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<figure class="right">
<img src="/images/favorite-plugins.png" alt="Favorite Plugins window">
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<figcaption class="center">The Favorite Plugins window.</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
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The <dfn>Favorite Plugins</dfn> window is on the top-left side of the
<dfn>Mixer Window</dfn>.
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<p>
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A selector at the top allows to switch between different views of the
favorites:
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<ul>
<li>
<dfn>Favorite Plugins</dfn> which have been selected by the user as such,
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Recent Plugins</dfn> which are the <em>n</em> last used plugins,
<em>n</em> being a chosen value in the <em>Statistics</em> section
of the <a href="@@preferences#preferences-plugins">Preferences</a>,
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Top-10 Plugins</dfn> which are the <em>n</em> most used plugins,
<em>n</em> being also chosen value in the Preferences (so it is more
of a "Top-<em>n</em>").
</li>
</ul>
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<p>
At the bottom of the window is a search field to look for a specific
plugin.
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<h2>Features</h2>
<p>
The Favorite Plugins window provides easy access to frequently used plugins:
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<ul>
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<li>
Plugin names that have a right facing triangle (&#9655;) next to them have presets
associated with them; clicking on the triangle will cause all presets
associated with the plugin to show in the list.
</li>
<li>
Plugins can be dragged from the window to any track or bus
<a href="@@processor-box"><dfn>processor box</dfn></a>, which will add
the plugin to that track or bus at the given position.
</li>
<li>
The list includes user-presets for the plugins. Dragging a preset
to a given track or bus will load that preset after adding the plugin.
</li>
<li>
Double-clicking on a plugin or preset adds the given plugin to all
selected tracks/busses pre-fader. Other insert positions are available
from the context menu (right click).
</li>
<li>
Dragging a plugin from a track into the window will add it to the
list and optionally create a new preset from the current settings.
The horizontal line in the list shows the spot where the plugin will
land.
</li>
<li>
The context-menu allows the deletion of presets or removal of the
plugin from the list.
</li>
<li>
Plugins in the list can be re-ordered using drag &amp; drop. The
custom order is saved.
</li>
</ul>
<p class="note">
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When favorites are added with the <a href="@@plugin-manager">Plugin Manager</a>,
they are appended to the bottom of the list.
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