Bitwig

termux · Post by **termux** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:23 pm

Currently I have my Upgrade Plan Active Until 2024.
Will I get an upgrade to Bitwig Studio 5.0 for free?

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:24 pm

SLiC wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:21 pm Has anyone actually got it running? I cant (win 11) and I see a few others cant either.
Juts doesn't do anything for me when I click it.

My solution above in the thread works for windows, you just need to move the correct folder. Just not sure exactly the location on Windows.

Backup the folder since it contains your preferences.

User/Appdata/Local/Bitwig

It has been narrowed down to the Library folder in the appdata Bitwig Studio folder

duanosforde · Post by **duanosforde** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:28 pm

termux wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:23 pm Currently I have my Upgrade Plan Active Until 2024.
Will I get an upgrade to Bitwig Studio 5.0 for free?

Yes

perpetual3 · Post by **perpetual3** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:29 pm

Yeah I think this update is sick and I’m stoked. I use modulators for everything.

muzicxs wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 4:26 pm
SLiC wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 3:58 pm All nice to have, but personally I was expecting a lot more- this is like another point update.
What I like about this update is that they applied the concept of curves everywhere! In modulators, in grid modules, in Polymer. That's not a small undertaking, in my opinion, and definitely worth a version bump.

Also, project-level and track-level modulators are huge! Imagine what crazy stuff you can do with project-level modulators...

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:30 pm

billcarroll wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:24 pm
SLiC wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:21 pm Has anyone actually got it running? I cant (win 11) and I see a few others cant either.
Juts doesn't do anything for me when I click it.
My solution above in the thread works for windows, you just need to move the correct folder. Just not sure exactly the location on Windows.

Backup the folder since it contains your preferences.

User/Appdata/Local/Bitwig

It has been narrowed down to the Library folder in the appdata Bitwig Studio folder

Thanks- I think I will just wait for Beta 2 as I don't want to mess anything up!

elnn · Post by **elnn** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:30 pm

muzicxs wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 4:26 pm Also, project-level and track-level modulators are huge! Imagine what crazy stuff you can do with project-level modulators...

It would work much, much better if they mapped to snapshot states rather than parameters. It would do away with all the micro management.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:33 pm

A nice overview for people that cant run it!

simmo75 · Post by **simmo75** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:35 pm

That’s it? A very weak version update, it has to be said. Great things to have but I expected a lot more.

Dipe · Post by **Dipe** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:35 pm

Crashes here as well when opening on win 10

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:37 pm

simmo75 wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:35 pm That’s it? A very weak version update, it has to be said. Great things to have but I expected a lot more.

That's what Wilbur Wright's wife said about airplanes.

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:37 pm

Dipe wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:35 pm Crashes here as well when opening on win 10

HOW TO OPEN BITWIG (Bitwig Studio 5.0 Beta 1) IF IT IS CRASHING ON OPEN

Everyone who is having a crash issue, we have a solution for you

Mac
Go User (your user) /Library/Application Support/Bitwig ... and just drag the Bitwig folder to your desktop. Then launch Bitwig Studio 5.0 Beta 1 .

Windows (thanks @EINRiDI and @astromooses)
Windows Path: AppData\Local\Bitwig Studio\library

It has been narrowed down to the Library folder in the appdata Bitwig Studio folder

You'll have the Bitwig folder on your desktop if you need to restore anything. Maybe just removing prefs will work. Have not tried it.

I'm sure there is one single file in the folder preventing Bitwig from launching for those experiencing the crash. Not sure yet which file that might be. Dragging the folder to your desktop as I have suggested will give you a clean set of preferences in Bitwig 5, including device settings and any other preferences like device settings or key commands. That's why I recommended dragging the folder to your desktop rather than just trashing it.

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:38 pm

mevla wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:12 pm Release notes are quite a few pages and interesting to read :

https://downloads.bitwig.com/5.0%20Beta ... a%201.html

There's some good stuff in there.

If I understand correctly, modulators can now modulate any parameter anywhere, not just on its own device (or devices farther down its chain). That's pretty great IMHO.

The pop-up editors for Grid data modules are nice -- those were kind of fiddly to edit before. There are a handful of new modules too.

ckam03 · Post by **ckam03** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:39 pm

Actually I was a little upset about the update but the browser looks pretty damn sexy so I approve

psycha0s · Post by **psycha0s** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:43 pm

Renaming %LOCALAPPDATA%/Bitwig Studio folder helps to launch it on Windows 11. Just be careful, because this folder contains your Bitwig Studio data.

stamp · Post by **stamp** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:51 pm

Nice! How's the new transient detection?

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