Walrus Audio Lüm Texture Engine Effect Pedal, Black

With ambient whimsy in store, the Walrus Audio Lum Texture Engine is a grab-and-go box of granular delight sure to make any soundscaper swoon. The Lum, initially a limited release straight from Walrus, now enters their main line of effects proper with starry, textural, dreamy sounds at every juncture.

The Lüm Texture Engine puts forth three expressive, ambient-leaning effects for a compact stompbox packed full of reverberating magic. Calling upon influences of the Walrus Audio Slö reverb, Lore reverse reverb, and Fable granular generator, the Lum fractures signals into tiny, stardust-like clouds of "grain" with different flavors of reverb. This sonic formula sweetens signals with rosy, hazy washes of sound perfect for your next ambient track or textural exploration.

A three-mode switch swaps the Lum between three unique effects. Positions for grain cloud, grain reverb, and forward/reverse reverb introduce different spacious textures. Fans of granular effects are sure to find a home with the Lum through its intriguing, expressive textures from the more glitchy granular delay settings to the more rhythmic forward-reverb-into-reverse-reverb settings. A straightforward control scheme shapes these effects with a dedicated "X" dial for parameters unique to each mode, including glitch frequency and reverse reverb decay.

Control and expression is furthered on Lüm with a second Momentary control that allows for momentary control ramping on any parameter or global effect stretching, slowing down the effect and elongating its reverberant voices. Selectable "cut-off" or trails bypass modes introduce new modes of playability while a three-slot onboard preset bank allows for instant recall and navigation of favorite effect builds.

A sweet, sweet trip into a decadent, dreamlike, granular nebula, the Walrus Lüm Texture Engine is a dream indeed.