Retro Recordings XR — Analogue Consoles in VR

Legendary analogue
consoles — reborn in VR.

There has never been a way to sit behind a classic analogue mixing console without owning one — until now. Retro Recordings XR puts you behind a vintage-inspired desk in immersive virtual reality: real fader throws, channel-strip EQ, and the console-first workflow that built the golden age of records.

No menus. No timelines. No endless plugin lists. Just you, a great-sounding analogue console, and the music — the way the legends worked.

SSL-style bus compression · Neve-style preamp warmth · API-style punch — the sound of a real control room, in VR.

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The desks that inspired the experience

Retro Recordings XR is inspired by the legendary consoles that shaped recorded music. Explore their full heritage — original specs, vintage ads, and studio histories — in our console archive.

SSL consoles → The 4000-series sound — the SSL-style channel strip and bus compression that defined the modern mix. Neve consoles → Transformer-coupled warmth — the Neve-style preamp character behind countless classic records. API consoles → Punch and immediacy — the API-style 550 EQ and 2520 op-amp tone built into the console feel. Trident consoles → British console heritage — the wide, musical voicing of a classic Trident-style desk. Helios consoles → Hand-built rock-and-reggae grit — the Helios-style desk that ran from Olympic to the Rolling Stones Mobile.

Why a console, not a screen

“No menus, no timelines, no endless plugin lists. The mixing console is once again the centre of the creative process.”

— Console First Philosophy

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