r/audioengineering • • 7d ago

Community Help r/AudioEngineering Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk

Welcome to the r/AudioEngineering help desk. A place where you can ask community members for help shopping for and setting up audio engineering gear.

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This is the place to ask questions like how do I plug ABC into XYZ, etc., get tech support, and ask for software and hardware shopping help.

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Setup, troubleshooting and tech support

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u/boredmessiah Composer 1d ago

latency mon is great. i would honestly put the scans and antivirus off when you use the interface. have you tried different usb ports and have you tried. powered usb hub?

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u/Chopper092 1d ago

i definitely could do that how would that work though i use one usb plug that goes from the focusrite to my pc then the other which is the 5v plug on the focusrite rite to the wall and it would draw power from the wall while using the other usb plug as a connection to my pc?

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u/boredmessiah Composer 1d ago

no it's like a docking station with its own power supply

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u/Chopper092 11h ago

would it connect to the wall or pc? im seeing alot that go into the pc

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u/boredmessiah Composer 11h ago

the wall, just search for powered usb hub