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As a musician with tons of peripherals, some of which are annoyingly sensitive and can't be used through hubs or anything but straight-through adapters (my turn

by melq 5y ago

As a musician with tons of peripherals, some of which are annoyingly sensitive and can't be used through hubs or anything but straight-through adapters (my turntable mixer's digital interface, for example), I welcome the return of the ports. Its not uncommon to have an audio interface, one or more midi controllers, the aforementioned mixer all connected for instance. And basically all of those things still use USB-B ports for whatever reason, and I never see USB-B to C cables ever.

kube-system 5y ago
Search "USB-C Printer Cable" and you'll find a number of results, i.e.: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=33457 https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=33457
threeseed 5y ago
> and I never see USB-B to C cables ever Have you heard of these obscure websites called Amazon or eBay. They have tens of thousands of cables in every configuration you need.
- domano 5y ago
  It is very difficult to find some cables and adapters on amazon due to the bias towarda the most popular kinda of cables.
- melq 5y ago
  The last time I searched amazon for usb-b to usb-c cables I genuinely couldn't find any. I bet I would have better luck searching for 'usb-c printer cable' as someone else pointed out, but I didn't think of that. Last time I needed a cable on short notice before a gig I had to settle for an adapter, and was really lucky that it worked. I've had other seemingly simple pin-to-pin adapters not work on me before. Next time I'm in a jam I'll run down to my local ebay though, thank you for this super helpful reply.
  - rumori 5y ago
    Just bought an USB-C to USB-B cable for my Macbook Air m1 and an iConnectivity midi interface and it didn't work. (Brand was Equip). Another cable from Delock to mini USB-A was fine though. Some of these cables seem to be only for charging so do some research. Best bet seems to be Apple adapter even tough I had them break every year or so.
joeevans1000 5y ago
Apple no longer cares about providing computers to niche users like musicians.

by melq 5y ago

kube-system 5y ago

Search "USB-C Printer Cable" and you'll find a number of results, i.e.: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=33457 https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=33457

threeseed 5y ago

> and I never see USB-B to C cables ever Have you heard of these obscure websites called Amazon or eBay. They have tens of thousands of cables in every configuration you need.

domano 5y ago
It is very difficult to find some cables and adapters on amazon due to the bias towarda the most popular kinda of cables.
melq 5y ago
The last time I searched amazon for usb-b to usb-c cables I genuinely couldn't find any. I bet I would have better luck searching for 'usb-c printer cable' as someone else pointed out, but I didn't think of that. Last time I needed a cable on short notice before a gig I had to settle for an adapter, and was really lucky that it worked. I've had other seemingly simple pin-to-pin adapters not work on me before. Next time I'm in a jam I'll run down to my local ebay though, thank you for this super helpful reply.
- rumori 5y ago
  Just bought an USB-C to USB-B cable for my Macbook Air m1 and an iConnectivity midi interface and it didn't work. (Brand was Equip). Another cable from Delock to mini USB-A was fine though. Some of these cables seem to be only for charging so do some research. Best bet seems to be Apple adapter even tough I had them break every year or so.

joeevans1000 5y ago

Apple no longer cares about providing computers to niche users like musicians.