I doubt there's much of a difference between a 4-port and a 7-port, if you plugged the same 4 items into a 4 port and a 7 port I don't think there would be much difference. Obviously plugging 7 items in will probably make things a bit worse, but I guess it depends what you're plugging in. A mouse and a keyboard aren't gonna make much difference, but 3 hard drives, 2 midi controllers and a soundcard would.
I see no reason why you couldn't use more than 1 hub at a time.
I personally use a powered 10 way hub I got from Maplins. No idea of the make (it's not a well known one like Belkin or anything), and I only use at max 5 of the sockets anyway, but most of the time it's just 3 (DMX dongle, Xone:K2 and a wireless mouse). Has worked perfectly for me so far, but then I'm not sending massive amounts of data through it.
Last edited by robdquick; 11-14-2013 at 03:17 AM.
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I have some no named brand 7 port powered hub that works well and i use it with hard drives and midi controlers (dicers, x1, ipad but not all at once)
i also have the beatport non-powered hub that i have run the same things plus CDJ2000s in hid and never had a problem with.
USB PCI-E card into thunderbolt enclosure to thunderbolt...
0 bandwidth issues, low latency link, powered
For those who want to understand the difference between a multi-TT and single-TT hub, this is still a great reference - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ology,677.html
As for recommended hubs, I still use and recommend the old 7 port Cables Unlimited hub. That hub isn't available under the Cables unlimited brand anymore, but it's still available through several other brands (it's an OEM product). http://www.amazon.com/USB-2-0-7-PORT.../dp/B004Y35DRE
I've also used this smaller hub in several projects and have no complaints. It's easy to hide, it can be taken apart and placed into other devices, and performs well. http://www.amazon.com/USB-Ports-Mult.../dp/B004AXAZU8
So there's nothing you can buy from Amazon UK for example? The only option is to buy generic OEM hubs imported from the US?
VCM100 / X1 / DJM250 / DJM900 / CDJ2000s / Maschine / Audio2+4 / 2i4 / HS8s / TSP 2.6.8
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Would be good to have a roundup of powered USB hubs, splitting it into two groups:
- For hanging on soundcards
- for hanging on multiple controllers without soundcard.
These two are working nicely with 2x CDJ 2000s, DJM 900 (sound card), and an X1. Even without the hub power supply.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005GLDAVE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0002AFZVM
VCM100 / X1 / DJM250 / DJM900 / CDJ2000s / Maschine / Audio2+4 / 2i4 / HS8s / TSP 2.6.8
Macbook Air i7-3667U+8GB 10.9 / Win7x64 i5-3570k+24GB
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