Track colors

Use these controls to change the default colors used to display tracks in your project.

Select a track from the Track drop-down list, and then click the color swatch to display a color picker.

You can choose any color using the RGBA or HSLA controls. Click the button to switch between RGB and HSL color modes, or click the eyedropper to sample a color from your screen.

When you click OK or Apply, all tracks that used the selected color are updated.

Envelope colors

Choose an envelope type from the Envelope type drop-down list and click the color swatch to display a color picker, where you can choose any color using the RGBA or HSLA controls. Click the button to switch between RGB and HSL color modes, or click the eyedropper to sample a color from your screen.

Using custom envelope colors can help you avoid getting lost in a maze of envelopes when you’re using track envelopes to control effects automation.

Section colors

Use these controls to change the default colors used to display sections in your project.

Choose a section letter from the Section drop-down list and click the color swatch to display a color picker, where you can choose any color using the RGBA or HSLA controls. Click the button to switch between RGB and HSL color modes, or click the eyedropper to sample a color from your screen.

Icon color saturation

Drag the slider to adjust the color intensity of icons in the ACID window. Drag to the left to decrease the color saturation, or drag to the right to increase it.

Icon color tint

Drag the slider to adjust the amount of tinting that is applied to the icons in the ACID window. Drag the slider to the right to add an average of the title bar colors to the icons. Drag to the left to decrease the amount of tinting applied.

You can use the Display Properties control panel to change your active window title bar colors. In the Windows 2000 operating system, open the Display Properties control panel and select the Appearance tab. Then choose Active Title Bar from the Item drop-down list. In the Windows XP operating system, open the Display Properties control panel and select the Appearance tab. Then click the Advanced button and choose Active Title Bar from the Item drop-down list.

Default All

Click to restore the Display tab to the default settings.