stevec
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Polar Blue theme Update 1
Hi all, If anyone's interested, I've updated my Polar Blue theme to tie up some loose ends and tweak a few things where I felt they were needed. I don't remember every change I made, but these are some of the more obvious ones: - Swapped out all of the meters for a customized blue version and changed the track peak colors - Brightened up the Quad Curve EQ panel, made color changes to the HP/LP buttons, knobs and slope switches, increased contrast in the graph for better visibility (all QC variations) - Tweaked all of the plugin icons for the Browser and right-click menus to increase contrast between VST2, VST3, and 64/32 bit - Modified the Folder, Aux and Surround widgets - Changed CV/TI Pre/Post widget and text - Modified all of the Marker colors - Added some color to the CB Performance module - Modified the SONAR logo colors - Minor changes to a number of widgets and fonts in the Control Bar, PC Modules, etc. I also created a slightly modified CRL file to add a bit of blue to the PRV, included in the ZIP file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aqhvmvmg6oxlh3x/Polar%20Blue%20Update%201.zip?dl=0 Preview: https://www.dropbox.com/s/k5bdd5msk0aner9/Polar%20Blue%20U1%20-%20Multi-Views.png?dl=0
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/20 16:34:30
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Brando
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/20 16:45:09
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Nice. Thanks, Steve.
All the best.
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/20 16:46:21
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It's Kinda Blue...I like it!
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/20 19:56:23
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Very usable and easy on the eyes. Thanks.
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/20 20:05:25
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That is a beautiful theme.
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/20 21:51:16
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That's a great looking theme Steve!
Regards,
Dan
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/20 21:53:58
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stevec
Hi all,
If anyone's interested, I've updated my Polar Blue theme to tie up some loose ends and tweak a few things where I felt they were needed. I don't remember every change I made, but these are some of the more obvious ones:
- Swapped out all of the meters for a customized blue version and changed the track peak colors
- Brightened up the Quad Curve EQ panel, made color changes to the HP/LP buttons, knobs and slope switches, increased contrast in the graph for better visibility (all QC variations)
- Tweaked all of the plugin icons for the Browser and right-click menus to increase contrast between VST2, VST3, and 64/32 bit
- Modified the Folder, Aux and Surround widgets
- Changed CV/TI Pre/Post widget and text
- Modified all of the Marker colors
- Added some color to the CB Performance module
- Modified the SONAR logo colors
- Minor changes to a number of widgets and fonts in the Control Bar, PC Modules, etc.
I also created a slightly modified CRL file to add a bit of blue to the PRV, included in the ZIP file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/aqhvmvmg6oxlh3x/Polar%20Blue%20Update%201.zip?dl=0
Preview: https://www.dropbox.com/s/k5bdd5msk0aner9/Polar%20Blue%20U1%20-%20Multi-Views.png?dl=0
Thanks, Steve!
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stevec
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/20 22:07:46
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Y'all are welcome!  I tried getting everything as consistent as possible this time around so I can call it a day.
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/20 22:38:14
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/20 22:47:36
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I like it. Haven't downloaded or tried other themes yet, but I might try this one...
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/21 10:09:14
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Kinda reminds me of Kenetic or Project5 theme.
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stevec
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/21 17:16:00
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Cheers!
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/25 09:00:05
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Thanks for the update, Steve. I really like this.
If we could just get the clip backgrounds to be a light color I would be completely happy. We can change the background of frozen clips, but for some reason we're stuck w/ those default dark clip backgrounds. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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stevec
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/25 23:09:08
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You're welcome!
I hadn't even looked at clip colors since I figured most would color those as-needed. I thought they could be changed, but perhaps not...
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Re: Polar Blue theme Update 1
2016/09/27 05:17:47
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Maybe the clips background could be changed in the Theme Editor, but as near as I can tell (& I've looked a bunch) the background of audio & midi clips are fixed.
Cheers.
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