Bitwig
| Product | Bitwig Studio |
| Developer | Bitwig |
| Price (MSRP) | $449.99 / €329.00 / £279.00 |
| Type / Tags |
| Can Host Instruments | |
| Can Host Effects |
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Latest Version |
Download | Released |
| 2.2.1 | Downloads |  |
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| 2.2.1 | Downloads | |
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| 2.2.1 | Downloads | |
| Copy Protection | Online Activation (Challenge / Response) |
Bitwig Studio is a multi-platform music-creation system for production, performance and DJing, with a focus on flexible editing tools and a super-fast workflow.
Features in v1.0:
- Multitrack recording: Record and produce your music in a super-fast, intuitive workflow. Bitwig Studio's arranger is a perfect mix of editing power, ease of use and flexibility.
- Arranger clip launcher: A non-linear environment that lets you trigger clips in real-time. Perfect for sketching your songs more spontaneously.
- Mixer clip launcher: An alternative view of the clip launcher aligned with the mixer, optimized for live performance and DJing.
- Generic tracks: Tracks accept any kind of material. Audio and notes can live on the same track. You can bounce note clips to audio in place.
- Clip automation: In addition to traditional track automation, automation can also be recorded and packaged inside clips, both on the clip launcher and the arranger.
- Per-note automation: Pitch variations can be applied to individual notes directly in the piano roll. You can also edit a note's panning, timbre and volume curves.
- Simultaneous multitrack editing: Edit contents of multiple tracks together. You can see them all juxtaposed and isolate only the ones you want to edit.
- Multiple audio events per clip: An audio clip can contain multiple audio events. You can chop and edit audio files inside a clip non-destructively and loop it all as a package.
- Real-time time stretching: Bitwig Studio's proprietary technology lets you match any audio material to the document tempo and get everything in sync.
- World-class sound devices: Let's put it this way: You're gonna love these instruments and effects. Get great sounds in a matter of seconds.
- Device nesting: Devices can contain other devices, and the whole package can be saved as a preset. Many of our instruments and effects use nesting in new and powerful ways.
- 32/64-bit VST support: Use your beloved VST plug-ins. In case of a plug-in crash, a protective mechanism prevents the application from crashing and you from losing your work.
- Metadata-based browser: Find your musical material quickly. Add tags and search by content type.
- Open multiple documents: Exchange musical material between documents. Drag and drop, copy and paste back and forth.
- Multi-monitor support: Bitwig Studio offers flexible screensets to take full advantage of your monitor configuration.
- Slick user interface: Bitwig Studio's user interface has been meticulously crafted to make your music creation experience fun and intuitive.
Features coming after the 1.0 release
Bitwig Studio's base technologies already support the following features, which will be released in a later version:
- LAN multi-user jamming: Multiple users can jam on the same document, and everything can be captured in the document's arrangement.
- Multi-user music production over the Internet: Multiple users can compose music on the same document from different locations. Bitwig Studio keeps everything in sync.
- Native modular system: Create your own instruments and effects or modify existing ones. Design their appearance and share them with the world.
Discussion
pinbot This does look like something I might buy! I can't wait to see how this program progresses!
Bill H. Has anyone tried contacted them? I asked them (politely :) ) a few questions about sound quality and stability, no answer after more than a week.. :(
vonvalley looks like something that the linux audio production world has been waiting for a long time. Interesting.
ResonanceMan still waiting for the Beta. I suggested a few features they should definitely have. Fingers crossed!
danboid Seeing as there is to be a Linux version can anyone confirm Bitwig will support JACK?
I wonder if those who signed up as beta testers and got chosen had to agree to an NDA?
mindbeet Hate to be that negative guy, but this DAW is a beta with a lot of problems for so many people (just read the forums). It has the potential to be the best but with heavy CPU-spikes, random crashes and lost songs and settings it is to stay away from... No need to start another debate, if it works for you, great! Just saying.
SoundGoddess I have been pretty vocal about some of the crashes but they are quick to make things right. It has the best workflow I have experienced, very intuitive for me. It's worth sticking with if you want bleeding-edge features. Don't read into forum feedback too much, it is pretty solid overall. Adobe Creative Cloud stuff crashes from time to time too, and they are generally well-regarded as being stable and mature.
jinek No legato clip mode. (http://answers.bitwig.com/questions/271/legato-clip-launch-mode?page=1#7487)
Touch mode is just for show, not for work as it misses a lot of critical functionality. (http://answers.bitwig.com/questions/6493/touch-screen-suggestions-tablet-mode?page=1#6501)
But finally this is a great product, with a lot of cool features comparing to ableton.
Mickey keys Please we need a paint tool in the piano roll of BWS...... Its really important for drum sequencing... I think that's a big missing tool in BWS.... Especially considering hiphop trap producers that are many in this new age...
pboy And I would love some sort of "auto-tune" for audio. I love BWS but when recording certain instruments I have to bounce the track to a file, move it into Logic on another computer, apply appropirat tuning, bounce that down to a new file and import that file into my Bitwig project. Takes a few extra minutes with a USB stick handy, but as I said it would be really great to do everything inside Bitwig.
zettberlin I am sure you heared that before, but what about playing/singing the part in the desired tune in the first place?
BW2 also has a pitch shifter device added, that may help you with importing material...
nettux I could not make it work in Fedora. I installed the JRE, I activated it as standard Java application, I did everything (apparently) correct. When I call it via terminal or via shortcut, it opens only the splash and nothing else ...
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