[Audio-for-Video] Having used various consumer to prosumer mixers, and one SD 633 I can confidently say that this is one of the best budget friendly mixers on the market right now. That being said for I will mention that it is not without its faults. My biggest quarrel with this mixer is hands down the release pins on the neutrik inputs. They are often difficult to release and I have seen them break off before. I am aware that Sound Devices has great customer support, and is able to repair them if they break. However, I do believe they should change those pins in the future. Additionally the pins that connect the battery sled option are similarly flimsy, and often need to be bent back into place. I have since transitioned to operating off of the hirose port using a V-mount battery. That may have solved my problem, but the 3 and 6 variants do not have the hirose option which is where I feel like more people will face that issue. The last issue I've experienced, and it has only happened once after a two days of shooting, was I did have it stop mid recording due to an error. I didn't have time to read the full message, and I haven't seen it since. However, it did ruin about 7 seconds of a take. Luckily I had been running timecode, so I was able to start the recording again quickly with minimal loss. Having mentioned all of the negative, there is still plenty of mention for the positive. Over all I still think for its price, this is a five star mixer. I couldn't quite say the same for the Mix-Pre 3 or 6. However, the 10 has a great user interface. It can run 24 or 32 bit, depending on your preference. 8 channels is usually a sufficient number on smaller to mid size sets. It can generate its own timecode. The hirose power option makes powering the mixer incredibly reliable. It works great with some third party control surfaces (I personally use the Launch Control XL). The channels have a clean sound, and all in all it was a purchase that I am very happy with, and would highly recommend.

[Field Recorder] Using this device is very satisfying. Although small, the touchscreen is surprisingly accurate. The feature set is quite useful and having so many channels makes it significantly easier to just record everything and give more options to post. The device is rather tall when in a bag so I needed to come up with alternative Hirose cables in order to power the MixPre from an external power distributor without putting too much strain on the connector in my OR-280 since the MixPre has the Hirose connector at a somewhat inconvenient angle for how tall most Hirose male connectors are. The many options for timecode syncing are really useful. The external keyboard support and the auto-backup onto a USB thumb drive are also really nice features that lend to a lot more peace of mind. The pre-amps are excellent and the limiters really sound great. Very happy with this device.

[Field Recorder] The preamps are INSANE! So crisp clean! This is such a great device at such a reasonable price! My only little complaints on what I would improve on is instead of having to go into the modes to change the Gain Knobs to Basic Mode if you don't want the knobs to act like faders to L/R, but it's only one or the other....I would have include the option to operate the knob as a fader, but if you push down and turn then it adjusts the gain for the ISO channels. Instead of keeping the Knobs to act like faders, push down on knob, press the gain option, and then press the extremely small arrows or reach into side of bag (if not in bad then nevermind) for the HP/Menu knob to adjust the gain. It's such a hassle to adjust the gain! That's another thing....I know the recorder is small so limited on space...but having the HP/Menu knob on the top would have been SUPER convenient...instead of the right side inside my bag. The Sound Devices 688/664 and the news one have it on top!

[Yes] I have had numerous Sound Devices units over the years and they are simply the best for the money. The pre amps and limiters are game changing in capturing location audio. I originally got into Sound Devices with the MixPre D series because I needed the limiters for loud shooting environments where I was solo shooting without an audio operator. So good. The quality of sound is night and day from using the built in pre amps on cameras. Over the years I have upgraded a few times to the latest MixPre 10ii. The MixPre 10 ii has completely overhauled my workflow and opened up so many opportunities to record high quality multichannel applications.


I shoot mostly documentary style events and corporate videos. The value for the money that you get with the MixPre 10 ii is solid. From round-table discussions, interviews, live bands, weddings, and everything in between, I have not found anything this unit cannot do for my needs.


My only recommendation is to make sure you budget extra for a bag and all the connectors and batteries you are going to need. Probably $1,000 for all the extras that will come. I run mine with the Sony NP series batteries and it does great, as long as you don't go cheep on the batteries. Get good ones with high capacity from IDX or Anton Bauer.

[12] A lot of people love the MixPre series and some don't. All the complaints I heard were about the form factor and the touch screen. I am one of the people that love the MixPre. Audio quality is incredible and I like the touch screen. The headphone knob is useful for setting gain and other settings but not as convenient when in a bag.

About bags. I tried a few and settled on a K-Tek Stingray Junior X. I liked that layout more than the Orca.

I usually use 24 bit mode with analog limiters but really like the 32 bit mode. For not much more file size you can have great dynamic range and not have any concern about clipping. One is the nice benefits is you set the playback volume when you set the gain so when you are working on audio it all comes in loud instead of needing to be boosted. Since you can't clip there is no concern.

[12] Having used the first version of the Mixpre 10 (the 10T) I feel like they took an already amazing unit and made it even more amazing times 10! I like that I can adjust the limited settings, and whenever I need to I can take advantage of this CRAZY amount of dynamic range with 32 bit recording! One other feature that I noticed was when you stop recording, your red ring around the recording joystick now blinks to indicate that it’s backing up the recording to the USB thumb drive (if you have one installed). I used to wonder why my 10T wouldn’t shut off right away when hitting the power switch and it was because it was still backing up to the thumb drive...it’s nice to know that something is happening now on the 10ii...it’s the little things in life! Nice job Sound Devices!

Oh and btw, same great sound as the 10T provided me many times before! Super clean, super low noise, just an all around indispensable tool!

[Yes, 3 V] This is an amazing little recorder! The Wingman App is super handy as well! Yes you don't get many outputs (and wish you can adjust the L and R output levels separately unless that is something I totally missed) however this does get the job done for almost all of my ENG/Corporate work! Limiters are pretty impressive too. I would say my only few complaints I have is that having the SD card slot on the bottom is a tad annoying, but I understand needing space for everything else on the right side. My only solution to that was buying a USB Male to USB Female 1.5ft Cable (trust me....some thumb drives and flash drives inserted in the super tight USB port is NOT fun to take out) connected to the left side and getting a PNY 512GB Elite-X Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive - 200MB/s inserted was quite the useful alternative.....but that meant having to spend MORE money just for the convenience instead of having to lie the bag down to reach the SD card every time your client asks for the media. Not being able to save previous meta data like track names, project names, and scene names in case you come back to them later on is a tad annoying, but not the end of the world. Having the headphone/menu scroll knob on the side is probably the most irritating part of the unit. I have to keep the right side of the bag open a bit to reach it. Having it on the top (if it was possible) would have been so nice! Other than a couple other minor complaints.....I would say this device is a REALLY good back-up unit to your main kit. Heck depending on your line of work....this probably might just everything that you need! HIGHLY recommend it!

[8] I own both a MixPre 10T and 10ii. My chief issue was the fact that USB recording to a computer was post fader, whereas pre fader internally. This made it impossible to mix in real time for listening or feed to a camera or board without affecting the external recording. Firmware upgrade 5.01 changed that. Now there are 12 USB channels, which can be assigned to any input, and 1-10 can be either pre or post fader. This allows the both the 10T and 10ii to work like a split console.

The headroom and low noise afforded by 32 bit float recording in the 10ii is amazing, but only internally. The USB feed is only 24 bit, without any improvement in head room. I'm still hoping.

5.01 also fixed the automatic copy to a thumb drive. The red record light flashes during the transfer, and it doesn't crash if you look at it crooked as before. 

Bluetooth remote operation is also improved, with line-of-sight control possible at 50' or more.

I highly recommend 10 MixPre 10ii for mobile recording.

[Yes] I have used this recorder for a week not and it is awesome. Packed with features and an incredible build quality. I wish that it came with the mini XLR cables for output, included in the package, as they are expensive and not easy to find. Really love this recorder.

[Audio-for-Video] It has been a long time since I purchased a field mixer. I made the decision to purchase this one so I could finally record each channel individually and internally. I was also impressed with the 32-bit float recording. The hidden gem that I really didn't think about until I started using it is the Wingman app that allows me to easily input metadata AND start/stop the audio recording from my IPhone. That is a super cool feature that has proven to be very handy!! I'm really pleased with the features and quality of this mixer.