Willie Green Pro Tips - Color Coding
When dealing with a ton of audio tracks, it makes things much clearer to color code them. Some software (like ProTools) will assign each track a random color when created, others (like Cubase) won’t assign any color. When sounds start piling up, switch your software to user assigned colors, and make similar tracks similar colors ie: drums are green, bass is brown, vocals are blue, etc. When you’re scrolling through a mixer with 60+ tracks, it will be way easier to find that third background vocal that’s sticking out.
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