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Deirdre
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| COURVO wrote: | Just a regular USB mouse? How do you guys do this?
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Um... plug it in?
I don't mean to be a smartass, Courvo.
The M-audio firewire thing should have any impact on your mouse situation.
There should be a couple of USB ports on your machine and the Kensington 3-button mouse is a nifty little do-dad. Your Mac will have all the drivers already.
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bobsouer
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| COURVO wrote: | Just a regular USB mouse? How do you guys do this?
I've got the M-powered version of Pro-Tools 7.1...so the software WILL NOT WORK unless I have the M-Powered Firewire Solo plugged in. |
Dave,
I'm not Bill or DB, but I think you'll find that most USB rodents are supported by the Mac OS, including right clicks.
As for having to have your hardware plugged in to run ProTools, this is true of every version of ProTools, except ProTools Free, which only runs on older operating systems (Win98 and OS9). ProTools is very hardware sensitive. (And I mean this in the nicest possible way. I too use ProTools M-powered 7.1.)
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CWToo
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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| COURVO wrote: | | I've got the M-powered version of Pro-Tools 7.1...so the software WILL NOT WORK unless I have the M-Powered Firewire Solo plugged in. |
The only version of Pro Tools that I'm aware of that will work without Pro Tools hardware is the demo version that only works with Windows Me (The worst version of Windows ever--and THAT is saying something). |
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COURVO
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Once again beholden to the collective intellect of this board.
Thanks! (esp. Deirdre) for answers to dumb questions about using a 3-button mouse with the Mac. 'Plugged in my wireless Kensington today, and within seconds I was right-clicking my way to Mac heaven.
'Never meant to imply the M-audio device would conflict with the mouse, but I DID NOT know PT was so hardware sensitive... I get it from a marketing standpoint, but from a user/customer perspective, I think it's a hassle.
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dscott
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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I use a mighty mouse... right clicks and a scroll ball - great for scrolling the timeline! Mine is usb, they have a bluetooth one out now too!
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CWToo
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:57 am Post subject: |
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| COURVO wrote: | | I DID NOT know PT was so hardware sensitive... |
An article in EQ (?) last year made the point that Digidesign is a hardware maker first and a software designer second. King Gillette made a fortune by giving away the razor and selling the blades. Digidesign sells the razor... AND the blades.
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Edo
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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| CWToo wrote: | | The only version of Pro Tools that I'm aware of that will work without Pro Tools hardware is the demo version that only works with Windows Me (The worst version of Windows ever--and THAT is saying something). |
I was recently told that a private company broke through THAT barrier by releasing hardware that interacts with Pro Toold (HD not LE).
http://www.lynxstudio.com/aurora/index.html |
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