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okay Johnson here and if you make videos and more specifically YouTube videos you should probably watch this now one of the questions I get on a super frequent basis is what is your audio setup what microphone do you use what recorder to use and honestly for the past year year and a half I have been super reluctant to answer that question that is because the recorder I use is three thousand three hundred and twenty eight bucks this is the sound devices six through through recorder which is an incredible piece of hardware and if you've never heard of sound devices they're pretty much the industry standard as far as audio and filming TV they've used sound devices in la-la-land Breaking Bad Game of Thrones Austin Evans and this is what I've used to record pretty much everyone my videos for the past year and a half now a couple disclaimers the mix three three and mixed precip Sarno way shape or form intended to replace something like a 633 and VY all means if you can pick something like a 633 up it is an amazing piece of hardware world-class preamps and there's a reason why they use it on high-end production for me it's been worth every single penny but at the end of the day not everyone can afford to drop three grand on a recorder and that is really mixed pre three and mixed precip scum into play also because the internet sound devices did not pay me for this video in fact I actually but this was my own money they will however kind enough to give me an exclusive first look at pre-production models of mixed-breed three and mix pre six but I just wanted to clarify they're not paying me I just really really like this stuff so the audio you're hearing right now is being recorded into the mix three three let's go into an SD card then I'm syncing the audio to this video externally with in Final Cut Pro 10 now if you're brand new to external audio I totally understand syncing audio might sound super scary but I promise you it is actually much easier than you might expect for me because I use Final Cut Pro 10 it is literally as simple as selecting the audio file selecting the video file selecting synchronize and bam it automatically stitches them together now for reference this is what French audio on the camera sounds like and I'm sorry for what I am doing to your ears look if we jump back to the external audio you can see exactly how important great quality audio is now as far as the microphone I'm using right now this is the Sennheiser 416 which is a little pricey at around a thousand bucks but again like the 633 it is industry standard and if you can afford it it is worth every penny on the other hand if you need something more affordable Sennheiser has their MK e 600 microphone which is only around 330 bucks and if you pair that with the mixed pre that is arguably the best possible audio setup you can get on YouTube for under a thousand bucks now as far as the difference between the mix pre three and mix pre six in a nutshell what is going to get you more inputs and more tracks to record to the mix pre 3 is a 3 input 5 track recorder whereas the mix pre 6 is a 6 input 8-track recorder and for the complete differences in all those juicy specs I will post a link down below now for me I tend to gravitate towards the mix pre 3 simply because of how small and compact it is when you're traveling especially with gear space and weight adds up very quickly so anything I can say it is welcome and I am super stoked to be able to take this on the road and capture high-quality audio now a few things that I really like about these is one they include chord 20 threading so you can mount these directly to your camera or to your tripod to you have a tough flexibility in terms of powering these guides you can power them through double-a batteries sony l series batteries or thing i want to give some device a giant high-five for is the inclusion of USB see not only can you power these through USB C you can transfer files directly off the device all without ever pulling the SD card slot which is super handy especially if you use a new MacBook Pro because you don't need a dongle or an adapter and on top of all that it's also doubles as a super high quality audio USB interface which makes this great not only for youtubers but podcasters and musicians now another really cool feature with these is the flexibility you have to run these either in basic mode or advanced mode so if you're familiar with audio you want to tweak and customize to your heart's content you can do that but at the same time maybe you just want something simple where you don't have to think about it you want to plug in your microphone and get great audio you can also do that too keeping the list of awesome things rolling there is also Bluetooth connectivity with the mix 33 mix pre-six and what that means is not only can you monitor your audio through your phone of your tablet you can adjust gain it record start/stop it is awesome now if you don't want to use your phone or your tablet the devices themselves are controlled through a super clean intuitive touch interface which adds to pretty much everything I could possibly want in a recorder honestly I think the only thing I could possibly complain about is the fact you have to remove the batteries to access the SD card slot but again like I said you can theoretically transfer those files through USB C which would make this a non-factor at the end of the day though the video or rather the audio should speak for itself if you guys think it sounds good make sure you drop a like down below if you're a youtuber out there who is constantly striving for the best possible quality you can quote me this is the best recorder for the money period