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cstocker77
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by cstocker77 » Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:42 am
My hands hurt. Maybe a little genetic tunnel carpel to boot.
What's everyone using for a mouse with their DAW????
Thanks.
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vvv
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by vvv » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:56 am
Ball mouse.
The old and discontinued MS one (Trackman Wheelmouse) is going for US$300 or so, used, but they do wear out after about 5 years, so I wouldn't buy a used one.
The Logitech (USB) is about US$30 new; they last me 3-5 years, used for hours, daily.
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kslight
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by kslight » Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:10 am
I use the Logitech wireless trackball (thumb ball) and solar keyboard (Mac) combo.
Love them, fairly priced. Don't eat batteries.
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A.David.MacKinnon
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by A.David.MacKinnon » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:05 am
I've got the logitec usb track ball (and the thumb ball as well). It's good but the lack of a scroll wheel is a bit of a pain. Otherwise no complaints and the price is decent.
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kslight
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by kslight » Fri Mar 10, 2017 1:07 pm
A.David.MacKinnon wrote:I've got the logitec usb track ball (and the thumb ball as well). It's good but the lack of a scroll wheel is a bit of a pain. Otherwise no complaints and the price is decent.
Mine definitely has a scroll wheel:
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/ ... kball-m570
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cstocker77
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by cstocker77 » Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:46 pm
Thanks for everyone's input!
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vvv
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by vvv » Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:12 pm
I don't really like the wireless, me.
I'm always afeared I'm a lose it.
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Nick Sevilla
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by Nick Sevilla » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:04 pm
Kensington Expert Mouse here.
It's a HUGE trackball, with 4 programmable buttons.
I use the lower two in a chord, to turn on and off the volume view on Pro Tools. Saves a ton of time, since there is no shortcut for that.
Howling at the neighbors. Hoping they have more mic cables.
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kslight
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by kslight » Sat Mar 11, 2017 6:11 am
vvv wrote:I don't really like the wireless, me.
I'm always afeared I'm a lose it.
My cats have not ran off with it yet, but they did knock the wired one I have off the desk too many times, breaking it and the ball (the ball is expensive to replace). By the time it died, the wired model I had was no longer available and bizarrely prized on eBay (like $80 or more?). So I found the wireless one and the solar keyboard on sale for around $50 total and bought those instead.
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cstocker77
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by cstocker77 » Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:18 am
The Logitech looks like it's for right handed people... This Kensington on the other hand, looks like i can use it with either hand. Im sure Logitech makes for both hands. But i kind of like the option of it working fine on both sides of the computer.
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by vvv » Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:45 am
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by kslight » Sat Mar 11, 2017 12:45 pm
I always thought that one looks like a marital aid...
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by vvv » Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:03 pm
Ha! I think I seen a vid ...
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by drumsound » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:13 pm
Are the smaller buttons for scrolling? I have the older version, with just the two large buttons.
I HATE normal mice, and thumb trackballs.
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by vvv » Wed Mar 29, 2017 4:22 am
Yes, I use one for scroll down, the other for page back.
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