Alexander Luminous: How to Be Advanced

Here are the 5 coolest ways to use the Luminous, a multi-mode phase shifter from Alexander Pedals. Settings and affiliate links are below. Stop motion animation and drone footage by John Marty.

AFFILIATE LINKS:

Luminous (phase shifter)

Shallow Water (lo-fi random chorus from Fairfield Circuitry)

Dig (digital dual delay from Strymon)

Boss GE-7 (graphic EQ)

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PRO-TIP #1: KILLER TREBLE BOOST
Classic Mode
Rate: 20%
Depth: 60%
Mix: 80%
Stag: 2
Reso: 75%
Wave: Fixed
Cent: Center
Div: 16th
Filt: 55%
Levl: maximum

PRO-TIP #2: SQUASHED FUNK SOUND
Unique Mode
Rate: 90%
Depth: 90%
Mix: *Wet
Stag: Dubl
Reso: 90%
Beat: minimum
Sync: Low
Div: 16th
Filt: 70%
Levl: maximum

PRO-TIP #3: RANDOM LO-FI CHORUS
Phlanger Mode
Rate: minimum
Depth: 10%
Mix: *Wet
Time: maximum
Reso: minimum
Wave: Rand
Cent: Center
Div: Nclk
Filt: 55%
Levl: maximum

PRO-TIP #4: TOUCH OF LIFE
Dynamic Mode
Rate: minimum
Depth: 2%
Mix: *Wet
Sens: maximum
Rise: minimum
Soft: minimum
Loud: 60%
Mode: Rate
Filt: minimum
Levl: maximum
EXTRA: run a clean boost into the Luminous and pick very softly, in order to make your loudest notes trigger the modulation effect

PRO-TIP #5: THE DREAMY HAZE
Phazdlay Mode
Time: 5%
Rept: 90%
Mix: 90%
Rate: minimum
Dept: minimum
Wave: Up
Cent: fully to the right
Div: QTR
Filt: maximum
Levl: maximum

BONUS PRO-TIP: WRITING YOUR OWN PATTERNS
Set the pedal to Pattern Mode, and set the Pattern number to 8. Then use MIDI CC messages in the range 110–117 to set the values for each step:

CC110: Step 1
CC111: Step 2
…
CC117: Step 8

Each value you send on a given CC message sets the amount of phasing for that particular step. When you save the preset, these values are also saved with it.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:19 Pro-Tip #1: Killer Treble Boost
01:05 Sound Example
01:41 Pro-Tip #2: Squashed Funk Sound
02:15 Sound Example
03:07 Pro-Tip #3: Random Lo-Fi Chorus
03:39 Sound Example
04:16 Pro-Tip #4: Touch of Life
04:57 Sound Example
05:57 Top Secret Bonus Pro-Tip
06:42 Pro-Tip #5: The Dreamy Haze
07:16 Sound Example

[bythepiermusic]

Nice Super Mario at the end, sounds awesome. I actually thought that should be played with that sound before I even realized that's what you were playing, it just fits.

[Pak_Industrial]

Between the syntax error and the Fever Pitch, and everything in the leap series, Alexander Pedals is quickly becoming one of my favorite Pedal companies.

[cchan]

This is a video that I would listen to every night before I sleep.

[FleeceMusic]

Strymon timeline on Lofi mods can kinda do that last sound too :)

[davidsummerville]

Just watched a demo of this pedal on a channel Ambienttrash. 14 minutes, very detailed and some amazing sounds. Blew me away! Never heard of the channel before, immediately subscribed.

[azanzibargem]

Some seriously beautiful tunes and tones here

[karlboman]

Wonderful and lovely sounds. For maybe the first time ever i am considering getting a phaser!

[tiesergrote]

Best episode playing wise. Cool sounds!

[ArtOfSoundGuitar]

I like the dynamic modulation effect sometimes find a tasteful amount of warble is quite the project.

[nicf]

Dude ur ear for interesting but usable tones is uncanny

[pamelaa]

Dear Mr. Attack, you are nostalgia incarnate.... =)

[siibayan]

holy crap dude your solo on the first demo was insane! you killed me. time to go practice

[TriangleWaveRecords]

that second jam is worthy of a Prince B-side

[studieslessonstheoryetc]

Really cool with the Shallow Water match, the only thing I’m assuming it’s missing is the envelope-following filter which is where the SW shines to me in combination with the warbly tape thing.

Honestly though, #4 is enough of a reason to grab this regardless

[getbackjosh]

What guitar is that?! It's incredible.

[FakeGlasses]

When you gonna do the Meris LVX bud? It's the most advanced pedal ever (well, maybe the ZOIA is, but the LVX is like a timeline swallowed a microcosm, every boss and chase bliss pedal and put it all with a solid UI).