Best way to solve a USB issue

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Best way to solve a USB issue

In my live setup, I will be suing Ableton to incorporate my own music into sets.

I’ll be using a Launchpad, LPD8, LPK25 and VCI-100 as controllers. I also have an AUdio2DJ and a USB mouse.

My issue is, that I only have 4 USB ports on my laptop. I have 6 on my PC, so no problems when rehearsing in my home studio.

What’s the best way to use the 6 items with 4 USB ports? And, there’s no question of not using any as the complete control from 4 controllers over Ableton is immense and almost limitless live possibilities!

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What about using a powered usb hub? It works for me.

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a powered usb hub, djtt did a great article on them.

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Powered USB hub perhaps? Your controllers on the Hub, Audio card on it’s own USB port.

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So, something like this maybe:

7 Port Powered USB Hub

Or would it be worth going for a more reliable maker? Or much of a sameness apart from the brand name?

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I tried a lot of model, But I can’t comment on that one.

The only I suggest who never ever fail for me are

Vantec:
http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/view_detail/402

D-Link:
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=149

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search for the article on the blog and do a forum search, there are many infos on here..
you want a multi TT usb hub like this one: Amazon.com: BELKIN High-Speed AC Powered USB 2.0 7 Port Slim-Line Stackable USB Hub with 2 Top Loading Ports F5U237v1, One Size, Black : Electronics

edit: uhh one post before the thousand :smiley:

edit2: please keep in mind: never connect your soundcard to a hub!

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I just bought the one from the apple store. It’s worked just fine for me. You can use it both as powered, or non powered, and its got 7 usb ports on it. So in total I have 8 USB ports on my MacBook Pro. 7 from the hub, and one extra one on the MacBook itself.

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have a read over this article from the main page blog from a while back:

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Some good USB reading

And finally the confirmed dual TT hub thread

I use the F4U017 with a S4, X1, Midi Fighter, and a Maschine with no problems. The Maschine is new though so I can’t really comment on it in the system.