Mackie Mix 50 Owners Manual - Page 6

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INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing a TAPCO MIX Series mixer. The TAPCO family of mixers hails back to the days of TAPCO Corporation, Greg Mackie's first company. TAPCO revolutionized the audio industry back in 1969 with the very first 6-channel mixer specifically designed for keyboards and rock 'N' roll PA. The first 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 nowlegendary concerts. In essence, TAPCO re-defined 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 LOUD Technologies. These compact mixers are perfect for small to medium-sized live sound reinforcement applications, keyboards and synths, video, and small-project studio applications. HERE'S A QUICK GLANCE AT ALL THE FEATURES PACKED INTO THESE MIXERS: Mono mic/line channels: • Variable input trim (0 to +50 dB) • Phantom power, globally switched (except Mix.50) • Level Set/PEAK indicator LED • XLR microphone input jack • 1/4" TRS line-input jack • Post-fader aux send (except Mix.50) • 3-band EQ (2-band EQ on Mix.50) • 75 Hz low-cut filter (Mix.100/Mix.120 only) • Pan control • Rotary level control Stereo line channels: • Left and right 1/4" TRS line input jacks • +4/-10 input level switch (Mix.100/Mix.120 only) • Post-fader aux send (except Mix.50) • 3-band EQ (Mix.60 only) • Balance control • Rotary level control • Stereo RCA tape out and tape in • Master +48V phantom power switch with LED indicator (except Mix.50) • Left and Right 1/4" TRS Control Room outputs and stereo 1/4" Phones output with rotary level control (Phones only on Mix.50) • Tape to Control Room/Phones switch (Tape to Phones on Mix.50) • FX to Control Room switch (Mix.100/Mix.120 only) • Tape to Mix switch • Power LED indicator • Inter-Planetary Space Drive control • OK, we made that last one up, but we can pencil it in for next time Master section: • Rotary stereo Main Mix control (Mix.50/Mix.60) • 60mm fader Main Mix control (Mix.100/Mix.120) • Balanced 1/4" TRS stereo main outputs • 4-segment stereo LED VU metering • 1/4" TRS Aux Send with rotary level control (except Mix.50) 6

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HERE’S A QUICK GLANCE AT ALL THE FEATURES PACKED INTO THESE MIXERS:
Mono mic/line channels:
Variable input trim (0 to +50 dB)
Phantom power, globally switched (except Mix.50)
Level Set/PEAK indicator LED
XLR microphone input jack
1/4" TRS line-input jack
Post-fader aux send (except Mix.50)
3-band EQ (2-band EQ on Mix.50)
75 Hz low-cut filter (Mix.100/Mix.120 only)
Pan control
Rotary level control
Stereo line channels:
Left and right 1/4" TRS line input jacks
+4/–10 input level switch (Mix.100/Mix.120 only)
Post-fader aux send (except Mix.50)
3-band EQ (Mix.60 only)
Balance control
Rotary level control
Master section:
Rotary stereo Main Mix control (Mix.50/Mix.60)
60mm fader Main Mix control (Mix.100/Mix.120)
Balanced 1/4" TRS stereo main outputs
4-segment stereo LED VU metering
1/4" TRS Aux Send with rotary level control
(except Mix.50)
Stereo RCA tape out and tape in
Master +48V phantom power switch with LED
indicator (except Mix.50)
Left and Right 1/4" TRS Control Room outputs
and stereo 1/4" Phones output with rotary level
control (Phones only on Mix.50)
Tape to Control Room/Phones switch (Tape to
Phones on Mix.50)
FX to Control Room switch (Mix.100/Mix.120
only)
Tape to Mix switch
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 MIX Series mixer. The TAPCO family of mixers hails back to the days of
TAPCO Corporation, Greg Mackie’s first company. TAPCO revolutionized the audio industry back in 1969
with the very first 6-channel mixer specifically designed for keyboards and rock ‘N’ roll PA.
The first 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-defined 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 LOUD Technologies.
These compact mixers are perfect for small to medium-sized live sound reinforcement applications,
keyboards and synths, video, and small-project studio applications.