Description
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In this week’s episode we confront a hard question: should you upgrade from your Sound Devices MixPre to another recorder in 2026? We’ll examine some good and bad reasons to upgrade as well as review some things other than your recorder that can have a huge impact on your audio quality. Let’s have a closer look and listen!
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Gear used or mentioned in this episode (the links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):
- Sound Devices MixPre-3 II 32-bit float audio recorder — https://geni.us/O8e0
- Impact Turtle-Base C-Stands — https://geni.us/8a8tt
- Aputure Light Dome III Softbox — https://geni.us/AVHU1p
- Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo in Cool Lavender — https://geni.us/GWKt
- Canon C70 Cinema Camera — https://geni.us/ABYB
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8 lens — https://geni.us/qwsEs
- Panasonic GH5 camera — https://geni.us/InspOl
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — https://geni.us/gr47
Copyright 2026, Curtis Judd
#SoundDevices #MixPre #Upgrade
Index
00:00 Introduction
00:07 The traps of upgrade excuses
02:30 If you do upgrade from a MixPre? It will cost you a lot
03:03 The legitimate reasons to upgrade
03:52 The great things about the MixPre II series recorders
04:50 My wish list for the next gen MixPre
05:04 Please buy my courses!