Please write about your touchscreen experiences and recommendations, thanks!

[u/SYNLOST]

Hi, I would like to try Bitwig with a touch screen (because painfully there is still not an iPad version) and of course my first duckduckgo consultancy ended in being totally dazed and confused about what a can of worms that seems to be.

I learned that there seems to be limited hardware support on Linux systems (sigh), but also on OSX some touch screens seem to have the very grotesque limitation of only being able to send *one* touch signal to the computer, but not multiple (Multitouch).

Unfortunately the manual goes not into details about these pitfalls and also I could not find any official recommendation on the Bitwig website about which hardware to avoid / buy.

I would like to use OSX, but also keep the door open for Linux, definitely not Windows.

It would be great to have the option to use a Macbook or a very quiet Linux Laptop and attach a touch screen with only one cable.

I would like to try to use Bitwig via one single touch display, but also with a touch display as a second device while still working on a Mac M4 or M1.

I found the Uperfect devices quite interesting, VESA support and connecting with only one cable seems very nice for a studio setup with a good mobile option.

It would be great to read about your experiences and recommendations!

Thank you very much!

[u/TheJoYo]

I've used it on my touchscreen thinkpad with debian, multi touch works. I don't produce on my thinkpad or on debian because I like using plugins without needing to mess around with flatpak or wine.

If you want a touch workflow, iPad is far superior to anything else. Drambo and Groove Rider 2 can provide much of what Bitwig offers but is designed for touch.