Tapco BLEND6, Owner'S Manual

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Here’s a quick glance at all the features packed into this mixer:

2 mono mic/line channels, with:

• Variable input trim (+3 to +50 dB for microphones, 

and –22 to +25 dB for line-level inputs)

• Phantom power (globally switched) 
• Level Set indicator LED
• XLR microphone input jack 
• 1/4" TRS instrument line input jack 
• Pre-fader aux (monitor) send
• Post-fader aux (effects) send
• 2-band EQ
• Pan control
• Rotary level control

2 stereo line channels, with:

• Left and right 1/4" TRS line input jacks 
• Pre-fader aux (monitor) send
• Post-fader aux (effects) send
• 2-band EQ
• Pan control
• Rotary level control

Master section, with:

• Rotary stereo Main Mix control
• Balanced 1/4" TRS stereo main outputs
• 8-segment stereo LED VU metering
• 1/4" TRS Aux 1/Monitor send
• 1/4" TRS Aux 2/Effects send
• Two rotary stereo aux return controls (To Mains and 

To Monitors)

• RCA tape out
• RCA tape in
• 48V phantom power switch with LED 

indicator

• Left and Right 1/4" TRS Control Room outputs with 

Level control

• Stereo 1/4" TRS Headphone output with Level 

control

• Power LED indicator
• Inter-Planetary Space Drive control
• OK, we made that last one up, but we can pencil 

it in for next time

Introduction

Thank you for choosing a TAPCO Blend 6 mixer by Mackie. The 

TAPCO family of mixers hails back to the days of TAPCO Corporation, 

Greg Mackie’s fi rst company. TAPCO revolutionized the audio industry 

back in 1969 with the very fi rst 6-channel mixer specifi cally designed 

for keyboards and rock ‘N’ roll PA.

The fi rst TAPCO mixer, although primitive by today’s standards, was 

truly innovative for its time. It had the headroom to handle screaming 

singers, was priced for the pocketbook of starving psychedelic musical 

neophytes, and durable enough to withstand mammoth levels of 

wear and tear on the road, and at now-legendary concerts. 

In essence, TAPCO re-defi ned the price performance ratio and made high-quality 

professional audio mixers accessible to virtually anyone. Today, TAPCO is reborn with the 

same ideals and is backed by the world-class engineering and manufacturing horsepower 

of Mackie. 

This compact mixer is perfect for small to medium-sized live sound reinforcement 

applications, keyboards and synths, video, and small-project studio applications.

TAPCO van (a.k.a. micro bus)

TAPCO version of Greg