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CHANGING TRACK COLOR IN PRO TOOLS

March 20, 2022 | IN Tutorials | WRITTEN BY Recording Connection

Changing Track Color in Pro Tools – We explore how to change track colors in the pro tools multi-track recording environment, you can change the track colors in the mix and edit window, to group, highlight or identify specific tracks or purely for aesthetic reasons/fun.

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