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Looking for "colour code" thread or ideas. (How important it is?)
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sunchild
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Posted : May 24, 2009 02:16:08
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Alo, using the search didnt give me any info on threads about colour code (using diferent colours for diferent tracks or groups of tracks), any opinions? tips? does it really improve your production flow? everythings welcome, thanx  |
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Kane
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Posted : May 24, 2009 02:23
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How important is it?
It doesn't affect the sound. 
Try it and find out if it helps you?
 You believe in the users?
Yeah, sure. If I don't have a user, then who wrote me? |
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Obelizk
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Posted : May 24, 2009 02:42
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haha. Truthully, I use colors just for fun. Like if I'm using Synplant I'll color the track green like a plant. I enjoy it.
Darker sounds - darker colors
Brighter sounds - brighter colors
I say try it out. Using them to separate sections of a song is cool I guess. Doesn't really help me.
Feeling uninspired? play with the colors. haha.
I just wish I could make Cubase look cooler in general though like how you can put a background in Fruity Loops. I hate that grey shit.
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Product_Placement
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Posted : May 24, 2009 15:07
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make all ur track colours black, it makes ur music sound darker and more killah!
lol, in all seriousness. I think grouping colours slightly a shade lighter or darker for grouped instruments would be cool. Eg: drums: Hi-hat - green, snare - light green, toms - lighter green. etc |
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bandarlog
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Posted : May 24, 2009 16:23
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Colin OOOD
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Posted : May 24, 2009 16:49
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My colour scheme starts off with red=low frequency -> blue=high frequency:
Kick, bass = deep red
Hats, cymbals = pale blue
Metal perc = shades of blue depending on how deep/heavy they are
Risers, FX = shades of purple
Wood perc, snares, loops, claps = shades of brown and orange depending on how deep/heavy they are
Leads = shades of green
Pads = shades of blue
Vocals, brass = bright yellow
303 = pink
I also use colours to distinguish between different content on a particular track, for example if there's two very distinct hihat rhythms in a tune I might colour their parts slightly different shades of pale blue. It's all about being able to get an instant overview of a track with as much information as you can give at once, and if you set up your pallette and colour tracks/parts as you go along it takes no extra time at all.
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n0tag
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Posted : May 24, 2009 17:32
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On 2009-05-24 16:49, Colin OOOD wrote:
My colour scheme starts off with red=low frequency -> blue=high frequency:
Kick, bass = deep red
Hats, cymbals = pale blue
Metal perc = shades of blue depending on how deep/heavy they are
Risers, FX = shades of purple
Wood perc, snares, loops, claps = shades of brown and orange depending on how deep/heavy they are
Leads = shades of green
Pads = shades of blue
Vocals, brass = bright yellow
303 = pink
I also use colours to distinguish between different content on a particular track, for example if there's two very distinct hihat rhythms in a tune I might colour their parts slightly different shades of pale blue. It's all about being able to get an instant overview of a track with as much information as you can give at once, and if you set up your pallette and colour tracks/parts as you go along it takes no extra time at all.
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I also Work more or less This way.... Not that scheme colour but its the same idea...
Makes it more easy to find your wave file....
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n0tag
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Posted : May 24, 2009 17:33
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And it looks really cute..... 
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sunchild
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Posted : May 24, 2009 19:02
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nice colin, thats what i was thinking of, i have been trying colours to separate each track or group of them , but theres also the posibility of colouring the different parts of the track, intro, breakdown, outro, etc
btw, im trying to figure out my own colour code, but i might use yours hehehe : |
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realtime
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Posted : May 25, 2009 00:42
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Medea
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Posted : May 25, 2009 00:51
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gutter
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Posted : May 25, 2009 10:06
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working on nuendo , everythings gray ,and use light colors (ie yellow) where editing is done, helps to remember/distinguish where you have changed the material in the same tracks
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psycox
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Posted : May 25, 2009 10:59
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when the project crow up i sort the tracks and colorize the tracks and patterns in fl studio. we (2-4 people) work together on the same track( by sending the project per mail or chat). so we get a better overview about the songstructure and fx routing. for instance i use blue colors for drums, redtones for harmonic content and green for fx.
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makus
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Posted : May 25, 2009 11:27
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Kitnam
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Posted : May 25, 2009 13:16
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On 2009-05-24 17:32, n0tag wrote:
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On 2009-05-24 16:49, Colin OOOD wrote:
My colour scheme starts off with red=low frequency -> blue=high frequency:
Kick, bass = deep red
Hats, cymbals = pale blue
Metal perc = shades of blue depending on how deep/heavy they are
Risers, FX = shades of purple
Wood perc, snares, loops, claps = shades of brown and orange depending on how deep/heavy they are
Leads = shades of green
Pads = shades of blue
Vocals, brass = bright yellow
303 = pink
I also use colours to distinguish between different content on a particular track, for example if there's two very distinct hihat rhythms in a tune I might colour their parts slightly different shades of pale blue. It's all about being able to get an instant overview of a track with as much information as you can give at once, and if you set up your pallette and colour tracks/parts as you go along it takes no extra time at all.
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I also Work more or less This way.... Not that scheme colour but its the same idea...
Makes it more easy to find your wave file....
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Interesting how it can differ.
Kick = Black
Bass = Red-Brown, Dark Brown
Hihats = Yellow, Gold, White
Snare = White, Yellow
Toms = Dark Brown
Drums, Sticks = Yellow Brown, Earthcolor
Pads = Pink, Blue
Synth FX = Green
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