Here is a demonstration of how to make a knob in blender , the basic procedure , showing that its quite simple.
Not a tutorial that you could follow as such but might raise some questions that I would be happy to answer.

I plan to do some proper tutorials in an attempt at giving back to this great forum :)
If anyone is interested that is ? Could also do a tutorial on Photoshop to After fx as well as Illustrator to After fx for vectors.

https://youtu.be/OJIHitzlTHA

Part of an animation for our new Yamaha CS Series Midi kit - App - Plugin.

Just did these renderings for Genki Instruments that just released their Katla synthesizer.
Mostly been working on watch animations, getting a bit bored with that, if anyone needs either a UI design or 3d renders/animations of their plugin, I am available :)

Animation for our Yamaha CS series MIDI kit with settings APP and Filter Modulator plugin. Big thanks to @Christoph-Hart and everyone on the forum for all the help.
https://youtu.be/RMFqyPu4JWo

Merry Christmas everyone !

I was so happy with the Ensemble FX I made for a string synth that I decided to make a plugin out of it. Super simple - IN/OUT and Amount.

Here is the first iteration , the middle meter will not have a VU , that is just a placeholder. I am working on something that will represent the amount of Ensemble fx applied for the center screen.

Drum Machine Template.
If anyone is working on a drum machine, this one is available.

Here’s another plugin UI mockup, this time with a more whimsical comic-book feel.

Built entirely in Photoshop as a raster design, with the knobs rendered in Blender.

I’ve been developing a whole series of these character-driven plugin concepts, so if anyone is interested in this kind of style for a project, feel free to reach out.

Made in Photoshop+Knobs in Blender

Punchline GUI.

Punchline DAW.

Punchline AD 16:9.

Punchline AD 4:5.

Another model I just finished.
I kind of like the Toon Shading and would love to do a GUI like that at some point.
Having said that I am now going to work on the texturing.
I will probably try to learn Substance Painter for this one as its painstaking to texture something like this in blender.

If anyone needs a crazy vintage looking tube gui, then this can be modified to fit your needs.

This one is actually hardware. (3D model of hardware) :)
Altec 1591 compressor , modified for Threshold.
Custom screen printed front plate.

Just bought a screenprinting machine, been wanting to do that for a few years as I used to work as a screenprinter.

@dannytaurus send me pm and we can discuss your particular project as it varies quite a lot. :)

I am on a roll these days :)

Keep in mind that all designs are made with a series of plugins in mind, so I think of each design as a brand. All designs and styles are available so if anyone likes a style and wants to adapt it to their line or individual plugins feel free to get in touch.

Any design can also be made in 3D and animated for ads.

For this particular design I wanted to make something minimal and maintain some empty space, while bending some rules.

So this fantasy brand is Sonicraft - Clarity Series.

Made in Figma + Rox-Knobbuilder

Clarity Limiter UI

Clarity Limiter DAW

Clarity Limiter 16:9

Clarity Limiter 4:5

Here is the next one.

A fictional Distortion unit, made in Figma so all colors can be changed and the UI can be adapted to a real plugin.

Made in Figma + Rox-Knobbuilder

SIGNAL SMELTER UI

SIGNAL SMELTER DAW

SIGNAL SMELTER 16:9

SIGNAL SMELTER 4:5

@Chazrox Love the app but you are going to have to put up with my crazy ideas.

Feel free to ignore my thoughts as I am just spitballing here and I will try to keep my suggestions to this post and just edit it as i use the app.

1. So I often make multiple knobs, so it would be nice in the canvas to just lock/frame a design, and its now in a little frame, move it to the side and start another design, or duplicate initial design and work on another version while seeing the other one. then when you click the previous knob you can edit that.

2 For the glow gradient it would ne nice to be able to set a transition point,maybe just set the knob position and derive the transition point from that?

@Chazrox Yes, been using it, will show up in the next design :)

Here's another UI concept, this time exploring a modern additive synthesizer.

This one is built entirely in Figma, so it's a fully vector-based interface.
Knobs are made with https://rox-knob-builder-for-hise.netlify.app/ courtesy of @Chazrox

The design is completely modular, making it easy to adapt layouts, swap modules, or reuse components for different plugins while keeping a consistent visual language.

As always, if anyone is looking for GUI design for a HISE or JUCE project, or just wants to discuss ideas for a particular style, feel free to get in touch.

Made in Figma + Rox-Knobbuilder

Harmonic Plane

Harmonic Plane DAW

Harmonic Plane AD 16:9

Harmonic Plane AD 4:5

Here’s another plugin UI mockup, this time with a more whimsical comic-book feel.

Built entirely in Photoshop as a raster design, with the knobs rendered in Blender.

I’ve been developing a whole series of these character-driven plugin concepts, so if anyone is interested in this kind of style for a project, feel free to reach out.

Made in Photoshop+Knobs in Blender

Punchline GUI.

Punchline DAW.

Punchline AD 16:9.

Punchline AD 4:5.

@Chazrox Sorry I was commenting off the cuff, I can see it now , i can do a pan style arc , thought it would be an option in the arc , all good!

For the snap shot transparent is great but does it maintain its borders * coordinates* as when exported as laf ?

Yes, for color matching and just seeing it in situ although this might be inconvenient to implement. Just an idea.

Also, if i am not being annoying, exporting as svg ?
Also I cant seem to control the resolution of the snapshot , i tired setting the max px but it has no effect.

@Lindon Why not ? Not all at the same time , just tabs to flip between knobs, buttons, sliders.

@Chazrox cool.

Another suggestion for the skirt it would be useful to be able to do a circular gradient , if that is the right term ? SO not up dwn , but from center.

Also snapshot would be more useful for me at least with transparent background.
Or if that is tough maybe to be able to set the background for the knob in the theme.

Or just a simple background color setting so you are making the knob on the same background color as your UI. EDIT: Found the BG color, perfect !

OR ...hehe, being able to import a screenshot into the background so you design the knob in situ as such.

.. When setting colors I mostly use hex but always have to flip though the other color options , maybe it could remember last used color selection method ?

Also, unless I am missing it, the arcs need a pan setting/ center .