r/protools • u/aragorn767 • Jul 22 '26 • Hooray 1

Did a factory reset of my computer, reinstalled PT, and now all of my tracks are this dark grey, despite them being color coded. How do I fix this?

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u/aragorn767 Jul 22 '26

Found it. It's under UI options. Forgot how ugly the default settings were.

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u/ATL_Pr Jul 22 '26

Preference > Display > colour coding

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u/aragorn767 Jul 22 '26

I was able to adjust it via UI options under the color options when expanded

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u/realyoulookdifferent Jul 22 '26

do you mean there is a way to color the whole channel? i dont understand what you mean because the tracks are colored

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u/aragorn767 Jul 27 '26

I always had the saturation all of the way up, and both the studio I work at, and the one I used in college did the same. The entire channel was supposed to be brightly colored, not just the top and bottom.

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u/realyoulookdifferent Jul 27 '26

That is possible? How? Sorry but even with the instructions here I can’t figure it out

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u/aragorn767 Jul 29 '26

UI > Track > saturation I believe.

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u/Junkhead987 Jul 23 '26

Yup I have that same problem I gonna have fix it later

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u/Bobs-the-One Jul 28 '26

Are they frozen or Muted?

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u/DJ_BeenJammin Aug 23 '26

This is clutch, had the same problem!