Vst box size

[D.M.P studio]

Are the size of 3rd party vsts embedded in the actual vst or is it adjustable? I just bought the softube volume 2 bundle and loaded the vst and I can barely even see the writing under the knobs. its so bad I had to get close to the monitor and strain my eyes. I searched all over the web, and also on the softube website and cant seem to find an answer. the vst box itself can be adjusted in size..but the only part that gets bigger is the border, thus creating blank space between the actual vst and surrounding border window its in. im using a 4k uhd monitor with windows 10. think its possible this could be due to screen resolution?

[SteveG_AudioMasters_ · Accepted solution]

Apparently scalability has to be built in to VSTs, or you simply can't alter the display size of them, and yes it's resolution-dependent. It's a shame that they aren't treated as MS apps really, because then the ability to scale would be mandatory. The only solution I ever found when I needed to make something bigger on the screen was to use the magnifier that you find in Windows Ease Of Access, but I understand that there are some more advanced ones that don't affect the whole screen, and these would probably be a better bet than something that just magnifies everything. For instance there's one here: Magnifixer: Advanced Screen Magnifier for Windows. but a search will reveal more; just use the term 'selective screen magnifier'.