Don,

thanks for your immediate reply and your welcome. I wasn't sure if it's better to start a new thread or reply to this one because on some forums the user base prefers keeping topics together.

I tried to load the various color schemes exactly the way you described above and nothing happens. The colors simply don't change. The confusing thing is that it works with my own exported .clr test files but fails with any from the collection...

Marty

Okay this is a weird one then. If you have sucessfully created .clr files - and have sucessfully loaded and unloaded them....

Here is something to test.
#1 Open the colors dialog box, and make sure that you have saved your preset (the disk icon at the top of the colors dialog box. I use a name like Don01, Don02, Don03, etc to keep my presets in order
#2 I always click the icon twice to have Sonar ask me if I want to overwrite the existing configuration so as to make sure it has in fact saved as I intended.
#3 Then click on the default all colors button - DON'T SAVE this preset (you should notice your preset should now have an asterik indicating the preset has changed
#4 Now pull down the preset drop down list and find your custom preset by name - when you select that, Sonar should revert back to your custom colors - now save the preset again possibly this time with a Don04 name (click twice to make sure it saves and asks you for an overwrite)
#5 Now you have gotten Sonar to respond to the current preset with changes
#6 Now import your or my .clr file and then save a preset with another name.

All of that should reconcile the imported color scheme with the current preset. Good Luck.

-D

Thanks again, Don.
Unfortunately, I'm still out of luck. The "foreign" imported files are completely ignored and all currently selected colors stay unchanged.
Maybe it's a bug and I should contact the Cakewalk support team.

Marty

My imagination starts to itch looking at your works, guys. I'm waiting for my PE 6. Should get it in a few days. Is it possible to make several designs and switch between them depending on which phase of the project you're working on? That would be practical. It would be great to have different screens for MIDI session (need the piano roll often), audio session ( all audio tools up front and high tracks) and finalizing ( room for plug-in windows) etc.

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My imagination starts to itch looking at your works, guys. I'm waiting for my PE 6. Should get it in a few days. Is it possible to make several designs and switch between them depending on which phase of the project you're working on? That would be practical. It would be great to have different screens for MIDI session (need the piano roll often), audio session ( all audio tools up front and high tracks) and finalizing ( room for plug-in windows) etc.

Actually the color scheme is a global setting that allows you to customize each 'area' (e.g. Console View, Track View) etc, but each of these areas is part of the global color scheme.

-D

Whoever made that "FL Studio 6" theme rocks... I just switched to it (to have a slight change of pace when I got bored) and it is VERY nice! I tweaked the meter colors a bit, but overall that scheme looks fantastic! Thanks!

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Whoever made that "FL Studio 6" theme rocks... I just switched to it (to have a slight change of pace when I got bored) and it is VERY nice! I tweaked the meter colors a bit, but overall that scheme looks fantastic! Thanks!

I agree - I've been using that scheme ever since it was posted. It looks great and is SOOOOOO easy on the eyes in almost any lighting.

Yea, I wasn't sure at first (although I used to use FLS exclusively) because it is such an inversion of what I've become used to... but after about 10 minutes I realized how much easier it was on the eyes!

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Whoever made that "FL Studio 6" theme rocks... I just switched to it (to have a slight change of pace when I got bored) and it is VERY nice! I tweaked the meter colors a bit, but overall that scheme looks fantastic! Thanks!

Thank you :-) It's my favorite as well. Just curious, what did you do to the meters?

Hey all, just a quick heads up that thanks to jeremy there's a new scheme available at http://sonartemplates.googlepages.com

Just a thought but if people wanna share mix and track templates then I'd be quite happy to make a page for them, send them to popworksATgmailDOTcom with a brief description of what they are meant to do and perhaps mention any particular plugs that might be needed and I'll make them available.

Cheers
Child