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Roshdi Alkadri · May 16th, 2009, 09:07 PM

Hello,
has anyone used the MM1? Im looking to plug a 416p48 into this and out to the camera. Im planning to use only one mic for dialogue recording. Any advice before purchase?

Chris Swanberg · May 17th, 2009, 01:27 AM

SD's products are built like tanks. Their peformance is legendary. I doubt you can go wrong.
(I've used their stuff, but never this particular model)

Allan Black · May 17th, 2009, 01:57 AM

Agreed. The only thing to consider is .. plan ahead for more mics.

Cheers.

Bob Hart · May 17th, 2009, 02:50 AM

Works fine, very fine indeed. Make sure your sound recordist does not sleep on the job and wears the cans always. The internal batteries on this and the MixPre pull down fairly soon if you are sending 48v out and can be overlooked if a crew shortage forces somebody to turn the sound loose to look after itself.

Roshdi Alkadri · May 17th, 2009, 07:47 AM

since you cant send tone out of the mm1, how do you check levels against the camera?

Matthias Krause · May 17th, 2009, 09:18 AM

Are you planning on buying new and if so, isn´t that thing around $400? Before I would spend that much for one channel I would get a used MixPre which you can find for around $450 to $500...

Chris Swanberg · May 17th, 2009, 04:31 PM

I would agree. The Mix-Pre is one product I have used and it was awesome. Seriously consider this advice.

Marco Leavitt · May 18th, 2009, 10:00 AM

The MM1 is a fantastic product. If you can't afford a mixer then you can't afford to not have one of these things. It kind of saddens me to see people buying the Juicedlink over the MM1 frankly -- tragic mistake. Anyway, great as it is, the MM1 is not a mixer, so you don't calibrate it with the camera. That's why there no tone switch. Somebody is going to have to monitor at the camera.

Marco Leavitt · May 18th, 2009, 10:03 AM

Hey Bob, can't say I agree with you on the battery issue, at least for the MM1. For me they last an eternity. In fact, I don't think I've ever had to change them out over the course of a single day. I can usually push them two or three days if I power it off during major downtimes.

Roshdi Alkadri · May 18th, 2009, 11:23 AM

thanks for all the info guys. Its not so much a money issue but more of using less equipment.
I guess i cant have it all with lesser equipment. I had the 302 a long time ago and found myself using a boom pretty much all the time. Thats why i was considering the MM-1, i'll probably go for the mix pre but someone else mentioned the knobs are a little small to do mixing.

May 16th, 2009, 09:07 PM	#1
Roshdi Alkadri Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 265	Sound Devices Preamps-MM1 Hello, has anyone used the MM1? Im looking to plug a 416p48 into this and out to the camera. Im planning to use only one mic for dialogue recording. Any advice before purchase?

May 17th, 2009, 01:27 AM	#2
Chris Swanberg Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 904	SD's products are built like tanks. Their peformance is legendary. I doubt you can go wrong. (I've used their stuff, but never this particular model)

May 17th, 2009, 01:57 AM	#3
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,928	Agreed. The only thing to consider is .. plan ahead for more mics. Cheers.

May 17th, 2009, 02:50 AM	#4
Bob Hart Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PERTH. W.A. AUSTRALIA. Posts: 4,477	Works fine, very fine indeed. Make sure your sound recordist does not sleep on the job and wears the cans always. The internal batteries on this and the MixPre pull down fairly soon if you are sending 48v out and can be overlooked if a crew shortage forces somebody to turn the sound loose to look after itself.

May 17th, 2009, 07:47 AM	#5
Roshdi Alkadri Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 265	since you cant send tone out of the mm1, how do you check levels against the camera?

May 17th, 2009, 09:18 AM	#6
Matthias Krause Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 203	Are you planning on buying new and if so, isn´t that thing around $400? Before I would spend that much for one channel I would get a used MixPre which you can find for around $450 to $500...

May 17th, 2009, 04:31 PM	#7
Chris Swanberg Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 904	I would agree. The Mix-Pre is one product I have used and it was awesome. Seriously consider this advice.

May 18th, 2009, 10:00 AM	#8
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	The MM1 is a fantastic product. If you can't afford a mixer then you can't afford to not have one of these things. It kind of saddens me to see people buying the Juicedlink over the MM1 frankly -- tragic mistake. Anyway, great as it is, the MM1 is not a mixer, so you don't calibrate it with the camera. That's why there no tone switch. Somebody is going to have to monitor at the camera.

May 18th, 2009, 10:03 AM	#9
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	Hey Bob, can't say I agree with you on the battery issue, at least for the MM1. For me they last an eternity. In fact, I don't think I've ever had to change them out over the course of a single day. I can usually push them two or three days if I power it off during major downtimes.

May 18th, 2009, 11:23 AM	#10
Roshdi Alkadri Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 265	thanks for all the info guys. Its not so much a money issue but more of using less equipment. I guess i cant have it all with lesser equipment. I had the 302 a long time ago and found myself using a boom pretty much all the time. Thats why i was considering the MM-1, i'll probably go for the mix pre but someone else mentioned the knobs are a little small to do mixing.