[LAU] 'Modular' midi controller for keyboard

[Q]

On 22/03/13 13:15, rosea.grammostola wrote:
> On 03/22/2013 02:12 PM, Q wrote:
>> The Nanos are powered by USB only, there is no other way of powering
>> them. So, however you connect them up for midi, it would still have to
>> be connected to the PC and have some sort of splitter arrangement. In
>> the long run, it sounds a lot easier just to use midi-over-USB.
>>
>> The review I posted yesterday said that they draw very little power,
>> which might be useful if power drops off over distance.
>
> You're suggesting a long usb cable? Are the USB-cables which can cover
> about 5 meters?
>

I'm not suggesting -- I don't know whether you can get cables that long 
and I don't know whether it would deliver power over that distance -- 
but the ONLY way you could possibly power it is with it connected via 
USB to a computer, either directly or via a USB hub.

Q