Some of the preferences are no longer exposed but still exist. The easiest way to modify them is via "Import/Export Colors..." shown above and modify the color set in an earlier SONAR X version. The background colors would need to be set this way.

mettelus
Some of the preferences are no longer exposed but still exist. The easiest way to modify them is via "Import/Export Colors..." shown above and modify the color set in an earlier SONAR X version. The background colors would need to be set this way.

I tried this using 8.53 export colors. It didn't work in Splat.
I don't think I want to install X2 just to see if it works. Which would of course require uninstalling Splat first and re-installing after X2 install. 
 
How did Cakewalk market this new "feature"?
"Buy Sonar Platinum Today. It's great. Just make sure Sonar X3 is installed so that Platinum will work."
'It's fun and easy..Do it today.'
 

Is it the case now that one can pick colors for a track and when recording new clips, those colors will apply?  If so, that is a new feature in Platinum (though it was in 8.5.3.).  Please advise.
  
Either way, I am loyal to Sonar.  It is just the way I am!

OK. Thank you for all the replies. I did not get what I wanted to hear, but now understand what I can't have.

The color templates from X1-X3 are linked in this post (no need to install X1 or X2). As stated above, the background colors have not been directly editable in X3/Platinum (so you would need X1 or X2 installed to edit the clr file(s)).

Quick edit: X3 does not allow editting either

Hey, thanks for that mettelus.
 
A little confused by the instructions though as it downloads as a clr file but you say save as text and then re-save as clr again. Plus, it is all the color templates in one file? So, I copy out each into a separate txt and then clr?
Thanks

They are all in the same file. I should have edited that post long ago simply to "right click and save as"

Once you download it, you can move it to your default location in prefs and load it. All variations are in that one clr file.

 thanks mettelus.
I tried your X2 custom. Much better.
I'll have to fish around in your file to see what you did.And, refer to your other instructions.
great stuff. Thanks

Like was said, you can change the colors and set up a template. If you save it over the default Basic.cwt template, it will automatically open at startup or whenever you start a new default project. This way there is no need to close down the current default and re-open your template every time.
 
I would suggest renaming the Basic.cwt so you have it if you ever want to return to the default.
 
It is not retroactive though. It will not change all your previous projects to your template.

DrLumen
It is not retroactive though. It will not change all your previous projects to your template.

yea. that's the problem I'm having (retroactive).
 
so, I've always used normal.cwt. Should I be using basic.cwt.?