Midi Issue w/ Circuit Tracks - Maschine Is The Culprit

Antonio B · 2025-09-01T02:39:07+00:00

* All midi settings correct in mashine and circuit Tracks because… * All midi routings work except… * …when I set set up two knobs to control filter and resonance respectively, for example, it works fine except when I turn the knobs at the same time. The filter and resonance control becomes very jittery. * This happens…

Antonio B

All midi settings correct in mashine and circuit Tracks because…
All midi routings work except…
…when I set set up two knobs to control filter and resonance respectively, for example, it works fine except when I turn the knobs at the same time. The filter and resonance control becomes very jittery.
This happens with all plugins
This does not happen if im in standalone version of plugin.

Ive only narrowed the issue down to Maschine being the problem but have no idea where the problem is and how to fix it. When I use the same plugin in standalone, there is no issue. It is not the plugin's issue because it happens when using any plugin.

I use the Circuit Tracks as an additional midi controller with Maschine MK3. This allows me some advantages - playing multiple instruments at the same time, more immediate playable octaves, and additional knobs (this is where the issues arrises).

I have the Maschine going into my Mac Mini via usb c as well as the Circuit Tracks going into Mac Mini via usb c

Any clues or suggestions? Thanks :)

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PK The DJ

You're only using the Circuit Tracks as a controller, not for sounds? The two knobs you mention are on the Circuit Tracks, not the Maschine MK3? What happens if you control those parameters from the MK3 instead? Are they already mapped to the MK3 knobs, and the CT mapping is a duplicate?

Antonio B

ADDITIONAL INFO: I switched off the MK3 Hardware (not the software) and the issue still exists. This rules out a MK3 hardware issue.

1. Yes, only using as controller because its actually a very fine controller (32 pads + 8knobs + fast switching of oct and midi tracks) and I have no use for the sounds. The pads & knobs & the ability to switch between midi tracks fast while also using the Maschine hardware to switch between midi tracks mimics a multiple hardware synth environment.

2. Add. info:I use Groups as tracks i.e Group 1 is plugin 1, Group 2 is for plugin 2. I do this because I like to use different lengths on each track. Other reasons as well not relavent to discussion.

3. "The two knobs you mention are on the Circuit Tracks, not the Maschine MK3?" Yes, for the purposes of this discussion, the two Circuit knobs are mapped to Filter & Resonance on the plugin.

4. "What happens if you control those parameters from the MK3 instead?" That works fine using Maschine hardware. I can control filter and res at the same time without wonky behavior. The whole point is that I can control some plugin's parameters with the Maschine Hardware knobs and pads and control other plugin(s) with the CT Knobs and pads. Yes, I can set up macros but I have a lot of patches saved with mappings already and frankly, the macro process hinders the process - its much faster to just click "learn" on the synth and turn a CT knob. Plus, while using the pads on the CT, it makes sense to use the knobs as well. Regardless, I should be able to map midi knobs from a controller without this issue.

5. "Are they already mapped to the MK3 knobs, and the CT mapping is a duplicate?" That was my first thought as well. I deleted all "pages" for the plugin in Maschine. No change - midi still behaving weird.

Antonio B

Im just going to chalk this one up as "yet another bug that probably/most likely/definitely wont get fixed". Ive figured out a way to get around it with the a mixture of Master macros and a few other work arounds that will work for my purposes (i.e. live performance control of multiple tracks at the same time that I dont have to think about). But if anyone is smart enough to figure out why it could be happening, would love to hear it :) My guess is that Maschine is inherently designed as a one-controller-controlles-all and things just get easily crossed and wonkey when introducing other controllers. Id probably have go into the midi mode (ive checked all the midi channels - nothing wrong there) and mess around with those settings - no thanks.

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