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clatix

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I'm trying to change the color of the various pieces that make up the Spectrum.
The MusicBee version I am using is:  3.4.7547.
I changed the colors of the following "element id"s:

Player.Spectrum (Default, Dead, Low, Medium, High)
PlayerFlat.Spectrum (Default, Dead, Low, Medium, High)
PlayerTopFlat.Spectrum (Default, Dead, Low, Medium, High)

I noticed NO color changes made to the following skins: SampleSkin, mellow blue, Phred on the Lookout.

I'm sure I'm overlooking something. Can you help me understand what? Thank you

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Were you following the instructions in this guide (see above, I have merged your post)?
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Thank you, psychoadept.
I think I did follow the instructions. I used xml files only.
I changed the RGB colors in the file, saved it and relaunched MB. But the Spectrum colors did not change.

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Now that I think about it, those elements only affect the tiny spectrum bars in the player panel. I think what you want is Player.SpectrumVisualiser. This list is out of date, but you can find the details on that element here: https://musicbee.fandom.com/wiki/Skinning_Elements
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Thanks again, psychoadept.
I'd like to change just those little pieces of Spectrum bars, not the Visualiser.
They can have different colors as in the skins I mentioned, but I did have no success.

clatix

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Perhaps I should add that I have the Spectrum located in the Right Main Panel.

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Perhaps I should add that I have the Spectrum located in the Right Main Panel.

Yes, if it's in the right main panel it's the SpectrumVisualiser element that you want. Like I said, the other Spectrum elements affect something in the player bar.

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You mean this spectrum, right?

https://musicbee.fandom.com/wiki/Visualization_Elements#Spectrum_Visualizer
Last Edit: September 08, 2020, 07:59:13 PM by psychoadept
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I succeeded!
I was making two mistakes:
1- In the xml file I used the notes wrongly
2- I was using the wrong Element id
Thank you so much, psychoadept. Thanks to you I was able to solve my problem.