Color Scheme Suggestion for X2 (or X3)

Brian, I think this is an excellent idea! That said, I do have some news....but the problem is, I don't know "when" this may go down.

I have a friend that works at Cakewalk. I asked him if he could tell me what the deal is with the colors once and for all. All he said was there ARE plans to add them at some point for sure, but he didn't say when or what version they would be added on. He also said that implementing these colors (at least at the time I asked him which was near the last patch for X1 because I was hoping to see them added then) would be more difficult than say a Panu mod. The reason being, there are lots of things that need to be dealt with correctly in this situation. If a guy like Panu gives us one of his mods and it doesn't work right, every one knows from the beginning that he is not affiliated with Cakewalk, you use his mods at your own risk, and the best part....Panu usually come up with a patch to anything of his that may be broken in like a day tops if not sooner. He's a machine and really delivers the goods on his mods.

Cakewalk doesn't have that luxury because everything needs to be tested etc and it's just an entirely different animal. You know how it goes...sometimes they fix one thing with a version and break something else. This color thing in Skylight must be really intense for them to have passed on 2 releases without them. I'm really hoping that if there is an X3, that they will implement them then. I know for a fact that I will be highly upset if this isn't added this time. We've all voiced our opinions about it to the point where I think it's more important than if they were to implement VST3. Though VST3 is important to a few, I think colors and customization are more important to a vast majority.

That said, I do like your idea and maybe if they see your post here, it may be something they can implement until they do get our colors sorted. I just really hope they fix it with whatever the next release is. I'm not even using console view as often now because it just isn't appealing to me. Stupid for me to say that I know, but I use this software for hours and hours. I really enjoy liking what I see. I have always liked Reaper, but man, it just looks terrible to me. BUT....they allow you to totally customize it. I have a mixing console view in there that is better than anything I have ever used. What can I say....I'm an image prostitute. :)

-Danny

i use panu's mods. they work and he supports them. cw could try them, test them, then pay him. not sure why that can't happen...

Id like to see possibly an option in Console View to select a Mixer Manufacturers color options to match their boards. (Something like a button that would list  A&H, YAMAHA, etc...)

Then it could be linked so Track View Settings change their as well to match.

Then get the others manual changes all working so users can make changes to suit their taste

This would keep continuity for those using it in a real world Live situation but give the option to adjust outside of it

digi2ns


Id like to see possibly an option in Console View to select a Mixer Manufacturers color options to match their boards. (Something like a button that would list  A&H, YAMAHA, etc...)

Then it could be linked so Track View Settings change their as well to match.

Then get the others manual changes all working so users can make changes to suit their taste

This would keep continuity for those using it in a real world Live situation but give the option to adjust outside of it

its an awesome idea.
not sure when we will ever get color back, soon I hope (crossing fingers)
but if we do, id love to see this.
 
myself I would like to see designing capability's, something like the fx chains how we design our buttons and what they do.
id love to be able to invent my own daw layout the way I like to work.

I want to see it the way I want to see it. Not the way you think it should be.

Thank you Cakewalk for making a GREAT DAW!
Thank you Panu for making X... usable.