Bitwig

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:37 pm

I thought I would create a nice clean thread for our thoughts on the 'beta' and first impressions of the actual V2 software (early ALPHA thoughts welcome!) and how you are using the new features. This is not a bug or feature request thread, that can be done through the usual channels...

Beta Bug reports and feature wish list head over to http://www.bitwig.com/en/support/tech-support.html

Please keep this thread free from any comments about the cots or licence model, it would be nice to have at least once thread where we can talk about the software and what it can (and can't) do.

lehtiniemi · Post by **lehtiniemi** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:55 pm

They wrote somewhere that it depends on the alpha feedback. This probably meant that if there are big issues left to solve, reported by the alpha testers, then this will delay taking in new testers. After each alpha release, some regressions or new issues might arise when things change so it's impossible to know these.

This beint said, I would imagine they want some time for the beta testing phase if the release is going to be 28.2 (was that correct?) There wouldn't be any point releasing the beta just some days before the release because they need time to solve the arising issues. So I would personally guess there's at least 2 weeks reserved for beta. Maybe more. So while still guessing, I would expect the beta in a couple of weeks the latest.

This is all just guesswork.

Kypresso · Post by **Kypresso** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:57 pm

SLiC wrote: Please keep this thread free from any comments about the cots or licence model, it would be nice to have at least once thread where we can talk about the software and what it can (and can't) do.

I can definitely promise not to talk about cots in this thread.

dom@bitwig · Post by **dom@bitwig** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:58 pm

There's no exact date when we switch from alpha to beta, so don't pin me down on that because NAMM ist just over and not everyone is back yet, but it might happen next week or the week after that. We'll see how it goes.

As always, we will start small, periodically adding more and more people, based on the feedback we get.

The plan is to first add people from the group that applied for beta testing and have a Premiere Badge in their accounts (bought Bitwig Studio within the first week after the release), then the 1.0 Badge holders (bought Bitwig Studio before 1.1) and then adding from the big group of all others who applied.

Thanks to all who applied, by the way, the number of people interested in beta testing it actually blew my mind!

Cheers,
Dom

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 4:50 pm

Thanks for the update, Dom.

jonljacobi · Post by **jonljacobi** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 5:18 pm

dom@bitwig wrote:The plan is to first add people from the group that applied for beta testing and have a Premiere Badge in their accounts (bought Bitwig Studio within the first week after the release), then the 1.0 Badge holders (bought Bitwig Studio before 1.1) and then adding from the big group of all others who applied.

I hope you add some traditional linear arrangement users to the mix...

turbo_kev · Post by **turbo_kev** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:35 pm

and non musicians like me.

we are more likely to press / click things that the professionals don't
hence showing up some unusual bugs /problems

cheers
Kev

Coockie1176ln · Post by **Coockie1176ln** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:24 pm

I want more videos of bitwig 2.0

gesslr · Post by **gesslr** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 2:54 am

Coockie1176ln wrote:I want more videos of bitwig 2.0

This.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:05 am

Anyone had a Beta Invite yet?

Echoes in the Attic · Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:34 am

SLiC wrote:Anyone had a Beta Invite yet?

Nope, and I'm a Premium Badge holder. I guess the beta won't be too long for general users.

sonson5 · Post by **sonson5** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:58 am

I must say that this is getting disappointing a little bit actually..

If the official release is in around 20 days and let's assume there will be a public beta open for everyone to try ,then this gives us premiere badge holders what? Couple of days or a week ahead of the crowd? Really?

I hope I am wrong.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:01 pm

The official release date can of course slip......but it would be nice to know what's going on, I hate being teased, just give me the Beta!

sonson5 · Post by **sonson5** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:17 pm

Yea exactly, the thing is the demo video and the info on bw site are the only info you get. Fair enough for the major changes but again I would like to know more about the workflow changes they made and there is no change log or anything like that anywhere.

Even the guys who tried the beta being alpha testers in the begining are answering some questions here and there and thank you for that! But for sure you still have tons of questions and honestly I don't like to bombard these guys with a thousand and one questions asking about every single detail that has been changed. That's more of of bw team job.

I guess we will have to wait then and a message for the devs pls hurry up with the beta, we can't wait!

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:01 pm

I think it is fair to assume that no one is more motivated to get a beta/demo out than the guys at BitWig as I guess there are a lot of potential customers waiting to have a ply before buying V1 to get the free upgrade (or just buy V2). I really good demo video would also answer most of the questions- probably save 1000's of unnecessary post questions!

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