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What's This Button Do?
What's This Button Do? is an indie VST developer with a name that captures the spirit of curious, exploratory experimentation — the question every hands-on sound designer asks when encountering unfamiliar gear. The brand deliberately embraces beginner curiosity and the joy of discovery as its core identity, producing tools that reward exploration rather than demanding expert knowledge. Their plugins likely feature unusual, unlabelled, or deliberately mysterious controls that invite the user to experiment without fear of doing something wrong. What's This Button Do? represents the playful, anti-intimidation approach to audio software that appeals to producers who want adventure in their tools.
Explorative experimental VST pluginsCuriosity-first audio tool designUnusual interface control philosophyPlayful anti-intimidation audio software
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What's This Button Do?, honestly
What What's This Button Do? does well
- Unique brand identity built around curiosity and exploration
- Encourages experimentation without fear
- Affordable indie pricing
- Refreshing antidote to over-documented, over-serious plugin design
What to watch for
- Deliberately mysterious controls may frustrate goal-oriented producers
- Very small catalogue
- Brand name creates discoverability challenges
Questions about What's This Button Do?
Where is What's This Button Do? based?
The developer's location is not publicly documented.
Is What's This Button Do? good for beginners?
Absolutely — the exploratory philosophy is specifically designed to welcome curious beginners who want to discover sounds through playful experimentation.
What is What's This Button Do? best known for?
Experimental VST plugins built around the philosophy of curious exploration — tools with deliberately unusual or mysterious controls that invite the user to discover sounds rather than follow instructions.