Nothing is typical, conventional or ordinary about Elektron or its products. Billed as a multiple synthesis keyboard synthesizer and advanced pattern-based sequencer, the Monomachine carries on the company’s charge by drawing strong elements from its earlier products while offering five different mono synths, as well as effects, a 6-track internal step sequencer and six more tracks of MIDI sequencing for control of external sound sources. A creative-flow workstation, it pumps out inspirational and fluid beat-rich synthetic vibes that defy standard groove box or synthesizer labels, instead melding into a sort of homogenous, user-interactive mlange. But with a sound set not to mention its functionality and lineage that strongly deviates from the norm, does the Monomachine suffer from a self-imposed identity crisis?