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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #315 on: September 19, 2022, 02:44:15 PM »
Such a pimp...

I too think of the AAs as primarily a bridge to cover an outage of external power, and check the teeny battery icon on the mp every hour or so to make sure it's showing external power rather than batts.

Soo teeny, or maybe it's my old eyes 😀

I have a post-it taped to the front of my MP6 reminding me to check that the timer is counting so that I know I actually pressed record.  I should add a reminder to check the battery icon too.  I can't see shit anymore, especially in a dark venue

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #316 on: September 19, 2022, 10:09:06 PM »
My guess is that the super short times with the 4 AA sled is with alkalines?
yes my 35 min experience is with cheap AA Alkalines
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #317 on: September 24, 2022, 11:46:57 AM »
I too think of the AAs as primarily a bridge to cover an outage of external power, and check the teeny battery icon on the mp every hour or so to make sure it's showing external power rather than batts. So teeny, or maybe it's my old eyes 😀

I have a post-it taped to the front of my MP6 reminding me to check that the timer is counting so that I know I actually pressed record.  I should add a reminder to check the battery icon too.  I can't see shit anymore, especially in a dark venue

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #318 on: September 24, 2022, 08:20:33 PM »
I have a post-it taped to the front of my MP6 reminding me to check that the timer is counting so that I know I actually pressed record.  I should add a reminder to check the battery icon too.  I can't see shit anymore, especially in a dark venue
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #319 on: October 01, 2022, 03:57:38 AM »
A little feedback.

I went a head and bought 8 pcs PKCell nimh cells from Amazon.de
https://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/PKCell%20AA%202600mAh%20(Green-silver)%20UK.html

Unfortunately these cells did not perform at all.
Some was DOA and refused to take charge, other cells showed a capacity of only a few hundred mAh.
Two cells out of eight managed to reach their nominal capacity.

I returned all to Amazon.

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #320 on: October 01, 2022, 05:13:11 AM »
A little feedback.

I went a head and bought 8 pcs PKCell nimh cells from Amazon.de
https://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/PKCell%20AA%202600mAh%20(Green-silver)%20UK.html

Unfortunately these cells did not perform at all.
Some was DOA and refused to take charge, other cells showed a capacity of only a few hundred mAh.
Two cells out of eight managed to reach their nominal capacity.

I returned all to Amazon.
thats a bummer

i hope you left a review

i have one of the battery refresher/testers and ive seen some that test at 70% of rated capacity. went straight back

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #321 on: October 02, 2022, 01:47:53 AM »
A little feedback.

I went a head and bought 8 pcs PKCell nimh cells from Amazon.de


...

I returned all to Amazon.


was this from a third-party seller, or from clamazon's own warehouse?
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #322 on: October 02, 2022, 02:05:22 AM »
They were sold by akku.gmbh and fulfilled by Amazon.
Gonna try the Ansmann instead.

was this from a third-party seller, or from clamazon's own warehouse?

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #323 on: October 02, 2022, 02:24:54 AM »
Such a pimp...

I too think of the AAs as primarily a bridge to cover an outage of external power, and check the teeny battery icon on the mp every hour or so to make sure it's showing external power rather than batts.

Soo teeny, or maybe it's my old eyes 😀

I have a post-it taped to the front of my MP6 reminding me to check that the timer is counting so that I know I actually pressed record.  I should add a reminder to check the battery icon too.  I can't see shit anymore, especially in a dark venue

/s/ The Eneloop Pimp

Isn't it easier to look for the red "record" light?

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #324 on: October 05, 2022, 09:40:40 AM »
Such a pimp...

I too think of the AAs as primarily a bridge to cover an outage of external power, and check the teeny battery icon on the mp every hour or so to make sure it's showing external power rather than batts.

Soo teeny, or maybe it's my old eyes 😀

I have a post-it taped to the front of my MP6 reminding me to check that the timer is counting so that I know I actually pressed record.  I should add a reminder to check the battery icon too.  I can't see shit anymore, especially in a dark venue

/s/ The Eneloop Pimp
ya made this mistake at the MMJ show in Boston a few weeks ago. Was so pissed when I looked down and realized I hadn't hit record. Won't make that mistake again.
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #325 on: October 05, 2022, 10:37:34 AM »
I forgot to arm channels 3&4 for a sound board feed for a show.  I did however pass the signal to a friend and he managed to get the SBD channels.   :facepalm:
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #326 on: October 05, 2022, 11:51:30 AM »
question - how do you run a feed out of the mixpre 3/6? I'd guess you would use a 3.5mm cable from the stereo out plug, but how do you control which channels are fed out? TIA.

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #327 on: October 05, 2022, 12:08:09 PM »
You have to route the channels you want to the output!  I have my SBD channels routed to the output.

question - how do you run a feed out of the mixpre 3/6? I'd guess you would use a 3.5mm cable from the stereo out plug, but how do you control which channels are fed out? TIA.
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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #328 on: October 05, 2022, 12:49:16 PM »
question - how do you run a feed out of the mixpre 3/6? I'd guess you would use a 3.5mm cable from the stereo out plug, but how do you control which channels are fed out? TIA.

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Re: Sound Devices MixPre-3 and 6, Part 7
« Reply #329 on: October 05, 2022, 01:34:50 PM »
Thanks Checht. I had to go into system/custom setup/outputs, and change Output to advanced. Then I can view/update the outputs from the main menu. Appreciate the help!

 

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