> Again, look at VST's, bright and colour full and very fit for use. I just want to add my take on the story of VST plugin GUIs. They:
1. Have their roots in a time when skinning applications was all the rage. 2. For years, most had so little actual code in them, that the only real difference between similar effect types of different vendors was the looks 3. The vast majority of them doesn't really suit the workflow really, they mostly try to resemble the revered and exceedingly expensive hardware gear and sprinkle some psycho-acoustic-mojo-by-looking-similar. Lately, there's been more and more plugins appearing with really advanced and comfortable UIs, but it's definitely not the norm yet and I wouldn't present the field as a whole as some beacon of brilliance in the matter. On the other hand, the most advanced and popular plugins are those taking the UX seriously: there's only so much filter basic filter variations you can make, but how you allow the user to operate them really separates the successful products from run-of-the-mill ones.
