Change colors for a number tracks at one click does not work

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rockman413
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Change colors for a number tracks at one click does not work

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••••• Changing Colors of a group of Selected Tracks
Works in: Tracks Overview Window, Mixing Board, Sequence Editor
Select any tracks you want (Shift-Click). Hold down the letter "t" while picking a color. All of the tracks you selected will change to that color. Sequence Editor: change colors by clicking to left of track name.

I indeed hold down the letter t... only one track's color was changed though I selected multiple tracks....
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Re: Change colors for a number tracks at one click does not

Post by Killahurts »

Just tried it and it works for me here.

I always wondered how to do that, and now I know.. the "t" key.

Sorry it doesn't work for you, but thanks so much for the tip! :wink:
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Re: Change colors for a number tracks at one click does not

Post by Phil O »

Working here as well.
BTW, T is for temporary groping of selected tracks. W is for temporary groping of visible tracks. So you can change the color of all visible tracks by holding W.
I indeed hold down the letter t... only one track's color was changed though I selected multiple tracks....
Check in the Commands window and be sure Temporarily Group Selection is indeed assigned to "T".

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Re: Change colors for a number tracks at one click does not

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rockman413 wrote:••••• Changing Colors of a group of Selected Tracks
Works in: Tracks Overview Window, Mixing Board, Sequence Editor
Select any tracks you want (Shift-Click). Hold down the letter "t" while picking a color. All of the tracks you selected will change to that color. Sequence Editor: change colors by clicking to left of track name.

I indeed hold down the letter t... only one track's color was changed though I selected multiple tracks....
I'm not in front of DP right now, but there's an option in the track group window mini menu for selecting what's included in temporary track groups. Isn't track colors one of the options? If so, might it not be selected in your case?

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Re: Change colors for a number tracks at one click does not

Post by Phil O »

Good call, Carlos. I had forgotten about that. There is an option for that.


Yeah, what he said. 8)
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