audio interface and webcam on same usb 3.0 hub?

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audio interface and webcam on same usb 3.0 hub?

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hello all,

I've been trying to resolve this issue, if it can be. I have a recording booth with a focusrite scarlett 2i2 audio interface connected to a usb 3.0 hub that has an extension cable (powered usb 3.0) running to my computer on the opposite end of the room. mic works great. I've recently put a razer kiyo webcam in there, and connected it to the same usb 3.0 hub.

the problem is I can only get one of the devices to work at a time, either the webcam or 2i2, not both. for example, in zoom, I can test each one, and they work, however, when connecting to a meeting (or starting one, doesn't matter), if I enable my video first, I have video and no audio. if I enable audio first, you guessed it, no video. I also tried this in OBS.

I have asked on other forums, and scoured the net to no avail. is it possible to have a webcam and the 2i2 connected to the same usb 3.0 hub? I've read that webcams take 80% of the bandwidth, I can't image audio needs more than the 20%.

Is there a way to get them to work on the same hub? or do I have to run a second 30ft usb cable to the recording booth to connect the webcam?

any help is GREATLY appreciated.

thanx

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30 feet sounds like an awfully long run for USB.
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thank you for your reply, however, your reply doesn't offer any help, it just restates how long of a run I have, and it's not like I'm daisy chaining multiple 1 foot USB cables together, I have a 30 foot powered USB 3.0 cable.
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Re: audio interface and webcam on same usb 3.0 hub?

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Move computer to within 10 feet and shorter cable.

Use USB over Cat 5/6 baluns or USB over Fibre.

Get another 30 foot USB which I am surprised works at all.
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You can put together several USB cables

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Oops- responded to an old post... Dang. :roll:

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