StarTech.com 4 Port USB 3.0 Hub with Charge Port - Small and Compact - Powered Mini USB Port Expander w/ Multiple Ports (ST4300MINI)

a powered USB hub can be one of the most important parts of your home or mobile studio so in this video I'm going to be putting this little baby to the test the 10 DAC USB 3.0 hub let's go hi my name is Pete and this is studio life today where my goal is to help you create record and release your best music now if you're a mobile music creator especially but even if you're using a desktop or a laptop having a powered USB hub can be really handy because what it does is it powers up your USB devices so things like audio interfaces microphones MIDI keyboards and it means that you can have those plugged directly into your iPad your iPhone your laptop your desktop and they don't have to draw power from your device and that's super important especially for iPads and iPhones now until now I've been recommending some other more expensive USB hubs this ones on the budget side is getting great re