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pitchdrifter · Post by **pitchdrifter** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:39 pm

Ladies'n gents,

is anyone using Bitwig Studio with external modules and software based modular synths for some more complex signal processing options?

Is it stable on mac? How does it compare to Cubase (which I'm currently using) from a conceptual point of view?

Any other pointers?

Cheers
Markus
P.S. also - wasn't there a discount for u-he customers at Bitwig?

Cyoon · Post by **Cyoon** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 6:28 pm

Best to try the demo, bitwig rocks for sure!

pitchdrifter · Post by **pitchdrifter** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 6:44 pm

I am trying the demo. Not being able to save projects somewhat limits my ability to really test drive it though. Works for something that isn't overly complex. Say a synth. Doesn't work for a DAW.

Also at the moment I'm having issues with its GUI performance. The CPU is bored to death, but the graphics card grinds to a halt when there's a couple of things moving on the screen (say DC Offset with an LFO and an amp and an oscilloscope behind it).

Suffice to say the test isn't going too well (or rather well but not in favor of Bitwig - I'd love to make it the center of a modular synth at some point).

Cyoon · Post by **Cyoon** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:13 pm

you can kinda save when you put a clip on a group track and save that as a clip to your library.
A group can contain your entire project for example.

Some people report issues with GUI performance. Not sure, i don't have them. What kinda mac is that?

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 8:26 pm

Augren wrote:Also at the moment I'm having issues with its GUI performance. The CPU is bored to death, but the graphics card grinds to a halt when there's a couple of things moving on the screen (say DC Offset with an LFO and an amp and an oscilloscope behind it).

Suffice to say the test isn't going too well (or rather well but not in favor of Bitwig - I'd love to make it the center of a modular synth at some point).

Some people are having such GUI issues... others not. I would expect it to be fixed at some point, but personally would not buy it until then cause you never know how long that would take.

Bitwig would be great as the center of a modular setup. Good modular toolset and solid timing. But that graphics thing is a downer.

pitchdrifter · Post by **pitchdrifter** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 9:17 pm

Yea my googly efforts returned the same, just didn't know whether or not a fix would already be around the corner. Shame, I'm itching to pick it up, but I can't work with it when the GUI kicks the graphics card in the groin like that.

I'm on a mid 2015 15" MBP with 2.5ghz, 16gig of RAM, Radeon A9 M370x with 2GB of vram. Cubase 9 runs fine, I haven't actually managed to get this thing to stutter yet (even with 95% cpu load on 256 samples latency in Cubase - even with several Diva instances) - until the Bitwig demo that is.

Well there was this one time when I wasn't careful with the R part of the EG, the supersaw and a wide, tarncey chord *cough*.

Anyway... I love Bitwig's concept, but the execution doesn't seem too solid yet.
Did they fix the automation issues I keep reading about yet?

Cyoon · Post by **Cyoon** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 9:27 pm

what automation issues?

Advice wanted - to Bitwig or not to Bitwig