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True to the Music
Radial Engineering Ltd.
KL-8™ Owner’s Manual
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AUXILIARY SEND AND RECEIVE
The KL-8 is equipped with a stereo AUXILIARY send and return to allow you to share external eects units across
all of your connected keyboards. This feature can be used with both mono and stereo eects, as well as with pedals
or rackmount equipment. When connecting to mono eects devices, only use the LEFT SEND and RECEIVE
connections.
JR1-L Remote
footswitch (optional)
AUX RETURN ASSIGN SWITCH
The top panel of the KL-8 features a switch that sets the function of
the Aux return. Under normal operation, this is set to ALL OUTPUTS,
meaning that whatever feeds the Aux return will be mixed into the
MAIN, MONITOR, and headphone outputs. Use this setting when
connecting external eects to the Aux channel.
Should you need to mix in an additional audio feed that you don’t
want to feed to the PA system (such as a click track), you can set this
switch to the MONITOR AND HEADPHONES ONLY setting, which
will prevent the Aux return from feeding the MAIN outputs. This allows
you to monitor a signal locally through the KL-8 without sending it out
to the audience.
AUX RETURN
ASSIGN
ALL OUPUTS
MONITOR AND
HEADPHONES ONLY
If the optional JR1-L latching footswitch is used, you can activate or deactivate the AUX connections with the press
of a footswitch, giving you the ability to quickly add in a reverb or delay without any break in the performance. Use
standard 1/4” instrument cables when connecting the KL-8 to the JR1-L remote.
Using rackmount eects with the KL-8
Using eects pedals with the KL-8
Each channel on the KL-8 features its own AUX SEND control which will determine how much signal from each
keyboard is fed to the AUX outputs. These are post-fader sends, meaning you rst need to turn up the LEVEL
control on each channel before any signal will feed the AUX outputs.
A single AUX RETURN control allows you to adjust the return level from your eects devices. Start with this control
set at 2 o’clock, then adjust the AUX SEND controls on each channel until you have the desired balance of eects
between each keyboard. Once this balance is achieved, adjust the AUX RETURN to raise or lower the overall
amount of eects present at the outputs of the KL-8.