Originally Posted by rharv
Any Class compliant, plug-and-play USB mixer should solve that, since it uses what the system (computer) assigns for USB.
I may be wrong .. it's possible the computer itself is at fault, but I doubt it.
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Class Compliant is a Mac thing. Windows requires drivers but all current interfaces have them.

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I'm with rharv on this one - USB 3.2 is backwards compatible with USB 2, so the mixer should work with the laptop. It it doesn't, you need to identify which one is at fault before you start buying new bits.

That is not correct. USB 3 and 2 are different protocols. Although nearly every PC and all Macs since 2012 support both, USB 3.x is a hot mess and many cables do not support USB 2—still (which is weird). Always check the specs on a cable—if you see 480 Kb/s among the supported protocols, that is USB 2 (some rebranded cables on Amazon will list it but not support it, however).

This is a big problem with office printers. You can now buy USB Printer Cables in all configurations (USB-A to USB-C, USB-B to USB-C, USB-C to USB-C etc.). These support USB 2 and 1.1 (still required by some older MIDI interfaces). Yamaha and a few other manufacturers recommend these for their keyboards and interfaces.

All USB 4 cables support USB 2 which is fine if USB-C to USB-C. USB-C to USB-A & USB-B adapters work with these fine. USB Printer cables cost around $10 less.


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