MotherShip 2

The Pigtronix MotherShip 2 is a velocity-sensitive, pitch-tracking, 3-voice analog synthesizer with oscillator hard sync and pitch modulation via portamento and CV/Expression control. It is capable of tracking both guitar and bass guitar as well as keyboards, vocals, horns, drums, and virtually any other monophonic sound source.

The dashboard of the MotherShip 2 contains five custom-made dual-concentric potentiometers and a pair of toggle switches. The top row of controls provides individual level knobs for VCO (triangle wave) and Square wave voices as well as the original Clean guitar sound and a Sub-octave Sine wave voice that can be removed from the main mix bus and sent to its own dedicated bass amplifier when the SUB output jack is used.

The middle row of controls provides Master Volume, Glide, Fine Tune, and an adjustable Dynamics function that allows the player to adjust the “feel” of the synth’s amplitude tracking.

The bottom row of controls contains the 3-way tuning switch with Unison, Octave Up, and Interval (MAJ 3rd, 4th, 5th) presets as well as a new Sync function that slaves the VCO’s triangle and square wave oscillators to the input signal, creating a pitch-locked, unison sound with complex harmonics and overtones that can be modulated.

The Sync effect found in the MotherShip 2 can be dialed in to create a staggering array of unique sounds using the Sweep and Timbre controls as well as the on-board Glide function to achieve modulation and pitch effects that sweep from one note to another with adjustable timing. An optional expression pedal/CV input can also be used to modulate the VCO in parallel with the on- board knobs and Glide function, creating “Sync Sweep” effects.

The pedal operates at 18VDC (300mA power supply included) and features True Bypass. It also offers a TRS Expression/TS CV input (0-5V range) and a SUB output that removes the sub-octave from the main output.

Overall, the Pigtronix MotherShip 2 is a versatile and powerful analog synthesizer pedal suitable for guitar, bass, and other instruments, offering a wide range of sonic possibilities and modulation effects.