I read an article I was pointed to and in the PRV that it demoed, each track, or track type, had different colours. Mine are all just dark grey.
 
I thought I had set track colours some time back, so I assumed I knew how to do it, but all my tracks in the Track Pain are the same colour again. I tried to change colours in the Settings/Colors area, but clicking Apply seems to do nothing.

So I go to Edit/Preferences/Colors, Select All then Apply...nada.
 
Am I doing something wrong? I have read Help and everything, even before I posted this.
 
I know I can set track colours using each track's color bar, but I want the colour s to "stick" for all projects.
 
Thanks for any help. As I said elsewhere, with the new PRV having track types coloured would be a great help. I can see that after changing individual tracks' colours.

Funny. I ask a straightforward question, about a fundamental problem, where nobody can wax lyrical or ask "why do you want to do that?",  and other unhelpful answers...and no replies. None at all.

If you mean the entire track strip/console view channel, switch to the Mercury theme - that's the only one that allows full track strip colorization.

stevec
If you mean the entire track strip/console view channel, switch to the Mercury theme - that's the only one that allows full track strip colorization.

That is not entirely true. The Mercury theme does have more coloring options than the tungsten, however it does not allow "full track strip colorization". 
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/colors-m3573513.aspx
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Will-The-New-Sonar-Change-The-Clip-BACKGROUND-Colors-m3148742.aspx
 
 

timidi

stevec
If you mean the entire track strip/console view channel, switch to the Mercury theme - that's the only one that allows full track strip colorization.

That is not entirely true. The Mercury theme does have more coloring options than the tungsten, however it does not allow "full track strip colorization". 
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/colors-m3573513.aspx
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Will-The-New-Sonar-Change-The-Clip-BACKGROUND-Colors-m3148742.aspx
 
 

The track strip is just the strip itself, not  where the clips are.


are you saying in Mercury, there is a problem with the track strip color ?
I read some of the links but didn't see a problem with Track strip itself.

Hey Chuck. I'm just saying that it does not allow "full track strip colorization" as it does for example in, um, 8.5.
 
 

timidi
Hey Chuck. I'm just saying that it does not allow "full track strip colorization" as it does for example in, um, 8.5.
 

I haven't used 8.5 in years...  what did it do differently in regards to the track strips themselves?
 

stevec

timidi
Hey Chuck. I'm just saying that it does not allow "full track strip colorization" as it does for example in, um, 8.5.
 

I haven't used 8.5 in years...  what did it do differently in regards to the track strips themselves

Hey Steve.
One that comes to mind is there is no more text background color options. I find that having the background of track names a contrasting color helps focus on the name.
 
Also, on clips, where they took away the global foreground colors (i.e.:black).
Yes, you can do it in the inspector. Not the same thing.

Not sure if this is what you are asking, but in the new PRV, if you have autolock on, all the tracks except the selected one will be in grey. Turn autolock off and you'll see all the tracks colours.