Bitwig Studio 2

Today Bitwig GmbH is proud to announce Bitwig Studio 2 - the new version of the highly acclaimed music creation software for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Video and music by Falko Brocksieper.

[MattiasHolmgren]

Love it, even more modulation!!! Can't wait for the upgrade!

[amadeuspaulussen]

I am super thrilled about this! Well produced video, as always! <3

[valecito.]

i don't get why everybody is complaining about the new license model.. look, it's not like your license expires or anything, you just stop getting updates after 12 months. the question is what kind of updates stop - i definitely agree that it would be very problematic when there are bugs that you won't ever get a patch for, but bug fixing patches and updates that bring new features could be handled seperately.
other daws might handle it differently, but i don't think it's necessarily better: in cubase, for example, you pay 'only' 100 bucks for an update, but you get a version that is always going to stay the way it is (except for bug fixes for the first year). in bitwig, you pay more but you also do get more. as they explained on their website, major new features will just be released whenever they are ready and not held back for major updates, so theoretically, you could now get the 2.0 update, in 4 months 2.1 brings an updated sampler, in 10 months 2.2 is released and online collaborations are introduced. after a year, you keep exactly what you have, the version with updates worth one year - to get that for example in cubase, you would have to buy the annual update. honestly, with the rate that bitwig is being updated and improved at, i think that after your 12 months you got a "value of improvement" some other daws would charge you way more for. thats's just speculation however. another approach is ableton's, where on one hand all .X updates are free - on the other, the program is quite a lot more expensive to buy in the first place. also, from the way i understood it, it doesn't matter what bitwig version you're on - getting up to date will always be 160 dollars. with other daws, for example updating from version 3 to the current version 8 would be more expensive.
in the end, i think the question whether you still get bug patches after your term expires will be the key factor deciding how just and suitable the new system is. it will of course also play a role how frequently new features are actually introduced. we will have to wait and see, but i don't think it is generally bad.

[dxtrs_mnpltr]

Amazing piece of software! Its definitely heading in the right direction. Go Bitwig!

[ajuk]

If there's no video support I might cry a little

[TheRealDavidKim]

YES! I've been using Bitwig over the past year and that freq analyzer on the EQ is something I was desperately hoping for. Also, thank God for the fade/crossfade function between audio clips.

[kundaramir]

hope it can hold more than 3 vst instruments at a time

[jean-baptiste]

cv gate to euro racks, sync it all baby bitwig!

[chriswellz]

Came here for curiosity purposes.

I like how they used a garbage track to illustrate the presentation. That's bold. You gotta give them that. Watching this reminded me of a new iPhone commercial giving you features that existed 10 years ago. A for effort though. Most Bitwig users I know are furious by this update.

[JaniAalto]

Multitrack quantization option for live recorded drum kits, would be great :-D

[ownedbymykitty]

It appears most benefits in versions 1.x.x went to MS Surface and Linux users. They didn't deliver on features they had either promised or alluded to for years. Now they expect us who supported this new DAW from the beginning (since December 2014 here) to pay $169 for features that should have been addressed a long time ago? $99 would be more reasonable upgrade.

[wakerhouse]

Kann es kaum erwarten! Habe in letzter Zeit oft gedacht wann sich wieder etwas tut im Hause Bitwig. Drei meiner Wünsche wurden auch erhört: VST 3 support, ein Spektrum Analyzer in den Devices und dynamisch vergrößerbare Spuren. Was ich mir noch wünschen würde wäre: Bitwig als MIDI Clock Slave, d.h. kann von externer Hardware auch eine MIDI Clock empfangen und außerdem die Integration von Ableton Link. Ich weis das ist ein Konkurenzprodukt aber Bitwig würde damit bestimmt viele User glücklich machen und soll auch den eigenen Entwicklungen nicht im Wege stehen. Später kann einfach jeder User selber entscheiden wie er mit anderen zusammen arbeiten will. Das neue Lizenzmodell finde ich ebenfalls gut, da es mich bei Cubase schon immer ein wenig genervt hat genau ein Jahr warten zu müssen bis sich etwas tut (Meine Haupt DAW ist Cubase). Allerdings finde ich den Upgradepreis und auch die weiteren Lizenzkosten von 159 Euro pro Jahr definitiv zu hoch. Eure Arbeit finde ich super und soll auch bezahlt werden jedoch finde ich einen Preis von 99 Euro deutlich angemessener. Ansonsten bitte weiter so. Ich finde Bitwig nach wie vor einer der spannensten DAW's wo sich bestimmt noch viel tun wird :)

[enigmasounds]

Great stuff! Use now on all my projects instead of Logic Pro

[GabREAL]

If there will be a trial i'll definetly give it a try this time.

[thisisprisma]

finally fades&crossfades, resizable channels, long wait !

[atamanlive]

The best design of all DAWs ;) And the best DAW for live act!

[ToneThaCreator]

Thank You Bitwig! For making my $99 Cubase 9 upgrade not sting so much!

[filkertom]

Looks great, if you're doing EDM and sound design. On the other hand, even Acid Music 2 had crossfades, ten years ago.

[conquered.kozmos]

It looks good. 169 isn't that bad. I wish they'd pull an FL Studio and give us lifetime free updates. But the updates seem worth the price.

[julestoor]

Hey, where are the modular system and the collaboration feature promised for version 2?