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monochrome /single color for tracks
tffshtt
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sam said I should repost here:
Is it possible to make LED colors a single color within a track rather than fading to other colors?
Single colors would make it easier for my weak little mind. Strict color coding is especially useful when beer is added to the equation i.e. impairing vision and increasing disorientation during an important noodling session.
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So true! Much more easy to remember which track plays which instrument, if not every track looks almost same, color wise. And I don’t see the advantage of multicolored tracks, besides it’s looking nice.
I like this idea. Could be implemented as a system setting / global option, e.g. COLOurs: STANdard, SINGle.
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As much as I have sympathy for the intention of the currently implemented system of communicating pitch using color – especially in Song view, this is rather confusing in practice. A much simpler system (one track, one color) would definitely help to stay oriented in the Song view of larger projects.
If the hardware allows it, the Track LED could display the color of the currently edited track while the pads still show pitch color. Else, we may need an Setting menu option to use colors either to identify Pitch, or Tracks, globally.
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And a quick tip: Kits CAN have just one color already - make a 'template' empty song with several kits set to specific colors, by holding the audition pads one by one in the kit tracks + hold shift and turn the <>-knob to set each of the pads to the same color.
When changing kits (presets) the set colors remain
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yes. really dont see any advantage to see multi colored tracks in song view. constantly using solo function to remember which track contains what. not even counting in the beer factor
once you understand the colors, it could have some value.
but more choice of color options is great. have it make sense to you
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Yes please. This so far for me has been the only workflow speed dampener. Quickly being able to visually locate a track while performing would be very handy.
+1....as soon as you zoom out a few levels, all your neatly colour coded tracks just become solid blocks of white...its really confusing.
+1 on this, would love a solid color option
A big 'yes' from me. Somehow I missed this thread but I started one here that covers this and other issues with colours in the 'general questions' section.
It makes much more sense to have a single colour per instrument IMO - this could pave the way for much more clarity in the new arranger too.
At the moment I'm always recolouring tracks just because I've edited the sequence a little bit. It's a real ball-ache.
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I agree as well. Color = Pitch makes sense in in the Track view, when you can actually do something about it. It's probably more useful in the song view to use a single color per track, but still use intensity to convey some information, probably pitch but note could also be useful, since you are likely to be zoomed out in song view
Yeah, due to space limits i think it is just impossible in too many cases to get a helpful overview of a tracks content in song view. The color mix to denote note data does confuse more than it helps unless it is a very simple pattern.
Better have monochrome. Not sure if pitch should be shown with color brightness/intensity, I'd say no. Better have more distinct colors, I have easily 20 tracks in a song, so a Kick drum Fill track could get a light red color, while all main kick tracks are dark red.
Above all I think track display in song view should help with following:
Agreed, also for non blank unique instances in the arranger I’d prefer a dimmer version of the original colour rather than white, I think white makes sense for blank instances though.
Agree, with choice to select the track colors if possible.
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This is exactly why I made this suggestion to have access to all colours in song view;
http://forums.synthstrom.com/discussion/1360/access-all-colours-in-song-view#latest
That way, if you give each sound it's own kit track, then every sound could have its own colour in kit track, and have the same colour in song/arrangement view.
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This!
Looks like we have a strong consensus amongst users, but (just cuz), I'm adding MY name to the list
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oh yes please !!!!
+1 for single color tracks. Slightly off topic, but in the same "How do I keep this all straight in my mind" category... The ability to create blank "spacer" rows (including the right two columns) would help me a lot. That way I could create standard track stacks (ie kick is always the first in the stack, bass is always second, etc) and easily find the first track as I'm scrolling vertically. I do this already with the section colors, but a full blank row would be easier to see as things are scrolling quickly past.
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Good idea, 4 sure
some cool pictures here:
Deluge uses pitch to color the steps in arranger, song and track mode.
seems to me it is easier to remember and get around if each track was monochrome and had a base color.
plus, would be cool to see how it looks if all modes were monochrome with slight variation for velocity.
edit: arranger mode had to keep its color coding, color has to reflect section color.
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+1 monochrome. This is THE thing driving me batshit.
Yup, this and the fact that there's no way to loop a section of the arrangement still have me tearing my hair out. Doesn't stop me loving the Deluge though!
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