Display Page Preferences for Color Coding

Color Coding options determine how colors are assigned to the display of tracks and clips.

To change Color Coding options:

1 Choose Setup > Preferences.

2 Click the Display tab.

3 Select or deselect the Always Display Marker Colors option.

4 Select the MIDI Note Color Shows Velocity option.

5 Select or deselect the Apply Color Coding to Track Channel Strip option.

6 Select a Default Track Color Coding option.

7 Select a Default Clip Color Coding option.

8 Click OK.

Always Display Marker Colors

This option lets you view Marker colors in the Markers ruler, regardless of the option you choose for the Default Clip Color Coding option.

MIDI Note Color Shows Velocity

When this option is enabled, MIDI notes display varying shades of the assigned track color in MIDI notes view in the Edit window and in MIDI Editor windows. Notes with high velocities are darker and notes with lower velocities are lighter.

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 assignment 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.)

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.

Enabling any Default Clip Color Coding option 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.