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zacl87

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Sep 19, 2009
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Hey so I run a couple of low power midi controllers but as I only have a macbook I have only 2 usb ports. I have 4 inputs for my controllers (2 for controllers and 2 for a mixer with sound card) and find it is dropping out or simply not connecting very frequently.

I'm only using a cheap usb hub and am planning on buying a self powered logitech one (or something similar) as it will be of higher quality. Just wondering if anyone has had this experience connecting more than 2 peripherals and an ideal way to get optimal performance?

Also, is there some way to adapt a usb connection to the firewire port? I have no idea really.

Any help would be lovely.

Cheers
 
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