Pigtronix Mothership Analog Synthesizer User Manual

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Mothership Analog Synthesizer

User’s Guide

All contents © Absara Audio LLC 2008

Index:

Welcome…………………………………………………………

Anatomy of the Mothership………………………………….

Getting Started…..………………….………………………….

Guided Tour…………..………………………….………………

Limited Warranty……………………………………….…….…

Safety Precautions………………………….,.…………….…..

Welcome!

Thank you for entering the realm of Pigtronix. The Mothership pedal is a
Monophonic Analog Guitar Synthesizer. This instrument is capable of
tracking both guitar and bass guitar as well as keyboards, vocals, horns,
drums and virtually any other monophonic sound source.

While the Mothership will track only one note at a time, it tracks that one
note very well. The Mothership’s analog pitch recognition system controls
VCO, Sub Octave, and Intelligent Ring Modulator voices, that can be
combined to output complex harmony and a huge variety of F.A.T.
analog synthesizer tones. The Mothership’s sonic signature can be further
animated with portamento (pitch glide) and tunable whammy control via
expression pedal.

This device will perform best when placed FIRST in your signal chain… put

the Mothership before the Pigtronix Attack Sustain and any other pedals.

In keeping with Pigtronix tradition, the controls on the Mothership have
been tuned to provide the fattest possible tone and the widest range of
musical possibilities. The Mothership was born out of a passion for versatile,
expressive musical effects; it is built to last and designed to inspire.

We hope that the Mothership will provide you with years of creative
satisfaction.

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Anatomy of the Mothership:

The Interface:

Jacks:

1.  DC POWER 48-VOLTS – Use only the 48-Volt, 520mA, negative tip

power supply that came with your Pigtronix Mothership. Using the
wrong power supply is likely to result in a damaged pedal.

2.  OUT – Effect output, Plug in your amp, mixer, or DI box here.

3.  WHAMMY – This is the TRS 20K expression pedal input for pitch bend.

4.  IN – Effect input, Plug in your instrument here.

5.  SUB OUT – This jack is an auxiliary output for the low frequency content

from the SUB OCTAVE and RING MODULATOR circuits only.

WARNING: The SUB OUT should only be sent to an audio system that
can handle significant amounts of low frequency content.

6.  GLIDE REMOTE – This jack allows a TS latching remote switch to be
connected in order to turn the glide (portamento) effect on and off.