Macbook Pro Question

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Macbook Pro Question

Hey folks, I have a macbook 13 inch and it only has two usb ports. Now if i was to get say another cdj for a 3rd deck how would i connect it if the ports are already used up? i know you can get

My setup is
2X CDJ400s
DDm-4000

Thanks :smiley:

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USB Hub?

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Yeh sorry forgot to mention i’ve tried using a usb hub but when i do it won’t reconise the two cdjs so i can’t make an aggregate device.

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A decent powered hub ?

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Ah right so the only problem is the fact that the usb hub isn’t good enough? Any suggestions?

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You just answered your own question don’t ya’ think ?

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You most likely need to get a powered USB Hub. Without the power adapter plugged in, running my USB hub off of just my the USB connection power, i can use a mouse, but even my external HD won’t boot up without the power in, so for CDJS… It will need to be powered..

I’ve got a powered USB hub from Amazon, £15. It’s a 10 port hub too, so lots of inputs! And im constantly using it with Maschine, 2 Kontrol X1s, MIDI keyboards, etc.

WELL worth it, very good hub.

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CDJs don’t draw any power from the connected computer so you shouldn’t specifically need a powered hub. Some hubs work better than others though.

A Multi-TT hub may be helpful for using the older CDJ 400s as they could be USB 1.1 devices.