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Even USB-C cords are garbage.
As we all know, the dongle situation is very unreliable so I figured I had to get the Apple $70 one (with no headphone jack, thanks).
Nonetheless, in landscape mode I’m not trying to have the Apple connector fail from bending so the obvious solution is a short extension cord. I tried to not cheap out, tried to a highest spec Thunderbolt 4 option.
Worked fine. Until a few hours before a live show and I plug in (nothing moved, nothing changed on my setup) and my interface does not connect. Flip the connection, on both ends, and on the Apple dongle, nothing. So I plug the Apple dongle straight in and it works fine.
So I’ve barely used this extension cord a few times and it’s already proved useless. The situation is pathetic.
Anyone else use a right angle thunderbolt extension cord for your dongle for your setup??
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USB-C seem to be a real weird tech spec thing (that sounded like I know what I'm talking about, right?). I looked at this a while ago and was quite surprised what goes into the "real" C cables. Have a look, open your faulty one after and check, If you feel for it.
Are you using this dongle? Or one similar?
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MUF82AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter
I’ve noticed that with some devices I need to plug in the power cable last in order for things to be recognized.
Just a thought.
Thanks @Pxlhg for this very interesting cable diagnosis!
As I stated in the OP, the extension cable Is a real thunderbolt 4 cable, highest spec as the port supports. And I think it really is, the issue is reliability.
Yes I am. And thanks for the advice,
see it’s things like that — the order of connecting cables together/power — that might be it, but why? How are we supposed to know that??
You can’t trust iPad for live. It all works at home and then it’s Murphy’s law when you try to perform.