Alexander Leap Luminous Beta Quick Start Manual

BASIC OPERATION
We sent a team of sonic scientists deep into the arctic circle on a secret mission: to
capture bits of the Aurora Borealis so we could transmute them into a pedal. What
emerged was Luminous, equal parts phaseshifter and swirly glowing haze machine.
It dances and hovers with the utmost mystery, occasionally imperceptible while
frequently vivid. And it glows in the dark, because of course it does.
Using the pedal is pretty simple: plug your instrument into the INPUT jack and your
amplifier or other effect into the L jack, power up the pedal with 9V 250mA or more,
and turn some knobs. As soon as you touch a knob, the display will change to show
what is happening. You can also tell the pedal to stay in the knobs display mode in
the Setup menu.
The lower-right knob has a pushbutton switch, tap that to access extra parameters
on the back pages of the user interface. We've put the most common controls up
front, tweaking stuff on page 2, and utility items on page 3. Three small boxes at the
bottom of the display indicate the currently selected page.
This guide covers the basics of the pedal including its
connections, controls, and features. For more detailed
information you can scan the code in this section to be taken
to our website for access to the full manual, MIDI information,
firmware updates, and more.
A NOTE ABOUT POWER:
Leap Series pedals are digital and require a lot of power. They
also don't like sharing power supply grounds with other pedals,
so please don't use a "daisy chain" type power supply
Use name-brand isolated supplies for the best possible performance.
PRESETS
How do you make quick changes on a pedal that has 12+ knobs? PRESETS.
Every Leap Series pedal allows you to save up to 32 presets that contain the entire
state of the pedal.
Loading a preset recalls all knob positions and expression pedal mappings.
To load a preset, hold the BYPASS / PRESET footswitch. You can set the number
of available presets in the Setup Menu, from 1 to 8. You can also access the other
preset banks 9-16, 17-24, and 25-32.
To save a preset, first use the pedal knobs to tweak the sound, then hold the PAGE
knob. Press and hold the BYPASS / PRESET footswitch to enter the save menu.
To save to the current preset, just hold down the BYPASS / PRESET footswitch again.
To rename the preset, turn the lower-left knob to select a character in the name and
then turn the PAGE knob to edit that character. Use the lower-left knob to select the
preset number and edit to change the save location.
GLOBAL SETUP MENU
To enter the global setup menu, rst hold down the PAGE / MENU knob
(lower right,) then hold the left footswitch.
Turn the lower left knob to select the parameter you want to change, then
turn the lower right knob to set its value.
Hold the PAGE / MENU knob (lower right) to save your settings and exit
the menu.
M.JACK EXPRESSN MultiJack is expression pedal input
FOOT. SW MultiJack is foot switch input
MIDI MultiJack is MIDI input (requires MIDI to TRS adapter)
PRST.EX
Preset selection using ALEXPANDER footswitch
SCRL.EX Preset scroll using ALEXPANDER footswitch
CHANNL Sets MIDI input channel
STEREO MONO IN INPUT jack is mono
INP. SUM
INPUT jack sums to mono
STEREO INPUT jack is stereo
RPHASE Sets phase of R output, allows correction for amp or e ect phase.
PRESET
Sets number of presets available on device. Does not a ect MIDI.
DISPLY PRESET Display shows preset except when turning knobs
KNOBS Display shows knobs except when loading preset
BLANK
Display is o when not adjusting knobs
KNOBS JUMP Knobs jump to new value when turned
PICKUP Knobs don't move until turned to previous value rst
RETURN
Pedal will return to the main control page after 5, 10, 30 seconds
MIDOUT OFF
Pedal does not send MIDI CC values
JACK Pedal sends MIDI CC from MultiJack
USB
Pedal sends MIDI CC from USB MIDI
BOTH
Pedal sends MIDI CC from both
TRAILS OFF - hard bypass, ON - trails bypass, AUTO - trails fade out
EXP LO / HI Sets heel and toe calibration for expression pedal
PWR ON Choose BYPASS or ENGAGE to set the power-on state of pedal
RESET Turn to reset CONFIG, PRESETS, or ALL. Hold PAGE knob to reset.
Select MIDIDUMP to export presets over USB MIDI
USB PORT
USB MIDI AND
FIRMWARE UPDATE
CONTROL KNOBS
ADJUST PARAMETERS
AS SHOWN ON DISPLAY
RIGHT
R STEREO OUTPUT
LEFT
MONO OUTPUT
OR TRS STEREO
TAP / CTRL SWITCH
TAP TWICE TO SET TEMPO
HOLD TO FIRE RAMP
PRESET DISPLAY
PRESET NUMBER & NAME
SOUND MODE NAME
quick starT guide quick starT guide
9V DC INPUT
250 MA, CENTER NEGATIVE
ISOLATED POWER REQUIRED
PAGE KNOB
TAP TO CHANGE PAGE
HOLD TO ACCESS MENU
MULTI
EXPRESSION
PEDAL OR MIDI
INPUT
MONO OR TRS
STEREO INPUT
BYPASS SWITCH
TAP TO BYPASS OR ENGAGE
HOLD TO LOAD NEXT PRESET
KNOB DISPLAY
KNOB NAMES & VALUES
PAGE INDICATOR BOXES
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