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usb hubs
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:56 pm
by jellycaster
any suggestions on which are the best / ones to avoid?
also, is it safe to assume that they can handle multiple midi controllers and there is no conflict over having different midi devices connected through one port?
cheers
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:29 pm
by djgroovy
Buy one that has a power plug so it doesn't draw power from the computer.
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:17 pm
by antarktika
I've had this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Port-Deskt ... B004Q3RUFK
for a couple years and it's worked just fine the entire time. As previously stated, you'll need a powered hub unless all your controllers have their own power source (are not bus powered)
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:50 pm
by Liam
jellycaster wrote:any suggestions on which are the best / ones to avoid?
also, is it safe to assume that they can handle multiple midi controllers and there is no conflict over having different midi devices connected through one port?
cheers
Just make sure its USB 2 There are still some cheaper crappy USB 1 hubs around. Avoid those.
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:41 pm
by Breaks Dude
Cables Unlimited multi TT...just about the best one there is.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... CFwQ8wIwBA
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:54 pm
by dsu
I've been using a 4 port Dlink without problems
http://www.dlink.ca/products/?pid=DUB-H4
Apparently you need to be careful about mixing usb 1 devices on with USB 2 devices since the performance can degrade. This might be an issue for example if you plug in a USB audio interface and an old mouse together.
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:05 pm
by Captain Johnson
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:18 pm
by oblique strategies
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:35 am
by jellycaster
thanks for the advice chaps. i've also found a few other threads which i should have searched for before posting...
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:24 pm
by Donnie
Another +1 for the Cables Unlimited hub. Best ive owned so far!
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:32 pm
by HorusProject
how do I get one of those?! I live in england and cannot find it anywhere on the net for .co.uk shops? bugger...
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:24 am
by fishmonkey
Donnie wrote:Another +1 for the Cables Unlimited hub. Best ive owned so far!
yup, same here... not that cheap/easy to buy if you don't live in the US though...
Re: usb hubs
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:11 pm
by Donnie
They have been on and off hard to find even over here lately. Hopefully demand is just higher than supply, it would be a shame to see these go out of production!