I'm still using Sonar 5, so can't try these themes out. However, I plan to upgrade to Sonar 7 and will want to try out some themes at that point.

What would be awesome is to have a Top 10 (or Top 5 or Top 3) list of color themes, so that there are fewer to have to try out. Do you know of any such lists? Would a poll on here help develop such a list?

In Sonar 7 got to Options > Colors> Color Category select (Console View) look for VU Lo Level and VU Hi Level, you can also change the color of the tick marks by selecting VU Tick Marks.

Peace

I wish that they's have different mixer views! I love the one in Sonar 5, but hate the one in Sonar 6... I just want my mixer to look like a mixer sometimes...

Yep, millzy is correct... segmented meters can't be changed yet. If you make them non-segmented, you can adjust them all you like.

If you make them non-segmented, you can adjust them all you like.

Sorry - how would one make them non-segmented and what would be the up/downside of doing so?

Just tweaked this in Sonar 7 if anyone likes it just tell me how I get the file and I'll send it to you.

how do you post pics?

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Anyone care to recommend a color theme to me? I skipped Sonar 6 (jumping from 5 to 7) so feel out of the loop in terms of which color themes are "hot", "must-have", "proven", etc.

I typically use 16 tracks of MIDI and occasionally a few tracks of audio. I have track view on one monitor and piano roll in the other (with controllers in the lower pane). I never use the console view. I use volume automation all the time and pan every once in a while. My monitors are both 19" CRTs. The room tends to be dark, and I'm the only one in here.

Given my setup and habits, what schemes would you recommend I try?

Is there a list somewhere of most popular (or most recommended) color schemes?

Thanks a ton!

Thanks! I'll give those a shot.

ORIGINAL: madfloyd

Can someone tell me how to add these color schemes to my presets? I think we used to be able to do that in Sonar 6 by double clicking on a .reg version of the file, but now that they are .clr files, it seems you can load them and change your current colors but it remains under the name of the previous scheme.

I'm hoping I don't have to load and save each one...

Thx.

You have to load and save each one. Sorry.

There's been a feature request entered against this. The idea would be to just import the .clr and save it under the .clr file's basename as one action (if the color scheme name doesn't already exist). If it turns out you don't like that color scheme, it would be easy enough to just delete it.

Boy, I have to agree, being able to use different color strips for different tracks could be good...but I would prefer I be able to individually toggle this for a track in a project, rather than just rotating through colors via the color scheme. Perhaps both things can be done? I would probably usually have all my track strips be the same color but then I might choose to select a particular strip, right click, choose an alternate color for it, etc.. that would be very handy to say the least.

Yeah, gimme that!!

Holy crow that would make organizing projects so much easier!!!!

Have to agree. This is indeed one of those ideas that is soooo obvious that it just has to be on the next (sub)release of Sonar. It will certainly steal a number of serious users from the competition.

Damn, the simplicity of genius. Hats off to you mr. Silence Dogood

Ursa..

That is simply brilliant Silence Dogwood!