Bitwig Studio 5.2 Update - In Depth Presentation

@bitwig Studio celebrates 10 years anniversary this year, and the latest update - 5.2 is now in public beta. Available to all registered users of Bitwig.
We spoke with Dave Linnenbank about some of the new features, the Compressor + multiband, multi-flavour dynamics, the three new EQs, the new precision editing features and also the new beat detection.
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00:00:00 Start
00:00:55 preamble - anniversary
00:03:32 Compressor +
00:05:39 on vocals
00:07:50 on drums
00:10:16 modes
00:12:30 multi-band
00:16:28 Sculpt
00:21:41 EQ- Focus
00:24:19 EQ- Tilt
00:26:28 Precision Editing
00:32:16 Beat Detection

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[SamHocking]

Bitwig just keeps going from strength to strength, it's just a lot of fun, creative and so stable.

[LowAltitudeAstronaut]

Bitwig, just a suggestion related to precision editing... automation needs true time selection based "four point" node drawing. Currently the pencil tool kinda works but it's imprecise and clunky. Most other professional DAW's allow you to make a time selection in the automation lane then grab the line and move it up or down that automatically creates four points (nodes). This allows for a perfect "square" shaped edit. Awesome forward thinking DAW btw!

[michail_]

And seriously, the Bitwig team has done a lot in recent years, well done. Bitwig is becoming one of the best DAWs out there.

[neurogod]

Interviewer well done. He was able to go 40 minutes without asking a question about custom themes. Even when it came to the graphics engine. I'm amazed, I give him a standing ovation!

[OdoSendaidokai]

Thanks a lot. There were some more, good and very needed explanations. 🌻

[nightkondor]

Bitwig forever indeed, happy anniversary :)

[ggeessttaalltt]

Switched from Ableton to Bitwig about a year ago because I was tired of Ableton’s stability issues, but these lackluster updates and a refusal to focus on basic features is making me consider moving back. There are so many tools in Bitwig that have become indispensable to me as a producer (fast bouncing in place, hybrid lanes, audio editing within clips, plugin sandboxing) but the Bitwig team’s refusal to focus on basic functionality like midi step recording, ripple paste, or video support drives me insane. I can’t do simple stuff like inputting chords without recording them live or drawing them in note by note, insert copied content without first inserting empty space, and I can’t make use of Bitwig on sound design jobs without having to use external software to sync projects to video. It’s ridiculous. I get the feeling the Bitwig team needs better leadership, they clearly have some fantastic developers but they feel massively out of touch with what modern sound designers and composers actually use on a day to day basis.

[sashajedinac]

Bitwig is fantastic and Dave’s tutorials are always lucid and inspiring. Thanks Sonicstate.

[jakestagg]

Very happy with the update! Keep em coming yall! I started a career using bitwig, my life would be alot different had i not found bitwig! Ill probs get a bitwig face tattoo

[spectre.garden]

Bitwig is really great. And these changes are welcome - But can we please get a step-note-entry mode? It is positively puzzling why this is still missing after 10 years. I'm perfectly capable of playing ideas in live to midi, but we are missing the option to experiment with step-entry - which would be a blast with operators.

[Flexible_Fire]

Thanks for showing the new tools in detail!

[GregRband]

Great overview and interview.... I myself wasn't too sure on the significance of 5.2 in not really understanding the additions and features until I came across this and now see how useful and nice they are! Good going Bitwig Team and SonicState!

[danieldemayo]

Pretty impressive that Bitwig has kept up with “more normal” features while still doing more experimental stuff. One thing I keep thinking though, I could of swore their original goal was to have bitwig be a multi user daw where we could work over the internet in real time. What ever happened to that?

[benjaminjoeBF]

Tempo mapping inside Bitwig is just super nice

[ThatGuy-Official]

Just picked up Bitwig thanks to the 10 year anniversary 50% off sale. I must say it is a pleasure to work with. Made 5 songs so far and have yet to experience any crashes or instability. Everything just works like it should. I love the modulators and that you can add them to so many devices and parameters. Still so much to learn but so far it's been the most smooth music making experience I've had with any DAW that I've tried using.

[scottyelstromm]

Learning fast, this is a powerful tool set that allows us to choose how to go about getting a job done. It’s not like ProTools where it was based on replacing a tape machine. It’s out of that box also, as I’ve been working on it, I realize that, it’s kind of a cross between studio one and Ableton. The pricing is fair and they seem to have a motivated group of developers piling options on and introduces lots of new tools. Even w decades of experience on all of the major DAWs there is a learning curve with all the new features and finding functions. Becoming a fan. Thanks for this demonstration!

[sockeye]

Just renewed another year in anticipation for this release. Can't wait! Also, I see some comments lambasting Bitwig for not creating updates based on customer feedback or implementing all requests. buy software for what it does right now, not what you hope it will do later.

[larsb.nielsen]

why isnt there gridlines inside the tracks yet ?

[edinatl]

Really enjoyed the talk, but I honestly couldn't hear the difference with Focus on the sparkly piano. I'll have to play around with it sometime.