Radial Engineering KL-8 Rackmount Professional Keyboard Mixer And Digital Interface Radial Engineering

The KL-8 is a rackmount keyboard mixing station designed to provide complete
control over a professional keyboard setup, both on-stage and in the recording
studio.

Features:

• Four stereo analog inputs for keyboards
• Redundant USB connections for
  laptop soft-synths
• Stereo Aux Send/Receive with optional footswitch control
• Headphone outputs and cue switches for silent monitoring
• Link multiple KL-8s
  for larger setups

Put yourself in control of the mix
The KL-8 is a powerful mixing station
created with keyboard pros in mind, with a number of features designed
specifically to streamline and enhance any keyboard setup. You can connect up to
four keyboards in mono or stereo, with level controls, aux sends, and LED
indicators for each. A stereo aux send/receive is available to feed rackmount
reverbs and delays and effects pedals, or it can be used as an additional input
for a fifth keyboard. MIDI and USB connections make it easy to control a laptop
soft-synth, utilizing high quality 24bit/192kHz digital audio converters. The
KL-8 also features multiple output options, with transformer-isolated XLR main
outputs to feed the PA, monitor outputs for a set of speakers on stage, and dual
headphone outputs for local monitoring and testing.

Redundant USB inputs
When you can’t afford to have a break in the
performance due to laptop failure, the KL-8 allows you to set up redundant
laptop systems and seamlessly transition from one to another. A secondary USB
input on the KL-8 allows you to keep your backup laptop at the ready – when
failure occurs simply hit the USB select switch on the front panel or use the
optional JR-1L remote footswitch to instantly switch to the backup system.

Silent cueing and monitoring via headphones
A built in headphone amp and
dual 1/4″ TRS outputs give you the option to practice and record silently, or cue up individual inputs on stage without feeding signal out to the audience over the PA system. Each input channel on the KL-8 is accompanied by a Cue switch that will remove that input from the main and monitor outputs and reroute it directly to the headphones, so you can easily adjust patch settings and test playback over USB without affecting the performance.

KL-8 Applications

Easily manage a multi-keyboard setup
The KL-8 allows you to mix up to four keyboards send a stereo or mono feed over XLRs to the PA system. 1/4″ TRS insert connections allow you to connect a stereo volume pedal and control the overall output, and XLR monitor outputs and headphones are provided for monitoring your signal on stage.

Integrate a soft-synth on stage
The KL-8 can take the MIDI output from a controller to play a soft-synth on your laptop. High quality digital-to-analog converters give you great sound quality on local monitors and at the PA system.

Combine analog and digital on stage
Mix four keyboards together with the output of a laptop soft-synth, making the KL-8 the center of your performance setup. Stereo Auxiliary send and return connections allow you to incorporate rackmount effects or pedals into the signal chain.