On Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 8:10 AM Bret Busby <b...@busby.net> wrote: > On 11/11/24 22:00, Michael Kjörling wrote: > > On 11 Nov 2024 21:24 +0800, from b...@busby.net (Bret Busby): > >> Whilst this computer that I am using, has about ten USB sockets > (including > >> four on the front), I expect that a similar workstation to this, would > be > >> required, or, a proper server, with all of the required sockets, both > >> options being, I believe, quite expensive to buy new. > > > > There are offboard USB controllers (not even all that expensive), to > > say nothing of hubs; so at least that part is manageable, especially > > for low-bandwidth devices like keyboards or mice. > > > > My personal experience of USB hubs, is unreliability - sometimes they > work, and, sometimes they do not - probably about 50% chance of them > working. >
Same here. For MIDI/music and real-time control applications you will find higher-end more expensive hubs with spec'ed higher aggregate bandwidth. I recently purchased a 7-port one to attach synth keyboards talking to Bitwig's DAW. Bret Busby > Armadale > West Australia > (UTC+0800) > .............. > >
