Like my first compositions with the Elektron Machinedrum, I found it helpful to see what is possible on Monomachine using just the sine wave and noise machines. So far while working with the Monomachine I have often ended up making very simple and hypnotic patterns - this track uses only two 16-step patterns. I utilized song mode to help stay focused on the minimalist/repetitive aesthetic and also to program song mutes and track transpositions in order to squeeze more variation out of the two patterns. However, I kept it simple in structure, avoiding the use of the custom pattern lengths and offsets that are afforded by song mode.
this track started off with developing the kick drum sound, which is the best kick I’ve gotten out of the Monomachine so far, but I’ve also gotten a lot of great ambient sounds and I decided to combine those aesthetics for some minimalist ambient techno
I used 5 sine waves and 1 noise machine, all routed to the AB outputs. Recorded direct from AB outs, mild post-production compression, EQ, and limiting applied.