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Greg_Midi
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Recently getting back into using Logic for some homegrown recording and prefer to use my UA Apollo Solo TB3 for these endeavors along with an external Sandisk G Drive Pro SSD TB3. I plug these in to ports on my MBP (last Intel version bought new in 2021 currently running 14.7.4). Because both of these devices are powered via the TB ports it can sometimes be a little weird with the computer complaining about a lack of power, for example, if I plug the Apollo in first the external drive may not mount and a message pops up about low power. To be certain I never do any of this without the computer being plugged into the power adapter.
It does work though if I do things in the proper order; plug in the drive, plug in the Apollo and then plug in a USB adapter for my two keyboards and HDMI for a second monitor. I do this and then I'm good to go for hours but it annoys me to have these kinds of issues so....
I wondered about a powered USB3/TB interface that would work. I got a little itchy and bought one from amazon without doing any proper research and when it arrived today I quickly discovered that it just wouldn't work powering the devices while interfacing with the computer so I'm wondering if others have had similar issues and perhaps found suitable devices??
It does work though if I do things in the proper order; plug in the drive, plug in the Apollo and then plug in a USB adapter for my two keyboards and HDMI for a second monitor. I do this and then I'm good to go for hours but it annoys me to have these kinds of issues so....
I wondered about a powered USB3/TB interface that would work. I got a little itchy and bought one from amazon without doing any proper research and when it arrived today I quickly discovered that it just wouldn't work powering the devices while interfacing with the computer so I'm wondering if others have had similar issues and perhaps found suitable devices??
