Introduction
The 6306 is the first product in the new TAPCO by
Mackie
®
family, designed for live sound applications
and an exceptional price/performance ratio.
Its small size belies its many features, including two mic
inputs, two instrument inputs, two stereo line inputs, two
aux sends, a stereo aux return, tape in and out, and
stereo control room and phones outputs in addition to the
main outputs.
The TAPCO 6306 is designed for rugged, 24-hours-
a-day use. Its sturdy construction houses durable
double-sided SMT-plated fiberglass circuit boards.
Impact-resistant knobs are mounted so they “ride”
just above the steel chassis, absorbing impact to
minimize damage.
The 6306 has two mono mic/line channels with input
gain controls and level-set LEDs. The balanced XLR
mic inputs have switchable phantom power, and the
1/4
"
TRS instrument input jacks accept balanced or
unbalanced line-level signals. In addition, it has two
stereo line-input channels, accepting balanced or
unbalanced line-level input signals. All the channels
have high and low EQ controls, one monitor aux send
(pre-fader), one effects aux send (post-fader), a pan
control (balance control on the stereo channels), and
a rotary level control.
The channel EQs are comprised of a 12 kHz high-
frequency shelving EQ, and an 80 Hz low-frequency
shelving EQ.
The Aux Return to Mains knob controls how much of
the effects signal to add to the main mix. The Aux
Return to Monitors knob lets you add effects to the
stage monitor mix independent of the the effects
levels added to the main mix.
The outputs on the 6306 include TRS balanced/
unbalanced main outputs, control room outputs,
and aux sends, RCA tape outputs, and a TRS stereo
headphones output.
The control room output can be switched between the
main stereo bus or the stereo tape input. The “Tape to
Main” switch can also route the tape input to the main
stereo bus.
The 8-segment LED meters indicate the signal level at
the control room/phones outputs.
The TAPCO 6306 is designed for continuous operation
in any sound reinforcement and mixing application.
It’s packed with useful features and practical routing
capabilities. Simply stated, this mixer offers more
features, more peace of mind, and more possibilities
than any other mixer in its class.
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 indicator
Applications
• Live sound mixing for small to medium-
sized clubs
• Live sound mixing for meeting rooms
and churches
• Desktop studio mixing and recording
NRM
2
EFX
AUX
1
MON
2
EFX
1
MON
2
EFX
1
MON
2
EFX
1
MON
AUX
RETURN
HI
12k
LOW
80Hz
EQ
TAPE TO
MIX
OFF
MAIN
LEVEL
SET
LEVEL
SET
U
+15
-15
R
L
PAN
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
MAIN MIX
U
+15
-15
GAIN
U
-22dB +25dB
+3
+50
MIC
GAIN
U
-22dB +25dB
+3
+50
MIC
1
2
2
3/4
5/6
INPUT
1
INST IN
(HI-Z)
INST IN
(HI-Z)
INPUT
OL
LEFT
RIGHT
16
12
8
4
0
-4
-12
-24
0 = +4dBu
CD/TAPE
IN
TAPE
OUT
L
R
PHONES
O
O
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
MAX
O
O
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
AUX
HI
12k
LOW
80Hz
EQ
U
+15
-15
R
L
PAN
AUX
EQ
BALANCE
AUX
EQ
BALANCE
U
+15
-15
LOW
80Hz
U
+15
-15
R
L
U
+15
-15
HI
12k
HI
12k
LOW
80Hz
U
+15
-15
R
L
U
+15
-15
POWER
BAL/UNBAL
L
LINE IN
BAL/UNBAL
L
R
R
L
R
L
R
1
2
R
LINE IN
(MONO)
L
(MONO)
(MONO)
AUX SEND
IN
OUT
OUT
OUT
AUX RETURN
MAIN
CTRL ROOM
+48V
PHONES
CTRL ROOM
TO
MON
TO
MAIN
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
EFX
MON
O
O
MAX
U
O
O
MAX
U
O
O
MAX
U
O
O
MAX
U
O
O
MAX
U
O
O
MAX
U
O
O
MAX
U
O
O
MAX
U
O
O
MAX
U
O
O
MAX
U
U
U
U
U
U
MAIN
CD/TAPE
3/4
5/6
PHANTOM POWER
1
MAIN
6306