{"id":1214,"date":"2013-01-02T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.untergeek.de\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2014-09-10T12:11:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T11:11:54","slug":"tech-hack-alesis-io-dock-with-usb-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.untergeek.de\/de\/2013\/01\/tech-hack-alesis-io-dock-with-usb-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Hack: Alesis IO Dock with USB Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Update, May 2014.<\/strong> I’ve put the unit on eBay<\/a>. And I’ve summarised lessons learned from this hack here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Alesis IO Dock<\/a> is a great product for iPad musicians – this small hack makes it even greater. It overcomes one limitation of the IO Dock: You can’t simply hook it to a USB hub. So I decided to build in an additional hub – which allows me to hook up additional class-compliant interfaces like my M-Audio Axiom master keyboard, and power them via the hub.<\/p>\n

Yes, it works. No, it hasn’t been thoroughly tested yet. So try at your own risk.<\/p>\n

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The hack isn’t too sophisticated or demanding. Yet there are a couple of things we need to discuss before going to the step-by-step description. I’ve also tried to answer some questions that might arise in the FAQ.<\/a><\/p>\n

What we’re doing:<\/h2>\n

We’re smuggling the USB hub into the connection between the iPad and the IO dock. (The video explains why.)
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What you need:<\/h2>\n