Elektron Monomachine Review - Is It Worth It Now?

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May seem strange to review the Elektron Monomachine 20 years after the fact but it's selling for big money these days so now's the perfect to take stock and ask, "Is it worth it?"
00:00 Intro
00:26 It's digital but sounds more unique than analog synths
01:45 MnM as "collaborator"
02:22 What makes it so unique?
02:54 Elektron's best interface?
03:35 FX as their own synth engines
05:06 Is It an Arp or Sequencer? Yes
06:00 The verdict
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Elektron Monomachine
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música ambiental experimental
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@trannusaran6164 Год назад

rip SOPHIE :(( Nice to see a mainstay of her sound getting the love it deserves

@MKDVB Год назад

🙏🙏🙌🙌

@devondetroit2529 Год назад

Why did she have to do a suicide :((**

@trannusaran6164 Год назад

@@devondetroit2529 she didn't, she fell by accident sadly :(

@devondetroit2529 Год назад

@@trannusaran6164 Oh really? thats good, I saw her brother or whatever on instagram saying it was suicide but hopefully he was wrong

@AdamsOlympia Месяц назад

@@devondetroit2529 Her family never said that.

@ThizOne Год назад

I’ve had my Monomachine MKII for more then a decade now (got it in near mint condition for 250$ 😁 ) and don’t think that I’ll ever sell it. I love that machine! But like you said, it’s not for everyone. If you hate menu-diving then spend your money on something else, especially for the price they are going for now. But if you want something really unique and your “pockets are fat”, then I highly recommend it. I also don’t understand why they haven’t/won’t make a new version of it, since it would most definitely sell pretty well.

@MKDVB Год назад

Damn sir, well done!! Though I have to say, I don't think it's very menu-divey at all! Most important things are one screen away, unlike the A4 where I have to click around if I want to find envelopes, noise, etc. I honestly don't understand today's Elektron. Like, how many drum machines do y'all keep needing to put out?!?

@hamburgerhelperofficial Год назад

really awesome video!!!!! ive been obsessing over the monomachine for over a year now, still have yet to get one at a good price but i've been waiting for a video like this for so long!!! cant believe i didnt see this earlier!!!!!

@MKDVB Год назад

It's a beautiful machine. I have an Octa and A4 now but still feel like the Mono is the ultimate realization of the Elektron ethos. It just didn't suit my style.

@hamburgerhelperofficial Год назад

@@MKDVB yeah I can see that, the mono in my mind is very much the freak alien beast of digital synths. I was wondering the whole video how you even fit it into your music with everything else going on!!

@MKDVB Год назад

@@hamburgerhelperofficial Yeah, the track either had to start with the Mono in it or it sat out. Couldn't add it later (& I tried a few times). I think it's my style too that is part of that. I also felt like it was really hard for me to finish tracks with that box too. Still love that box but keeping it felt too ... materialistic for the spriritual vibe I'm aiming for.

@thesurgingmass 2 года назад

Monomachine is the heart of my setup. Best box ever made imo.

@MKDVB 2 года назад

Like i say at the top .... i think the MnM is Elektron's crowning achievement! 👑 👑 👸 🤴

@thesurgingmass 2 года назад

@@MKDVB agreed. I’ve owned them all except the Sidstation and Syntakt, and nothing comes close to being as special as the MnM.

@MKDVB 2 года назад

@@thesurgingmass i had a chance for a cheapish sidstation a few yrs back & regret not snagging one. Probably my favorite MnM machine!

@1980VINZ 3 месяца назад

Hi very interesting video ! Can I ask you what do you mean about « put » your Matriach into the Pro3 ? You mean you can reproduce the same sounds with the Pro3 ? (Sorry English isn’t my mother language…) Thank you!

@MKDVB 3 месяца назад

Not sure what you mean. What part of the video are you talking about?

@RobbieNerve 9 месяцев назад

Hi! I've been a monomachine owner since 2005, upgraded to a mk2+ shortly after it got released and it's the only box that hasn't been swapped out of my setup. It's a strange beast for sure and still I discover ways to create new sounds. I really appreciate your honest review and in the end all decisions related to gear are very personal and emotional. I found myself in a similar position where I had s lot of value sitting in a TB303 and I sold it to get a monomachine. never regretted it. A feature thst I really appreciate is the transpose track where you have a separate midi channel to transpose the entire monomachine with midi notes. It's great for making electro or other styles with more of s song structure. Personally, sure I can sell the monimachine but that will probably mean I'll never be able to get one back. Gonna check out your other vids 😊

@MKDVB 9 месяцев назад

I loved my MnM, such a unique box. What it does best isn't in my usual wheelhouse but when I found something that clicked for me, it was amazing. Unfortunately, I lost a batch of sounds by switching snapshots or something (sure all of us Elektron users have probably experienced similar!) and then prices shot up and I sold out, hehe! I am really happy with the A4mk2 though. The sound palette and updated sequencer suit me more, but the MnM is legendary.

@RobbieNerve 9 месяцев назад

@@MKDVB I've lost some great material as well through plusdrive hell 🤣 My current focus is the small program I created for generating waveforms to upload in the monomachine. I started out by (loosely) modeling additive synthesis,as found in the kawaii k5000 for example, and improving it bit by bit. The waveforms are actually usable now 🤣 I love how the monomachine can morph between parameter locked waveforms making it behave like a multidimensional wavetable.

@MKDVB 2 года назад

Hey people, sorry about the focus issues! One of the drawbacks of filming video without your glasses 🤓🤓.

@ritualsoundsystem Год назад

Ive considered selling mine at times too, then isolate it, spending a few hours and feel guilty for even thinking about it. I understand, it isn't for everyone, but I foresee the prices continuing to increase. I've played some killer live sets with it and another box that's capable of more modern sounds/samples too. Was a perfect combo, after years of lugging a ton of stuff out.

@MKDVB Год назад

Man, the Nicholas Lem live set was absolutely amazing so I'm sure that must have been a blast and quite capable for you as well. I wish I could settle down with just an Elektron box and another synth like y'all but if I did, I think the A4 or maybe the Octatrack would be the one for me!

@ritualsoundsystem Год назад

@@MKDVB absolutely! I love my A4 as well, for very different reasons. It's on my never sell list as well, but I totally get those that don't mesh with the Monomachine. It doesn't suit every style, but definitely works wonders for others.

@olm9476 Год назад

To really no ones fault, i think the mnm suffers from a general consensus of misinformation online about it. If you start to use it by avoiding key tracking, going crazy with parameter locks and thinking its wild, and unpredictable, you might use it for months before you realize that you are almost further behind than when you started. It really is an amazing machine but to get a general sense of control you almost need to have every parameter memorized to its time or measure correlate, the true inits of each machines memorized and a full understanding of how the temporary and permanent memory hierarchy is implemented. So it is a lot to ask for to use a piece of equiptment with confidence. This is just my opinion on the matter as of today, I really never wish to promote dogma in regards to any sort of music creation.

@MKDVB Год назад

Great take! Definitely a machine you have to immerse in. Only thing I'd add is that they're re-selling around $3,000 USD so not "suffering" too much! 🤑

@blindianajones Год назад

Well done. I keep thinking there has to be one synth I could use, much like I do with a guitar... where the synth is base tone and I slap fx on it. This is how I ended up in modular. I wanted the core parts / pieces of a synth but I wanted to control the addition of any character. Oh, and that includes the interface to sequence and play. Id rather choose the interfaces that work best vs having to learn an entire silo of conrols I cannot us with other stuff or that is too limited in features.

@MKDVB Год назад

Nice. I've got a small euro rig but I've constrained myself because otherwise the endless options would be too paralyzing. What's your modular setup? What'd you choose for the core sound/tone?

@blindianajones Год назад

@@MKDVB I know what you mean by the limitlessness of modular. Lately, I have been diving into what the heck each module does and the corresponding synthesis so I can stop getting modules that overlap or dont do what I thought they may. I dont have it yet, but I am very excited about Joranalogue Steo 8. Its relevant to the Elektron world because this module can essentially send out gate and cv per step of the 8 steps. I think the varigate 8+ did something similar but not as clean and clear as the Step 8. My focus with modular is trying to figure out how to create a "sequencer" for any and all sounds. I'm incorporating loopers into the mix with the intention of sing the looers just like sequence, driving tempo and sync with other audio and cv. Sounds will always change, but the means for me to engage and play could stay constant, with a subtle change here or there. By focusing on a sequencing system, I am not going after all the modules out there.

@lesterfalcon1350 5 месяцев назад

I read that Saturate by Chemical Brothers is built around the mono machine. You say about it taking you to places you don't expect, and Saturate really stands out to me as something different by the Chemical Brothers. Man I love this track.

@sierrasamusic Год назад

3k $, i might consider selling my MKII (good argument)... i will use it a bit more and decide (where di you sell it? reverb?)

@MKDVB Год назад

I sold mine locally ... someone reached out and offered.

@soupforare Год назад

the current prices are wild and unless there's some mad genius working on a clone of the FPGA/CPU board it's a completely irreparable glass canon! enjoy yours while you can, otherwise move yours while you are able~

@MKDVB Год назад

If it fit my style more, I definitely would have enjoyed the box for as long as it lasted but happy to move it on to someone who'd get more from it.

@misery4515 Год назад

When they announced they were discontinuing the MnM I got a second one as a backup for my heavily gigged mkl. My mkll never leaves the studio

@MKDVB Год назад

@@misery4515 good call!

@soupforare Год назад

@@misery4515 same, grabbed a MDmkII from sweetwaters last batch too. thinking I could grab a UW later (hahahahahahah 😿)

@ZionGuySupreme Год назад

Newscool by Reaktor. Great, pretty close.

@UberSynth Год назад

I have the monomachine and I’ve yet to make a song with it. It’ll be interesting when I do try.

@MKDVB Год назад

I did quite a few "jams" with it but making a song was hard. I started a lot but felt like i had to finish in my DAW.

@pigsfm Год назад

in love with the mono! in the market for a 2nd 🥲

@MKDVB Год назад

I love it too! But sometimes you don't marry every person you've love ... 😍

@getemwetshaggi2502 2 месяца назад

The Monomachine was so influencing that I put myself into debt XD for one. Do not regret and will go to the grave with it.

@MKDVB 2 месяца назад

I think the straw that broke my back and my heart was moving to a different project or whatever without saving and losing all my patches with no clue as to how I'd recreate some of those sounds. But we'll always have Paris (& our jams).

@getemwetshaggi2502 2 месяца назад

@@MKDVB I to learn the hard way with that with my machine drum. I lost a really cool song doing that back accident.

@no_talking 2 месяца назад

ive owned three of these and every time i sell it i buy it again a year later

@MKDVB 2 месяца назад

Not gonna lie, have seen some selling for a few g's less than Insold and been tempted but still holding out.

@eyesintheskies 5 месяцев назад

It’s funny how the elektron box that sold the least on release has become the one that sells for the most now. But then we all know scarcity = £££ You’ve got a tough call to make, it is truly unique and irreplaceable guess for me it would come down to how much I paid for it & whether the profit I would make would ease the loss.

@MKDVB 5 месяцев назад

If it fit more into my sound and workflow, it would have been tougher. I loved some of the sounds and music I made with it but I think the A4 is a much better fit for me. The profit was a cherry on top though.

@Kuronoichig01 Год назад

Been on the fence about selling for the reasons you described... but at the same time I feel that I'd be losing something so special.. I've enjoyed it but it's definitely not my go to.. it was however my first actual synthesizer... aaaagh

@MKDVB Год назад

Feel you, friend! It was hard to let go but my time is so limited these days that streamlining brought some relief actually. Good luck with your dilemma!