Bitwig 6 does nothing when doing Export but playhead disappears, playback stops working (SOLVED)

[stippenstoh]

Is that a bug?

I restarted several times but still the same: everything works, when I export, the window goes away but it does not render or do anything. Instead I can't playback anymore - the Play Icon lights up but there is no playhead, nothing moves and no audio.

I exported the same project before, I don't think that I added any new plugin since then.

Bitwig 6
MacOS Sequoia

[Bobby L'Avenir]

Not using the polarity MD plugin by any chance?

[stippenstoh]

Nope. I haven't added new plugins since I first rendered it out, I did change some presets of plugins and added some automation.
It still happens, everything works until I export, or try to.

The DSP Performance Graph is frozen as well.

[Bobby L'Avenir]

Can you export in real time?

[ChromeArray]

I was having the same problem today and found your post. For me, it turned out to be a problem with the clap version of ANINA by CRQL. Updating to the latest version resolved the issue for me. I figured it out by creating a blank new project, adding a plugin and then trying to export. Luckily, it was only the second plugin I tried, but it was easier to do it this way than to tear apart a project with dozens of plugins. Hope this helps!

[stippenstoh]

Can you export in real time?

I can't export at all, no matter what I try. Every time I hit "save" the export window disappears, nothing happens and playback won't work anymore.

[stippenstoh]

I was having the same problem today and found your post. For me, it turned out to be a problem with the clap version of ANINA by CRQL. Updating to the latest version resolved the issue for me. I figured it out by creating a blank new project, adding a plugin and then trying to export. Luckily, it was only the second plugin I tried, but it was easier to do it this way than to tear apart a project with dozens of plugins. Hope this helps!

That's the strange thing, I had already rendered it out before and I don't think I added or changed any plugins. I did change presets within plugins.

Did you have the exact same, like press "save" in the export window and then it just disappears, nothing happens and playback doesn't work anymore ect?

Btw, it seems like you registered just to reply to me, thanks a lot! I'll try your method, thanks!

[Bobby L'Avenir]

Can you export in real time?

I can't export at all, no matter what I try. Every time I hit "save" the export window disappears, nothing happens and playback won't work anymore.

I'm having a similar issue with the clap version of a plugin called polarity, have you got any clap plugs in your project?

[ChromeArray]

Your problem sounded exactly like mine so I felt compelled to share what worked for me. I'd also see a spinning wheel next to the project name and I could no longer play the track. In order to get it to work again I essentially had to swap to a different audio output device and back again. This would allow playback to work again but trying to export (or even just bouncing a track) still wouldn't work. I had assumed it was a Bitwig 6 Beta issue, but the problem persisted after the full release. The other plugin I had tested was Polarity-MD but that one didn't seem to cause me any problems.

[Bobby L'Avenir]

just did more testing and checked with chat gpt, there's a known export issue so it says with some clap plugins blocking export in bitwig so i tried the vst3 version of polarity and the export issue is gone. Try removing your clap plugs if you have any loaded and test again?

[Bobby L'Avenir]

Your problem sounded exactly like mine so I felt compelled to share what worked for me. I'd also see a spinning wheel next to the project name and I could no longer play the track. In order to get it to work again I essentially had to swap to a different audio output device and back again. This would allow playback to work again but trying to export (or even just bouncing a track) still wouldn't work. I had assumed it was a Bitwig 6 Beta issue, but the problem persisted after the full release. The other plugin I had tested was Polarity-MD but that one didn't seem to cause me any problems.

if oyu're using the Polarity-MD clap version that's likely the issue, try the vst3 version and see. If that doesn't work try removing all clap plugs and add them back one by one with an export test in between each. Polarity-MD was casuing the issue for me, the dev is looking into it so hopefully it will be fixed very soon

[stippenstoh]

I'm having a similar issue with the clap version of a plugin called polarity, have you got any clap plugs in your project?

SOLVED!

Interestingly it was "Evil Otto", a new, free plugin from Audio Damage that is a type of multi-OTT - just like Polarity MD, which caused the issue for you.
I had other CLAP plugins running but they did not cause any issue.

Thanks Bobby and also ChromArray for registering to help!

[Bobby L'Avenir]

I'm having a similar issue with the clap version of a plugin called polarity, have you got any clap plugs in your project?

SOLVED!

Interestingly it was "Evil Otto", a new, free plugin from Audio Damage that is a type of multi-OTT - just like Polarity MD, which caused the issue for you.
I had other CLAP plugins running but they did not cause any issue.

Thanks Bobby and also ChromArray for registering to help!

No worries, glad you solved it. Try Polarity out, the dev who's a bitwig user too found the Clap issue so thats going to be fixed super soon but the vst3 one works fine right now, awesome free OTT vst that on all my masters these days

[stippenstoh]

Thanks. Yes I have Polarity MD but it has too many options for me, as it means I can easily manage to make things worse instead of better Evil Otto is basically the same but with less options, which means for me that I can do less harm

[stippenstoh]

UPDATE:

I tried again and now could render with Evil OTTO Clap on the master. The difference was that previously I also had Airwindows Consolidated as a Clap plugin on the master. Those were the only Clap plugins, maybe the combination caused some issues?