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luminary v2

quad octave generator

The Luminary is a powerful polyphonic quad 

octave generator with many useful features for 

creating inspiring symphonic goodness. With 

the ability to dial in any combination of four 

separate octaves including -2, -1, +1, +2, you 

are able to craft many different complex sounds 

and textures. 

The Luminary V2 now features:

- Refined octave volume knobs

- Lengthened attack time 

- Revised envelope low-pass filter

- Tremolo effect on flutter knob

- Added Smart Momentary Bypassing

The Luminary has three on board presets 

available for saving your go-to sounds, as well 

as live mode. This means you can have up to 

four unique sounds available at any moment. 

Get epic steel-like sounds with the modulation 

parameters unengaged. You’ll find more 

experimental options with the filter control 

or tremolo with the flutter knob. Couple the 

Luminary with an expression pedal to expand 

its creativity even more.

INPUTS AND OUTPUTS

Power

 – 9-volt DC, Center Negative, 250ma 

minimum.

In

 – 1/4 inch cable to instrument. Out – 1/4 inch 

cable to amplifier.

Exp

 – TRS ¼” jack for connecting an expression 

pedal.

CONTROLS -2, -1, +1, +2 

 

The four knobs across the top of the pedal control 

the level of each octave. For example, turn up the 

+2 knob to hear only +2 octave, the -1 knob to hear 

only -1 octave, or any combination of the four knobs 

to mix the desired amount of each octave.

DRY/WET

 

The Dry/Wet knob changes the ratio of dry to wet 

signal sent to the output. At minimum, you will hear 

no effect. Set it to noon for equal parts dry and wet. 

Set it to maximum for 100% wet – only the octave 

signal will be heard. Explore the ground between 

minimum and noon for keeping the octave signal 

lower than unity gain. 

ATTACK

The Attack knob controls how fast the octaves 

bloom in after your initial attack. At lower settings, 

the octaves will be right on top of your playing. The 

higher you set the Attack knob, the longer it will take 

for the octaves to swell in after your initial attack.

FILTER

The Filter knob controls the cutoff of an envelope 

low-pass filter on the octave signals. Set this control 

lower for clear, punchy octaves and higher for a 

more dramatic low-pass envelope effect.

FLUTTER 

The Flutter knob enables a tremolo effect that is 

applied to the octaves. At zero, the tremolo effect is 

off. Increasing this knob turns the tremolo effect on 

and controls the rate of the effect.

PRESET LED 

Indicates what preset you are using (red, green, or blue), if you are in live mode (LED off), or 

if you have modified a preset (LED blinking the color of the preset that has been modified).

BYPASS LED

 

Illuminates when in effect mode.

PRESET SWITCH

The Luminary has the ability to store three unique presets, as well as operate in live mode. 

The three presets are indicated by a red, green, or blue color on the preset LED. Live 

mode is indicated by the preset LED being off. Press this switch to scroll through the three 

available presets as well as live mode. 

To save a preset, first scroll to the color you would like to save a preset to. Next, set all 

knobs to the desired settings. Finally hold down the preset switch until the flashing LED 

turns solid. Those settings are now saved to the color you started with.

Live mode reads the current position of all 8 knobs. Once you have saved three presets, you 

can set the knobs to a 4th setting and access that sound by scrolling to live mode (preset 

LED off) with the preset switch. This essentially gives you four presets that can be recalled 

with the press of a button.

BYPASS SWITCH

 - Press switch to turn on (effect mode) and again to turn off  

(bypass mode). When the switch is in off position, press and hold to temporarily activate the 
effect. Releasing the switch turns the effect off.

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