Connecting Motu to a mac and a windows pc

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Kayzen
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Connecting Motu to a mac and a windows pc

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I'm in need to connect a Motu m4 to both a macbook pro and a windows pc how can i do it? Attached to the motu i have a set of Yamaha hs7 and a mic, i need to use them on both pcs. Thanks for all the help!
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Re: Connecting Motu to a mac and a windows pc

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If one at a time, that's easy. Set them both up. Unplug and plug as needed.

Simultaneously? There are a number of YouTube videos that claim to show this. Google is your friend.
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Re: Connecting Motu to a mac and a windows pc

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Yep i need them simultaneously, i can't find a way to do it, i only find pepole recommending a switcher, thats why i've come here to ask
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Re: Connecting Motu to a mac and a windows pc

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Did you try a USB hub? I don’t know if that will work, but who knows?
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Re: Connecting Motu to a mac and a windows pc

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You may be able to do this over ethernet with Voicemeeter in one of its incarnations. Investigate here: https://vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm There are plenty of youtube videos out there re sharing audio with this.
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