diff --git a/firmware/src/core_a7/aux_core_player.hh b/firmware/src/core_a7/aux_core_player.hh
index c4db323eb..c53336eed 100644
--- a/firmware/src/core_a7/aux_core_player.hh
+++ b/firmware/src/core_a7/aux_core_player.hh
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ struct AuxPlayer {
 
 	void play_modules() {
 
+		for (auto module_i : module_ids) {
+			patch_player.process_module_outputs(module_i);
+		}
+
 		for (auto module_i : module_ids) {
 			patch_player.step_module(module_i);
 		}
@@ -45,13 +49,11 @@ struct AuxPlayer {
 		module_ids.clear();
 
 		auto num_modules = SMPControl::read<SMPRegister::NumModulesInPatch>();
-		// pr_dbg("Core 2 will play %u modules:\n", num_modules);
 
 		if (num_modules < module_ids.max_size()) {
 			for (auto i = 0u; i < num_modules; i++) {
 				auto id = SMPControl::read(i + 2);
 				module_ids.push_back(id);
-				// pr_dbg("%u\n", id);
 			}
 
 		} else
diff --git a/firmware/src/patch_play/patch_player.hh b/firmware/src/patch_play/patch_player.hh
index 166300448..3bc7a0e89 100644
--- a/firmware/src/patch_play/patch_player.hh
+++ b/firmware/src/patch_play/patch_player.hh
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ public:
 
 		else if (num_modules > 2) {
 			smp.update_modules();
+			for (auto module_i : core_balancer.cores.parts[0]) {
+				process_module_outputs(module_i);
+			}
 			for (auto module_i : core_balancer.cores.parts[0]) {
 				step_module(module_i);
 			}
@@ -223,14 +226,16 @@ public:
 		update_midi_pulses();
 	}
 
+	void process_module_outputs(unsigned module_i) {
+		for (auto &out : cables.outs[module_i])
+			out.val = modules[module_i]->get_output(out.jack_id);
+	}
+
 	void step_module(unsigned module_i) {
 		for (auto const &in : cables.ins[module_i])
 			modules[module_i]->set_input(in.jack_id, cables.outs[in.out_module_id][in.out_cache_idx].val);
 
 		modules[module_i]->update();
-
-		for (auto &out : cables.outs[module_i])
-			out.val = modules[module_i]->get_output(out.jack_id);
 	}
 
 	void update_patch_singlecore() {