Specifications

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Default Track Color Coding
The Default Track Color Coding options determine
how colors are assigned to the display of tracks.
None Turns off default color assignment for
tracks.
Tracks and MIDI Channels Assigns a color to each
track in the Mix or Edit window according to its
voice assignment or MIDI channel assignment.
Tracks and MIDI Devices Assigns a color to each
track in the Mix or Edit window according to its
voice assignment or MIDI device assignment.
Groups Assigns a color to each track according to
its Mix or Edit Group ID. If groups are suspended
using the
Suspend Groups command, the tracks
color bars are not shown.
Track Type Assigns a color to each track according
to its type (audio, Auxiliary Input, Master Fader,
VCA Master, MIDI, Instrument, or video).
Default Clip Color Coding
The Default Clip Color Coding options determine
how colors are assigned to the display of tracks,
clips in the track playlist and Clip List, and Marker
Locations.
None Turns off default color assignment for clips.
Clips are drawn as black waveforms or black MIDI
notes on a light gray background.
Tracks and MIDI Channels Assigns a color to each
clip in the Edit window according to its voice or
MIDI channel assignment.
Tracks and MIDI Devices Assigns a color to each
clip in the Edit window according to its voice as-
signment or MIDI device assignment.
Groups Assigns a color to each clip according to
the Group ID of its track. If groups are suspended
(using the
Suspend Groups command) all clips
display black waveforms or MIDI notes on a light
gray background.
Track Color Assigns a clip color based on the color
assigned to the track. (See “Color Palette” on
page 256.)
Marker Locations Assigns a unique color to each
marker area in the Marker ruler, including the area
preceding the first marker.
Clip List Color Assigns a color to each clip based
on its color in the Clip List. When this
Default Clip
Color Coding
option is enabled, the assigned clip
color is maintained even if the clip is placed in a
track set to a different color coding.
Color Palette
The Color Palette lets you make color selections
for tracks, clips, groups and markers.
The Color Palette supports independent clip color
coding in the Clip List and in tracks.
Enabling any Default Clip Color Coding op-
tion other than Clip List Color will override
Clip List Color and reassign the parent track
color to copies of the clip placed in tracks.
Copies of the clip in the Clip List will retain
their unique color.
Color Palette window
Apply to Selected
Hold
Default
None
Apply to Channel Strip
Saturation
Last assigned color
Brightness