Sound Devices’ USBPre® 2 is a high-resolution, portable hardware interface for Mac- and Windows-based digital audio. The USBPre 2 is the industry's highest performance and most flexible portable interface, connecting professional microphones, line-level sources, consumer audio electronics, and S/PDIF digital sources with Mac OS and Windows computers via USB.
Extended bandwidth, low-noise microphone preamplifiers with 48 V phantom, limiters, high-pass filters, and 15 dB pad
Dynamic range greater than 114 dB (in 24-bit operation)
Flat 10 Hz to 40 kHz (@96 kHz SR) audio bandwidth with very low distortion characteristics
Each input individually selectable between microphone, line, and aux level signals (both channels selected simultaneously for S/PDIF connections)
Precision, 23-segment, multicolor LED peak/VU meter, selectable between input and output sources
High-output headphone amplifier can drive a wide range of headphones
Balanced outputs on XLR connectors with dedicated level control can be used to drive line- or mic-level inputs
Mix control enables zero-delay monitoring of source audio, computer audio, or a mix of both source and computer audio for multitrack recording or computer telephony
Phono (RCA) jacks connect Aux Output to external loudspeakers or preamplifiers
Bus powering via USB for convenient, single-cable connection to the computer
In Stand-Alone mode the USBPre 2 operates as a microphone preamplifier and analog-to-digital converter
Hardware loop-through for test & measurement to send computer audio directly back to an input
High-strength extruded aluminum chassis
Mac® OS X 10.4+, Windows®XP/Vista/7, and Linux, class-compliant audio device
Additional features controlled by hardware DIP switches on the back panel; no software-only features and no control panel