 1 3 LR A1 A2 U1 U2 This optional meter view shows left and right mix channels Aux inputs A1 A2 and USB returns U1 U2 The following images show all three predefined meter views while in various states of record and playback Using Meter Views The displayed meter view is considered the HOME screen from which you can easily switch to any of t...

Page 11: ...ENU Screen The majority of the MixPre 3 s settings are configured via the main MENU screen which provides three pages of settings as indicated by dots The solid black dot denotes which page is displayed REPLACE IMAGE To access and navigate the main MENU screen 1 Tap the Menu icon The first page of settings appears 2 Tap MENU again to toggle to each of the menu s other pages The main menu is made u...

Page 12: ...RD Settings related to file storage on an SD card such as formatting the card renaming it and so forth See File Storage Settings for details DATE TIME Settings related to setting the date time formats for both and the time zone See System for details SYSTEM Various system settings including those for turning on Bluetooth adjusting LCD LED brightness updating firmware and so forth See System for de...

Page 13: ... To set the LED brightness level 1 Tap MENU 2 Tap SYSTEM Brightness 3 Tap LED 4 Turn the Headphone encoder to change the value from 1 to 10 By default the LED brightness level is set to 10 D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

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Page 15: ...s Turn down the headphone gain before attaching headphones or selecting a headphone source to prevent accidental high levels The range for headphone levels may be set from OFF 42 dB to 20 dB To adjust Headphone gain X X Turn the Headphone encoder While being adjusted the gain value will be displayed superimposed over the Main screen Selecting a Headphone Source The default list of headphone preset...

Page 16: ...able sources which spans multiple pages as indicated by the dots 3 Tap HP PRESET to change pages The solid black dot denotes which page is displayed The current source selection appears highlighted in green 4 Tap any headphone source to select it Options include LR Stereo LR Mono AUX in Stereo AUX in Mono USB 1 2 and USB 3 4 plus Presets 1 4 The headphone source changes immediately as it is highli...

Page 17: ...ME to change the name of the Preset Press MENU or METERS to save the preset and exit the Headphone Preset Editing screen Soloing or Muting Input Signals to Headphones When no isolated tracks are soloed or muted then the LR stereo mix is heard Multiple inputs may be muted simultaneously Headphone solos may be set to operate as either individual or multiple Individual is exclusive whereas multiple i...

Page 18: ...color of the on screen input box turns orange when the input is soloed L L When OUTPUT HP Solo is set to Individual only one input may be selected for soloing Selecting a second input will remove the original selection from soloing When OUTPUT HP Solo is set to Multiple then after soloing one input a second and third may be selected for soloing one after another as well 6 For Multiple HP Solo Repe...

Page 19: ...s to blink but the background color of the on screen input box changes to yellow Solo overrides mute In the following illustration input 1 is soloed input 2 is muted and input 3 is both soloed and muted Headphone Warning Bells The MixPre 3 sounds a warning bell in the headphones when starting and stop ping record and also when there is an error condition low battery or low space remaining on the S...

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Page 21: ...w Low Voltage Orange Critical Voltage Red L L Power Light To ensure proper calibration of the battery icon based on the powering source being used see Configuring Power Settings for more information To turn on the MixPre 3 X X Flip the Power switch to the ON position The Power Light illuminates the Sound Devices logo on the front panel The Sound Devices splash screen appears briefly before the mai...

Page 22: ...tached Using only one will not provide enough to power the device Left Panel Power Switch USB C to A Y Cable Using Battery Power There are different types of battery sleds enabling the MixPre 3 to be powered by four AA batteries two L Mount Li Ion batteries or eight AA batteries The MixPre 3 comes with the 4xAA battery sled Sleds that hold two L mount or eight AA batteries are available as optiona...

Page 23: ...d of the battery sled to remove it from the back panel 2 Position the battery so the two terminals on the battery line up with the tips of the two pins on one side of the sled 3 Press the battery against the sled and slide the battery onto the pins The battery retainer tab will spring back to center securing the battery Left Side of Sled Right Side of Sled Release Levers Pins Retainer Tab L Mount ...

Page 24: ...r tablet via the USB C connection Configuring Power Settings The MixPre 3 lets you select the type of power source to better calibrate the power level indicator battery icon according to the type being used L L Alkaline AA batteries may be used with the MixPre 3 however NiMH or 1 5V Lithium batteries are the preferred type because they provide for longer run times compared to Alkaline batteries To...

Page 25: ...tions Microphone powering The main source of extra current draw 48 V Phantom can draw a large amount of current depending on what model microphone is used Two identical phantom powered microphones draw twice as much current as one Audio Recorder The recorder whether in record or playback draws extra current Higher sample rate WAV recordings draw more current during re cording Output level Higher o...

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Page 27: ...eled 1 3 one for each channel Wrapped around each fader is an Input Activity Ring LED Faders 1 3 Input Activity LEDs 1 3 Trim Pan Headphone Encoder Input Setting Screen Adjust trim and pan via virtual controls on the Channel Setting screen by using the headphone encoder Control Description Fader 1 3 Adjusts fader level for channels 1 3 Press in to access the Channel Setting screens for chosen inpu...

Page 28: ...ers and phantom settings As shown in the following images options will vary depending on the mode used for recording Mix Mode Multi Channel Mode For instance when in multi channel mode settings on the first of two pages provide access to arm the track and trim the gain two options which are not available when recording in mix mode To access an Channel Settings screen X X Press in the fader for the...

Page 29: ... in the fader again to exit and return to the previous screen To set an input source for the Aux Mic input 1 Tap the Menu icon 2 Tap INPUTS Aux Input Options include OFF Use to deactivate an input Mic PiP Use for plug in power microphones and mic level sources Line Use for 2 channel unbalanced line level sources Setting Low cut Filters Each input features a low cut filter which is useful for remov...

Page 30: ...e way track names are displayed in meter views may vary depending on a system setting called Track Names in Meters For more information see Config uring the Meters Adjusting Trim and Fader Controls When recording audio for a multi channel project the gain of an input is adjust ed by two controls Trim and Fader L L Trim is not available when recording Mix projects This two stage architecture is ide...

Page 31: ...m 0 dB to 40 dB and line level is adjustable from 0 dB to 20 dB For the USB input trim level is adjustable from 0 dB to 20 dB Adjusting Pan The MixPre 3 has virtual Pan pots which enable routing of inputs to the left L and right R channels of the stereo Master Bus To adjust an input s pan 1 3 1 Press the input s fader The Channel Settings screen for that input appears 2 Tap PAN and then turn the h...

Page 32: ...put 1 include Off 1 2 1 2 MS Options for input 2 include Off 2 3 For instance selecting 1 2 configures channel linking for input pair 1 and 2 Selecting 1 2 MS configures mid side linking for input pair 1 and 2 Mid Side Linking When input pairs are linked MS the odd channel is used for the Mid signal and the even channel is used for the Side signal To produce a stereo signal from an MS configuratio...

Page 33: ...e of 48 volts L L This voltage is resistively applied to pin 2 and pin 3 of an input s XLR 3F connec tor relative to pin 1 In this configuration there is no voltage difference between signal pins 2 and 3 To turn on phantom voltage 1 Press in the fader for the corresponding XLR input 1 3 2 Tap PHANTOM This toggles the setting between Off and 48V D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

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Page 35: ...ed stereo connections L L See Specifications chapter for full details on the electronic specifications of the var ious output connections There are also two USB ports which may be used for streaming two channels of audio to iOS devices or computers Adjusting Output Gain Output gain is adjusted from the OUTPUTS sub menu To adjust output gain 1 Tap the Menu icon 2 Tap OUTPUTS ST Out Lvl 3 Use the He...

Page 36: ...St Out Right The Stereo Out Left or Right Routing screen appears 3 Turn the Headphone encoder to move the orange highlight to the various available sources 4 Press in encoder to change the selected source between Off black and On blue When on Mix Aux and USB sources are routed post fade L L In addition to Off and On ISO channel sources 1 3 have a third option Pre fade green Also selecting any ISO ...

Page 37: ...ks When Tone Mode is set to L Ident and Tone is turned on then a continuous tone is sent to outputs while the Left Identifier signal pulses by default the amplitude of tone at 20 dB to the Left channel These factory defaults may be customized To customize tone settings 1 Tap the Menu icon 2 Tap TONE 3 Configure the tone oscillator by modifying the following parameters Parameter Description Options...

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Page 39: ...nstall and format the SD card you intend to use in the MixPre 3 The slot for an SD card is located on the back panel behind the battery sled which is held in place with a release lever To insert an SD card 1 Press the release lever at one end of the battery sled to remove it and gain access to the back panel 2 Insert an approved SD card into the slot provided Be sure to push in and release a soft ...

Page 40: ...sing the Transport Controls The three Transport controls illuminated buttons on the front panel are used to perform all recording and playback functions Function Button Action Record Press to begin recording a new file The button illuminates red while recording is in underway Stop While recording press once to stop recording While in playback press once to stop playback While in standby press and ...

Page 41: ...e played The name of the active take is whichever take was recorded or played most recently The active take is displayed at the top of the main HOME screen be neath the Take List Folder icon and the timecode To play back a take X X Press the Play button while in any view besides the Take List X X To play back a specific file from the Take List tap the Folder icon use the Headphone encoder to selec...

Page 42: ...ption Off Select to disarm both L and R mix L Select to arm the L mix for recording R Select to arm the R mix for recording L R Select to arm both L and R mixes for recording LR Linked Select to arm L and R mixes as a linked pair This is the default L L For information on linking pairs of individual inputs 1 3 see Configuring Linking Accessing Recorder Settings The Main menu has a sub menu of sett...

Page 43: ...s When set to All Tracks 0 5 second range is applied across all ISOs and Mix tracks When set to Mix Tracks two ranges are possible 0 30 seconds if both L R are armed for recording 0 60 seconds if only L or R is armed All Tracks Mix Tracks Rec L R Mix Arms L and or R mix buses Off L R L R LR Linked Rec Trigger Sets record triggering from either timecode or HDMI flags The default is Off Off HDMI fla...

Page 44: ...e roll time is 0 seconds off When active pre roll begins recording at a set number of seconds preceding the record button being pressed To set pre roll time 1 Tap the Menu icon then tap RECORD PreRoll Time 2 Turn and press the Headphone encoder to select a value When PreRoll Mode is set to All Tracks the range for PreRoll Time is 0 to 5 seconds in 1 second increments When the mode is set to Mix Tr...

Page 45: ...45 RECORDING L L The bit depth value is stored in file metadata D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

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Page 47: ...e for the project and tap OK The project s folder is created on the SD card bearing the project name and then the home screen is displayed Managing Existing Projects You can open existing projects or delete entire project folders Deleting a project moves the folder and its contents to the TRASH folder on the SD card To open an existing project 1 Tap the Menu icon then PROJECT Open Selecting Modes ...

Page 48: ...corded to the SD card in the current project folder The project folder hierarchy is illustrated in the following image Each folder bears the project name There is also a folder at the root level named TRASH not shown which is used for deleted takes L L Likewise the SD card may also be given a name For more information on naming the media card see Accessing Card Settings By default a file name begi...

Page 49: ...e name extension take number Monophonic file names consist of a scene name take number mono track designator and a file extension S01T01_3 WAV extension scene name take number track designator The numerical track designators are associated with the MixPre 3 tracks This differs from track names which may be edited and are covered in depth in the Metadata section of this guide L L By default the sce...

Page 50: ...5 Tap OK when done Scene names like take numbers and notes are stored in the files metadata Take List Overview A file is an individual file stored on attached media A take is a single recording that can consist of multiple files on attached media The Take List displays a list of takes and provides functions for deleting renaming and editing information in metadata fields Edits made in the Take Lis...

Page 51: ... The Take List screen appears 2 Turn the Headphone encoder to highlight takes and view details in the right column 3 Press the METERS button to exit or close the Take List screen D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

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Page 53: ...cations It is ideal for simple interviews vlogs podcasts and similar audio applications The Multi channel mode is intended for dual system sound applications such as sound for film or reality shows multi channel sound FX and surround record ing It is ideal for sound mixers who want to record isolated channels along with a mix To select a mode 1 Tap the Menu icon then SYSTEM Mode 2 Select a mode Op...

Page 54: ...e 20 to 30 dB USB 20 to 30 dB L L In Mix and Multi channel modes the main time counter on the home screen main meter view displays time in HH MM SS FF format Using Bluetooth The MixPre 3 has built in Bluetooth Smart technology that enables integration with the Sound Devices Wingman app an iOS based wireless interface that lets users monitor and control some MixPre 3 functionality from an iOS mobil...

Page 55: ... Set Date screen used to set the date Set Time Displays the Set Time screen used to set the time Time Zone Sets the time zone based on Greenwich Mean Time GMT GMT 1 00 12 00 GMT GMT 1 00 13 00 Daylight Savings Time Sets whether or not daylight savings is in effect By default daylight savings is off On Off To set the formats for time and date 1 Tap the Menu icon 2 Do one of the following X X Tap DA...

Page 56: ...e following chart 4 Tap SET Using a USB Keyboard A standard USB keyboard may be connected to the MixPre 3 and used to enter metadata such as take name and notes To use a USB keyboard with the MixPre 3 X X Connect the keyboard s male USB A plug into the supplied USB A jack on the left panel L L Keyboards with an embedded USB hub are not compatible Apple brand keyboards are not compatible Additional...

Page 57: ...u icon 2 Tap SYSTEM VERSION Viewing Regulatory Information Full Federal Communications Commission FCC compliance information about the product is provided via a System settings sub menu option To view the FCC information 1 Tap the Menu icon 2 Tap SYSTEM REGULATORY L L This information is also available in this guide along with the end user license agreement See Software License FCC Compliance Stat...

Page 58: ...ed in the recorder 4 Insert the SD card with the prg file 5 Power on the recorder if not already on Power the recorder from an external DC power source Do not perform firmware updates with low batteries or unstable power sources 6 Tap the Menu icon 7 Tap SYSTEM UPDATE FIRMWARE 8 Follow the on screen instructions 9 After the update is complete the recorder power cycles When it reboots the updated v...

Page 59: ...59 SYSTEM SETTINGS D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

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Page 61: ...61 SYSTEM SETTINGS D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

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Page 63: ...ve settings as a Quick Setup file 1 Tap MENU 2 Tap QUICK 3 Select where you want to save your settings Tap the Page Dots to view all options which include Option Description Save to INT1 INT4 Select one of the Save to INT 1 4 options to store your config uration locally There are four internal INT locations Each will hold one Quick Setup file L L New settings stored to an INT location will overwri...

Page 64: ... fast reconfiguring of the MixPre 3 previously stored Quick Setup files may be easily loaded from internal locations or SD cards inserted into the recorder To load a Quick Setup file 1 Tap MENU 2 Tap QUICK Load Setup 3 Select the file you want to load from the provided list L L The first option in the list reloads the Factory Default settings Selecting this option restores all settings on the reco...

Page 65: ...X X Tap the Wingman icon User Interface The Wingman software application provides an easy to navigate touchscreen user interface However because of variable screen sizes views and some procedures differ depending on which mobile device is in use This section describes the application s user interface and depicts images of the application as it appears on an iPad L L For information pertaining to h...

Page 66: ...atus Bar The status bar is device specific therefore it will vary in appearance based on the type of iOS mobile device being used It often displays small informative icons such as Bluetooth WiFi and battery power indicators D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

Page 67: ...ng access to the different screen views of the user interface Each icon appears blue when that icon s corresponding view is displayed Transport View The Transport view is subdivided into four sections displaying the following Section Description Timecode This section shown below provides the current file name as well as a bar with the following information a large Timecode display a Connection ico...

Page 68: ...for more information Connecting to a MixPre Recorder When running Wingman on an iPad iPhone or iPod Touch the Connection icon is located left of the Timecode display and bears the Sound Devices logo The color of the icon is significant because it changes based on the connection status between the Wingman application on the mobile device and MixPre recorder The color indicators are as follows Color...

Page 69: ...s Found list To switch connection to a different MixPre recorder 1 Tap the Connection icon 2 Select another recorder from the list of available devices L L For productions with multiple recorders of the same model tapping the Circled I icon helps identify the correct device by displaying an Identifying from Wingman message on the chosen recorder s touch screen LCD D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c...

Page 70: ...refore used when interfacing Wingman with a mixer it is not available on MixPre recorders Designating a take as a false take moves the take to the mixer s False Takes folder and decrements the take number by 1 Only the current recorded take may be designated as a false take from the Transport view To designate the current take as a false take 1 With recording stopped tap the False Take button 2 Wh...

Page 71: ...k identifier such as L for left mix 1 for Channel 1 and so forth The label s background color changes based on whether a track is on off armed or disarmed For more information see Arming Disarming Tracks Limiter indicators also appear on each meter when activated D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

Page 72: ...ad in the Transport view track names appear superimposed over the meters near the meter labels and these names may be edited directly from this view L L Due to smaller screen limitations iPhones and iPod Touch devices do not show track names in the Transport view Editing of track names is achieved from the Track view on the iPhone or iPod Touch See Track View on iPhone or iPod Touch for more infor...

Page 73: ...isplayed as a single label to indicate when inputs or tracks are linked This is shown in the example see the meter labels for the left and right buses as well as inputs 11 and 12 Take List View The Take List displays the next take the current take and up to 50 previous takes as a list of filenames and start timecode values If applicable notes and circled status are also displayed D R A F T N o t F...

Page 74: ...User Guide 74 The next and current takes are always at the top of the list and identified by unique icons D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

Page 75: ... are generated dynamically from the scene name and take number therefore they cannot be modified directly Editing the scene name and or take number will automatically change a take s filename Editing metadata for any take may be accomplished from the Take List view Designating false takes and editing scene take number or notes for current and next takes may be done from the Transport view s Metada...

Page 76: ...e Wingman application and the 6 Series mixer to which it is connected Information available in the About view includes Wingman application version number Build number WM Connect version number 6 Series model number 6 Series firmware version number Also included are interactive links to the following online resources The WM Connect Quick Start Guide The Wingman User Guide The connected 6 Series mix...

Page 77: ...ters are reduced in the Transport view on smaller mobile devices editing and arming of tracks is ac complished via a separate Track view instead of from the Transport view To toggle between Transport and Track views X X Swipe a fingertip horizontally across the screen Transport View Track View In the Track view the Timecode display and toolbar with transport buttons dis appear and the meters are d...

Page 78: ... disarm a track 1 While viewing Transport swipe left or right to display the Track view 2 Tap the meter label located left of the meter for the track you want to arm or disarm The background color will change accordingly When armed the label turns red When on but disarmed the label is gray L L When input is off the label appears black and the input cannot be armed D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c...

Page 79: ...79 WINGMAN MIXPRE INTEGRATION D R A F T N o t F o r P u b l i c a t i o n ...

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Page 81: ...CT and any copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT are owned by Sound Devices LLC or its suppliers The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions Therefore you must treat the SOFTWARE PRODUCT like any other copyrighted material except that you may make copies as only provided below You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Restrictions...

Page 82: ...rdance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the f...

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