if you use Pure , in Pure config app you can change the overall brightness (and I believe there is a way to save it per track , but not sure about that one... check out the Pure Config app in-game!)
here a copy for you (drag & drop in CM should work)
the skins in the mentioned
skinpack do contain a ext_config.ini , and if you want the star in the other skins , you need to copy this part into a ext_config.ini file in any skin you want to have the star :
[INCLUDE:cf/RSS_Mercer/Mercer_Logo.ini]
Or install that skinpack first, and then
DOWNLOAD this (and drag&drop in CM),
these original skins already get the updated ext_config.ini to show the star:
View attachment 1335500
and they all have new previews included as such (also the skins of the forementioned skinpack):
View attachment 1335492
Hope this helps you out... Have a nice weekend!