Back in the day my go to Drum Machine was a Roland TR-707 and I still favour those sounds. (though like to have the flexibility of auditioning other kits when I get close to mix down). In the past for me this has meant standardising naming conventions and simply copying kits around on my PC's... Continue Reading →
Removing Blemishes from a 3d (stereoscopic) video
While Capturing old video footage (as outlined in a previous post) I hit an issue resulting from the old beam splitter having a rather large bit of fluff on the left hand mirror when the footage was taken. While it is still possible to enjoy the footage this proved to be very distracting and I... Continue Reading →
Linking Roland Zenology to my Nektar Controller.
So as is often the case, I start a blog post with something that I want to do - but at the time have no idea how to complete (until the blog post is finished of course!) I am using FL Studio 20 as my DAW and want to map my Nektar controller with the... Continue Reading →
Updating my 3d “Digital 8” Video Tapes for viewing in Virtual Reality
So I have around 30 old tapes and an old Sony Digital 8 Camcorder that I want to utilise to save / preserve old family videos to watch on a 3d Theatre setup and in VR on my HP Reverb. So I set about doing the following: Cataloguing tapes according to date and format (ie... Continue Reading →
The only phone for any self – respecting VR enthusiast?
So when the RED Hydrogen One smartphone hit the market back in 2018 it was almost pre-disposed to fail. Enormous hype, a high price tag and a late delivery meant that expectations were high but potential buyers were only ever part of a minority group. Jump forward a year and the project has been drastically... Continue Reading →
Virtual Reality Experience comes to Gloucester!
I spoke to one of the worlds leading Virtual Reality Bloggers yesterday about a very exciting experience that is coming to Gloucester, UK in the coming weeks!. RaMarcus regularly keeps a large 16K user base of keen Virtual Reality enthusiasts updated with regular briefings of what is new in the world of VR and related... Continue Reading →
ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (2018) – “Tips on revision and the exam itself”
All the questions in the exam are multiple choice which gives the testers a challenge as what they really want to do is ask you a question and have you answer it so they can find out how much you know! What they are actually forced to do is to give you the answer along... Continue Reading →
ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (2018) – Exam Day – What to expect.
So I just got back from taking the exam and thought I would let you know about the experience. I took the test at Pearson in Gloucester at Mid day today. On arrival at reception I was given a couple of A4 pages (where the toilet is, no smoking etc.) and a Key to a... Continue Reading →
Everything you always wanted to know about the HP Reverb ….
Credit to someone deep inside HP for this tasty info! 1.0 STEAM VR Q 1.1: WHAT ARE STEAM AND STEAMVR? Steam is a software publishing and distribution platform with an active community of VR enthusiasts that allows you to collect a library of VR and non-VR experiences. SteamVR is a software framework that connects VR... Continue Reading →