Maschine Hardware Channel Mode Output Selection Not Updating Software Mixer Outputs

Theeveningafter

I’m running into an issue with Maschine where the hardware and software do not seem to be communicating properly when assigning external outputs.

When I’m using Channel mode on the Maschine hardware, I can navigate to the output section and select different outputs, such as External 1–16. However, changing the output from the hardware does not update or reflect correctly in the Maschine software mixer. The output assignment appears to stay static and does not actually change.

When I change the output assignment directly inside the Maschine software mixer, everything works as expected. For example, I can switch a channel from External 1 to External 3, and the software updates correctly. The routing works properly from the software side.

The issue seems to be specifically with changing the external output assignment from the Maschine hardware itself. The hardware lets me select the output, but the software mixer does not respond or update accordingly.

For context, I’m using Loopback to route Maschine’s external audio outputs into LUNA by Universal Audio, and that part is working perfectly. Audio routing from Maschine into LUNA is functioning correctly when configured from the software mixer.

So this does not appear to be a Loopback or LUNA routing issue. It seems more like a Maschine hardware/software communication issue, where the output changes made from the hardware are not being applied to the software mixer.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is this expected behaviour, a limitation, or possibly a bug with Maschine hardware control over external output assignments?

Thanks.

6xes

are you using loopback by Rogue amoeba?

when i'm using external outputs, ie… ext 1 , ext 2… etc etc

i route them using the "Blackhole64 virtual channels" (on MacOS) and then eventually to the audio interface

so the routing would be like this, when routing groups out to Ext 1 , Ext 2 Ext 3

Group A Maschine standalone (Ext 1 ) → blackhole 1+2 → track1 luna stereo input(Blackhole 1+2) → DAW processes → Physical hardware Audio output 1+2

Group B Maschine standalone (Ext 2 ) → blackhole 3+4 → track2 luna stereo input(Blackhole 3+4) → DAW processes → Physical hardware Audio output 1+2

Group C Maschine standalone (Ext 3 ) → blackhole 5+6 → track3 luna stereo input(Blackhole 5+6) → DAW processes → Physical hardware Audio output 1+2

so whats happening is each Maschine group's audio is being piped via the blackhole virtual channels, and being received in your DAW(which will need to be "armed" to receive incoming audio) at which point you can carry out the processes you want(recording audio, realtime FX etc)

there are a few things to be aware of when routing things this way, if you are using MacOS, especially with feedback, and the order of your devices if creating a aggregate audio device