Mackie Blend 6 Owners Manual

Mackie Blend 6 Manual

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  • Mackie Blend 6 | Owners Manual - Page 1
    #MFOE 16-CHANNEL 4-BUS MIXER w/ ONBOARD EFFECTS owner's manual
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    user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Le point d' Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or
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    this and other TAPCO products. What me, read a manual? Before you begin, please make sure that you read the Safety Instructions on page 2 and Getting Started on page 4. One will help you keep safe, and the other will get you started using your new TAPCO® Blend 16 mixer. Your new mixer is designed to
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    presented, rather like following the instructions for mixing a lemon bundt cake, or running a nuclear power station, for example. ZERO THE CONSOLE: 1. Turn everything off, including the mixer's rear panel POWER switch and PHANTOM POWER switch. 2. Turn down all channel strip GAIN, AUX SEND 1, and
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    to see how it sounds away from your mixer. Keep tweaking FADERS and EQ as needed Please see the Safety Instructions on page 2 for information on hearing powering up, turn on the amplifiers last. • Save the shipping box and packing material! The box can also be turned into a unique hat for attending Audio
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    a TAPCO Blend 16 mixer, with 16 channels of pure goodness. It has even more channels than an 8 channel mixer, and not quite as many as most 20 channel mixers. The TAPCO family of mixers hails back to the days of TAPCO Corporation, Greg Mackie's first company. TAPCO revolutionized the audio industry
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    L (MONO) L (MONO) L (MONO) L (MONO) POWER PHANTOM 48V LAMP STEREO GRAPHIC EQ PHONES INST INPUT INST INPUT INST (optional) Active Speakers (Mackie SRM450s) Keyboard Stereo Gate/ adapters LINE INPUT RCA Drum Machine RCA Turntable with phono-level output BYPASS EQ IN Headphones Mixer
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    UNBAL SUB OUTS BAL/UNBAL Mixer's Ground Screw USB IN (MONO) L (MONO) L (MONO) L (MONO) POWER PHANTOM 48V LAMP STEREO GRAPHIC EQ PHONES INST INPUT INST INPUT adapters LINE INPUT RCA Turntable with phono level output RCA MAIN MIX AUX1(MON) BYPASS EQ IN Headphones Active Monitors (Tapco
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    the phantom power switched on. This could damage the device. Use the stereo channel LINE (19) jacks instead. Do not use phantom power with tube or that the signals going into the mixer are adjusted correctly. After you connect a microphone or line-level component to the mixer, do a sound test and
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    external effects devices (via the AUX SEND 2 (23) output jack). Use the MASTER AUX SEND 2 (44) to control the overall effects level. Most of the channel controls will affect the output to the internal (or external) processor, except for PAN (13) and AUX SEND 1 MON (11). 13. PAN This adjusts how
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    a pair of RCA to 1/4" adapters, depending on your turntable.) Also connect the turntable's ground wire to the mixer's rear panel ground screw. Play the mixer's USB section, the digital audio output from software such as Tracktion is converted to linelevel, two-channel analog, that feeds channels
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    amplifier (or powered monitors). Each channel's AUX SEND 1 MON (11) knob adjusts how much of the channel's signal appears such as: tape, DVD/CD player, television audio, etc. Signals coming into these inputs are routed input jacks can be used. This adapter is widely available. See Appendix B for
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    27 28 POWER PHANTOM 48V 29 LAMP 30 PHONES STEREO GRAPHIC EQ +15 10 5 31 0 5 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 28. PHANTOM POWER LED This light comes on when the rear panel PHANTOM POWER (54) switch is turned on. This indicates that the XLR MIC (1) inputs are supplied with 48 volts. 29. LAMP This female BNC
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    POWER PHANTOM 48V LAMP PHONES STEREO GRAPHIC EQ +15 10 5 0 5 10 -15 15+ 10 5 0 by two FX RETURN (45, 46) knobs described on the next page. Inside the processor, the analog audio is converted to digital, this is processed, and the result converted into stereo analog signals. Spicy curry can
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    choose if the main mix or if subgroups 1 and 2, are sent out of the mixer's USB (62) output to your computer. If pressed in, the A/D converters of LED The USB section has an A/D converter that converts the selected analog channels into a digital stream. This knob allows you to adjust the signal level
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    POWER PHANTOM 48V LAMP -noise will suffer. Use the meters to help you adjust the mixer for optimum performance without distortion or noise. Then you can adjust break, you can play some intermission music, and MUTE (14) all active channels. 50. SUBGROUP FADERS If the SUB ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX L and R
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    wrong, and you should unplug the mixer and call technical support. 62. USB IN/OUT One end of the supplied USB cable connects here, and the other end connects to the USB port of your computer. The USB cable can simultaneously send and receive two channels of audio to and from any Mac or PC
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    Blend 16 has two main mix buses, two auxiliary buses, and four subgroup buses. • The FX RETURN input has a similar control to adjust the level of internal and external effects going on to the main mix. • Channels 15 and 16 can switch the audio and speakers (or powered speakers). This could be your
  • Mackie Blend 6 | Owners Manual - Page 19
    player, subgroups and listen to individual SOLOed channels, all without interrupting the main mix. You mixer, a computer and a USB cable. No extra computer audio interface hardware is needed. Before you can get started, you may need to install the drivers. See the instructions included on the Blend
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    instruments to the mixer's inputs (leave channels 15-16 unused). 2. Connect your amplifier/speaker system (or powered speakers) to Blend 16. • Press the USB button on channels 15-16. The output of your computer will now feed these channels. • Using the channel 15-16 controls, route the incoming audio
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    Connectors Channels 1 and 2 use 3-pin female XLR connectors on the MIC inputs. They are wired as follows, according to standards specified by the AES (Audio to the external device, and the ring to return the signal to the mixer. The sleeve is the common ground (earth) for both signals. These are
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    Phones Output: 120 Ω 1 kΩ 25 Ω Channel Level Set LED (Sensitivity) 0 dBu (normal operating level) VU Meters Main Left and Right 8 segments: -24, -12, -4, 0, +4, +8, +12, Clip (+16) 0 LED = 0 dBu AC Power Requirements Internal Universal Power Supply, standard IEC connector Voltage Range
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    ) Internal Effects 32 bit EMAC processing, 2-channel Sample Rate: 31.25 kHz Bandwidth: Number in order to use the mixer with a computer and to 1024 x 768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor • CD-ROM or DVD , use a second drive for recording audio, not your main drive with the
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    This shows an outline of the strange goings on inside the mixer. 48V MONO CHANNELS 1-8 MIC 1 PHANTOM POWER GLOBAL SWITCH 54 HI-Z CH1-8 2 LEVEL SET 5 GAIN LOW THE NUMBERED DESCRIPTIONS IN THE MANUAL. NOTE 2: THE WOMBAT WORRIER HAS ONLY BEEN GENTLY TESTED ON PROFESSIONAL UNION STUNT WOMBATS.
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    you think your TAPCO Blend 16 has a problem, please do everything you can to confirm it before calling for service. Doing so might save you from the deprivation of your mixer and the associated suffering. Here are some things you can check: Troubleshooting Bad Channel • Is the channel GAIN turned up
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    Tapco products living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors. If your unit needs service, follow these instructions: 1. Review the preceding troubleshooting suggestions. Please. 2. Call Tech Support at 1-877-827-2669, 7 am to 5 pm PST, to explain the problem
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    be performed only at a factory-authorized service center. Unauthorized service, repairs, or modification will void this warranty. D. To obtain factory service, please follow the instructions found on page 26. E. LOUD Technologies Inc. and Authorized TAPCO Service Centers reserve the right to inspect
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