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CHAPTER 2. ANATOMY AND FUNCTIONS

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6.

ENGAGE

- This footswitch turns the entire Ringmaster on and

off. When the engage light is turned off, the Ringmaster is true
bypassed.

7.

LFO RATE and DEPTH

- This is a low frequency oscillator

(LFO) which modulates the pitch of the sine wave carrier.

RATE

- This knob determines how fast the LFO modulates

the pitch of the sine wave carrier.

DEPTH

- This knob determines how much the LFO signal

modulates the pitch of the sine wave carrier.

8.

SOURCE and RING

SOURCE

- This knob determines the source of the internal

carrier signal.

Counterclockwise is a tunable sinewave, while

clockwise is the fundamental squarewave.

RING

- This knob determines the volume of the ring mod-

ulated signal (RING) voice. This is the multiplied signal.

9.

OUT and CLEAN

OUT

- This knob determines the master output volume of

all your blended voices.

CLEAN

- This knob determines the volume of your clean

signal voice.

10.

GAIN and TUNE

GAIN

- This knob determines the amount of gain of the

internal sine wave carrier. Turning this control up will add har-
monic distortion to the internal carrier, and increase the volume
of the RING voice.

TUNE

- This knob determines the tuning of the sine wave

carrier.

11.

FOLLOW

- This toggle turns on the FOLLOW feature in the

down position. When engaged, the sine wave carrier follows your
instruments pitch using the internal pitch tracking.

Summary of Contents for RINGMASTER

Page 1: ...Ringmaster analog multiplier User s Guide All contents c Absara Audio LLC 2018 ...

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Page 3: ... 1 1 Safety Precautions 4 Thank You 4 2 Anatomy and Functions 5 2 1 The Interface 5 Jacks 5 Knobs and Switches 7 3 Getting Started 9 3 1 Basic Hook Up 9 3 2 Guided Tour 10 CARRIER Jack 11 CV OUT 12 4 Ringmaster and Mothership 2 12 5 Pigtronix Limited Warranty 14 ...

Page 4: ...note very well The Ringmaster s analog pitch recognition system controls the sine wave carrier that can be combined to output a huge variety of sounds The Ringmaster s sonic signature can be further animated with a variable source control external carrier input jack SAMPLE HOLD and pitch tracking FOLLOW func tionality Experiment with the placement of your Ringmaster device in your signal chain The...

Page 5: ...ire Do not expose the Ringmaster to direct sunlight heating devices or other extreme temperatures USE SPECIFIED POWER ADAPTER ONLY Be sure to use only the 18 Volt DC 300mA Adapter that came with your Pigtronix Ringmaster DO NOT EXPOSE TO WATER BEER To reduce the risk of fire or elec tric shock do not expose your Ringmaster to rain or moisture If water gets inside the unit turn off the power Thank ...

Page 6: ...CHAPTER 2 ANATOMY AND FUNCTIONS 5 2 Anatomy and Functions 2 1 The Interface Jacks ...

Page 7: ...ndard such as the Pigtronix Mothership 2 3 OUTPUT Effect output Plug in your amp mixer or DI box here 4 CARRIER This jack is an auxiliary input for external carrier signals When using the CARRIER input the external signal will multiply with the internal sine wave carrier in place of your instrument signal Note The internal sine wave carrier signal can be obtained from the ring of the CARRIER jack ...

Page 8: ...CHAPTER 2 ANATOMY AND FUNCTIONS 7 Knobs and Switches ...

Page 9: ...nable sinewave while clockwise is the fundamental squarewave RING This knob determines the volume of the ring mod ulated signal RING voice This is the multiplied signal 9 OUT and CLEAN OUT This knob determines the master output volume of all your blended voices CLEAN This knob determines the volume of your clean signal voice 10 GAIN and TUNE GAIN This knob determines the amount of gain of the inte...

Page 10: ...ing changes the tremolo speed in response to your instruments pitch 3 Getting Started 3 1 Basic Hook Up 1 Unpack your Ringmaster 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 Ringmaster 3 Plug the power cord into the 18VDC jack on the back of the Ringmaster and then plug the power adapter into an electrical...

Page 11: ...l so that the pitch of the ring modulator is in tune with the pitch of the clean signal Once it is in tune play your instrument in all registers The sine wave carrier is not currently tracking the pitch of your instrument this results in encouraged dissonance 4 Turn the RATE and DEPTH knobs up to 12 00 to modulate the sine wave carrier with the internal LFO Listen to the vibrato effect and how the...

Page 12: ...e 11 Turn up the SOURCE knob to 12 00 to hear its effect on the RING voice Explore the range of the SOURCE knob This knob will blend between a tunable sine wave and the fundamental square wave 12 Turn the TREM toggle down to active the tremolo effect TREM lowers the frequency range of the sine wave carrier and effec tively gives you a tracking tremolo Notice the speed of the tremolo increases with...

Page 13: ...ard such as the Pigtronix Mothership 2 4 Ringmaster and Mothership 2 The Ringmaster is designed to interface with the Pigtronix Mothership 2 When combined these two units provide the complete set of voices from the first Mothership pedal with modulation and tracking per formance that go far beyond the capabilities of the original Pigtronix Mothership Analog Synthesizer The Ringmaster can be used s...

Page 14: ...he Ringmaster CV OUT jack to the Mother ship 2 EXPRESSION jack and play with the SPEED and AMOUNT knobs External Carrier Connect your instrument into the Mothership 2 INPUT jack and take the Mothership 2 OUTPUT jack and connect it to the Ringmaster CARRIER jack Then take the SUB OUT jack and connect it to the INPUT of the Ringmaster This will produce a wide range of sounds depending on the wavefor...

Page 15: ...tly to us for servicing How to contact us for warranty service Email tech pigtronix com Phone 631 331 PIGS 7447 Warranty Limitations This warranty does not cover defects resulting from improper or unreasonable use accident unauthorized tampering or modifications and warranty shall be considered void if Ringmaster chassis has been opened Please consult the instructions and warnings in this manual f...

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