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N.U.G.
06-08-2003, 07:07 PM
whatup peeps,

I'm just wondering how many USB slots I should get on my new PC. I know I'll need one for my MIDI keyboard and maybe one for a USB flash drive.

1. Can I even get more than 2 usb slots on a PC or is that the maximum?
2. What music related things may I need USB slots for?

I don't have much knowledge in this area so any advice is great.

holla

DJ Excellence
06-08-2003, 07:24 PM
Make sure you get at least 4 usb slots, You may also need them for non-music peripherals such as a mouse,qwerty/azerty keyboard ,printer,modem etc ... so 4 is a minimum ...

peace,

PHIL

Copenhagen
06-08-2003, 07:30 PM
I have 4, 2 front and 2 back. You can use them for midi controllers, midi interfaces, soundcards, flash ram etc...so as phil delicately put it...4 is a minimum.

Fade
06-08-2003, 08:47 PM
You can also check out this site: http://www.usb.org/home

fastlance
06-09-2003, 12:15 AM
4 is the standerd in todays computers, but shit why not buy a hub to go with it? ;)

Scholar
06-09-2003, 08:03 AM
just remember usb works on bandwith and the more stuff u have going in usb the slower things become.

N.U.G.
06-09-2003, 08:25 AM
thanks for the advice guys. I'll make sure I get at least 4 and maybe even 6 depending on what happens.

much love to y'all for the help

HaZwaiOh
06-09-2003, 02:06 PM
make sure that you get usb 2.0 ports! for most mainboards you can buy additional slots.

N.U.G.
06-09-2003, 06:18 PM
Originally posted by HaZwaiOh
make sure that you get usb 2.0 ports! for most mainboards you can buy additional slots.

yep, will do - good looking out.

Also if anyone is interested in finding out more about USB I came across an informative website called;

http://www.everythingusb.com

They've even got a forum there where you can post questions and such.

peace
:cool:

HaZwaiOh
06-09-2003, 06:21 PM
if you buy a usb soundcard make sure it has asio drivers!