Anyone use a "tiltwheel" mouse (scrollwheel that goes left & right)?

[JLiRD808]

Can PT utilize the extra functions of a 4-way tiltwheel on a mouse?

I know there are other programs like X-Mouse and SteerMouse that allow us to modify what the buttons do, but do they work in Pro Tools? Has anyone set this up?

THANKS!

[JLiRD808]

They usually have the typical left & right arrow around the mousewheel, like this:



Thought it'd be a great way to horizontally scroll the edit window, or be programmable to perform completely different functions even (like undo/redo :P).

[The Weed]

I can't recommend X-Mouse Button Control for PC enough. Works just fine in Pro Tools or any other program I've set it up for. Here's my PT specific commands:

Left Click = Left Click
Right Click = "B" (separate at cursor in Commands Focus Mode)
Wheel Button = Ctrl+B (Clear, and Wheel Button+Alt brings up the Bounce Dialogue)
Back Thumb Button = NumPad "+" (Nudge Right)
Front Thumb Button = NumPad "-" (Nudge Left)
Tilt Left = Delete
Tilt Right = Right Click

XMBC has 5 layers available, so, with a 7 button mouse like you have, you could have 35 Pro Tools commands programmed for the mouse. I only use one layer because I don't think I could remember more than 7

Cheers,

[JLiRD808]

Originally Posted by The Weed

I can't recommend X-Mouse Button Control for PC enough. Works just fine in Pro Tools or any other program I've set it up for. Here's my PT specific commands:

Left Click = Left Click
Right Click = "B" (separate at cursor in Commands Focus Mode)
Wheel Button = Ctrl+B (Clear, and Wheel Button+Alt brings up the Bounce Dialogue)
Back Thumb Button = NumPad "+" (Nudge Right)
Front Thumb Button = NumPad "-" (Nudge Left)
Tilt Left = Delete
Tilt Right = Right Click

Hey thanks for this! I'm looking into X-Mouse for the first time, but am not having the same kind of success as you are.

For instance, I don't see the options "Delete", "B", "Ctrl+B" or even the numpad "+/-" in the drop-down menus for any of the buttons. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to choose differently from what the provided options are?

I'll post a different screengrab later--I cant screengrab with the drop-down menu open for some reason.

THANKS!

[JLiRD808]

No "Delete" in drop-down menu