From Jason Proctor Sent Mon, Aug 26th 2019, 22:46
From Jason Proctor Sent Mon, Aug 26th 2019, 22:46
Right, because your MPC Live has *two type A host ports* as well as one type B device port. They are very much not the same at all :-) On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 3:45 PM Computer Controlled <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wro= te: > > I use two of the USB ports on my MPC Live to power a Keystep and my Micro= Freak. > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 12:46 PM negativesaucer <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx= > wrote: >> >> it could be noted that many manufacturers use usb ports as a ubiquitous = convenience, often in "violation" of the standards. >> >> i wonder what else the USB ports on the mpc can do. I have never plugge= d mine into the computer or anything else. >> >> On Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 2:57 AM Brian Willoughby <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>= wrote: >>> >>> Eric is right. >>> >>> Looking at the photo of the MatrixBrute pack panel on the Arturia site,= it has a USB-B connector. You won=E2=80=99t find an LED that connects to U= SB-B. You also won=E2=80=99t find a USB-B jack that provides power, unless = it=E2=80=99s in violation of the USB specifications. There=E2=80=99s a reas= on that every classic USB cable has a USB-A plug on one end and a USB-B plu= g on the other end - that=E2=80=99s so you can tell the difference between = Host and Device types when you=E2=80=99re trying to connect two things. >>> >>> Brian >>> >>> >>> On Aug 25, 2019, at 10:05 AM, alt-mode <xxx@xxx-xxxx.xxx> wrote: >>> > Right, all those things work fine when the device you are connecting = them to is a host (has a type A connector). The MatrixBrute behaves as a d= evice so it is more like the keyboard controller than the MPC in your situa= tion. >>> > >>> > Eric >>> > >>> > On Aug 24, 2019, at 9:59 PM, Edward Schultheis <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wr= ote: >>> >> Shouldnt it power an led light as well? My mpc has usb midi, and it = can power my low power devices as well. >>> >> >>> >> On Aug 24, 2019, at 6:45 PM, Mark S Glinsky <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>= wrote: >>> >>> Thanks so much. I=E2=80=99ll just set up an LED strip on the botto= m of the shelf above it to provide illumination for the panel. >>> >>> >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> From: alt-mode >>> >>> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 5:12 PM >>> >>> To: Mark S Glinsky >>> >>> >>> >>> Mark, >>> >>> >>> >>> The USB port on the MatrixBrute is for USB over MIDI so I don=E2=80= =99t think it will provide power for a lamp. You would likely want somethi= ng providing a Type A connector. The port on the MatrixBrute is a Type B. >>> >>> >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 24, 2019, at 2:39 PM, Mark S Glinsky <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx= > wrote: >>> >>>> Does anyone have an Arturia MatrixBrute? Have you tried using a U= SB gooseneck light connected to the USB port on the rear panel, to provide = lighting for the front panel (similar to the lights on Moog Voyagers and XL= s). >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Mark >>> >>>> xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx >>> > >>> >>> >>>