Having got into a protracted argy-bargy with support, I still cannot work out how to set track colours, such as Audio tracks are red, MIDI tracks are....blue etc, every time I open or start a project.
 
Is there a way? I swear I used to use Preferences, Customise, Colours. Is it different now?
 
Thanks for any help.

Set your tracks up the way you want them. Then save as track or project template.
Start new project and load your saved template.

OK and thanks. But that does not allow me to set up that _all_ projects, new or existing, will have Audio tracks red, MIDI tracks blue etc...... AFAICS......
 
This really did not matter to me until the new PRV. I use MIDI a lot (nearly all) but anyway, Audio and Synth tracks seem pointless in a PRV.

If you have an existing project, then any colors were already assigned (or not) so you have to re-assign new colors. 

But I thought with Customize Colors I could set up a set of colors for stuff for any projects...audio this,,,MIDI that,,. Am I just dreaming?

BTW ...What does a track's foreground color actually mean? Please show me a Red FG vs a Yellow BG  means.
 
Thanks.

OldNick
But I thought with Customize Colors I could set up a set of colors for stuff for any projects...audio this,,,MIDI that,,. Am I just dreaming?

You can set up color preferences for global colors (Pool lines, clip pan envelopes, etc.), but track coloring is done on a project basis (at least at the moment).

hmmm...maybe I was gulled and disillusioned.....I begin to womder that Track Colour means something other than what I think. I thought I had set that globally before. But maybe not.
 
Thank you.

So what exactly is 
When a track color is set to Default, the track strip will not be tinted, and clips will revert to using the track colors that are specified in the Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences > Customization - Colors).
Figure 61. Default track colors are defined in the Preferences dialog box.

"foreground" colors relate to the waveform in a clip.
 
problem with this is you can't use black as your waveform (without hoop jumping) because they took away the "background" colors option within the menu you are showing. Now, since the default 'background' colors are blackish, not too much contrast.