Summary of Contents for Absara Audio Pigtronix Mothership
- Page 1 Pigtronix Mothership Analog Synthesizer User’s Guide All contents © Absara Audio LLC 2008...
- Page 2 Index: Welcome………………………………………………………… Anatomy of the Mothership…………………………………. Getting Started…..………………….…………………………. Guided Tour…………..………………………….……………… Limited Warranty……………………………………….…….… Safety Precautions………………………….,.…………….…..
- Page 3 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.
- Page 4 Jacks: 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. OUT – Effect output, Plug in your amp, mixer, or DI box here.
- Page 5 Footswitches: INTELLIGENT RING MOD – This footswitch turns the Ring Modulator voice on and off. When in use, the Ring Modulator is present at both the OUTPUT and the SUB OUT ENGAGE – This footswitch turns the entire Mothership on and off. When only the engage light is turned on, only the VCO and CLEAN SIGNAL can be heard.
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Page 6: Getting Started
Unpack your Mothership and place it on a flat, stable surface. Make sure you are using the 48-Volt DC (negative center) power supply that came with your Pigtronix Mothership. Plug the power cord into the 48VDC jack on the back of the Mothership and then plug the power adaptor into an electrical socket. - Page 7 Guided Tour: The following steps guide you through the sonic palette of the Mothership and show you how to get at the range of tones that it has to offer. Set all of the controls fully counter-clockwise and set all three toggles facing right.
- Page 8 Sub Octave Turn up the SUB OCTAVE LEVEL dial to 12:00 and engage the SUB OCTAVE footswitch. The red LED should come on. Play your instrument. Note: Not all amplifiers can reproduce the extreme low end of the Pigtronix Sub Octave. If you are having trouble hearing the Sub Octave in your amp, run the SUB OUT jack to a bass rig to truly rock the house.
- Page 9 Whammy 19. Turn off the INTELLIGENT RING MODULATOR and SUB OCTAVE footswitches. 20. Plug in a TRS 20K Expression pedal into the WHAMMY jack. 21. With the pedal pressed all the way forward (toe side), tune the VCO to sound in unison with the CLEAN SIGNAL LEVEL. 22.
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Page 10: Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty: Your Pigtronix effect pedal comes with a 1 year limited warranty on parts and workmanship. During the warranty period we will repair or replace, at our option, defective parts or pedals free of charge, and return them to the owner. -
Page 11: Safety Precautions
Aaron Reed and B-Dawg. Howard “Mick” Davis, David Koltai and Andrew DiPietro designed the Pigtronix Mothership during 2007 & 2008 in Brooklyn and Yonkers, NY. We hope you enjoy your new Mothership pedal! Please check our website, www.pigtronix.com or contact us at (917) 941-2861 for the latest information on new Pigtronix gear.
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