World’s strongest mixer: Mackie TAPCO Blend 6

World’s strongest mixer: Mackie TAPCO Blend 6

11 June, 2008 | 2.42PM

• Section: Videos Topics: Technology
• Written by: The Last Real DJ Alive

In this video, the Mackie TAPCO Blend 6 (which costs only £59 / $99) is subject to the following abuse:

• Run over by a bad-ass truck
• Set on fire Beavis & Butthead style
• Used to drive a nail
• Slam-dunked

Here are some geek specs for those of you who are turned on by bespectacled lecturers:

Blend 6 Compact 6-Channel Mixer Features

• Two high-headroom mic preamps
• Two mono mic/line, two stereo line channels
• Pre-fader aux (monitor) send
• Post-fader aux (effects) send
• Effects-to-main control
• Effects-to-monitor control
• Level set gain-setting indicator LEDs
• 2-band EQ, Pan (mono channels) and Balance (stereo channels) controls on all channels
• Headphone output with level control
• Control room output with level control
• 8-segment stereo LED metering
• CD/Tape stereo inputs with Tape to Mix switch and Tape to Control Room switch
• Master +48 V phantom power switch with LED indicator
• Power LED indicatorTechnical Description
• Frequency Response:
• Mic Input to any Output (Trim at 0 dB): +0, -1 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz -3 dB, 10 Hz to 80 kHz
• Distortion
• THD and SMPTE IMD; 20 Hz to 20 kHz Mic Input to Main Output:

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