Reference Guide

Preferences dialog

Reset Spectrum button

Pressing the Reset button resets the Brightness, Hue, and Saturation sliders to default values.

Select All button

Pressing the Select All button selects all screen elements in the current Color Category.

Defaults button

Clicking this button restores the selected screen elements to their original values.

Track Defaults button

Clicking this button opens a color palette that lets you specify the default color for new tracks. The

color palette also contains the following options:

• Default. Track strips are not colored, and tracks do not inherit the color of the bus they are

assigned to.

• Follow Bus. Tracks inherit the color of the bus they are assigned to.

Bus Defaults button

Clicking this button opens a color palette that lets you specify the default color for new buses.

Show strip colors

The Show strip colors option allows you to tint track and bus strips in the Track view, Console view

and Inspector when you assign a custom track color. Disable this option if you only want to color

clips (waveform or MIDI data).

If Show strip colors is disabled, the current track is always highlighted.

Save Changes for Next Session

Select this check box if you want SONAR to use any new color assignments the next time you open

SONAR.

Wallpaper

The options in this field allow you to set the color and design of SONAR’s background area. The

options are:

• Default. Choosing this option causes SONAR to use its original color and design for the

background.

• None. Choosing this option causes SONAR to use a flat, gray color for the background.

Note: You can change the color of existing tracks by clicking a track’s Track Color bar. For

details, see “Customizing track/bus colors” on page 234.

Note: You can change the color of existing buses by clicking a bus’ Track Color bar. For details,

see “Customizing track/bus colors” on page 234.