Bitwig Studio 3 gets 10 out of 10 from MusicTech Review

[gentleclockdivider]

Damn the red lettering on the modules hurts my eyes
For the rest , pretty damn impressive , this is the closest it can get to my trusty nord modular g1 and I alreay have reaktor
But I really don't need another daw , or do I ..

[SLiC]

Thanks yeah thats what I thought. I think i Will wait for a few months then.

v3 is mostly about the Grid... one other feature not mentioned in that list is that all the Bitwig instruments (not just the Grid) are now multi-core.

And yeah, if the Grid isn't of interest to you, just wait and see what 3.1 brings...

I really wanted to make Bitwig my main DAW but no way I'm doing the yearly upgrade thing mate.. Looks fabulous tho

Then don't do the yearly update thing....its optional! Buy V3 and you have enough tools to last a lifetime (and a year of free updates) you never have to upgrade again if you don't want to, its a perpetual licence...its like not buying Cubase 10 because you will 'have to' buy Cubase 10.5...to keep up to date (then 11, then 11.5....)

Makes sense.. I'm a Live user but I always did like Bitwig I may invest in this

I was with Live from 4 - 9 (suite), I have never sold it...but wasnt tempted with the 10 upgrade either and to be honest I cant remember the last time I used it....I don't miss anything and can't go back(to used top in clip editing, pop up browser, unified modulation etc), but weirdly I still have soft spot for Ableton, we were together for a long time!

[gentleclockdivider]

Who cares. All anyone needs to know is Image Line is on KVR posting a graph like this bickering with trolls meanwhile Bitwig is pumping out kick @ss updates

So true. The Bitwig staff has way too much class to stoop to that level. They need to keep their energy and focus on improving the product while listening to their customers' feedback constructively.

Or maybe they really decided to stay out because they know they will be called out about their overpriced model? maybe is not convenient you know...

And of course Image Line listen to their costumers, what are you even talking about?

And by the way one of the big reason that I like Image Line is the prove of their generosity, bringing nice updates without asking me absurd quantity of money and offering affordable options.

That is the problem with bitwig, I don't see generosity in $170 for updates a year, in fact, there is not even consideration about the people with lower income or social situations, and as long people only say: Yeah is ok, we pay $170, all good, I will wait for a sale, still pricey but all good. they will not improve or change their ways.

That's the problem with you, you want to exaggerate things and have pretty bad conclusions of things even when sometimes you are not even interested in particular products or anything and that has been demonstrated.

[pdxindy]

Thanks yeah thats what I thought. I think i Will wait for a few months then.

v3 is mostly about the Grid... one other feature not mentioned in that list is that all the Bitwig instruments (not just the Grid) are now multi-core.

And yeah, if the Grid isn't of interest to you, just wait and see what 3.1 brings...

I really wanted to make Bitwig my main DAW but no way I'm doing the yearly upgrade thing mate.. Looks fabulous tho

Then don't do the yearly update thing....its optional! Buy V3 and you have enough tools to last a lifetime (and a year of free updates) you never have to upgrade again if you don't want to, its a perpetual licence...its like not buying Cubase 10 because you will 'have to' buy Cubase 10.5...to keep up to date (then 11, then 11.5....)

Makes sense.. I'm a Live user but I always did like Bitwig I may invest in this

I was with Live from 4 - 9 (suite), I have never sold it...but wasnt tempted with the 10 upgrade either and to be honest I cant remember the last time I used it....I don't miss anything and can't go back(to used top in clip editing, pop up browser, unified modulation etc), but weirdly I still have soft spot for Ableton, we were together for a long time!

I have a soft spot for Live too... a couple times I briefly thought about upgrading to 10, but the $299 price was too much for what would be idle curiosity.

[perpetual3]

v3 is mostly about the Grid... one other feature not mentioned in that list is that all the Bitwig instruments (not just the Grid) are now multi-core.

And yeah, if the Grid isn't of interest to you, just wait and see what 3.1 brings...

I really wanted to make Bitwig my main DAW but no way I'm doing the yearly upgrade thing mate.. Looks fabulous tho

Then don't do the yearly update thing....its optional! Buy V3 and you have enough tools to last a lifetime (and a year of free updates) you never have to upgrade again if you don't want to, its a perpetual licence...its like not buying Cubase 10 because you will 'have to' buy Cubase 10.5...to keep up to date (then 11, then 11.5....)

Makes sense.. I'm a Live user but I always did like Bitwig I may invest in this

I was with Live from 4 - 9 (suite), I have never sold it...but wasnt tempted with the 10 upgrade either and to be honest I cant remember the last time I used it....I don't miss anything and can't go back(to used top in clip editing, pop up browser, unified modulation etc), but weirdly I still have soft spot for Ableton, we were together for a long time!

I have a soft spot for Live too... a couple times I briefly thought about upgrading to 10, but the $299 price was too much for what would be idle curiosity.

I am still on the fence between upgrading to the Whole Live 10 + Push or Bitwig.

[krixa]

Wow, this is really fast. Already on version 3. Maschine is still on 2

[chk071]

this review makes me happy.

this chart makes me sad.

I love Bitwig and I feel it should be up there with the big boys.

Forget charts.

[JunSev]

Keep in mind the reason I'm commenting here is because of the trash talking/bashing/exaggeration of some of those bitwig representatives

The Bitwig representatives hardly post at all... even in the Bitwig forum... and when they do, it is just about some specific issue related to Bitwig.

Then I'm just talking about some particulars that act as representatives in the bitwig forum.

Everyone acts as themselves and speaks for themselves... only the Bitwig devs can act as representatives of Bitwig.

If some forum user speaks in some way you don't like, that is between you and that person and has nothing to do with Bitwig at all.

That particular person talks as if was a bitwig representative, he was talking nonsense about others daw in the bitwig forum that simply are not true; is like bash other products and put yours up because bitwig is superior, That's the problem, such a dirty strategy and misinformation shouldn't have place, it got me really annoyed.

So I'm sorry if I said something direct, not all of bitwig users are like that particular person (that acts as a representative), ones people act as a good example the perspective of many can change.

[rod_zero]

$129 for updates is what people get hung up on but in the long run you save yourself over Cubase or Abelton Live.

I was still on Bitwig 1 and I just paid my $129 and I got Bitwig 2 immediately and got Bitwig Beta 3 also. I think it is a good plan but they need to figure a way to communicate it to the community. I feel great because I got Bitwig 3 for so cheap.

Stop spreading this lie, we have calculated Live vs bitwig cost staying up to date and bitwig becomes more expensive than live at 3 years at full prices for both but with live you are getting suite with more instruments and content.

[rod_zero]

So true. The Bitwig staff has way too much class to stoop to that level. They need to keep their energy and focus on improving the product while listening to their customers' feedback constructively.

The guys that actually copied another DAW interface are classy

[perpetual3]

I really wanted to make Bitwig my main DAW but no way I'm doing the yearly upgrade thing mate.. Looks fabulous tho

Then don't do the yearly update thing....its optional! Buy V3 and you have enough tools to last a lifetime (and a year of free updates) you never have to upgrade again if you don't want to, its a perpetual licence...its like not buying Cubase 10 because you will 'have to' buy Cubase 10.5...to keep up to date (then 11, then 11.5....)

Makes sense.. I'm a Live user but I always did like Bitwig I may invest in this

I was with Live from 4 - 9 (suite), I have never sold it...but wasnt tempted with the 10 upgrade either and to be honest I cant remember the last time I used it....I don't miss anything and can't go back(to used top in clip editing, pop up browser, unified modulation etc), but weirdly I still have soft spot for Ableton, we were together for a long time!

I have a soft spot for Live too... a couple times I briefly thought about upgrading to 10, but the $299 price was too much for what would be idle curiosity.

I am still on the fence between upgrading to the Whole Live 10 + Push or Bitwig.

[perpetual3]

Then don't do the yearly update thing....its optional! Buy V3 and you have enough tools to last a lifetime (and a year of free updates) you never have to upgrade again if you don't want to, its a perpetual licence...its like not buying Cubase 10 because you will 'have to' buy Cubase 10.5...to keep up to date (then 11, then 11.5....)

Makes sense.. I'm a Live user but I always did like Bitwig I may invest in this

I was with Live from 4 - 9 (suite), I have never sold it...but wasnt tempted with the 10 upgrade either and to be honest I cant remember the last time I used it....I don't miss anything and can't go back(to used top in clip editing, pop up browser, unified modulation etc), but weirdly I still have soft spot for Ableton, we were together for a long time!

I have a soft spot for Live too... a couple times I briefly thought about upgrading to 10, but the $299 price was too much for what would be idle curiosity.

I am still on the fence between upgrading to the Whole Live 10 + Push or Bitwig.

[perpetual3]

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