Your TOP 5 feature requests for Bitwig

[Echoes in the Attic]

After 1.1, mine's looking like this:

1.Track Groups
2.Track Groups
3.Track Groups
4. Let us rename devices and panel mapping parameters (Though if you do this you need a way to see what the name was, maybe right-click properties or something)
5.Fix wrong parameter names that show as numbers for Omnisphere/Trilian


I'd love to see some enhancements to FM4 like modulatable/automatable matrix modulation values. However I must say, with the free Dexed VST, I don't have much need for FM4. Though with the in-built modulation system it would be cool for it to have proper modulation of the matrix and some basic waveform shapes.

[TeotiGraphix]

I am not pointing to you braunhirse, fyi
You wrote something about ideas.

but lets face it, color option is the least concern, maybe focus on visual on eq and alot more else insteed would be alot better. Or people prefer option for color more then production? I think its bottom on my list of wanted features. Its cool but bitwig needs alot more before color options

There is more than just VST/DSP programmers working on this program, so yeah, colors matter, eventual themes matter.

Personally working in a factory gets on my nerves and colors bring me back to reality. I think it would have been easy to hack the UI and still do what Bitwig did but, they understand aesthetics are half of the creative environment for more than half of the artists our there, myself included.

Mike

[CrazyLittleSomething]

I concur. The environment you've to work in has to be stimulating, not distractive. The moment you have to put effort into a routine question, the inspiration gushes out of your workflow. So to speak.

[takaii]

There is more than just VST/DSP programmers working on this program, so yeah, colors matter, eventual themes matter.

Personally working in a factory gets on my nerves and colors bring me back to reality. I think it would have been easy to hack the UI and still do what Bitwig did but, they understand aesthetics are half of the creative environment for more than half of the artists our there, myself included.

Mike

What i said is that its the lest important thing on my list and Not yours.
How can colors be more important than actually having a full working daw is what really sounds wierd.
Btw bitwig isnt horrible and has a really nice looking interface. Sure colors will be fun. But just face it.
ITs the lest of concern for bitwig atm. Having a way to group tracks, visual eq, more options for exporting, more waves on fm4 and polysynth alot more is whats important for bitwig.

I just think features like that comes before making it possible to select colors or themes.

[takaii]

I concur. The environment you've to work in has to be stimulating, not distractive. The moment you have to put effort into a routine question, the inspiration gushes out of your workflow. So to speak.

haha workflow has nothing to do with colors. I think pro tools, ableton, and fl is more ugly even if they change to better colors. Bitwig has a nice interface, ive used fl before, but that did not stop me from making music.

[CrazyLittleSomething]

@ronnyrydgren
I meant that you won't have to think about where to grab a tool for instance, or won't remember the next procedure in editing your track, for whatever what reason or what way (get stuck), while busy creatively. By matters of concept (ergonomic) and the implementation of applications as it comes to production. Concerning the colors I was referencing to pleasantness. As it comes to stimulation. That's all, sorry for being so unspecific at first. My bad.

[TeotiGraphix]

There is more than just VST/DSP programmers working on this program, so yeah, colors matter, eventual themes matter.

Personally working in a factory gets on my nerves and colors bring me back to reality. I think it would have been easy to hack the UI and still do what Bitwig did but, they understand aesthetics are half of the creative environment for more than half of the artists our there, myself included.

Mike

What i said is that its the lest important thing on my list and Not yours.
How can colors be more important than actually having a full working daw is what really sounds wierd.
Btw bitwig isnt horrible and has a really nice looking interface. Sure colors will be fun. But just face it.
ITs the lest of concern for bitwig atm. Having a way to group tracks, visual eq, more options for exporting, more waves on fm4 and polysynth alot more is whats important for bitwig.

I just think features like that comes before making it possible to select colors or themes.

Well for one, I am a software developer and know how applications get worked on, iteratively. One thing you don't neglect is UI, so don't think just because we are talking about UI means we don't care about a working DAW.

In your eyes it seems all or nothing as far as get a working DAW, meaning DSP related stuff. Fine, great you have your opinion but, I know that multiple devs can work on things at once so colors can be thought about for a couple hours a week and YOUR features still get implemented.

Mike

[TeotiGraphix]

@ronny And there is no disrespect in my last post, I was just making it clear that all things in an app can be developed together, things get done and Bitwig has shown they can do it all from colors, to controllers, to DSP and VST.

So prioritizing only happens in the developers head during programming/development, we are here to ask for features and find bugs and make music.

Mike

[carlosjcuevasm]

After 1.1, mine's looking like this:

I'd love to see some enhancements to FM4 like modulatable/automatable matrix modulation values. However I must say, with the free Dexed VST, I don't have much need for FM4. Though with the in-built modulation system it would be cool for it to have proper modulation of the matrix and some basic waveform shapes.

Odo Synths Double Six. Try it if you have not.

+1 for that, but you know those thigns will come in 2.0, I would not even bother mentioning it, or maybe it comes earlier.

[Echoes in the Attic]

After 1.1, mine's looking like this:

I'd love to see some enhancements to FM4 like modulatable/automatable matrix modulation values. However I must say, with the free Dexed VST, I don't have much need for FM4. Though with the in-built modulation system it would be cool for it to have proper modulation of the matrix and some basic waveform shapes.

Odo Synths Double Six. Try it if you have not.

+1 for that, but you know those thigns will come in 2.0, I would not even bother mentioning it, or maybe it comes earlier.

I'm on mac. Dexed is excellent though. I'd only care about FM4 if they made it all automatable/modulatable so as to take advantage of Bitwig's cool modulation system.

[nechronics]

My Top 6 Workflow Killers

1. Freeze/Unfreeze for midi clips - In such a way that you can bounce to audio, and revert back to the original midi if you need to.

2. Prev/Next sample hot swapping for the sampler - A button that will replace the current sample with the next sample in the folder. Even better would be the ability to do this with audio clips. This would be a game changer for me actually. This prevents endless back and forth drag and dropping of samples.

3. Solo/Mute keyboard shortcuts - Even better would be a 'solo select' button which will automatically solo whichever tracks you have clips highlighted for. That way, you could lasso or highlight several different clips, hit solo select, and it will solo just those tracks and play them.

4. While hitting space will play the play head from where ever it is currently at, I would like Shift+space or some other short cut to play from the beginning of the currently selected clip. Even better would be another short cut to play the currently selected clip and loop it.

5. Hide/Unhide plugins shortcut

6. Renaming containers/plugins

[takaii]

@ronny And there is no disrespect in my last post, I was just making it clear that all things in an app can be developed together, things get done and Bitwig has shown they can do it all from colors, to controllers, to DSP and VST.

So prioritizing only happens in the developers head during programming/development, we are here to ask for features and find bugs and make music.

Mike

Yeah i agree. However i think bitwig has a really nice looking interface allready. Sure everybody maybe doesnt like orange. But compair to ableton pro tools and the bunch of other daws, bitwig looks really nice. And maybe its not due to colors. But the interface how it looks. Ofc they will be poeple saying colors are important.
Yet many daw programmer have skipped including options for colors. I know ableton have ways to change color.

I dont think its top 5 important. No more important than other features. ofc interface is important. However you can´t complain about bitwigs interface. it really looks nice. I will be glad to have color option in bitwig in the future. But it would be dissapointing if bitwig prioritised color option over features that would make it a full grown daw since bitwig allready looks nice. Just to make it more a bit more pleasing to the eye doesnt make the daw better. I want features for me to produce with
Thats all.

[takaii]

... Even better would be another short cut to play the currently selected clip and loop it.

Good list
BUt the one i citated almost works as you want, except it wont play on auto and get the playmarker on the place.
I dont know if your familiar with get the loop length over selected clip?
Anyway press ctrl+L on selected clip and it will be a loop over the clip and also activate itself. You
just have to make sure to change where to playmarker and play manually. Thats the only thing that needs work on. I totally
agree this feature could need that.

+1

[lem8r]

1. Transparent splash screen in Linux

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Unless I have misunderstood, my splash screen is already transparent on xfce.