User Manual

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USB
USB Audio Interface
The MixPre-10T has an integrated 12-in, 4-out core audio-compatible interface
for use with a Mac or PC computer. For PC users, the MixPre-10T 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-10T’s inputs to the LR bus,
use the channel screen and select input source. 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-10T is capable of recording and streaming audio to a USB host
simultaneously. The MixPre-10T 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-10T’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
Channel 7 USB stream 7
Channel 8 USB stream 8
Channel 9 USB stream 9
Channel 10 USB stream 10
Mix bux L USB stream 11
Mix bus R USB stream 12
Low-latency Monitoring
We’ve worked really hard with our hardware and software design teams
to minimize latency. We’ve found that in many scenarios, latency when
monitoring through a DAW (digital audio workstation) is perfectly acceptable,
depending upon DAW software, computer hardware and plug-ins.