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The pedal on the pitch shifter is used to turn it on and off. Normally when you turn the robot on
the pitch shifter will turn on. When the pitch shifter is on, the power light labeled On Batt. will
be lit. The shifter will take a few seconds to power up. To turn it off, push the pedal again. If
the pitch shifter is not turned on, your unmodified voice will come through.
The pitch shifter has two basic effects; a digital pitch shifter and a delay. There are many
variations of these two effects. When used as a pitch shifter, you can vary the shift /- 2
octaves. Set the mode knob to Pitch shifter and then vary the pitch knob until you get the
sound of voice that you want. You can get a similar effect with the harmonist position but the
pitch shifter gives you the best sound. These are the most common modes used because
these modes give you the ability to adjust the shift of your voice to exactly what you want
whether up or down. About 2:00 on the pitch knob gives you a good voice but different
operators may want to vary this.
The shifter gets power from the robot battery; no internal battery is needed. If the cover of the
main electronics box ever needs to be removed, do not allow the shifter power wire plug, to
contact the metal box. The metal box surface has a ground connection. The fuse related to
the shifter is the audio fuse located on the fuse block.
Above is a typical setting for the robot voice. This will give you a shifted cartoon character or
robot type voice. If you do not want any change to your voice you can turn the balance knob all
the way down.
Boss Pitch Shifter
If you have the Boss pitch shifter, the settings are the same except that the Balance and the D.
Time Speed are combined into one knob.
How to turn the pitch shifter off
When you turn on the robot the shifter comes on. If you do not want it on, find the switch on the
RC transmitter labeled voice. This will allow you to turn it on and off. Hit the switch to turn it off
and hit again to turn it back on. When the pitch shifter is on, the power light will be lit but you
will not be able to see this because it is down in the robot. The shifter will take a few seconds to
power up.
Summary of Contents for Pluggie Robot
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