User Manual
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Intro
Hi and a big thanks for buying the MixPre-10M! At Sound Devices, we are
passionate about great sounding audio. We’ve unleashed our design and en-
gineering team, many of whom are musicians, and asked them to create a
groundbreaking device that sets new standards for what’s possible from a super
compact and aordable, multitrack audio recorder.
From the ground up, we’ve designed the MixPre-10M 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-10M 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 nd 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-10M has been meticulously engineered to oer extreme exibility
and sound quality, operating in a variety of fundamental ways:
• 12-channel multitrack recorder/mixer, up to 96kHz/24-bit
• Ultra low noise, 8-channel mic preampliers
• 12-in, 4-out USB computer audio interface
The MixPre-10M includes many indispensable features for musicians including:
• Track Laying
• Overdubbing
• Punch In/Out
• Q-Points
• Track Bouncing
• Reverb and Vocal Air Eects
• Metronome
• Export
The MixPre-10M 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 anywhere and anytime that inspiration grabs them.
The MixPre-10M lets you record up to eight tracks at once from any of the 8
XLR inputs, Aux 3.5mm, 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 dialed-in combination of EQ and compression that
results in an airy sheen and intimacy to vocals, popular today with singer/
songwriters.