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chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 12:32 pm

Hey,

just got my copy of the new Beat issue, and included on the DVD, there is Bitwig 8-Track.

Just a heads up for the people interested, i'm installing it right now. Will be interesting to see if it supports Rewire, so i can connect it to my main DAW. In any case a nice opportunity to see what Bitwig is like.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 12:37 pm

I already installed it yesterday, without even getting the DVD

8-track has so far been given away with the Nektar midi controller.

It is limited in the tracks department, but it comes with all the plugs Bitwig has. Which is just fantastic, that is one free polysynth and one free 4 op FM, a cool sampler, and lots and lots of effects

To me this rivals BeatZille for best magware this year

What took me a little while to understand is that the installer from Bitwig doesn't contain patches or sample content.

To get presets for the synths and effects and sample content one need to download those while in Bitwig 8-track, there is a menu option for that.

Obsolete236871 · Post by **Obsolete236871** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 12:59 pm

Wow, I knew that during the final season of the year some great magware will come up.
While 8 tracks may sound fairly limited for todays standards, I think one can do a lot within this limitation. It's also a great way to get into the Bitwig-vibe. I just happened to install the Bitwig demo a week ago, but I will now get the 8-Track version.

One question though: while I'm limited to 8 tracks, can I still use more than 1 output channel per each track? Let's say I have a drumset in one instrument (one track), but want to route every sound to a different channel in the mixer for effects / processing. I guess what I'm trying to ask: will the mixer support more than 8 channels (equivalent to the 8 tracks)?

xbitz · Post by **xbitz** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:00 pm

and his playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... aRHYWDncW8

there is a free intro series on sonicacademy http://www.sonicacademy.com/Training+Vi ... re.cid6568

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:07 pm

To see the feature comparison between Bitwig and 8-track, scroll down in this page:

https://www.bitwig.com/en/8-track/nektar

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:38 pm

Is this in issue 120? Edit: Yes, I see it is 120.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:40 pm

...and don't forget that BeatZille is also included on the DVD with this issue

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 2:08 pm

Really like the GUI, nice clean and clear.

A big BUT though: Is there no way to add a generic Controller (mine isn't in the list of supported devices) with more than 8 knobs? It's either that or pure MIDI key Input without additional controls.

xbitz · Post by **xbitz** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 2:32 pm

chk071 wrote:Really like the GUI, nice clean and clear. A big BUT though: Is there no way to add a generic Controller (mine isn't in the list of supported devices) with more than 8 knobs? It's either that or pure MIDI key Input without additional controls.

have u tried,

https://www.bitwig.com/en/community/con ... lti_1.html

https://www.bitwig.com/en/community/con ... _bi_1.html

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 2:34 pm

Have you consulted the manual that got installed with it, on page 12 there is a sub-chapter devoted to:

0.1.2.3. Setting Up MIDI Controllers

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 2:48 pm

xbitz wrote:
chk071 wrote:Really like the GUI, nice clean and clear. A big BUT though: Is there no way to add a generic Controller (mine isn't in the list of supported devices) with more than 8 knobs? It's either that or pure MIDI key Input without additional controls.
have u tried,

https://www.bitwig.com/en/community/con ... lti_1.html

https://www.bitwig.com/en/community/con ... _bi_1.html

Hey, thanks for that.

Already figured out that you can create your own scripts, but this is of course more handy.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 4:30 pm

It is a nice "holiday" but I will not be changing DAW

Too bad Bitwig can't Rewire

Alex Cremers · Post by **Alex Cremers** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:46 am

How is this magazine called? Beat? Or Beatzille?

8 tracks is more than enough for me.

paulbreeze · Post by **paulbreeze** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 10:17 am

http://www.falkemedia-shop.de/musik/beat.html

Alex Cremers · Post by **Alex Cremers** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 10:49 am

Thanks! I'm going to see if I can find it. Too bad it's in German because the magazine is probably expensive and for the money it would have been nice if I could read the articles as well.

Bitwig Studio 8-Track on the new Beat magazine issue