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 ### Table of contents
 
 - [Tested with](#tested-with)
-- [:star: Usage](#usage)
+- [**Usage**](#usage)
   - [Preliminaries](#preliminaries)
-  - [:star: Automatic setup (recommended)](#automatic-setup-recommended)
+  - [**Automatic setup (recommended)**](#automatic-setup-recommended)
   - [Manual setup](#manual-setup)
   - [DAW setup](#daw-setup)
   - [Bitbridge](#bitbridge)
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ while also staying easy to debug and maintain.
     - [Plugin groups](#plugin-groups)
     - [Compatibility options](#compatibility-options)
     - [Example](#example)
-- [:star: Troubleshooting common issues](#troubleshooting-common-issues)
-- [:star: Performance tuning](#performance-tuning)
-- [:star: Runtime dependencies and known issues](#runtime-dependencies-and-known-issues)
+- [**Troubleshooting common issues**](#troubleshooting-common-issues)
+- [**Performance tuning**](#performance-tuning)
+- [**Runtime dependencies and known issues**](#runtime-dependencies-and-known-issues)
 - [Building](#building)
   - [Building without VST3 support](#building-without-vst3-support)
   - [32-bit bitbridge](#32-bit-bitbridge)