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USB audio interface works better when plugged in directly rather than through a hub.
I am running M-Powered Pro Tools 8 with Windows 7 64 bit and an M-Audio Fast Track Ultra audio interface. Every so often it would just crash and lock up my computer. I had the Fast Track plugged into a USB hub and I thought I would try not using the hub and going directly into one of the computer USB ports. That was a couple of days ago and it has been rock solid ever since. No more crashes. I thought I would pass this along in case this might help someone else.
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Re: USB audio interface works better when plugged in directly rather than through a h
OK I spoke too soon. It's still crashing. The crashing is occurring when I use the Alicia's Keys piano in Kontakt. I'm trying a different piano to see if Native Instruments is the culprit. M-Audio interface is plugged back in the hub.
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Re: USB audio interface works better when plugged in directly rather than through a h
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It is highly NOT recommended to use ANY audio interface through a USB hub. It's still likely that some of your crashes were related to that. NI also tends to be a problem child with Pro Tools.
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Re: USB audio interface works better when plugged in directly rather than through a h
I had issues just having a hub plugged into the computer for iLok and keyboard. The hub is a bad idea.
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Re: USB audio interface works better when plugged in directly rather than through a h
I was playing with the Alicia's Keys piano and Kontakt every time I got the crashes. When it crashed it would loop a small section of the audio and nothing else would work. No keyboard or mouse response. No nothing. I've been working without Kontakt loaded and the audio interface plugged into the hub. I'm hearing a little occasional crackling in the M-Audio interface that I believe might be related to going through the hub, but no crashing.
Has anyone got experience using VST versions of NI software through the fXpansion wrapper instead of the RTAS versions? If so, is it less crash prone that way?
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Re: USB audio interface works better when plugged in directly rather than through a h
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I still would NOT recommend using your interface through a HUB though... it's specified in your user manuals, in the troubleshooting section, etc, etc...
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