KeyLab mk3: DAW Mode - No pitch/mod wheel? No drum pads?

Hi all - when my KeyLab 49 mk3 is in DAW mode, the pitch and mod wheels don’t send any signals to the DAW/VSTi (in my case, using both Cubase and Bitwig with dozens of VSTi’s). I see the indicator on the mk3 screen that the parameters are being moved, but nothing changes in the DAW/VSTi. In User mode, the wheels work as expected.

Additionally, it appears the drum pads also don’t send midi info to the DAW while in DAW mode, even though the mk3 screen will display the midi note and show the pad velocities as they’re being tapped. Again, these work fine in User mode.

Any advice here? I’ve just finished reading the manual cover-to-cover and I’m stumped. It’s a bit tedious having to keep switching from DAW mode to User mode just to be able to record midi with the pitch/mod wheels (and play the drum pads).

I can confirm that the pads don’t work in daw mode with bitwig.

In studio one, daw mode, setup as Mackie control… The pitch wheel controls volume.

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