Canopus 611 Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) With the old Cakewalk forum soon to be frozen, I’m adding links to the themes Gran Vista and Carbon here as well for easy access and future updates.Gran Vista Black & Blue This theme is called Gran Vista as some of the design elements are inspired by the graphical user interface once found in Windows Vista. Some would say that look is dated, but hey – so am I. There are four slightly different versions of this theme. Gran Vista Black & Blue 000 No gloss on the PC modules and some other design elements being non-glossy as well, such as the track icons. This is a theme for the serious production-centric user. Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEbGpfDomY4iiHPfY Gran Vista Black & Blue 030 Using 30% opacity on the gloss layer makes for a matte look-and-feel. This is a theme for the quite serious production-centric user who doesn’t want to have too little or too much of just about anything. Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEdCAuHOsrCAeaNP4 Gran Vista Black & Blue 060 Using 60% opacity on the gloss layer gives a subtle glare. This is a theme for the more casual production-centric user who, in the middle of a mixdown, still can appreciate some black plastic. Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEbfXIwcxnm-Y-WPA Gran Vista Black & Blue 100 Full 100% opacity on the gloss layer. This is actually the original theme I made, something for all of us who likes shiny, black plastic without reservations. Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEblAVDPH9Yip3v7A Carbon The Carbon theme is for the really serious production-centric purist. It has an even darker look and also a flat, non-glossy Control Bar. All other design elements are shared with Gran Vista Black & Blue 000. Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEcOCxvwxFeFGalk4 Matching CA-2A Skins Those using the Gran Vista or Carbon themes and also the Cakewalk CA-2A ProChannel module might find that the module’s brushed aluminum stands out like a sore thumb against the dark theme. As I lately needed to spend some quality time with my procrastinations, I’ve also created matching dark skins for each theme variant, plastic knobs and all. For consistency, I also did likewise with the non-ProChannel effect (not shown here). As CA-2A predates SONAR/CbB themes and hasn’t been made aware of them, replacing the default skin can’t be done through a theme update. It involves some manual tweaking, but it’s still very easy. Instructions on how to install and uninstall the graphical resources are supplied in a pdf that comes with the zip file. After downloading, please begin by reading those instructions before proceeding. The zip file containing all the matching CA-2A skins can be downloaded here:https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEdYUVehZD7U-0cMY Background If the unlikely event that anyone would like to see the old thread describing the development of these themes, here’s the proper place to look. That thread also contains a few more preview images. Here's also a link to the Release History of these themes: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEdu3To6t7ZeQmmAo Some final words: Please be patient when starting a download. Microsoft OneDrive is often painfully slow when responding to a download request. Edited December 17, 2021 by Canopus 6 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grem 4,013 Posted December 31, 2018 I am trying the B&B 000 theme. Thanks for the links. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris.r 1,556 Posted December 31, 2018 Yes, lovely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icu81b4 5 Posted January 9, 2019 Thanks - downloaded Carbon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus 611 Posted January 19, 2019 Both the Gran Vista Black & Blue and Carbon themes have now been updated to support recent modifications in CbB 2019.01. This includes the Ripple Edit indicator and the new Plugin Browser text colours. Download the themes from the links supplied in the OP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeBro 28 Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Hey Canopus, I'm using the Gran Vista Black & Blue 000. I've noticed the shades on the Selection and Punch In/Out modules are different compared to the Loop module. I went in and corrected this so I'm in effect using Gran Vista Black & Blue 000 modified. Every time there's an update to the theme, I have to go in and do the modification. Is this an over look on you part or was it intended to be? The two image below illustrate what I'm referring to. Gran Vista Black & Blue 000 Gran Vista Black & Blue 000 modified Edited January 20, 2019 by DeBro 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus 611 Posted January 20, 2019 Nice catch, DeBro. I hadn’t noticed that myself as I don't have those modules side-by-side on my own computer. Although I would say that the intended colour is slate gray and not black, I can at the same time acknowledge that black is more in line with the Windows Vista look-alike objective. It also gives a better contrast against the displayed values. I’ll see what I can do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus 611 Posted January 21, 2019 Some minor modifications have now been done to the Gran Vista themes (none of which affecting Carbon): Now all Control Bar modules has consistent value field background colours. Previously some were black while others were dark gray. Thanks DeBro for pointing the problem out. The Control Bar now has a Gran Vista theme appearance also when collapsed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeBro 28 Posted January 22, 2019 Thanks Canopus, much appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iZiKKO 8 Posted February 5, 2019 Thanks, Canopus! Brilliant! A nube question though: How do I install these new skins? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scook 4,774 Posted February 5, 2019 The default location for user themes is "C:\Cakewalk Content\Cakewalk Themes" If "Cakewalk Content" was installed elsewhere, the "Cakewalk Themes" folder will be under the alternate location. For the themes to appear in the theme drop down in preferences, copy the theme files (extension .sth) into the "Cakewalk Themes" folder. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S.L.I.P. 1,001 Posted February 16, 2019 Thanks, Canopus! Carbon is absolutely gorgeous! I love that the tracks in console view are able to be fully colored! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoens 529 Posted February 17, 2019 That's optional in Preferences. No theme meister can thwart colored strips!!! Tho, it is possible to color fill some CV modules so the strip color won't shine thru. TIP: To color fill a module background so the strip colors will still shine thru, make it semi transparent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie Jarvis 148 Posted February 23, 2019 I started using the Gran Vista Black & Blue 100 recently, really enjoying it! Not a big fan of flat color schemes. Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl P Clovis 8 Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) On 12/29/2018 at 4:10 AM, Canopus said: Carbon The Carbon theme is for the really serious production-centric purist. It has an even darker look and also a flat, non-glossy Control Bar. All other design elements are shared with Gran Vista Black & Blue 000. Download from here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXDCxaGb7JEcOCxvwxFeFGalk4 Canopus, that you for the carbon theme, I have old man eyes, and this theme is just what the doctor ordered...Isn't too dark or too bright just right, I can see everything so much clearer, even the colors seem more vibrant....Thanks again Edited February 25, 2019 by C-Factor too large 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus 611 Posted March 19, 2019 Both the Gran Vista Black & Blue and Carbon themes have now been updated to support GUI modifications in CbB 2019.03, i.e. the Arpeggiator Rate Lock button. Download the modified themes from the links supplied in the OP. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus 611 Posted July 30, 2019 Both the Gran Vista Black & Blue and Carbon themes have now been updated to reflect changes in CbB 2019.07 with new buttons for Smart Tool, Smart Tool (customized) and Select. Additionally, the Record button in the small Transport module has now been modified so that it displays currently selected recording mode. Previously the recording mode was only visible when large buttons were displayed. Although this was consistent with how both Mercury and Tungsten displays the small Record button, a forum thread made me aware of the lack of indicators in the stock themes and I saw no reason why not to add it to these custom themes. Download the modified themes from the links supplied in the OP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus 611 Posted October 4, 2019 Both the Gran Vista Black & Blue and Carbon themes have now been updated to support GUI modifications in CbB 2019.09, i.e. the addition of an Auto Crossfade button in Track View. Additionally, the colour of Selection Markers (a.k.a. ”That new green selection bar thing”) has also been modified in order to give better contrast against the timeline. The previous dark gray colour has now been changed to green, same as in Tungsten. In addition to increased contrast, this will also give better conformity with the end user documentation. However, if you don't like that change, do let me know; I'm not totally convinced myself so if enough numbers ask me to go back to dark gray, I might consider doing so. As always, download the modified themes from the links supplied in the OP. You will also find a link to a newly added release history pdf there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kperry 1,338 Posted October 14, 2019 Canopus - do you have any idea (post-09 update) how to change the colour of the text appearing on top of MIDI notes in the PRV? I have the unenviable position of dark grey on black (or similar) so the new feature is pretty useless for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus 611 Posted October 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Kevin Perry said: Canopus - do you have any idea (post-09 update) how to change the colour of the text appearing on top of MIDI notes in the PRV? I have the unenviable position of dark grey on black (or similar) so the new feature is pretty useless for me. The MIDI notes in the PRV will inherit the track colour they have been given in Track View. Using default track colours, the first three tracks will in the PRV have black text on green, mustard and blue respectively. So I must assume that you are talking about the colour of unselected tracks when displayed ghosted alongside the selected track in the PRV. They will indeed be rendered using black text on a dark gray background, as seen at the bottom of the example below. There are 16 different colours exposed in the Theme Editor making up the different graphical elements possible to modify in the PRV. As none of these colours relate to ghosted MIDI notes, nothing can be done to change their appearance in the Theme Editor as far as I can see. And if I'm wrong, I'm sure someone soon will correct me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites