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Key Features
- Field Mixers & Location Sound Recordists
- Bus Powered, Mac/Windows/Linux
- 2 Mic Preamps, 2 Line In, Stereo Aux In
- 2 Headphone, 2 Mic/Line, 2 Aux Out
With topology from the award-winning 788T recorder, field-tested reliability, and class-compliant operation, the Sound Devices USBPre 2 portable 2x2 USB audio interface offers field mixers and location sound recordists a rugged, simple, and high-resolution device that connects professional microphones, line-level sources, consumer audio electronics, and S/PDIF digital sources with Mac, Windows, or Linux computer systems.
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Can I connect the USBPre 2 to an iPad?
Can I connect the USBPre 2 to an iPad?
I haven't tried it, but it should be possible with the camera connection kit. The USBPre 2 is Class-compliant.
Date published: 2020-03-30
Will this act somewhat like a soundcard/DAC and ...
Will this act somewhat like a soundcard/DAC and output audio from a Mac with its outputs over USB, or do the outs only playback what is coming directly connected into the USBPre 2?
Ye it will accept the computers audio output via USB.
Date published: 2019-05-06
How does this compare to the MixPre? Can't those ...
How does this compare to the MixPre? Can't those do just about everything and more?
The Sound Devices USBPre 2 Portable 2x2 USB Audio Interface has some similar features to the Sound Devices MixPre Series, and some notable differences. The USBPre 2 is limited to an interface only, where the MixPre line are primarily recorders with interface functionality that offer 32-bit recording in both modes of operation. The USBPre 2 has digital audio I/O functionality via S/PDIF and TOSLINK where the MixPre's do not. There is some overlap in functionality between this interface and the MixPre series, but many unique features to each as well.
Date published: 2022-06-07
Has anybody compared the preamps of this ...
Has anybody compared the preamps of this interface with the MP-1 or MM-1? Are they the same preamps?
Both have the same high headroom and low noise features you'd expect on a Sound Devices pre-amp. The biggest difference is the USBPre2 can max out it's gain at 80db. The MM-1 has gain options selectable up top 66db.
Date published: 2020-07-20
Why does this cost more than a mixpre 6?
Why does this cost more than a mixpre 6?
This usb interface is a predecessor to the mixpre series. This built more "mission critical" in terms of durability, much like the 6 series. As well, this unit has digital i/o, and the same preamps and converters found in recorders like the 6 series.
Date published: 2020-12-16
How much mic gain does this unit offer? I'm ...
How much mic gain does this unit offer? I'm considering it versus the UA Apollo Twin. Looking for quiet and powerful mic preamps in an interface.
Hi Charlie,
I see the following in the manual under specifications:
Analog Gain
• Mic: 80 dBu max
• Mic: (15 dB pad) 65 dBu max
• Line: 30 dBu max
• Aux: 13 dBu max
Date published: 2020-05-05
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Can I use this to record additional ISOs on a Sound Devices 633 via the line level input?
The Sound Devices USBPre 2 can be used as a standalone preamplifier and connected to the line inputs of the 633 for recording.
Date published: 2018-08-28
Can this be used to control volume on both ...
Can this be used to control volume on both headphones and external speakers?
Hi David,
The headphone volume control know may be configured—via a DIP switch setting—to adjust XLR and AUX output levels instead of headphone gain.
Date published: 2020-05-31