Update...
 
I've exported my custom colour scheme from X2 and imported it into X3, and the background clip colours have all changed to the pale yellow! So it must be possible, I must have just missed the correct 'name' for it.
 
Sa far as I can tell though, the foreground colour changes to match whichever custom colour you choose for the track pane in the TV (and the strip colour in the CV).
 
I thought there was a way to switch off the automatic link between foreground colour and track pane colour but now I'm not so sure.
 
Mike, I'm off to bed now but I'll dig a little deeper into this tomorrow if nobody else comes along to let you know exactly what's possible.

 

SteveStrummerUK

soens
You can also IMPORT a colorset from X2 or before and see what changes.

Do you know where the colour presets are stored?
 
I was going to try and import my X2 scheme but I'm buggered if I can find where they are.

"%appdata%\Cakewalk\SONAR X3 Producer\"
                                            ^^^^^^^^^ or wherever
 
They have extension '.clr' and are ASCII-editable

soens

mike_mccue
So the question is, can I select any clip and assign it a background color?

YES!
 
 
Preferences - Colors will change colors globally.
 
Individual tracks can be changed in the Inspector. Just uncheck "Use Track Colors" or whatever it says. Then click the color swatch and change it.
 
Steve

Sorry Steve, that option is missing in X3:
 
X2:
 

 
 
X3:
 

soens
 
So is that swatch just for the Foreground?

Yes.

mike_mccue
 
FWIW, I think of music as ephemeral sculpture that you can experience as a form of environmental immersion.
 
 
best regards,
mike

No wonder I love music!

cool

FastBikerBoy

So the question is, can I select any clip and assign it a background color?

 
Yes, select the clip(s) and change the background via the clip inspector. Any other clips follow the colour settings from either default or those set by the new track colour widget.
 

Cool, thanks Karl.

Conveniently stored in the registry. X2 Producer is here HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cakewalk Music Software\SONAR Producer\X2\Presets\{6B0298E5-C4B7-4AAF-90EF-B214D18F7654}
 
Got to export it from X2 before you can import it into X3.

FastBikerBoy

So the question is, can I select any clip and assign it a background color?

 
Yes, select the clip(s) and change the background via the clip inspector. Any other clips follow the colour settings from either default or those set by the new track colour widget.
 

Isn't that what I said But was told No-Can-Do in X3 (#38)?
 
I'm sooo confuuused.
 
I NEED X3!
 
Question: Can you do it by Right Click as in pre X series?

soens

FastBikerBoy

So the question is, can I select any clip and assign it a background color?

 
Yes, select the clip(s) and change the background via the clip inspector. Any other clips follow the colour settings from either default or those set by the new track colour widget.
 

Isn't that what I said But was told No-Can-Do in X3 (#38)?
 
I'm sooo confuuused.
 
I NEED X3!
 
Question: Can you do it by Right Click as in pre X series?

 
Yes and no. The track inspector has had the background colour widget removed but the clip inspector hasn't. The track inspector wouldn't change the clips either.
 
X3 is a great upgrade and well worth doing, if only for the comping, assuming you like the X direction of course.*
 
 
*IMHO and all other disclaimers I need mention.
 
PS. The original screenshot I posted is genuine and has not been photo-shopped, changed, resized, touched up, airbrushed, or recoloured in any way.(Does that cover it all? - )