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Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:59 pm

Anyone found how to get a cpu % meter? I can pull up the graph, but just wondering if there is numeric display as well.

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:01 pm

The Mantra wrote: -PXT general (the basic push script) works fine in BW
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How is this even possible? Given that it was designed for Live I wonder how it could control Bitwig.

ezelkow1 · Post by **ezelkow1** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:06 pm

Its an external program that you can use with a push and get ableton-push play-ability in any daw. Maybe your thinking of pxt-live?

ThomasHelzle · Post by **ThomasHelzle** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:09 pm

The Mantra wrote:First thing I did this morning is DL Bitwig demo. The installation was smooth and fast.

Initial impressions after 30 min with BW:
-It did not recognize my remote sl which is disappointing (ended up w/generic midi controller)

-PXT general (the basic push script) works fine in BW

-A quick browsing of the devices sound good (better than Live IMHO)

-The GUI feels real smooth when things move around. Its hard to describe but things load and move across the screen in a smooth way kind of like an Ipad.

-Komplete 9 ultimate seems to work, although I didn't try every single plugin.

-This Daw is NOT a live clone. I have been with Live since V5.0 and while I was able to get things going and play around, I don't feel like I know Bitwig just because I know live (the learning curve looks shallow though).

Overall It looks promising but i don't have time to give BW a serious look until later. The daw feels good enough that I can say that I would buy it if It was fully compatible with Push (PXT general is nice but only gives you basic features), or I didn't own Push

Great Feedback Mantra

I personally think that creating a deep and thorough Push Controller Script for Bitwig would be a perfect opportunity for a third party developer. Many people want it and the Bitwig Team may be too busy for a while to come up with one...

I guess we will see what happens over the coming months...

Cheers,

Tom

virtualmark · Post by **virtualmark** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:10 pm

Echoes in the Attic wrote:Anyone found how to get a cpu % meter? I can pull up the graph, but just wondering if there is numeric display as well.

The DSP bar at the top is the CPU meter, it also has I/O meters. This is covered in the manual, I'm just reading through it now.

Someone asked about the keyboard earlier - it's caps lock to play notes with your keyboard.

The Mantra · Post by **The Mantra** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:11 pm

Echoes in the Attic wrote:
The Mantra wrote: -PXT general (the basic push script) works fine in BW
h
How is this even possible? Given that it was designed for Live I wonder how it could control Bitwig.

"One thing we did with Push, knowing that people will want to use it with other software too, was provide a user button. "
-Jesse Terry, project manager and one of the designers behind Ableton’s Push

PXT-General provides functionality that is very similar to Push’s Note Mode in Live with access to all of the Scale Types you’re used to, In Key and Chromatic options and 4ths and Sequent note layouts.

PXT-General includes some additional features that are useful for playing instruments such as:

User Scale Types - Five easy-to-edit Scale Types are accessible in addition to the standard Scale Types.

Add Note Options - Allows the Pads to play up to three notes each, which makes playing Chords and Octave Stacks easier.

Learn Buttons - The Buttons to the right of the Pads can play Chords or Sequences of up to 16 notes each that can be easily Learned/assigned via playing notes from the Pads.

Touch Strip Type Setting - Allows the Touch Strip to be used for Pitch Bend or as a Mod Wheel.

Aftertouch Type Setting - Allows you to choose the type of Aftertouch (Channel or Polyphonic) the Pads will send.
http://www.nativekontrol.com/PXT-General.html

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:15 pm

virtualmark wrote:
Echoes in the Attic wrote:Anyone found how to get a cpu % meter? I can pull up the graph, but just wondering if there is numeric display as well.
The DSP bar at the top is the CPU meter, it also has I/O meters. This is covered in the manual, I'm just reading through it now.

Yeah I see that, but haven't found an actual % number.

RafaelMorgan · Post by **RafaelMorgan** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:17 pm

Hey folks,

Well, I've been testing the demo here as well.

So far, so good. No crashes or anything like that.

The only thing I really didn't like so far is that Bitwig's browser doesn't separate my vst effects from my vst instruments. So, I ended up with a huge unorganized list of plugins,which is definitely not good.

Anyone having the same problem?

My main DAW is Studio One, and I like the way it automatically separates effects from instruments in the browser and how it gives several browsing options.

Raf.

ezelkow1 · Post by **ezelkow1** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:20 pm

yea, i was hoping they would leave in symlink/shortcut support like ableton has, makes it way easier to have all my vst's organized the way I like. Right now it just ends up a cluttered mess

db3 · Post by **db3** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:23 pm

Initial impression is I'm loving the design and workflow....seems intuitive. It's a got a Maschine 2.0 feel in places. Pity the launch price couldn't be more aggressive.

Switching between my VSTs pretty much causes a plugin crash everytime. I then get a message that the audio engine needs restarting. Not sure how to do that so have to restart bitwig to get audio back. NB) This is with "Independent processing" enabled.

entraik · Post by **entraik** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:31 pm

1.) How can I preview notes as I use my arrow keys on the keyboard to move them around in the piano roll? I know ableton lets me do this

2.) The piano roll def has more potential.. they should have made it more like FL Studio.

LawrenceF · Post by **LawrenceF** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:33 pm

First real buglet.

Neither AD nor EZD can drop in midi their drum patterns to it's arrange space here. AD shows a ghost clip but letting it go does nothing. EZD shows nothing but a no-drop mouse cursor.

Colonel Flashback · Post by **Colonel Flashback** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:34 pm

keel wrote:Eh, how I can enable that audio engine? it is off and when I tried to click it, it try to connect internet. I allow it, but nothing happens.. Can't get any sound out of this because of this "audio engine is disabled" blaablaa..

Same here with Audio2DJ interface and Asio4All, please help!

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:35 pm

RafaelMorgan wrote:Hey folks,

Well, I've been testing the demo here as well.

So far, so good. No crashes or anything like that.

The only thing I really didn't like so far is that Bitwig's browser doesn't separate my vst effects from my vst instruments. So, I ended up with a huge unorganized list of plugins,which is definitely not good.

Anyone having the same problem?

My main DAW is Studio One, and I like the way it automatically separates effects from instruments in the browser and how it gives several browsing options.

Raf.

Yeah i haven't quite figured out how I am supposed to organize my VSTs and presets yet. I don't see a specific User preset area, but I guess you just make you're own in the "Music" tab? I'm not sure, I need to read the manual a bit on the browser.

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:36 pm

for audio engine - Click the bitwig symbol in the top left.

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