Some of you spoke and hopefully I’ve listened well enough. Now there are four different versions of Gran Vista Black & Blue and also an additional theme called Carbon, so maybe more users may find something that works for them or at least can endure. The different Gran Vista variants are:
 
Gran Vista Black & Blue 000
No gloss on the PC modules and some other elements being non-glossy as well, such as the track icons. This is a theme for the serious production-centric user.
Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEbGpfDomY4iiHPfY
 
Gran Vista Black & Blue 030
Only 30% opacity on the gloss layer gives a subtle glare. This is a theme for the quite serious production-centric user who doesn’t want to have too little or too much of just about anything.
Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEdCAuHOsrCAeaNP4
 
Gran Vista Black & Blue 060
Only 60% opacity on the gloss layer makes for a matte look-and-feel. This is a theme for the more casual production-centric user who, in the middle of a mixdown, still can appreciate some black plastic.
Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEbfXIwcxnm-Y-WPA
 
Gran Vista Black & Blue 100
Full 100% opacity on the gloss layer. This is effectively the original theme but for the sake of consistency comes with a new name. A theme for all of us who likes shiny, black plastic without reservations.
Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEblAVDPH9Yip3v7A
 

 
Anyone who has downloaded the original theme and intends to continue using it is encouraged to download one of the above anyway. An issue previously found by optimus made the progress bar invisible while bouncing to tracks. This has now been fixed so an update is recommended.
 
Carbon
While at it I also did an additional fifth theme for the really serious production-centric purist which I’ve called Carbon. It has an even darker look and also a flat, non-glossy Control Bar. All other design elements are shared with Gran Vista Black & Blue 000.
 

 
Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEcOCxvwxFeFGalk4
 
Enough Photoshoppin'. Now let's go make some music instead!
 
Edit January 5, 2019: As this forum has been replaced and is soon to be made read-only, all further updates will only be announced at the following link: https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/topic/325-gran-vista-and-carbon-themes/
 

Thank you for your hard work and prompt response to our requests for these absolutely beautiful themes. And I must say Carbon is a welcomed change for my tired old eyes!!!! Maybe I can put off that cataract surgery a few more months!!!! LMAO

Morten Saether [Cakewalk]

Canopus
I spotted a small issue in Tungsten. The button “Cell MIDI Trigger Enable” in the Matrix view lacks the menu drop-down indicator in the lower right corner

 
Good catch. This has been updated for the next release.
 
 

And another small issue in Tungsten.
The collapsed Tools module is from Mercury. If you collapse all the module you can see it's a lighter grey that the others.

now there's only gran vista 30% opacity lacking for an ultimate collection ;)

 
I like the whole set right now my fav is carbon

Thankyou. Like this theme very much.
Roy
 

Thanks for all the hard work.
 
I love the carbon look.  

Thx for sharing your work

I'm sorry I'm late to the party.  Saw this a couple of days ago and promised when I got to my DAW I would download (well, I'm here! )..
So far, I LOVE the 0%...
Not that I don't like the others (a lot), but the 0% seems to be better for me..
Will be using this one for a while to come.
Thanks Canopus!  Great job!

Thanks, Canopus!  We know a lot of hard work went into these themes and we really appreciate it.  I'm going to try the Carbon theme first.  Also, a shout out to Kamikaze.
 
Regards