ola
Newbie
Hello,
We discussed mouse/keyboard/monitor extension cables a while back and the conclusion seemed to be that they couldn't be long enough (only 1.5 meters or something) to put the computer in the next room to avoid computer noise in recordings. However, there are mice, keyboards and monitors that use USB (right?), and there are USB hubs and I've seen three meter long USB hub extension cables so I wondered, how long cables can you use with USB? Also, are there connection transformers that would allow you to use your old gear with USB? I read somewhere that you could use several USB hubs in a row and thus get pretty darn far away from the computer. Has anyone here tried it?
When it comes to IDE cables, how long can they be? I plan on putting my computer behind an insulated false wall (with its own ventilation) in my coming studio and was planning on mounting the CD-burner, DVD player and floppy drive in the false wall together with a USB hub, power switch LEDs etc. and thus use the wall as front panel so to speak.
Apart from looking cool, the bulky and noisy parts of the computer would be hidden and muffled and the only things you need to access regularly would be easily accessable. If mounting the devices in the wall turns out to make it hard to reach over the table/mixer, maybe one could build a box and mount the gear in it and then put it under the monitor or something.
I guess that this would require IDE cables that are around one or maximum two metres and was wondering if that is possible to use that long cables. Again, I read that 18" would be the limit but I guess that can't be true. Many bigtowers would require longer cables than that just to reach.
As usual, insane or interesting?
/Ola
[This message has been edited by ola (edited 07-11-2000).]
We discussed mouse/keyboard/monitor extension cables a while back and the conclusion seemed to be that they couldn't be long enough (only 1.5 meters or something) to put the computer in the next room to avoid computer noise in recordings. However, there are mice, keyboards and monitors that use USB (right?), and there are USB hubs and I've seen three meter long USB hub extension cables so I wondered, how long cables can you use with USB? Also, are there connection transformers that would allow you to use your old gear with USB? I read somewhere that you could use several USB hubs in a row and thus get pretty darn far away from the computer. Has anyone here tried it?
When it comes to IDE cables, how long can they be? I plan on putting my computer behind an insulated false wall (with its own ventilation) in my coming studio and was planning on mounting the CD-burner, DVD player and floppy drive in the false wall together with a USB hub, power switch LEDs etc. and thus use the wall as front panel so to speak.
Apart from looking cool, the bulky and noisy parts of the computer would be hidden and muffled and the only things you need to access regularly would be easily accessable. If mounting the devices in the wall turns out to make it hard to reach over the table/mixer, maybe one could build a box and mount the gear in it and then put it under the monitor or something.
I guess that this would require IDE cables that are around one or maximum two metres and was wondering if that is possible to use that long cables. Again, I read that 18" would be the limit but I guess that can't be true. Many bigtowers would require longer cables than that just to reach.
As usual, insane or interesting?
/Ola
[This message has been edited by ola (edited 07-11-2000).]