Max number of USB turntables?

sickofitall · sickofitall #1 (**permalink**)

10-17-2008, 10:50 PM

Don't know why I can't figure this out but does anyone know what the maximum number of USB turntables you could hook up to a mac is? While we are at it is there a multi-channel Firewire/USB hub or audio card you would need to do this and what would be the best software to use? i.e. Logic etc. Bottom line I want to know if I could simultaneously record like 12 turntables into Logic at once.

hughvane · hughvane #2 (**permalink**)

10-18-2008, 12:30 AM

In theory, you can hook up to 127 (?) USB items into the USB bus. However, each item would require its own power source. So, if you have, say, 10 x USB turntables, each with its own power source, and hooked through a powered dock, USB2 hub or mixer, in theory you could blend sound from each of them simultaneously. How you would coordinate the sound from each - ?????

BTW - what type of USB turntables might be used?

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sickofitall #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 17, 2008 Posts: 1	10-17-2008, 10:50 PM Don't know why I can't figure this out but does anyone know what the maximum number of USB turntables you could hook up to a mac is? While we are at it is there a multi-channel Firewire/USB hub or audio card you would need to do this and what would be the best software to use? i.e. Logic etc. Bottom line I want to know if I could simultaneously record like 12 turntables into Logic at once.
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hughvane #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 18, 2008 Location: Banks Peninsula, New Zealand Posts: 3,244 Mac Specs: MacMini 2.4, 4 Gb, OS 10.6.8; MacBook 2.4, 2 Gb, OS 10.5.8; G4 eMac 1.25, 2 Gb, OS 10.4.11	10-18-2008, 12:30 AM In theory, you can hook up to 127 (?) USB items into the USB bus. However, each item would require its own power source. So, if you have, say, 10 x USB turntables, each with its own power source, and hooked through a powered dock, USB2 hub or mixer, in theory you could blend sound from each of them simultaneously. How you would coordinate the sound from each - ????? BTW - what type of USB turntables might be used?
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