USB Hub / Host Port

MIDI Control Others
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Hi,
I’m planning to integrate a nanobox tangerine, AKAI MPK mini plus MIDI master keyboard and a Source Audio C4 into my Boss GTcore/MC 8 Pro board. The tangerine and the MPK need power over USB (500mA for the tangerine, MPK is unknown but shouldn’t be much) the C4 is currently controlled via the MC’s host port but is powered by a psu.
In addition it would be crucial to be able to send MIDI from the tangerine to my DAW, to use it’s auto-sample feature. Problem is that the USB is MIDI in only. For MIDI out I’d have to use a 3.5 MIDI connection. And I need MIDI messages to be sent from the AKAI to the tangerine.
I’m looking for a USB hub that can be connected to the MC to control all three devices, power the tangerine and the MPK and connect both to my Windows machine.

I’m a bit lost and don’t know how to set this up. Would be greatful for advice.

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If you need to power multiple devices via the USB host port then using a powered USB hub would be best for this as the USB HOST port may not be able to provide sufficient power to power all devices.

I have not yet tried using a powered USB hub with the USB host port yet but there shouldn’t be any issues. I can try to set something up next week.