Audio Waveform Background Help

Whenever i apply an audio waveform to ANY layer, be it a solid, adjustment layer, or anything, the background of the waveform is black, so i can't add a background to my waveform, to make it look nice. Just as a kind of example, here is what i am looking to do:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40T9o7NAR9o
except not as advanced. I can only get as far as the waveform, but i can't get ANY background whatsoever. If you don't believe me, try it yourself. Please help!

You can put any background behind the waveform because it's transparent. Just add another layer. Almost any time you think you can't do something inAE you can by just adding another layer.
Here's waveform over a gradient ramp masked to reveal a movie of my dog on a walk.
Sounds like you are very new to AE. Please go through the basics. Layering and masking are just two of about 50 tools you'll need to master to be effective.

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