Initializing Logic X Track Color Bars

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Initializing Logic X Track Color Bars

Does anyone know how remove color from Logic's track bars? (i.e. return them to gray) I can easily select a track and change the color bar color using the color palette, but it doesn't have a "clear" or gray color. (And to save someone the "why would you want to do this?" reply, it's because I have a large "standard" template with a pre-created environment mixer, please no "modify your workflow" lecture, I'm an old, crusty going-on-twenty-years Logic user 😀).

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Jul 20, 2015 12:26 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 20, 2015 1:23 PM in response to celebutante

I think every new Channel Strip in LPX is pre-assigned to a specific color and gray is not one of them (not available in the current Color Palette). You might have to wait until an updated Logic versions brings back a usable Color Palette (standard OSX Color Window).

Hope that helps

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Eriksimon

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Jul 20, 2015 1:37 PM in response to celebutante

Do you mean this?

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celebutante Author

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Jul 20, 2015 1:57 PM in response to celebutante

Thank you both for your speedy replies. Edgar, I suspect you're right - my template was originally created in Logic 9, hence the gray.

Eriksimon- disabling the view of the color bars IS what I ended up doing, but wasn't really what I wanted, as I still wanted the option of using the color bars. Not that big a deal though.

I do REALLY wish they'd offer the option of the old color palette though, because I had my own "system" for different types of tracks and the new palette pretty well ruins that!

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Pancenter

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Jul 20, 2015 2:08 PM in response to celebutante

The only reason I can think of for changing the color palette is...........???? Actually, I can't think of a good reason. Maybe they're trying to cut down the number of colors the Logic application uses to speed up the laggy graphics, or, to make Garageband upgraders feel more comfortable?

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celebutante Author

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Jul 31, 2015 10:24 PM in response to Pancenter

Perhaps you're right about limiting the palette to speed up the graphics, the idea of which melts my brain, considering that I'm running a 12-core tower with an SSD and 32 gigs of RAM. What year is this?!?!? And don't even ask how concerned I am about keeping GarageBand users happy! 😝

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