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Mothership 2
User's Guide
All contents c Absara Audio LLC 2014

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  • Page 1 Mothership 2 User’s Guide All contents c Absara Audio LLC 2014...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents 1 Welcome to The Mothership 2 Safety Precautions ....2 Anatomy and Functions The Interface ..... .

  • Page 3: Welcome To The Mothership

    While the Mothership 2 will track only one note at a time, it tracks that one note very well. The Mothership 2’s pitch recognition system controls triangle, square, and sine wave (sub octave) voices, that can be combined to output a huge variety of analog synthesizer tones.

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    18-Volt DC 300mA Adapter that came with your Pigtronix Mother- ship 2. DO NOT EXPOSE TO WATER/BEER - To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose your Mothership 2 to rain or moisture. If water gets inside the unit, turn off the power.

  • Page 5: Anatomy And Functions

    CHAPTER 2. ANATOMY AND FUNCTIONS Anatomy and Functions The Interface Jacks 1. DC 18V - Mothership 2 requires 18VDC power @ 300mA using a 2.1mm connector with negative tip polarity. 2. SUB OUT - The SUB jack is an auxiliary output for low fre-...
  • Page 6 4. EXPRESSION - This is the TRS (Stereo) 20K expression pedal input for pitch bend. A TS (Mono) cable can also be used to inject control voltage (CV) signals into the Mothership 2 to the pitch of the VCO (triangle wave) and (square wave) voices.

  • Page 7: Knobs And Switches

    CHAPTER 2. ANATOMY AND FUNCTIONS Knobs and Switches...
  • Page 8 CHAPTER 2. ANATOMY AND FUNCTIONS 6. ENGAGE - This footswitch turns the entire Mothership 2 on and off. When the engage light is turned on, the Mothership 2 is active. The Mothership 2 is a true bypass pedal. and SUB - This knob determines the volume of the square wave voice.
  • Page 9 11. SYNC - This toggle turns on the SYNC feature when in the down position. The SYNC feature can be controlled using the TIMBRE and SWEEP knobs in conjunction to make a wide range of analog synthesizer tones. The SYNC feature slaves the VCO and (square wave) voices to the Sub Octave voice.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    CHAPTER 3. GETTING STARTED Getting Started Basic Hook Up 1. Unpack your Mothership 2 and place it on a flat, stable surface. 2. Make sure you are using the 18-Volt DC (negative center) power supply that came with your Pigtronix Mothership 2.
  • Page 11 (square wave), VCO, TUNE and DYNAMICS knobs up to 12:00. Click the Engage footswitch to turn the Mothership 2 on. The blue LED should come on. 3. Play the highest string on your instrument and adjust the TUNE control so that the pitch of the VCO is an octave above the pitch of the clean signal.

  • Page 12: Expression

    Mother- ship 2 chassis has been opened. Please consult the instructions and warnings in this manual for proper use. Warranty is only valid if your Mothership 2 has been properly registered within 30 days of original...

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