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Luminal Booster Ultra

Luminal Booster Ultra

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Introducing the next evolution in clean bass tone: The Luminal Booster Ultra

  • Blends the Harmonic Booster with a versatile Multiband Compressor
  • Cab-Sim Enabled DI Output with up to 7 custom Impulse Responses
  • Aux In
  • 6-band EQ
  • Gain reduction meter
  • Headphone Out
  • Tuner
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Our latest creation seamlessly blends the undeniably lavish tone of the Harmonic Booster with a versatile Multiband Compressor, delivering a pristine, controlled signal like never before. Featuring a gain reduction meter for precise monitoring and a 6-band EQ for unparalleled tonal flexibility, your clean sound is now fully under your command. And to top it off, you can load up to 7 custom Impulse Responses via USB, the ultimate tone-shaping power is right at your fingertips.

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    CABSIMS

    Analog Cabinet
    Black and White 410
    Cali 212
    Cali 410 NEO
    Cali Combo 212
    Dave 410
    DG112N
    DG212N
    DG410N
    DG412ES
    DG810ES
    Fashionista 412
    Forrester 810

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    CABSIMS

    Fruity 115
    Fruity 212
    Fruity 410
    Fruity 810
    Garden118
    Garden 410
    London 412
    London 412 Vintage
    Modern 212
    Modern 412
    Modern 115 Powerplant
    Modern 210 Powerplant
    Modern 410 Powerplant
    Modern 810 Powerplant

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    CABSIMS

    Mountainino 610
    Nolly 810
    Panzer 412
    Peggy 115
    Peggy 210
    Peggy 410
    Peggy 810
    Peggy 810 Vintage
    Snakeskin
    Stockman 212
    Stockman 410
    Stockman 810
    Swirl 115
    Swirl 410
    Swirl 810
    Topper

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  • Filter

    Adjustable lowpass filter for the compressed signal (150 Hz to 20 kHz)

  • Blend

    Blends between clean and compressed signal

  • Comp

    Adjusts the amount of compression applied

  • Level

    Adjusts the level of the compressor after the blend control

  • Boost

    +-20dB boost or cut

  • Character

    Allows blending in the perfect amount of the tone-shaping circuitry. Press to select between 7 IRs.

  • Mid Gain

    +-20dB @ the frequency selected by “Mid Frequency”.

  • Mid Frequency

    Mid frequency from 250Hz to 2.5kHz.

  • Master

    +-12 dB. Sets the overall volume of the unit.

  • Bass

    Low shelf +-13dB @ 80 Hz

  • Mid bands

    +-13dB @ 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1.5 kHz, 3 kHz

  • Treble

    High shelf +-13dB @ 5 kHz

  • Dimensions

    Width: 125 mm / 5″
    Length: 96 mm/ 3¾″
    Height: 57 mm / 2¼″
    Weight: 430 g / 0.95 lb

  • Warning

    When the pedal is on bypass the master volume does not affect the headphone volume. In this case the total volume is adjustable in Darkglass Suite. With sensitive headphones, the bypass volume can be very loud if not adjusted.

    The Luminal Booster Ultra has a current draw of 400mA. Only use a regulated 9V DC adapter with a center-negative plug.

    Unregulated power supplies and/or higher voltages may result in suboptimal noise performance and even damage your unit, voiding the warranty.

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  • Input

    Connect your instrument or output from your pedal board to the ¼” mono jack.

  • Aux In

    This 3.5mm stereo input allows you to practice with backing tracks from e.g. your smartphone or laptop. Auxiliary input can only be used with the headphone output.

    The pedal does not control the level, it must be set from your audio source. Remember to always first set the level low before connecting anything to the aux in!

  • Headphone Output

    Luminal Booster Ultra has an internal stereo headphone amplifier capable of driving a minimum load of 16 ohms from the 3.5mm stereo jack. Use the Master volume control to adjust the level.

  • 9V DC

    Only use a regulated 9V DC adapter with a center-negative plug.

  • Output

    Connect from the ¼” Output jack to the input of your amplifier or another effects pedal.

  • Direct Output

    Balanced XLR output for connecting the pedal to a microphone preamp, PA system etc.

  • Groundlift

    Disconnects the signal ground on the Direct Output to break any ground loops. Set this switch to either position that has less noise. The switch does not affect the ¼” output.

  • Cab Sim

    Select between 7 Cab Sim slots for the XLR can be accessed by pushing on the Character knob.

  • USB

    A USB C connector allows you to connect the pedal to PC/Mac to load cabinet simulation impulse responses to the pedal and control various other settings.

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Darkglass Suite

Utilizing the desktop version of the Darkglass Suite allows you to load one of the available impulses responses of our library or add you custom / third party impulses to use with your pedal. In addition you can control the headphones level output.

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Luminal Booster Ultra Modes

The Luminal Booster Ultra offers an extra layer of versatility, allowing the user to change the order of the Compression and Harmonic Booster engines by long-pressing the left footswitch, you can enable either the blue or red mode.

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DISCLAIMER

In the interest of continuous improvement, specifications are subject to change without notice. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at www.darkglass.com

The manufacturer claims that the above product fulfills the requirements as set by EN55013, EN55020, EN60555-2, EN60555-3, RoHS, WEEE.