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by threeseed 1862 days ago
> and I never see USB-B to C cables ever

Have you heard of these obscure websites called Amazon or eBay.

They have tens of thousands of cables in every configuration you need.

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The last time I searched amazon for usb-b to usb-c cables I genuinely couldn't find any. I bet I would have better luck searching for 'usb-c printer cable' as someone else pointed out, but I didn't think of that.

Last time I needed a cable on short notice before a gig I had to settle for an adapter, and was really lucky that it worked. I've had other seemingly simple pin-to-pin adapters not work on me before.

Next time I'm in a jam I'll run down to my local ebay though, thank you for this super helpful reply.

Just bought an USB-C to USB-B cable for my Macbook Air m1 and an iConnectivity midi interface and it didn't work. (Brand was Equip). Another cable from Delock to mini USB-A was fine though. Some of these cables seem to be only for charging so do some research. Best bet seems to be Apple adapter even tough I had them break every year or so.
It is very difficult to find some cables and adapters on amazon due to the bias towarda the most popular kinda of cables.