@jbraner
idk. Running the 2017.10 build, have not installed the CbB version. Changed the background color quite some time ago (from default 'white' to more of a tan/parchment color) and it's been saved into a project template.
> just ran a super quick check on a laptop and it changes the bg color for the "white keys". my tweak happened to be in the same 'color' family and worked out ok.
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btw, share your assessment of the timeline selection "feature". It appears to be a "side effect" of the ripple edit release. Some product manager must have been too focused on "optimizing the workflow" for the new feature to the exclusion of "what most users do most of the time". I would guess most users have many reasons for selecting regions on the timeline without ever intending to ripple edit anything. Would be nice if they fixed that.
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also recall having a PC preset somewhere that did -not- include the QuadEQ. It went missing after some sort of crash and had to use "Insert Module" to get it back into the PC. The QuadEQ -was- displayed in the list of available modules. Think I might have saved that as a "blank PC" preset on one of the workstations. will pm you if I find it and it manages to preserve the completely empty state. my project/PC templates have everything removed and the QuadEQ collapsed/turned off. Which I'm sure is completely obvious ...