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Pro Tools Reference Guide260
Default colors are automatically assigned to tracks,
but you can override those colors by choosing
from a color palette of 96 possible colors. For more
information, see “Color Palette” on page 261.
Display Page Preferences for
Color Coding
Color Coding options determine how colors are as-
signed to the display of tracks and clips.
To change Color Coding options:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences.
2 Click the Display tab.
3 Select or deselect the Always Display Marker
Colors
option.
4 Select the MIDI Note Color Shows Velocity op-
tion.
5 Select or deselect the Apply Color Coding to
Track Channel Strip
option.
6 Select a Default Track Color Coding option.
7 Select a Default Clip Color Coding option.
8 Click OK.
Always Display Marker Colors
This option lets you view Marker colors in the
Markers ruler, regardless of the option you choose
for the
Default Clip Color Coding option.
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 velocities are darker
and notes with lower velocities are lighter.
Default Track Color Coding
The Default Track Color Coding options determine
how colors are assigned to the display of tracks.
None Turns off default color assignment for
tracks.
Tracks and MIDI Channels Assigns a color to each
track in the Mix or Edit window according to its
voice assignment or MIDI channel assignment.
Tracks and MIDI Devices Assigns a color to each
track in the Mix or Edit window according to its
voice assignment or MIDI device assignment.
Groups Assigns a color to each track according to
its Mix or Edit Group ID. If groups are suspended
using the
Suspend Groups command, the tracks
color bars are not shown.
Track Type Assigns a color to each track according
to its type (audio, Auxiliary Input, Master Fader,
VCA Master, MIDI, Instrument, or video).
Default Clip Color Coding
The Default Clip Color Coding options determine
how colors are assigned to the display of tracks,
clips in the track playlist and Clips List, and
Marker Locations.
None Turns off default color assignment for clips.
Clips are drawn as black waveforms or black MIDI
notes on a light gray background.
Tracks and MIDI Channels Assigns a color to each
clip in the Edit window according to its voice or
MIDI channel assignment.
Tracks and MIDI Devices Assigns a color to each
clip in the Edit window according to its voice as-
signment or MIDI device assignment.