About Gorilla Tester and UI Development
Gorilla Tester is a VST or AU plugin that loads your .blob files (exported from Gorilla Editor) and lets you try out your plugin without having to go through the time consuming step of compiling the plugin. This lets you quickly test “in progress” instruments inside your music software alongside other plugins. It also makes the “final tweaking” stage of plugin development–the stage when you make lots of tiny adjustments to the user interface to make everything “pixel perfect”, much faster and more fun.
We include information about User Interface (“UI or “GUI”) development here since it generally happens during testing stage of development.
User Interface development is when you add a custom graphical user interface to your virtual instrument or effect. This means you can select your own on-screen controls (knobs, buttons, sliders, etc.), background images, fonts, colors and layout for the product you wish to build. These on-screen controls bind to any of the available parameters inside your instrument (in the .blob file) allowing end users to interact with your instrument.