# Seahorse - Haptic Clock Kick Hat and Strings Case: **Synthrotek SeaHorse** (portable). Each module is used once. Source: original Jack labels from the BeetTweek User Manual v1.14 (Clocks Mode), the disting mk4 User Manual v4.18 (E-2), and the Plaits, Rings and Shades manuals. A-541 jack list from the Ladik description on ModularGrid. Grains, Micro Sequence, Passive Mult and Mini Speaker silk-screen: check panel. Signal path explained: [[Patches/Seahorse/Seahorse - Haptic Clock Kick Hat and Strings - SignalPath|SignalPath]] Incremental build: [[Patches/Seahorse/Seahorse - Haptic Clock Kick Hat and Strings - Build|Build]] ## Modules - subMatrix BeetTweek: Clocks Mode master clock (1x, 2x, 4x) - Mutable Instruments Plaits: kick - Ginko Synthese Grains: hat and tick source - Expert Sleepers Disting mk4: **E-2 AR Envelope & VCA** on Grains - Pittsburgh Modular Micro Sequence: pitches for Rings - Mutable Instruments Rings: metal string phrase - Mutable Instruments Shades: 3-into-1 mix - Passive Mult (custom, not on ModularGrid): output split - Clacktronics Mini Speaker ×2 and Ladik A-541 **Cable colors:** [[Cable Colors]] after [Learning Modular](https://learningmodular.com/choosing-patch-cables/): ⚪ Gray 1 V/oct · 🔵 Blue modulation · 🟡 Yellow audio · 🔴 Red gates/triggers · 🟢 Green clock/sync · ⚫ Black external ## Cables 1. 🔴 Red · BeetTweek A (out, 1x clock, GATE augment) -> Plaits TRIG (in, 3) 2. 🟢 Green · BeetTweek B (out, 2x clock) -> Micro Sequence clock input (check panel) 3. 🔴 Red · BeetTweek C (out, 4x clock) -> Disting X (in, trigger) 4. 🟡 Yellow · Grains output (check panel) -> Disting Y (in, VCA) 5. ⚪ Gray · Micro Sequence quantized pitch output (check panel) -> Rings V/OCT (in, 3) 6. 🔴 Red · Micro Sequence Gate output (check panel) -> Rings STRUM (in, 2) 7. 🟡 Yellow · Plaits OUT (out, 6) -> Shades channel 1 Signal input 8. 🟡 Yellow · Rings ODD (out) -> Shades channel 2 Signal input 9. 🟡 Yellow · Disting B (out, VCA) -> Shades channel 3 Signal input 10. 🟡 Yellow · Shades channel 3 Signal output -> Passive Mult. Leave channel 1 and 2 outputs empty, so this carries all three. 11. ⚫ Black · Passive Mult -> Mini Speaker 1 input (check panel) (judgment call) 12. ⚫ Black · Passive Mult -> Mini Speaker 2 input (check panel) (judgment call) 13. 🟡 Yellow · Passive Mult -> A-541 channel A input (1/8″) ## Starting points - **BeetTweek:** Clocks Mode. Outputs A, B and C give 1x, 2x and 4x; set each to the ORANGE (gate) augment. With no input clock it runs on its own. Twist right to push the tempo, left to drag it, and let go to settle. You can feel the pulses in the knob. - **Plaits:** second bank, sixth model (analog bass drum). FREQUENCY 9 o'clock, MORPH (decay) 10 o'clock. TIMBRE, FM and MORPH attenuverters at 12 o'clock. - **Disting (E-2):** parameter 0 (Trigger mode) 1 for a one-shot AD. Parameter 1 (Z mode) 1, then Z low for about 10 to 30 ms. - **Grains:** turn its pitch pots high for clicks and fizz. The building manual says its output can't exceed about 5 V peak-to-peak, so it runs quieter than the others. - **Micro Sequence:** Scale on Minor, length 5 against the 4-beat kick, Direction Forward. Clock divider ÷1 to start. - **Rings:** modal resonator, polyphony 2. STRUCTURE 3 o'clock for metal, BRIGHTNESS 1 o'clock, DAMPING 10 o'clock. - **Shades:** attenuator mode. Channel 1 at 1 o'clock, channel 2 at 11 o'clock, channel 3 fully CW (Grains is the quiet one). ## Level notes - The BeetTweek manual doesn't give a gate voltage. If Plaits or the Disting won't fire, check that the output augment is on GATE (orange), not RAMP (red). ## What it should sound like A kick on the quarters, Grains ticking on the sixteenths, and a 5-step metal phrase from Rings sliding against the 4-beat kick. The BeetTweek works like a DJ platter: twist it and the whole kit speeds up or drags.