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Intro
Hi and a big thanks for buying the MixPre-3M! At Sound Devices, we are pas-
sionate about great sounding audio. We’ve unleashed our design and engineer-
ing team, many of whom are musicians, and asked them to create a ground-
breaking device that sets new standards for what’s possible from a super
compact and affordable, multitrack audio recorder.
From the ground up, we’ve designed the MixPre-3M to be a versatile tool for
musicians and singer/songwriters who want to record sound with unrivalled
quality. Whether you are gigging, multitracking a new song or capturing a live
performance, the MixPre-3M is your best friend on stage, in the studio, and out
on the road.
We’ve harnessed our storied heritage in portable recording to create an incred-
ible piece of kit! We think that you’ll find the unique mix of functionality, per-
formance, size, ease-of-use, design and build quality to be an invaluable part of
your life and creative passion for many years to come.
The MixPre has been meticulously engineered to offer extreme flexibility and
sound quality, operating in a variety of fundamental ways:
• 12-channel multitrack recorder/mixer, up to 96kHz/24-bit
• 3 simultaneous inputs including 3 ultra low noise mic preamplifiers
• 5-in, 2-out USB computer audio interface
The MixPre-3M includes many indispensable features for musicians including:
• Track Laying
• Overdubbing
• Punch In/Out
• Q-Points
• Track Bouncing
• Reverb and Vocal Air Effects
• Metronome
• Export
The MixPre-3M works in a similar fashion to a DAW such as Protools, Logic,
Cubase, Reaper etc, however, with its dedicated hardware it allows musicians to
focus on their art rather than getting bogged down in all the technical stuff that
a typical computer-based system brings. Musicians and songwriters now have
an easy to use, portable tool for creating high quality, multi-layered songs any-
where and anytime that inspiration grabs them.
The MixPre-3M lets you record up to three tracks at once from either the three
XLR inputs, Aux in connectors, or USB inputs. The built-in metronome helps you
to keep your performance in time, while the reverb and vocal air effects add
character to your recording and can aid in inspiring a great performance. The
vocal air effect is an easily dialled-in combination of EQ and compression that
results in an airy sheen and intimacy to vocals, popular today with singer/song-