Macs / USB

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Should I waste my time and money trying a new and additional USB Hub?

My problem is that as soon as I added my fifth (!) midi controller (a 2nd Launchpad), things have gone screwy. I use a no-name USB Hub. I have 4 controllers on one HUB and a fifth controller plugged into it's own USB input.

Not sure how USB works. If I purchase a 2nd HUB and play around with different configurations/combinations of controllers on my two USB inputs on my Macbook Pro, can that make a difference?

Or is it simply that the computer only handles so much USB input at a time, and it doesn't really matter WHERE the controllers are?

[audiofeen]

Some controllers don't like usb hub's so bear that in mind , but just buy a usb hub with a power supply and use it, especially with the launch pads.
I used 2 hubs for a while and din't have to many problems sometimes for strange reasons certain controllers wouldn't work in some ports but i played around with it and got it sorted.

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Thanks.

I guess the question in a nutshell is: Is there a difference on Macs between having 4 controllers on one USB input and 1 controller on the other USB input, compared to having 2 hubs with 3 on 1 input and 2 on the other input? Can that help the info pass easier?

[audiofeen]

I'd say it's better to try keep the load eleven on both side
ie 1 launch pad on each hub because they draw a lot of juice..
what other USB devices are you using.

on one hub I use the apc 40, keyboard and mouse,
and on the other I use a trigga finger and 49 key keyboard
and a hdd