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baz180 · Post by **baz180** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 5:26 pm

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Hi there,
i just bought Bitwig and i am using Bitwig 6 Beta right now.
I dont want to start with 5 just because it has a "final" Release so i thought i just start with 6Beta.
However
Ive seen several Videos on Audio Editing in Bitwig5. So i did throw several Drumloops into my Bitwig6 Beta and after i double clicked the Audio File the Onsets (etc) should appear next to the Waveform but i seems it doesnt happen in Bitwig 6???? (i tried several files, but its always the same result)
Maybe i miss a step before they appear ?? As i said before, im really new to BW.
So do any of you have a clue ??
Ps.
See Screenshot.

griffin · Post by **griffin** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 5:57 pm

You have to long-click this icon in the bottom left of the detailed editor to bring up the options, onsets is at the bottom.

baz180 · Post by **baz180** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:03 pm

Hey Griffin, thanks for your quick answer.

Are you using Bitwig 6 ??
I cant seem to find this icon, (do you see it on my screenshot)???
AHHHHHH.
All good now.
This icon is NOT there. Its just the Watch, until you click on the Watch then it changes.
OK cool. So there it is.
Big up mate.
Cheers for your Help !!

Igro · Post by **Igro** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:07 pm

Long-click? Intersting. How do we know which buttons are hiding additional options on long-clicks?

baz180 · Post by **baz180** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:15 pm

@griffin
Hey mate, the Onsets are now shown but the Menue (see other screenshot from BW5) still isnt there ?? Is it like this now ?
See my actual screenshot..

griffin · Post by **griffin** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:21 pm

baz180 wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:03 pm Hey Griffin, thanks for your quick answer. Are you using Bitwig 6 ??
Cheers for your Help !!

I've dipped into the beta a little bit but i'm waiting for the full release but this particular thing had me stumped for a little bit as well

Igro wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:07 pm Long-click? Intersting. How do we know which buttons are hiding additional options on long-clicks?

If you hover over icons they give info on alternate button presses and the like

Igro · Post by **Igro** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:23 pm

Thank you!
After my machine serious crash and totall reinstall, I decided not to install BW 5. So I'm waiting for BW6 now too.

griffin · Post by **griffin** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:23 pm

baz180 wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:15 pm @griffin
Hey mate, the Onsets are now shown but the Menue (see other screenshot from BW5) still isnt there ?? Is it like this now ?
See my actual screenshot..

Yeah thats the way it is now, all the options are in that long-click.

liquidsound · Post by **liquidsound** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:40 pm

I'm not using the Beta but wouldn't a Right-Click be more efficient than a loooong click?

griffin · Post by **griffin** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:37 pm

liquidsound wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:40 pm I'm not using the Beta but wouldn't a Right-Click be more efficient than a loooong click?

I'm not sure that there's much of a difference to be honest, i do think that it is less efficient than the way it was before though especially if you used to switch between options in quick succession.

Edit- Although having said that the two most common options i would switch between the most i.e pitch and gain do have keyswitches t for transpose (pitch in the old version) and g for gain

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:40 pm

liquidsound wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:40 pm I'm not using the Beta but wouldn't a Right-Click be more efficient than a loooong click?

Right click also works... I never use the long click

griffin · Post by **griffin** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:45 pm

pdxindy wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:40 pm
liquidsound wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:40 pm I'm not using the Beta but wouldn't a Right-Click be more efficient than a loooong click?
Right click also works... I never use the long click

There you go you learn somthing new everyday and it does actually feel better/quicker

liquidsound · Post by **liquidsound** » Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:50 pm

pdxindy wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:40 pm
liquidsound wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:40 pm I'm not using the Beta but wouldn't a Right-Click be more efficient than a loooong click?
Right click also works... I never use the long click

Ok. That's my usual workflow.

baz180 · Post by **baz180** » Sat Feb 14, 2026 10:07 am

Yo griffin,
ok now i know that they changed the way how you get to use the Onsets. Also i know now that youre just sporadically checking out BW6, so youre also still "new" to BW6 Concept.

Thanks for your Help !!

xmstkvr · Post by **xmstkvr** » Fri Feb 20, 2026 8:01 am

griffin wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:45 pm
pdxindy wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:40 pm
liquidsound wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:40 pm I'm not using the Beta but wouldn't a Right-Click be more efficient than a loooong click?
Right click also works... I never use the long click
There you go you learn somthing new everyday and it does actually feel better/quicker

Long click to reveal options is not some sort of crazy idea. Long click is for touch devices, where a person does not have "right click," so it's a well-planned thing.

Bitwig is known to play nicely on touch screens.

So there you have it.

Bitwig6 Where are the Onsets ???