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Customizing
Applying colors in the Project window
• To add more color handles, click the Add button, or [Alt]/[Option]-click at a level
position to the right of the meter scale. Each new handle is automatically
associated with a default color.
• To remove a handle, select the handle and click the Remove button, or
[Ctrl]/[Command]-click the handle.
Applying colors in the Project window
You can use color scheming for an easier overview of tracks and events in the Project
window. Colors can be applied individually to tracks and events/parts. If you color a
track, the corresponding events and parts are displayed in the same color. However,
you can also color events and parts differently, “overriding” the applied track color.
In the following sections you will learn how to set up preferences to color tracks
automatically, how to color parts or events manually, how to determine whether you
want to color the events themselves or their background, and how to customize the
color palette for selecting colors.
Applying track colors automatically
In the Preferences dialog (Editing–Project & MixConsole 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 following options are available:
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 +1
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.