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  • How Many Are Using Custom Themes? (p.5)
2016/11/17 11:19:17
The Maillard Reaction

2016/11/17 11:36:41
groovey1
Modified Tungsten here as well. Still hoping to see some improvements/additions to the Theme Editor in the future.
2016/11/17 11:47:49
BobF
Caa2
It is interesting to think that the general inconvenience of custom clip coloring, as well as the dismissal of automated custom coloring of clips, which was introduced by generation "X" has caused so many to rely on channel strip colors.
 
In my set up the clip colors denote the role in the arrangement.
 
e.g. Blue is percussion, Brown is bass, Yellow is guitar, etc. 
 
All my project templates are pre arranged so that the tracks are automatically populated with the appropriate color clips when ever I make a recording. It seems easy and convenient.




Clip colors don't help much in CV
2016/11/17 11:49:15
SquireBum
Tried Tungsten for a while, but it was too dark with poor text contrast and I missed channel strip colors.  Returned to default Mercury.
 
Producing a theme editor with no documentation, detailed screen shots, or diagrams that correlate the screen items and text to the names and objects used in the theme editor seems counter productive.
2016/11/17 11:51:17
Rob[at]Sound-Rehab
BTW, cake surely does know exactly who uses which theme and how often the theme editor is utilized. they introduced the tracking thingy (remember?) which I turned off immediately (like I do with any company honest enough to let you know that you have a way out)
2016/11/17 11:59:49
pwalpwal
SquireBum
 
Producing a theme editor with no documentation, detailed screen shots, or diagrams that correlate the screen items and text to the names and objects used in the theme editor seems counter productive.



i suspect it was an internal dev tool that they tidied up for public release, a quick win


2016/11/17 12:17:52
Anderton
Rob[atSound-Rehab]
BTW, cake surely does know exactly who uses which theme and how often the theme editor is utilized. they introduced the tracking thingy (remember?) which I turned off immediately (like I do with any company honest enough to let you know that you have a way out)



FWIW analytics aren't even remotely close to that level of detail. Mostly they're about finding out what processor, memory, operating system, and interface outputs are being used, as well as which plug-ins get inserted the most. This isn't surprising, given how many support issues relate to computers, interfaces, and third-party plug-ins. The analytics are definitely not Big Brother...more like little fourth cousin, twice removed.
 
I'm one of those people who always turns on analytics for locally installed software programs because I believe it makes programs better, and the more people who do it, the better the program will become.
2016/11/17 12:18:29
RedSkyRoad
I use my own custom theme! Changed all the orange to a mint/teal green...
2016/11/17 12:22:31
coolbass
I use Tungsten and another theme ( I forgot whose it is, but thanks to who ever it is) called " Soft tones highlighted buttons".
Both themes are wonderful, but I miss the total channel strip colors in them.
2016/11/17 12:27:46
ampfixer
I use Moslave's Gold theme as my standard. It's really good. I alternate that with a bright theme for the odd days that I'm working with high ambient light. I can't get away with 1 theme and don't use the Sonar standards.
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