In the Preferences dialog box, click the Colors tab to change the Adobe Audition color scheme:

Waveform

Lists all elements to which you can assign custom colors. To change the color of an element, select it from the list and click the Change Color button below the Example display.

To change clip color in Multitrack View, see Set audio clip properties.

Color Presets

Lists color scheme presets that come with the program as well as those you’ve created yourself. To choose one, select it from the pop‑up menu.

Save As

Saves the currently selected color scheme as a preset.

Delete

Deletes the currently selected color scheme preset.

Example

Displays the currently selected color scheme preset or customized color scheme.

Change Color

Opens the Color Picker, in which you can select a new color for the element selected under Waveform. (The current color is shown in the color swatch to the left of the Change Color button.)

Selection

Lets you adjust the appearance of a selected range. Preview your changes in the Example area.

Invert

Completely reverses the color of selected ranges relative to unselected audio. Deselect this option if you want to set transparency for selected ranges instead of reversing the colors.

Transparency

Drag the slider or enter a value to adjust the transparent value (in percentage) of a selection; 0 is no transparency, and 100 is maximum transparency. (This option is not available when Invert is selected.)

UI Brightness

Drag the slider, click the arrows at either end of the brightness scale, or type in a percentage to change the overall brightness of the work area.

Tint

Colors all panels and dialog boxes with a tint you specify.

Reset UI

Returns UI Brightness and Tint to the default settings.