diff --git a/include/DummyEffect.h b/include/DummyEffect.h
index 30d267cce..6c2f31a26 100644
--- a/include/DummyEffect.h
+++ b/include/DummyEffect.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public:
 		m_controls( this ),
 		m_originalPluginData( originalPluginData )
 	{
+		setName();
 	}
 
 	virtual ~DummyEffect()
@@ -113,7 +114,28 @@ public:
 private:
 	DummyEffectControls m_controls;
 	const QDomElement m_originalPluginData;
+	
+	// Parse the display name from the dom
+	virtual void setName()
+	{
+		QDomNodeList keys = originalPluginData().elementsByTagName( "key" );
+		for( int i = 0; !keys.item( i ).isNull(); ++i )
+		{
+			QDomNodeList attributes = keys.item( i ).toElement().elementsByTagName( "attribute" );
+			for( int j = 0; !attributes.item( j ).isNull(); ++j )
+			{
+				QDomElement attribute = attributes.item( j ).toElement();
+				if( attribute.hasAttribute( "value" ) )
+				{
+					QString name = tr("NOT FOUND") + " (" + attribute.attribute( "value" ) + ")";
+					setDisplayName(name);
+					return;
+				}
 
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
 } ;
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/EffectView.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/EffectView.cpp
index e4c01bed8..07de31ff9 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/EffectView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/EffectView.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QtGui/QWhatsThis>
 
 #include "EffectView.h"
+#include "DummyEffect.h"
 #include "caption_menu.h"
 #include "EffectControls.h"
 #include "EffectControlDialog.h"
@@ -51,16 +52,21 @@ EffectView::EffectView( Effect * _model, QWidget * _parent ) :
 	m_controlView( NULL )
 {
 	setFixedSize( 210, 60 );
-
-	m_bypass = new ledCheckBox( "", this );
+	
+	// Disable effects that are of type "DummyEffect"
+	bool isEnabled = !dynamic_cast<DummyEffect *>( effect() );
+	m_bypass = new ledCheckBox( this, "", isEnabled ? ledCheckBox::Green : ledCheckBox::Red );
 	m_bypass->move( 3, 3 );
+	m_bypass->setEnabled( isEnabled );
 	m_bypass->setWhatsThis( tr( "Toggles the effect on or off." ) );
+	
 	toolTip::add( m_bypass, tr( "On/Off" ) );
 
 
 	m_wetDry = new knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	m_wetDry->setLabel( tr( "W/D" ) );
 	m_wetDry->move( 27, 5 );
+	m_wetDry->setEnabled( isEnabled );
 	m_wetDry->setHintText( tr( "Wet Level:" ) + " ", "" );
 	m_wetDry->setWhatsThis( tr( "The Wet/Dry knob sets the ratio between "
 					"the input signal and the effect signal that "
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ EffectView::EffectView( Effect * _model, QWidget * _parent ) :
 	m_autoQuit = new TempoSyncKnob( knobBright_26, this );
 	m_autoQuit->setLabel( tr( "DECAY" ) );
 	m_autoQuit->move( 60, 5 );
+	m_autoQuit->setEnabled( isEnabled );
 	m_autoQuit->setHintText( tr( "Time:" ) + " ", "ms" );
 	m_autoQuit->setWhatsThis( tr(
 "The Decay knob controls how many buffers of silence must pass before the "
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ EffectView::EffectView( Effect * _model, QWidget * _parent ) :
 	m_gate = new knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	m_gate->setLabel( tr( "GATE" ) );
 	m_gate->move( 93, 5 );
+	m_gate->setEnabled( isEnabled );
 	m_gate->setHintText( tr( "Gate:" ) + " ", "" );
 	m_gate->setWhatsThis( tr(
 "The Gate knob controls the signal level that is considered to be 'silence' "