Welcome to the developer log of my passion project

With my blog articles, I like to take you along on my development journey. The first steps were taken as far back as 2015/2016, but significant effort has been put in since 2017. With periods of lots of progress to periods when no progress was made at all, here’s my trip on building a virtual reality audio recording & production studio from scratch. I hope you like it. I’m always open to comments & suggestions, so just say hi, send me an email or leave a comment.

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Devlog 8 : Why I’m switching to the (better) Unreal Engine
It’s been a while since the last devlog and VLOG because a lot has been happening.All the work in Unity3D has been halted, and the new Retro Recording Studio is being developed in Unreal Engine 5. Switching from Unity3D to Unreal A reason there were not many updates is that Unity is a changing company. Unity…
May 20, 2023
Devlog 7B : A little sidestep in a smaller multiplayer studio
As a small side project form my bigger project, I made a simpler version of the studio multiplayer compatible together with freelance colleague Jeroen de Mooij from theFirstfloor.nl In this simpler version compared to the full blown studio, Jeroen modelled and textured a nice looking modern studio room in Cinema4d. Then he sent over the…
December 23, 2022
Devlog 7 : the latest video log from the recording studio
I’m excited to share with you the latest developments from what is now called the Retro Recording Studio XR. It’s the virtual recording studio I’ve been building in Unity3d for the last few years as a passion project. This post is my second virtual VLOG from the studio as my avatar created in Ready Player…
August 20, 2022
Devlog 6 : I’m adding good playable instruments in the studio
I’m adding instruments in the studio and started with an acoustic guitar in VR playable with your controllers
September 27, 2021
Devlog 5 : Here is The first update direct from inside retro recordings studio
As my studio is working better and better and work is coming along nice. I thought it was time for a new video showing you more of the development updates that have been done. As I just implemented an IK solution working with my VR framework as well as an avatar system, the update is…
May 21, 2021
Devlog 4 : Quick jumping In and out VR during development is the worst
While developing an XR application, you need to get in and out of XR /VR quite often. And this can be quite bothersome. Headset off, headset on. Cables twisted, HMD powered down or sleep mode. Steam VR not running. Unity3d Crashing when it does. etc. Having a flip up headset might fix some of the…
December 27, 2020
Devlog 3 : Continue of the work, VR passion project
After the video of mixing Nirvana in the studio was released I got a lot of feedback and I planned on spending many nights and any of my free time trying to improve the studio, add features, optimize so it ran faster. And I got to build some of this stuff, but working only nights…
May 20, 2020
Devlog 2 : My development journey of the VR recording studio
Development Journey of a Self-Funded VR Music Studio
May 21, 2018
Devlog 0 : Essential first steps of my passion project
Preface : Let me tell you about my journey into virtual reality. Back in 2013, I was asked to work on the development of a virtual reality experience for an indoor attraction park. It was an exciting time, VR was really new, the Oculus DK1 was just announced on Kickstarter, and the world seemed to…
May 20, 2016

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”What started as a passion project is now a fully immersive music production experience. By combining the tactile artistry of classic recording studios with the power of XR, this project is redefining how music is created, learned, and experienced.” – Marald Bes