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USB
USB Audio Interface
The MixPre-6 has an integrated 8-in, 4-out core audio-compatible interface for
use with a Mac or PC computer. For PC users, the MixPre-6 will appear as a 2x2
audio interface unless a specic ASIO driver is installed. The latest ASIO driver
can be downloaded at www.sounddevices.com/support/downloads. See the
MixPre Series Downloads page.
To work with the USB audio from a host computer, it is necessary to route the
USB 1 - 4 sources appropriately. Should you want to mix the USB audio from
the host computer with live audio from the MixPre-6’s inputs to the LR bus, use
the channel screen and select input source (Advanced mode only). To hear the
USB host computer audio in the headphones only, switch the HP preset to USB
1,2 or USB 3,4.
The MixPre-6 is capable of recording and streaming audio to a USB host
simultaneously. The MixPre-6 is also capable of recording the USB audio
stream out of a computer directly to its SD recorder. This is an amazingly-
useful feature for recording any computer-based audio. See the table below
detailing the MixPre-6’s channel to output assignments.
Channel USB Output Assignment
Channel 1 USB stream 1
Channel 2 USB stream 2
Channel 3 USB stream 3
Channel 4 USB stream 4
Channel 5 USB stream 5
Channel 6 USB stream 6
Mix bus L USB stream 7
Mix bus R USB stream 8