3 <img src="/images/favorite-plugins.png" alt="Favorite Plugins window">
4 <figcaption class="center">The Favorite Plugins window.</figcaption>
8 The <dfn>Favorite Plugins</dfn> window is on the top-left side of the
9 <dfn>Mixer Window</dfn>.
13 A selector at the top allows to switch between different views of the
19 <dfn>Favorite Plugins</dfn> which have been selected by the user as such,
22 <dfn>Recent Plugins</dfn> which are the <em>n</em> last used plugins,
23 <em>n</em> being a chosen value in the <em>Statistics</em> section
24 of the <a href="@@preferences#preferences-plugins">Preferences</a>,
27 <dfn>Top-10 Plugins</dfn> which are the <em>n</em> most used plugins,
28 <em>n</em> being also chosen value in the Preferences (so it is more
29 of a "Top-<em>n</em>").
34 At the bottom of the window is a search field to look for a specific
41 The Favorite Plugins window provides easy access to frequently used plugins:
46 Plugin names that have a right facing triangle (▷) next to them have presets
47 associated with them; clicking on the triangle will cause all presets
48 associated with the plugin to show in the list.
51 Plugins can be dragged from the window to any track or bus
52 <a href="@@processor-box"><dfn>processor box</dfn></a>, which will add
53 the plugin to that track or bus at the given position.
56 The list includes user-presets for the plugins. Dragging a preset
57 to a given track or bus will load that preset after adding the plugin.
60 Double-clicking on a plugin or preset adds the given plugin to all
61 selected tracks/busses pre-fader. Other insert positions are available
62 from the context menu (right click).
65 Dragging a plugin from a track into the window will add it to the
66 list and optionally create a new preset from the current settings.
67 The horizontal line in the list shows the spot where the plugin will
71 The context-menu allows the deletion of presets or removal of the
75 Plugins in the list can be re-ordered using drag & drop. The
76 custom order is saved.
81 When favorites are added with the <a href="@@plugin-selector">Plugin Selector</a>,
82 they are appended to the bottom of the list.