3 title: Working with Ardour-built Plugin Editors
7 To view a plugin editor, double-click on the plugin within the
8 <a href="/working-with-plugins/the-processor-box">processor box</a>.
9 A new window will appear showing the editor/GUI for the plugin.
12 If a plugin does not have its own GUI, Ardour will construct a
13 <dfn>generic plugin editor</dfn> from a small set of common control
14 elements. Ardour will do this even for plugins that have their
15 own, if you disable <kbd class="menu">Edit > Preferences >
16 GUI > Use Plugins' own interface instead of Ardour's</kbd>
19 You can temporarily switch to the generic UI by context-clicking on
20 a processor and selecting <kbd
21 class="menu">Edit with generic controls</kbd>. This will be necessary to
22 access the <a href="/automation">plugin automation controls</a>.
25 In the generic UI, you can re-set any controller to its default by
26 <kbd class="mod3 mouse">Left</kbd>-clicking on it.