July 17, 2017 (Port Jefferson, NY) - After years of development, Pigtronix is now launching the second version of its legendary Mothership analog synth pedal. Mothership 2 is a velocity sensitive, pitch-tracking, three-voice analog synthesizer with oscillator hard sync and pitch modulation via portamento and CV / expression control. Housed in a compact aluminum chassis, this state-of-the-art pedal goes lightyears beyond the original Mothership, delivering a user-friendly guitar synth with real-time pitch and amplitude tracking, switchable preset tunings and a devastating Sync effect that delivers new modulation effects for guitar, bass and anyone brave enough to plug in to the analog future of Pigtronix. The Sync effect found in the Mothership 2 can be dialled in to create a staggering array of unique sounds using the Sweep and Timbre controls as well 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 from another planet. Features: Three analog oscillators: Triangle, Square, Sub-octave (Sine) World's fastest pitch tracking circuit Velocity-sensitive dynamics control Glide control for pitch-following portamento Hard sync function w/ glide modulation TRS expression / TS CV input (0-5V range) sub-octave output removes sub-octave from main output 18VDC operation (300mA power supply included) True bypass 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 gut-busting 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 three-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 Mothership 2 will be available for $249 USD, starting in September 2017. Mothership 2 official product page: https://pigtronix.com/products/mothership-2 {}
Seems very cool in theory. But I'll need some first hand experience with it to say anything more than theoretical.
Looks like that's been replaced by the ability to have sine and square waves at the same time... although being able to footswitch in and out two of the three voices is gone. I'm looking forward to trying this new one anyhow, the smaller enclosure is a great improvement.
18V Isn't the Future Impact 9v? The demo does sound great and I look forward to seeing and hearing the bass demos.
