I’m having some issues trying to get my M+ controller to send midi notes to external synths via midi with an Arturia keystep in between.
My current setup is:
MAS+ -> Keystep -> Midi Thru Hub -> External Synths
I’m wanting to feed the keystep directly into the midi hub so that I can utilize aftertouch on my external synths but I also want to be able to control them using the MAS+ controller. When I play keys on the keystep I can see the pads for that sound light up in Maschine but when I press the pads they don’t sent any midi data out. I currently have the Keystep plugged in to the M+ via usb and the midi output of the M+ going into the midi input on the keystep. The midi output settings for that sound slot are set to output to the midi output port on the M+.
If I instead plug the key-step into the M+ and then plug the midi out of the M+ into the midi hub then it works but I don’t get the aftertouch functionality because the keystep is going through Maschine so it ignores that data.
Am I missing something here? I would have figured that the M+ should be able to send midi data through the keystep port and have it get forwarded to the appropriate synth on whatever channel I specify in Maschine. It’s weird that it register the notes on the pads when I play the keystep but nothing happens when I actually press the pads. Once NI adds aftertouch functionality into Maschine then I shouldn’t have to do this as the keystep going into Maschine should pick up the aftertouch.
