Color Coding For Tracks, Regions, Markers, And Groups - DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual

Color Coding for Tracks,
Regions, Markers, and Groups
Separate colors can be assigned to audio and
MIDI regions, tracks, markers, and groups. Re-
gions shown in Waveform and Block Views in
the Edit window are drawn in color. Tracks
shown in the Track List, Group List, and Mix
and Edit windows have associated color bars.
Color Bars
Color coding at the track level is displayed using
color bars, as follows:
Mix Window Track colors are displayed in hori-
zontal color bars that appear above each chan-
nel strip, and below the track name.
Edit Window Track colors are displayed in verti-
cal color bars that appear to the left of each
track.
Track List Track colors are displayed in vertical
color bars that appear to the left of each track
name.
Group List Track colors are displayed in vertical
color bars that appear to the left of each Group
Name.
Default colors are automatically assigned to
tracks, but you can override those colors by
choosing from a color palette of 96 possible col-
ors. For more information, see "Color Palette"
on page 195.
Display Page Preferences for
Color Coding
Color Coding options determine how colors are
assigned to the display of tracks and regions.
To change Color Coding options:
Choose Setup > Preferences.
1
Click the Display tab.
2
Select or deselect the Always Display Marker Col-
3
ors option.
Select the MIDI Note Color Shows Velocity op-
4
tion.
Select or deselect the Apply Color Coding to
5
Track Channel Strip option.
Select a Default Track Color Coding option.
6
Select a Default Region Color Coding option.
7
Click OK.
8
Always Display Marker Colors
This option lets you view Marker colors in the
Markers ruler, regardless of the option you
choose for the Default Region Color Coding op-
tion.
MIDI Note Color Shows Velocity
When this option is enabled, MIDI notes display
varying shades of the assigned track color in
MIDI notes view in the Edit window and in
MIDI Editor windows. Notes with high veloci-
ties are darker and notes with lower velocities
are lighter.
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