Thanks for the advice - mighty mouse is actually quite mighty
so a while ago I started a thread looking for opinions on what mouse to get to replace my HORRIBLE kensington bluetooth optical pilot mouse. incidentally, DO NOT buy one of these mice. they are wrong. I had it for ages because I got it to go with my little PB 12", back then I didn't really know much about what was out there. I liked the small size, it had a good grip and felt good quality. however, it always would drop out of connection, and it was so fickle with tracking, sometimes the pointer would just jump all over the screen, other times it would hardly move at all unless you shook it. I just figured this was the tradeoff for having a wireless mouse and that one was probably just as bad as the next. plus, I wasn't using it with logic, just web browsing and email, so it wasn't really mission critical.
anyway, I didn't really do anything about replacing the mouse till now. I am currently working on a TVC, with a big production sound involving far too many tracks of vocals and so on. and trying to edit takes and just do my thing in logic with this mouse was as close to torture as I am ever going to want to come. a couple of times I nearly threw it across the studio, and I definitely did smash it on the desk a couple of times. then, I also considered plunging my head in a bucket of kerosene and lighting a match. so I figured, no let's not do that. let's get a better mouse. I was actually using the trackpad instead of the mouse out of preference, so I figured this is not a good sign, there must be something better out there by now.
so I looked around on the web, read some reviews. thought about advice I had gotten here and elsewhere. then today, after having some trouble finding a dealer that would actually let me try the mouse before buying it, I went in with my MBP and logic key and sat down to test out the wireless mighty mouse.
one thing I hadn't realised till I started reading reviews was that it is a laser mouse, not an optical one. I had no idea just how much better this meant the tracking would be. to be honest, till now I always thought I'd go with a logitech or something because I just thought I'd hate the scrollball thingy, and the size and shape of the mighty mouse always seemed like it was just about clean apple design and not ergonomics.
I still have to say that in terms of grip, I'd probably prefer one of the more sculpted logitechs or so on, also because I have big hands. but.. after using it for a while, and seeing just how many millions of times better the tracking is on this mouse than on my previous piece of sh*t kensington, I can't tell you how good it feels to actually be in control of the pointer again.. as opposed to feeling like a ******** amputee with a tourette's syndrome twitch, muscle spasms and up/down left/right dyslexia. and I apologize to any logic users who may in fact be ******** amputees with a tourette's syndrome twitch, muscle spasms and up/down left/right dyslexia. that's just the best way I could describe trying to cludge my way through logic using that RUBBISH mouse.
I also downloaded the mouse zoom preference pane because I found the maximum tracking speed in the mac mouse control panel a little too slow.
but anyway.. thanks again to everyone who suggested the mighty mouse. I honestly wasn't really considering it cos it always looked a little too design-ey and not ergonomic enough for me. but, I'm rather pleasantly surprised and no longer feeling like setting fire to my own head.
btw for anyone out there looking for a mouse.. make sure you try out the wireless one, not the wired one, because it has laser tracking as opposed to optical.. and for precision in logic for editing and manipulating miniscule knobs and faders on software synths (CS-80V leaps to mind...) it really does ease your pain.
ok I'm really just procrastinating now. back to work..
ok as I continue working with this mouse.. let me just say.. people: if you haven't used a mouse with laser tracking yet with logic, seriously, try one. the precision and accuracy of these things is alarmingly good. it's one of those didn't even know there was a problem till you tried it kind of things..
unless you are one of those people who has managed to train your brain to use a trackball or whatever, seriously, try out a mouse with laser tracking. night and day.
there are some logitechs that have it, and also the wireless mighty mouse, not the other mighty mice. that is such a stupid name.
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