Best mouse for audio applications

Gygaxian · Post by **Gygaxian** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:33 am

guess what? my trackball died on me today.

So I cannot use this apple mouse for more than a few days, I'm just used to have more buttons . . .anyway I'm going to get a new mouse and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?

will be used mainly on a mac, maybe windows once in a while, other than that its all open.

OS X.3.9

kennerb · Post by **kennerb** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:37 am

Stuart Little would be my choice. He can drive a car and fly a plane. I'm sure he could work the S&%t out of Live.

Seriously though. Keep it simple with a Logitech or Microsoft 2-3 button mouse. They are everywhere so if it breaks you can just grab another and not have to get used to it all over again.

Gygaxian · Post by **Gygaxian** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:40 am

i like simple, but i'd need at least 4 buttons. i work in audio post, and those extra buttons do come in oh so handly.

speaking of stu little, they are on movie 3 now. my god.

kennerb · Post by **kennerb** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:59 am

chagos wrote:i like simple, but i'd need at least 4 buttons. i work in audio post, and those extra buttons do come in oh so handly.

speaking of stu little, they are on movie 3 now. my god.

Maybe he will be using Live in that one!

The intellimouse has a few buttons. This one is cool.

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouse ... px?pid=049

ILTK · Post by **ILTK** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:21 am

My weapon of choice has been Logitech 510 for a long time, best damn mouse ever, 6 buttons + wheel and if it breaks (Unlikely) they just give you a new one no questions asked.

Use ps2 mode (Dont know if you can on mac) and you can set mouse resolution to 200 rep. pr. sec, smoooth

Gygaxian · Post by **Gygaxian** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:05 am

the logitech looks just fine. thanks guys and long live Stu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:11 am

Sorry, are you saying it's got to be a mouse as opposed to a trackball? (what trackball were you using?)

Anyhow, aside from my Wacom, I'm hooked on trackballs, haven't used a mouse in, oh, probably 10 years.

Specifically, I'd recommend:

Kensington Expert Mouse

zfigz · Post by **zfigz** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:54 am

I second polyslax's preference of trackballs. I started using one about 6 months ago and I'm never going back. Saves much needed desk real estate.

polyslax, thanks for the suggestion on the trackball. I'm using a logitech marble ball trackball...it's old.