On 11/11/24 22:00, Michael Kjörling wrote:
> On 11 Nov 2024 21:24 +0800, from bret@busby.net (Bret Busby):
>> Whilst this computer that I am using, has about ten USB sockets (including
>> four on the front), I expect that a similar workstation to this, would be
>> required, or, a proper server, with all of the required sockets, both
>> options being, I believe, quite expensive to buy new.
>
> There are offboard USB controllers (not even all that expensive), to
> say nothing of hubs; so at least that part is manageable, especially
> for low-bandwidth devices like keyboards or mice.
>
My personal experience of USB hubs, is unreliability - sometimes they
work, and, sometimes they do not - probably about 50% chance of them
working.
Same here. For MIDI/music and real-time control applications you will find higher-end more expensive hubs with spec'ed higher aggregate bandwidth. I recently purchased a 7-port one to attach synth keyboards talking to Bitwig's DAW.
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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