X-48s and Apple keyboards

HughH · 10th April 2009

Hello,

We use two X-48s for recording with a Nuendo system as backup. For some time I've wanted a very small usb keyboard along with the trackball - a keyboard without the num pad. It needs to have a built-in usb hub so the trackball can plug into it, which all the usb keyboards without num pads that I've found don't have.

Apple finally came out with a wired keyboard that is the size of their bluetooth keyboard - no num pad, very low profile. Usb ports on the side so the other keyboards can stack well. My concern with it was that Apple came out with a "keyboard update" some time ago, meaning these things might not be "standard", they might have some weird codes going on.

I bought one and gave it a try and it worked. The X-48 booted and I was able to update to v1.10. I was busy and didn't pay too much attention to it. I shut it down, bought two more keyboards, and was off to the ACMAs in Vegas.

When using the X-48s in Vegas I was having some intermittent issues - one machine would occasionally not boot at all, both machines took a longer time than usual to boot, and often the trackball wouldn't work. After much swapping I was ready to revert back to v1.04 and lose the new v1.10. Then I swapped to an older Apple keyboard (wired, white) and they both were fine.

Something in the new Apple keyboards is putting out stuff that the X-48s can't deal with and don't like.

FYI.
Hugh

bishopthomas · 10th April 2009

That's odd. I recently had an issue with an X48 that would not boot. It was on version 1.04. Two machines purchased at the same time, both on the same software, one booted, one did not. After several (and I mean in the teens) attempts it would finally boot, but if powered down again it would start the same process again. It had no keyboard, mouse, or video attached.

10th April 2009	#1
HughH Gear maniac Joined: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 225 Thread Starter	X-48s and Apple keyboards Hello, We use two X-48s for recording with a Nuendo system as backup. For some time I've wanted a very small usb keyboard along with the trackball - a keyboard without the num pad. It needs to have a built-in usb hub so the trackball can plug into it, which all the usb keyboards without num pads that I've found don't have. Apple finally came out with a wired keyboard that is the size of their bluetooth keyboard - no num pad, very low profile. Usb ports on the side so the other keyboards can stack well. My concern with it was that Apple came out with a "keyboard update" some time ago, meaning these things might not be "standard", they might have some weird codes going on. I bought one and gave it a try and it worked. The X-48 booted and I was able to update to v1.10. I was busy and didn't pay too much attention to it. I shut it down, bought two more keyboards, and was off to the ACMAs in Vegas. When using the X-48s in Vegas I was having some intermittent issues - one machine would occasionally not boot at all, both machines took a longer time than usual to boot, and often the trackball wouldn't work. After much swapping I was ready to revert back to v1.04 and lose the new v1.10. Then I swapped to an older Apple keyboard (wired, white) and they both were fine. Something in the new Apple keyboards is putting out stuff that the X-48s can't deal with and don't like. FYI. Hugh

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bishopthomas Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,565	That's odd. I recently had an issue with an X48 that would not boot. It was on version 1.04. Two machines purchased at the same time, both on the same software, one booted, one did not. After several (and I mean in the teens) attempts it would finally boot, but if powered down again it would start the same process again. It had no keyboard, mouse, or video attached.