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Customizing
Applying track colors automatically
In the Preferences dialog (Editing–Project & Mixer page),
you can find the “Auto Track Color Mode” option.
This offers you several options for automatically assigning
colors to tracks that are added to the project. The follow-
ing options are available:
Coloring tracks, parts, or events manually
You can color each track, part, or event in the Project win-
dow individually by using the Select Colors pop-up menu
on the toolbar. Parts and events can also be colored using
the Color tool.
About the Select Colors pop-up menu
1. In the Project window, select the item that you want to
color.
You can select tracks, parts, or events.
2. On the toolbar, open the “Select Colors” pop-up
menu and select a color.
If parts or events are selected, the color is applied to these parts and
events. To change the color of a track, no events or parts must be se
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lected on that track.
Ö When you change the color of a track, the new color
will be used for all events on the track and for the corre
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sponding channel strip in the Mixer. However, if you have
assigned a different color to individual parts or events,
these will not follow color changes of the track any longer.
• To reset the color of a track, part, or event, select the
corresponding item and choose the “Default Color” option
from the “Select Colors” pop-up menu.
About the Color tool
1. Open the Select Colors pop-up menu and select a
color.
2. On the toolbar, select the Color tool.
3. Click on the desired parts and events to assign the
color.
The color is applied to the parts and events and overrides the track color.
• If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on a part/event
with the Color tool, a color palette is displayed allowing
you to select a color for the event.
• If you press [Alt]/[Option], the Color tool cursor becomes
a pipette, which can be used to select the current color of a
part/event in order to apply it to another part/event.
Option Effect
Use Default
Event Color
The default color (gray) is assigned.
Use Previous
Track Color
Analyzes the color of the selected track and uses the
same color for the new track.
Use Previous
Track Color
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Analyzes the color of the selected track and uses the color
that comes next in the color palette for the new track.
Use Last
Applied Color
Uses the color that is selected in the Select Colors pop-
up menu.
Use Random
Track Color
Uses the color palette as a basis to assign track colors
randomly.