Cheap switches to use with a group
Over Christmas I came across this USB games controller for the PS2 game ‘Buzz!’ whilst looking round a charity shop. As it had a USB connection I made a guess …
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Ensemble announced as finalist in Music Teacher Awards 2014
The Apollo Ensemble has been announced as a finalist in the ‘Best SEN Resource’ category at the 2014 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence. This category is in recognition of an …
Recycle your old equipment
Throwing away older music technology equipment is always heart breaking, especially when you’re dealing with accessible music technology kit. The resell market is limited and you rely on people being …
How to use Ensemble on a Mac – Part 2
Although my venerable Mac Mini refused to run video and image from Ensemble, I’m pleased to say that more moden Apple Macs have no such problem. Last week I was …
How to use Ensemble on an Apple Mac
After several conversations with people wanting to run Ensemble on an Apple Mac, I thought I’d give it a go on my ageing Mac Mini. I’ve seen people successfully run …
News: CREST at the Royal Academy Summer Soiree
The Royal Academy of Engineering recently held it’s Summer Soiree at the Ron Cooke Hub at the University of York. Visitors, including HRH The Princess Royal, enjoyed a selection of …
Guest Post: Bringing a story to life (Part 2)
Sally Pomme Clayton, storyteller and writer, concludes her guest blog post on storytelling. This time she considers the advantages of a sensory environment to enhance stories and gives some suggestions …
Guest Post: Bringing a story to life (Part 1)
For our second guest post we’re pleased to welcome storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton, who continues our theme of stories in a sensory environment. Sally is a writer and performance storyteller. …
Using the SimplyWorks range with Ensemble
We’re pleased to add the Pretorian SimplyWorks wireless switches to devices supported by our Gamepad plugin for Ensemble. The switches (available in 75mm and 125mm diameter) work with the SimplyWorks …
Guest Post: What are Sensory Stories?
In the first of a series of guest posts to our blog we welcome Joanna Grace, who will be talking about the concept of sensory stories. Joanna provides consultancy services …