I have just found out the source of a lot of my Cakewalk crashes. I have been too cheap to buy a nice mouse.
 
I usually buy the 10 dollar mouses which are odd unknown brands and have the worse drivers for them.
 
I recently bought a (no I don't work for them) Razor mouse with the round button wheel on the side and gone are my crashes.
 
The mouse was 80 dollars but I got it with prime on Amazon for 45. What a difference it makes!
 
I have been buying crappy mouses for years and 10 dollars was usually my limit on what I would spend on one usually 6 or 7 dollars. 
 
All along it has been these crappy mouse drivers.
 
Just thought I would pass this along.
 
Really, what is the sense in having a nice PC and expecting a cheap 10 dollar mouse to interface while using a processor intensive app like Cakewalk?
 
Get one that has its own drivers and does not rely on the run-of-the-mill mouse driver... It makes a world of difference!
 
Just saying...
 
Has anyone else found this to be true? 

Windows generic mouse drivers (bundled with OS) always reliable.. it's third party drivers that generally are not. Suspect it was the hardware or your old mouse had buggy third party drivers.

Hi. Since going from a wireless mouse to a wired one, I saw much of the same results.
I'm a bit picky about mouses, and like them ergonomically shaped, a bit chunky, and with some extra buttons.
All the best.

I scrapped my wireless mice on both my DAW's. I still have the wireless keyboard because I need to be 10' away when tracking Vocals. 
For me there was always this weird noise on headphones when you moved the wireless mouse around. 

Mice and keyboards can be sources of some frustrating issues. I got lint inside the optical cavity on a mouse and had a left ctrl not fully release that were entertaining to chase down, since they both sent commands that would pair with the other device sporadically.

Both mice and keyboards are regularly abused, so they can rarely be a "buy once and forget" item. Not quite a consumable, but when they degrade they can bring the most powerful machine to its knees.

I've always used a wireless mouse and haven't noticed them interfering with DAW performance . I always use Logitech Anywhere models and have used them both with or without the official drivers. 
 
The only problem I've had is that some Logitech mice have a problem with phantom clicks, i.e. you click once but 2 or more clicks result. That can make any kind of intricate work an absolute nightmare, whether it's in a DAW or in a program like Photoshop or wherever. 
 
 

Never bought a wireless mouse, I find changing the batteries when busy or charging them a ridiculous proposal. I keep everything wired as much as possible. That also includes network cards, Chromecasts, TV's etc.

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Never bought a wireless mouse, I find changing the batteries when busy or charging them a ridiculous proposal. I keep everything wired as much as possible. That also includes network cards, Chromecasts, TV's etc.

I have two sets of rechargeable batteries, so there's always a charged set ready to go when the mouse goes dead, and the dead batteries then get charged in preparation for the next round. Totally worth it to me to not have to deal with an extra wire on the desk. 

I use Microsoft Blue Track mice for both my laptop and workstation. In the studio I use a USB extension cable to position the wireless receiver adjacent to the mouse mat. Very precise with a decent battery life.

It's "mice,"

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