The MixPre-3 II is hands down the best audio interface I’ve ever used. I came from the Volcaster-1, and I had no idea what I was missing until I got this. I haven’t even used it as a field recorder yet, just as a USB interface, but even in that role, it’s absolutely flawless.
I have it hooked up to a Sennheiser MKH-50 for work and a Shure SM7DB for gaming, and it just makes both mics sound ten times better. The preamps are insanely clean, and the overall sound is just on another level. I also got some high-quality cables from World’s Best Cables, but honestly, none of this would even matter without the MixPre-3 II—it’s the heart of the whole setup.
It also just works. No messing around, no troubleshooting, no fighting with settings. I switch between Mac for work and Windows for gaming, and everything runs smoothly on both. I can’t even count how many interfaces I’ve tried that claimed to be “plug and play” but weren’t. This actually is.
I don’t know why it took me so long to realise that this is the interface to get. I always thought of Sound Devices as a field recording brand, but honestly, they should market this thing as a USB interface first. If you’re looking for the best interface out there, don’t even bother with anything else. This is the one.
