Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

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spotjack
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Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by spotjack » Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:49 am

I bought the Apple Magic Mouse. It works great with all apps except Ableton Live. When using Live the mouse cursor skips around as if my computer can't handle both delivering sound and tracking properly. But that isn't quite it because the tracking goes a little cookoo sometimes. SO it isn't just skipping *beats* as it were, it goes a little crazy too.

Has anyone else experienced this?

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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by longjohns » Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:59 am

don't worry

it's magic

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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by Paulo Souza » Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:31 am

Me too. Heavy cpu use, around 75%. I froze some tracks and it is ok.

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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by HeadrickProductions » Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:13 pm

but apple is the only way to go....right??? :wink:
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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by Paulo Souza » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:28 pm

I think the problem is because it uses bluetooth. May the heavy cpu usage slows the communication.

And yes, mac is the only option if you don't want to re-install your OS every 3 months.

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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by longjohns » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:34 am

another option is to not reinstall your OS every 3 months

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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by randrohe » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:42 am

i have noticed this also..I thought it was because I was on Live 5 with an Imac & snow leopard, or somesuch...Not just me then...I feel better???

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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by Plague1715 » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:57 am

Me too. If i move an APC40 fader it can take ages to actually move in the gui. Hover I noticed that if I closed some applications (itunes, last.fm, and preview) it went away.

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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by lee1 » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:58 am

I too have confliction with the micky mouse!!
when zooming in on a track to warp it it suddenly jumps to the end of the track.

annoying to say the least.
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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by Paulo Souza » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:54 pm

lee1 wrote:I too have confliction with the micky mouse!!
when zooming in on a track to warp it it suddenly jumps to the end of the track.

annoying to say the least.
For me, just the annoying tracking when Ableton is on a high cpu usage.

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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by siliconarc » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:03 pm

but this was happening last week at a friend's house using his new apple mouse and 8.1.1.
thought it was batteries at first but it worked fine in other apps.

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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by kev herb » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:02 pm

i find the magic mouse not so magic really. i only got it because my mighty mouse's scroll ball got clogged and i could nt take it apart to clean it this all while still under warranty (under a year) WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP DESIGN FAULT WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP!!! they had none in stock so got magic instead. think its way over sensitive and moves when my finger hovers over the mouse... annoying but sexy... a bit like like a lady!
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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by cids » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:24 pm

I use an Apple Magic Mouse all the time with Ableton Live... what are your system details?
Mac Studio M2 Max and MacBook Pro M4

Genelec M030; Live 12 latest and beta; macOS 27 Golden Gate
UAD Apollo Twin

Ableton Push 2

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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by Paulo Souza » Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:23 pm

cids wrote:I use an Apple Magic Mouse all the time with Ableton Live... what are your system details?
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Re: Apple Magic Mouse - Skips Tracking While Using Live

Post by djsynchro » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:18 pm

weird it should "just work" (tm)

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