Topic: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6

[tgakidis]

Sounds great Ted!  How did you power the Mixpre-6?

via usb-c using a 20,000mah power bank

[jbell]

Are you using this cable?   

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Up-Down-Angled-USB-C-USB-3-1-to-90D-Right-Angled-A-Male-Data-Cable-for-Macbook-/162439366511?hash=item25d224076f:g:-A4AAOSwA3dYGuW3

Sounds great Ted!  How did you power the Mixpre-6?

via usb-c using a 20,000mah power bank

[tgakidis]

Are you using this cable?   

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Up-Down-Angled-USB-C-USB-3-1-to-90D-Right-Angled-A-Male-Data-Cable-for-Macbook-/162439366511?hash=item25d224076f:g:-A4AAOSwA3dYGuW3

Sounds great Ted!  How did you power the Mixpre-6?

via usb-c using a 20,000mah power bank

Yes, and I just got this one and it works as well.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XP5T78F/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[dactylus]

^
Thanks Ted!

[noahbickart]

any idea if anyone has stock at the moment?

[rigpimp]

any idea if anyone has stock at the moment?

I'm doubting it.  I think the next wave of shipments is due around the 1st week of July.  Maybe Paul can provide some insight.

[johnw]

I'd call around. I got mine through DV Estore last week. They had 3 of each in stock. They look to be sold out now, but smaller (compared to B&H etc) resellers might have some. Maybe try TAI Audio.

[noahbickart]

I'd call around. I got mine through DV Estore last week. They had 3 of each in stock. They look to be sold out now, but smaller (compared to B&H etc) resellers might have some. Maybe try TAI Audio.

Thanks! Pulled the trigger with TAI.

[tom the taper]

I'd call around. I got mine through DV Estore last week. They had 3 of each in stock. They look to be sold out now, but smaller (compared to B&H etc) resellers might have some. Maybe try TAI Audio.

Thanks! Pulled the trigger with TAI.

Thanks also - I also did TAI - looks like the order went thru-no indication of backorder.

[larrysellers]

Oh shit....let me know when it comes.

I'd call around. I got mine through DV Estore last week. They had 3 of each in stock. They look to be sold out now, but smaller (compared to B&H etc) resellers might have some. Maybe try TAI Audio.

Thanks! Pulled the trigger with TAI.

Thanks also - I also did TAI - looks like the order went thru-no indication of backorder.

[tom the taper]

Sure will

Oh shit....let me know when it comes.

I'd call around. I got mine through DV Estore last week. They had 3 of each in stock. They look to be sold out now, but smaller (compared to B&H etc) resellers might have some. Maybe try TAI Audio.

Thanks! Pulled the trigger with TAI.

Thanks also - I also did TAI - looks like the order went thru-no indication of backorder.

[noahbickart]

Can anyone with a unit in hand tell me how one starts a new file *while* recording?

My general practice is to leave the recorder "rolling" as soon as I get everything set up, and pressing the "new track" button as soon as the lights go down, at setbreak, at the beginning of set 2, etc. On the dr-70d this was accomplished by pressing the >> button.

It's hard to tell from the manual how one accomplishes this.

[gewwang]

Can anyone with a unit in hand tell me how one starts a new file *while* recording?

My general practice is to leave the recorder "rolling" as soon as I get everything set up, and pressing the "new track" button as soon as the lights go down, at setbreak, at the beginning of set 2, etc. On the dr-70d this was accomplished by pressing the >> button.

It's hard to tell from the manual how one accomplishes this.

Pressing the "REC" button starts a new file.

[dogmusic]

There's a review of the MP6 here:

http://theaudiospotlight.com/sound-devices-mixpre-6-review/

[lerond]

Possible bad news from theaudiospotlight review:

The cable can easily be disconnected and both the cable connector and the port on the device can get broken. (This will also result in loss of data since audio does not get saved on power loss.)

I thought Paul had mentioned file headers being updated so as to reduce/eliminate this problem.

Can anyone confirm how solid the power connection is with the battery sled (or more particularly, with the MX-LMount)? If I'm wearing the recorder in some sort of pack, I want to be absolutely sure that power is not going to be cut while I move around. I agree that the form factor with the LMount looks wonky, but it's still gonna be lighter/smaller than lugging around a 744.