Devlog - Retro Recordings XR

2026.05.08

Unreal

A VR gloved hand gripping a fader on the virtual console, with a readout showing Fader CH 1 at -15.13 dB

Recording your moves — automation, first version

Automation v0.1 is in the studio: record your fader moves, the console plays them back. The bigger design problem is how you edit an automation…

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2026.03.31

Audio Unity Unreal

Point-of-view from the mixing console in the Retro Recordings XR virtual studio

10 Years Building a VR Recording Studio — Why I Left Unity for Unreal Engine 5

After seven years in Unity and a pricing crisis that broke the relationship, I migrated a VR music production studio to Unreal Engine 5 —…

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2024.06.25

Unreal

Unreal 5.4: What Changed and What Broke

Upgrading to Unreal Engine 5.4 — what improved, what broke, and whether it was worth the downtime.

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2023.07.19

Unity Unreal

Burning the Ships: Why I Left Unity for Unreal After 8 Years

After 8 years in Unity, the decision to rebuild everything in Unreal Engine 5 felt terrifying — until it didn't.

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2022.12.19

Audio Unity

A Detour Worth Taking: Building a Social Mixing Room

A side project with a friend turned into a multiplayer music mixing room — with basketball.

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2026.05.05

Audio Unreal

The patchbay of the virtual console with all ports glowing green during interaction

The patchbay is alive (and a lot of invisible cleanup)

The patchbay went from decorative to fully interactive — 122 ports, virtual cables, live feedback. Plus a lot of invisible cleanup, including a bus compressor…

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2025.12.19

Audio Unreal

Making a mix in the new Unreal Retro recordings studio

What’s Going On: A Real Mix Session in the Studio

Loading Marvin Gaye stems into the virtual SSL and mixing a classic track from scratch — the studio finally does what it was built to…

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2024.01.30

Audio Plugin Unreal

Making the Console Real: Audio and Interaction in Unreal

Building the audio engine with MetaSounds, wrestling with VR interaction frameworks, and finally getting the LLC console working in Unreal Engine 5.

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2023.01.19

Plugin Unity

The Case for Flatscreen: Why I Added Desktop Mode

Sometimes the best VR development decision is making it work without VR.

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2022.11.19

Plugin Unity

Vlog 2 update of the retro recording studio

Inside the Upgrade: Better Graphics, Better Instruments, Better Everything

A major graphics overhaul and expanding the instrument collection — the studio is starting to feel real.

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