1 files changed, 2 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/libs/ardour/automatable.cc b/libs/ardour/automatable.cc
index 466899ce48..b4d957c8b6 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/automatable.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/automatable.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "ardour/plugin_insert.h"
 #include "ardour/session.h"
 #include "ardour/uri_map.h"
+#include "ardour/value_as_string.h"
 
 #include "i18n.h"
 
@@ -474,19 +475,5 @@ Automatable::clear_controls ()
 string
 Automatable::value_as_string (boost::shared_ptr<AutomationControl> ac) const
 {
-	std::stringstream s;
-
-        /* this is a the default fallback for this virtual method. Derived Automatables
-           are free to override this to display the values of their parameters/controls
-           in different ways.
-        */
-
-	// Hack to display CC as integer value, rather than double
-	if (ac->parameter().type() == MidiCCAutomation) {
-		s << lrint (ac->get_value());
-	} else {
-		s << std::fixed << std::setprecision(3) << ac->get_value();
-	}
-
-	return s.str ();
+	return ARDOUR::value_as_string(ac->desc(), ac->get_value());
 }