Overhub plus alternative MTT USB hubs

Anker is my go-to brand for all things USB. I considered the hub you bought as well as the variant with 10 data ports. I ended up going with the 10 port Sabrent due to slightly lower cost as well as the individual activation buttons for each port. I previously bought the 4-port Sabrent in order to inject power into my MOTU M4 when hanging it off of my iPad and it worked well.

I just now confirmed that the Sabrent 10 port USB3 hub works fine with Overbridge and my AnalogKeys. Additionally, I’m using a 10’ long USB3 cable instead of the very short cable that came with the hub. It also works nicely with the Virus TI and the Mystery Island Editor.

My guess is that multi-port USB3 chipsets are mature now, handle MTT on a per-port basis, etc. I’ll continue to buy from known brands like Anker and Sabrent, but it is likely that cheaper generic hubs will also work.

Sabrent also has a 16 port variant that I have not tried, but assume will work fine.

These big hubs are much less expensive and more convenient than the old 19" 8x8 MIDI interfaces, or even smaller MIDI interfaces and dual cables running everywhere. For laptop performers, USB instead of MIDI seems like it would be a no brainer.