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Just wondering if anyone would know if it would be possible to morph 2 usb devices so that they run on one USB port as opposed to 2. Ideally I want to stay away from using a USB hub so would like to take 2 USB devices and somehow morph the connections from into the other.
Is this possible?
Thanks
may be possible with the know how.. but you may need to power the devices with external power adapters.
I'll tell you what Im looking to do. I wanna use a QWERTY keyboard for Traktor as its got loads of buttons which is useful for cue points, loading options, searching and so on, and I want to use a Korg nanokontrol for the rotary faders to use for the internal FX. Ideally it would be sweet if I could open the 2 up, ditch their casing, build my own box and put the 2 in there together running off 1 USB port. Only thing is the keyboard is HID (is that what is called? Im a bit of a novice), and the nanokontrol is midi...I think. Would that present problems?
Or I've just had a thought. If I try a none-powered USB hub first to see if everything runs smooth off of one USB port, I could build my own casing and just put the hub inside so that only one cable comes out.
Are there any issues with using a none-powered USB hub with Traktor, Audio 8, running on a macbook 2.4, 4gig? I only ask as I want to minimise any potential problems mid set.
Thanks
not sure if i have missed the point here but i use this set up. a normal mac qwerty keyboard has 2 usb ports in it that can power low power usb bus devices, so i plug my nano kontrol (its usb not midi) & my sound card into my keyboard, so thats 3 devices into 1 usb port. I have never had a prob with this i use traktor & ableton.
Cool, thanks for that. Your set-up is similar to mine so it should be fine, just wanted to check (havent got the nanokontrol yet so thought I'd ask before spending the money). But essentially I want to avoid plugging in things during set-up at a gig to save time. Mounting the whole lot in one casing with one cable coming out is what I am aiming for.
Thanks a lot.