Thanks, figured it out.  What are the changes besides the dark theme?

 
WOW!  Radical change!  Easier on my old eyes...THANKS!
 
Then again... Mercury is sweet too... interesting flipping back and forth! 
 
When I'm feelin' the need for "eye candy", Mercury is the best... but it is a bit of sensory overload
 
I like the new focus on what is active and greater contrast for labels...
 
 
 
 
 
 

Awesome! I wished for that since 8.5.... Now the console view is as clearly as it was before the X series!

I'm a fan...

Looks nice but I'll stick with Panu's Darkside using Duckbar :)


However it is nice to see the Bakers spending some time on this....

They're GONE, my migraines are gone!  Thank you Cakewalk.  I've been waiting for this since 8.5.  I've never had much luck getting the hang of Duckbar ever since X1 came out.  Looking forward to where this is going.

I agree. It is a beautiful work area! The darker theme looks very professional to me. Won't make you a better engineer but you'll look good screwing up your mix! LOL. Hats off to Cakewalk for this one.

I hate to spoil the party, but I am not entirely sold on the new look. I mean, I like it a lot and those orange buttons are great.
But, adding a colour to a track results in a mere narrow strip at the bottom in console view which renders the feature rather useless to be honest. It would be great if at least the volume slider (and possibly the gain and pan dials) would change the colour too. It's not of much help as it is.

Andrzej Salm
I hate to spoil the party, but I am not entirely sold on the new look. I mean, I like it a lot and those orange buttons are great.
But, adding a colour to a track results in a mere narrow strip at the bottom in console view which renders the feature rather useless to be honest. It would be great if at least the volume slider (and possibly the gain and pan dials) would change the colour too. It's not of much help as it is.

yes, I wish they were full color tracks in the dark theme as well.
but to be totally honest.. I've already adjusted to that .
however if need be, you can always use mercury if you must have your full color strips.
 
"my party is not spoiled" because of a few colored track strips..lol.
not something I would call "useless" either. far from it. I've adjusted fine to the color strip in dark theme the way it is.
 
I do however think it is important once in a while to give credit and be thankful for changes we have been waiting a long time for then simply look for negatives and complain.
im speaking hypothetical of course.

The strip colors suit me perfectly.  I can still group my instruments by color without changing the overall flow of the console.  I'm like the Count from Sesame Street.  I scan the console and stop - "One, two, three...three blue strips.  Ahh, ahh, ahh".  This may actually save my sanity, if it isn't too late already.