1. 552 ®
Portable Production Mixer with Integrated Recorder
Description 552 Key Features
Sound Devices presents the 552 • Five high-performance microphone inputs • Flexible metering modes, including zoom
Production Mixer, the most techologically with two-stage gain control, limiter, high- metering for high precision near 0 dBfs
advanced portable audio mixer ever pass, and solo monitoring
• Voice-prompts appear in headphones for
made. Using the best analog and digital • Pre- or post-fader direct outputs per input critical operational information and when
technologies, along with advanced navigating Setup Menu
• Multiple, balanced output connections,
mechanical construction, the 552 including XLR, Hirose 10-pin, and TA3 • Lightweight design used metalized,
gives professionals a superb sounding, molded carbon fiber top and bottom
compact, lightweight and power-efficient • AES/EBU outputs, two connections for panels for durability and strength
mixer that is equally at home in simple four channels of digital output
• Front panel is gasketed for protection
run-and-gun applications or in complex • Integrated digital recorder with simple from weather
multi-input, multi-output production control records to SD or SDHC media
setups. • Powered by four-AA batteries or external
• Records uncompressed Broadcast WAV 10-18 VDC
up to 96 kHz sampling or MP3 files
The 552 contains five precision high-
dynamic-range transformer-balanced • Accepts time code input to time-stamp
microphone inputs with expanded gain recorded audio files
and headroom. Each input accepts audio
sources of various types and levels.
Inputs have their own limiter, sweepable
high-pass filter, and pre-or-post-fade direct to take command of recording functions. production. The 552 uses molded,
output. Push up to begin recording. Either WAV or metalized carbon fiber top and bottom
MP3 files can be recorded. chassis panels for increased durability
The 552 has an integrated digital and weight reduction. Additionally, its front
audio recorder writing industry-standard The 552, like all Sound Devices panel is gasketed for improved resistance
Broadcast Wave files to SD and SDHC professional audio products, are to moisture.
media. A simple joystick controller is used designed to withstand the physical
and environmental extremes of field
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