<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid #1010FF;margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="border-left: 2px solid #1010FF; margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px; color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" data-mce-style="margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;">A USB cable is not the best solution to my problem. I have exactly one appropriate USB port on my keyboard, and I don't want to wear it out -- I have seen far too many USB-A and USB-B ports and cables wear out over the last five years for comfort. </blockquote></div><br><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" data-mce-style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: small; color: #000000;">Would you consider connecting a USB hub to the device in a semi-permanent manner? Would solve the decaying port problem. I don't think at hub would add any noticeable latency?</div></div></div></blockquote><div></div><div><div>It would help only if the following architecture is valid:</div><div><br></div><div>[Synth PC][USB A] ----> [USB B][USB hub #1][USB A] --> long cable --> [USB B][USB hub #2][USB A] --> [USB B][Keyboard with USB MIDI out]</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is because I need to preserve the single (non-host) USB port on the keyboard, and the (host) ports on the PC too. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">According to the original USB design specs I vaguely remember, the above is supposed to work, but I have never seen it tested, especially with MIDI; anyone know?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Of course, I could just use male-to-female extenders instead of hubs. I will probably do this in the short term, until I have better :-)</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div><span name="x"></span><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"></span><i style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span color="#993300" data-mce-style="color: #993300;" style="color: #993300;">Jonathan E. Brickman</span></i><i style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span color="#993300" data-mce-style="color: #993300;" style="color: #993300;"> | </span></i> <i style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span color="#993300" data-mce-style="color: #993300;" style="color: #993300;"><a href="login.jsp?at=02e47df3-a9af-4cd9-b951-1a06d255b48f&mailto=jeb@ponderworthy.com" data-mce-href="login.jsp?at=02e47df3-a9af-4cd9-b951-1a06d255b48f&mailto=jeb@ponderworthy.com">jeb@ponderworthy.com</a></span></i><i style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span color="#993300" data-mce-style="color: #993300;" style="color: #993300;"> | (785)233-9977</span></i><br><i style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span color="#993300" data-mce-style="color: #993300;" style="color: #993300;">Ponderworthy | </span></i><i style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><a href="http://ponderworthy.com/" data-mce-href="http://ponderworthy.com/">http://ponderworthy.com</a><br></i><i style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span color="#993300" data-mce-style="color: #993300;" style="color: #993300;">Music of compassion; fire, and life!!!</span></i><br><span name="x"></span><br></div></div></body></html>