![]() It pops up if you launch the application directly, rather than by double-clicking a project file, and can be accessed by clicking the ‘wig’ icon at the very top of the application window. ![]() This can be thought of as a glorified preference pane which also incorporates file and package management. The most obvious change in Bitwig’s user interface is the addition of something called the Dashboard. Instead I’ll look at what makes Bitwig 2 different to Bitwig 1, starting with the improvements to Bitwig’s overall user interface. In particular, I’m not going to talk about Bitwig’s clip editing features, which haven’t noticeably changed apart from the layout of some buttons and controls, nor its clip launching and arrangement views. The new Dashboard serves as the starting point for settings, projects and help.Rather than repeating the above-mentioned revews’ in-depth descriptions of how the program works, I’ll assume a working knowledge of Bitwig in writing this one. So what have Bitwig introduced in version 2 to justify bumping up the version number, and charging for the privilege? The answer, in a nutshell, is that although the core recording, playing, editing and mixing functionality of Bitwig is largely unchanged, its instruments and effects have been given a major structural overhaul. The first version underwent a lot of incremental improvements since I reviewed it in June 2014, most of which were covered by Robin Bigwood in his March 2016 review of v1.35. The software supports many popular MIDI devices out of the box, such as full integration with Nektar’s Panorama and Impact controllers, and provides an open-source JavaScript API for programming controller functionality.Bitwig Studio 2 blurs the lines between sequencer, synthesizer and DAW, with an advanced and very flexible modulation system.īitwig Studio 2 is the first major upgrade to this relatively new digital audio workstation package since its initial release around three years ago. A context-based pop-up browser system allows for simple tagging and searching for music content. The 10GB factory content includes more than 2000 presets and clips, such as drum machines (808, 909, percussion), acoustic drums, multisampled instruments (Wurlitzer, Rhodes, vibraphone, marimba, acoustic and electric bass), instrument loops, various sound effects, and an Artist Collection Package. Workflow enhancements include multi-monitor support for up to 3 monitors. A Unified Device System allows any device parameter, nested device, or plug-in to be modulated with macro controls, LFOs, note expressions, and envelope followers, as well as hardware parameters. Each plug-in is opened as a separate process to prevent Bitwig Studio from crashing in case the VST plug-in crashes. A suite of virtual instruments is included as well as full support for 32- / 64-bit VST and VST3 plug-ins. ![]() Multiple tracks can be edited simultaneously using layered editing, and automation can be applied at both the clip and track level. This enables bouncing note clips to audio in place and slicing audio to send to a sampler or drum machine. The program supports audio tracks with time-stretching and transient detection, instrument tracks with per-note micropitch control, and hybrid tracks that can accept both audio and MIDI instrument information. In addition to the traditional linear multitrack recording view, the software offers an arranger clip launcher, for experimenting with non-linear looping while producing, and a mixer clip launcher view for live performance. ![]() Built-in parameter spectrographs provide visual feedback of how your settings influence parameters such as gain, velocity, panorama, and much more. With over 80 instruments and plugins and over 10GB of world-class content, Bitwig Studio 3 has arrived as a professional digital audio workstation for Windows, Mac, and Linux, providing superfast workflows that are fully customizable and well suited for sound design, recording, and live performance.īitwig’s recording environment utilizes an object-based system for editing tracks, clips, virtual instruments, effects, and individual notes. ![]() Other notable upgrades include automatic project backups, a realtime ruler, Ableton LINK 3, a resigned instrument inspector, VU meters, and a reworking of the audio engine for timing improvements on all platforms. Upgrades to the software include: The Grid, which is a modular sound design environment sporting 150+ modules with lightning-fast workflows the Poly Grid device, where you can create synthesizers and sequenced patches and the FX Grid device, for creating audio FX with optional voice stacking. Building upon the success of version 2, Bitwig Studio 3 offers a significant update to the production and performance DAW designed for the electronic and recording musician. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |