Another interesting fact: when I separate Analog 1/2 into two channels and change the L-R values during recording, it still stays mono.

Yes, everything else just plays fine.

I used the app "Loopback" by Rogue Amoeba until now. It lets me create a new virtual audio device which just takes the software output and routes it into that. If I then select this virtual device for the screen recording, it is Stereo.

I was wondering if other RME users have similar issues with that as I have.

I've been operating the L and R dials in TotalMix.

With no change in the audio.

There was a more recent driver update (DriverKit) which I just installed - without change.

I am out of options. if anyone has a clue as to what is happening here, I'd be happy to hear your thoughts

that all makes sense, yes.

also I mentioned that I was using "Loopback" by Rogue Amoeba as alternative audio device with Cubase mixer and output settings unchanged and it did come out in stereo on the screen recording.

so there seems to be a thing that the screen recording tool or the audio driver does that converts the audio into a mono signal.

there are no controls or settings accessible or that I know of to fix this

LMAO yes, please thanks!

So there is no alternative to using Loopback...figures. What a shame!

I will file yet another pointless complaint about it at https://www.apple.com/feedback/

Just encountered this issue today with Cubase 14 and macOS Sequoia. My interface is UFX III. Seems the problem still persists

I don’t have Loopback but I do have Audio Hijack, which waedi mentioned. It is one of my all time favorite utilities, and I use it all the time. Although I’m not sure I understand how that particular app might allow for stereo screen recordings.

I'm a composer/producer/teacher who works with screen sharing 2-5x a day with different clients, students, or VideoRecordings. I've had my BabyFace Pro for 10+ years, and persisted with only TotalMix Loopback for five years or so, but had give in and purchase LoopBack by RA.

What horseofcourse is saying is true in my experience as well, but saying "Use TotalMix" does not solve every problem. Some notable problems TotalMix does not solve: 

-MacOS QuickTime ScreenRecorder flattens the audio to Mono (taking it from Input 1). There seems to be no workaround outside of LoopBack-RogueAmoeba/BlackHole/SoundFlower
-Some clients insist on using Discord (video game devs) which rarely if ever recognizes my RME device input, and does not facilitate screensharing.
-Google Meet will not recognize TotalMix-Loopback playback (this is a Safari Issue, I believe. Chrome/Firefox will work)
-Zoom will recognize TotalMix-Loopback, but when "original sound for musicians" is engaged you it throws your mic channel hard left Analoge input 1, unless "COPY A->B settings" is engaged in Mic Settings for Channel 1. This can be quite limiting as is obvious, but it immediately negates the usefulness of Zoom Recordings, Mics/Inst running on the 2nd channel, among many other instances.
-I often do not want global sound being sent into my Totalmix-Loopback recordings. Recorded mixing sessions, collaborations, interviews, screen-sharing meetings, YT recordings -- they all can range from 15 minutes to 2+ hours. It is extremely unlikely that I will not receive a notification of any kind during this recording. One cannot always account for Do-not-disturb modes to catch all incoming notification sounds.

This is to say nothing of other applications that are regularly in-demand: Whatsapp, Messenger, Slack, Riverside, or any of the other which demand audio sharing permissions and are inconsistently buggy. Some are stand-alone, some are chromium based, some are browser based. I wish it were as simple as use Loopback-TotalMix, which I adore. I do not think the issue is with RME, but rather with the proliferation of options that clients tend to use. If you're working at home, or in a studio where you don't have to screenshare, record iterations, produce video content, mix options, or teach -- I think LoopBack-Totalmix is the perfect tool. It's a miracle, truly.

However, in my experience prospective clients do not remember if everything works perfectly, but they do remember that "this audio professional couldn't get his audio working during the interview". I even had a guy once suggest that I "click the little gear icon and change my microphone settings" to get the audio sharing to work.

LoopBack-RogueAmoeba solves all of these issues. Set it as the default microphone input globally for MacOS. Every platform works immediately, no hesitation, no configuring. Every application that isn't the DAW just see's a "LoopBack-RogueAmoeba" Microphone. Output varies depending on work type.

My DAW see's RME device for Input/Output (not System Setting or Loopback). Done, set forever and there are no issues on any platform.

USAGE TIP: Inside of the "Source" selection for LoopBack-RogueAmoeba remember to UNCHECK the "mute when capturing", and then you can set up a single loopback instance and leave it closed presumably forever.

It is possible that someone could setup exactly the same workflow using OBS' virtual microphone extension, route all of the source selections/window selections from OBS, program the recording and capture details to work reliably. I don't think that is news to anyone. Your mileage may vary, but over 10+ years using RME devices I've had enough issues with OBS in the past. Sometimes on MacOS RME devices won't even register, or they won't be gain controllable, or the routing will be hidden. It's open source software and while it can be very reliable, among the problems listed I have forgotten to turn it on once or twice while recording and that was enough for me to look for another option.

As anyone else who has posted or looked for information on this forum will tell you, RME devices are the best, TotalMix-RME is the absolute best. But as a software routing solution, it does not meet the demands of many modern professionals, who are at the whims of 3rd party audio-sharing solutions. How it is that TotalMix can solve 99% of all problems, and yet somehow cannot manage system stereo audio screen-recording, or other platform issues is beyond me, but the 100$ price tag for something I never have to think about or update, that provides total peace of mind for all applications is a no-brainer. Wish I didn't have to, but it's far and away the best and most reliable option.

Excuse me, I thought the Loopback RA would distinguish it from the TotalMix Loopback — difficult names to distinguish. I will edit the post for extra clarification.

Again I wish that Totalmix Loopback could accomplish the needs of a modern professional, but the reality is that too many different applications misconfigure the audio routing internally, as my post#22 shows in detail.

As I mentioned in my post, 99% of the time I'm not in charge of which software platform I'm being dropped in. If I'm conferencing with 6 game devs in different countries I will be expected to use Discord with them, as that is where all of their other business takes place. This is not news, and while audio routing with TotalMix-RME is wonderful, incredible, exhaustingly great, it cannot solve the problem.

The exact same as using Slack, the most common. I haven't even mentioned Microsoft Teams, or Skype, or FaceTime (absolutely the worst for audio sharing, a non-starter). I might not want to use it, but it's often a conference and I need to be able to demo any number of video or audio projects at a moments notice, sometimes without notice.

The problem is not the platform. The platform can never be the issue, because it is the only variable a modern audio professional cannot account for. It has to work, every time. Loopback-RME does not work every time, so it cannot be relied on.

Google-meet is also such a fickle one. It's options change based on which browser you're using, permissions, and I've ever lost certain options that others swear are available because I am in EU.