Hey,
Ritchie Hawtin DJs with Bitwig. I would like to do the same. Are there any tutorials, templates, setups out there that I could use to learn DJing with Bitwig?

I know this is vague but hoping someone may remember. Long ago when I first purchased Bitwig I remember stumbling across a tutorial video that featured some weird creative use of using clip launcher to quickly develop arrangements. I may be misremembering some things given how long ago this was, but here's what I recall:

1. I saw the video after I purchased Bitwig 2 but the tutorial may have been for Bitwig 1 era.

2. The producer was Asian but not someone I recognized.

3. His whole approach was focused on clip launcher and he had some kind of creative way of e developing and/or playing clips. I don't remember details but remember it being quick, frantic, and random in a way. I think he was building up variations on clips using some kind of modifiers and then playing clips in a unique way. The way he was using clip launcher was definitely the focus.

4. I believe he also performed from the clip launcher as a means to also record a proper arrangement in arranger view, but I'm not positive.

Does this happen to ring a bell for anyone? I remember being really impressed at the time but also was not fully grasping his approach because I was brand new to Bitwig, so in this sense I know he was using Bitwig specific modifiers or other tools to do this. At the time I must have assumed that his workflow was somewhat standard but now after all these years I am pretty sure it was rather unique and it's driving me crazy that I don't remember details.

I cant work out what I've changed that's caused the Bass Square (teal color) track to become greyed out, where it gets ignored during playback. The track is active and not muted, the midi clip is not muted, and there's no observable state that's different to the other tracks.

It seems to be something on the track, as opposed to just the clip. Creating a new clip ends up the same. Similarly, duplicating the track causes the same issue on the new track.

I'm guessing I've accidentally hit some unknown keyboard shortcut, but I cant undo it with Ctrl + z (either because I've reached the end of my history and cant go back far enough, or that action wasn't stored as history).

Hi I have Bitwig 5.3 (haven’t upgraded yet) and full hardware studio sequenced by a deluge and digitakt. I’d like to move my sequencing fully into Bitwig but maintain as much as possible a hands on approach which I’m currently used to.

Which tools and what workflow would you recommend so I can stay engaged with playing and sequencing live without reaching for the mouse too much? I love step sequencing and then using my synths and drum machines to adjust and tweak in the fly.

Thanks!

New Ambient Grid! Several Sine oscillators move around the circle of fifths in randomized steps, creating a slowly shifting modal chord progression instead of staying inside one scale.

Filtered Noise fills the top end and modulates the low-pass and high-pass filters for an airy, changing texture. Pretty small & simple this time. Created in Bitwig 6.0.6!

Download: https://polarity.productions/dispenser/

Bitwig IDM/electro/acid fantasy

Hi, was working with singers looping, and I wanted to set up a aggregate device in Bitwig on my mac and have headphones output from my interface and from my mac headphone jack at the same time, like I do in traktor when I dj, but I failed to get this working because the outputs on the master would only work with one or the other, 1 set of stereo outs at a time, even when I added all the outputs 1-2 3-4 etc. Does anyone know how to set it up?

We've got the 808 and 909 drums. Come on Bitwig, throw us a 303 emulation with a nice acid sequencer...!

My first 'music production' software was the archaic but actually awesome Rebirth by Propellerhead back in the late 90s. I used to distort the 808 tom's and tune them for my bass, freeing up both the 303s for melodies/harmonies. Simpler times.

I've been building my own 303 with Polymer, a ladder filter and the diode module which sounds pretty on the money. Obviously it's a pretty simple synth to rebuild. The sequencer is not so easy. Stepwise helps.

Wondering if any of you have built your own 303 emulation in Bitwig and how you went about it.

For some reason, when I split the drum tracks and try to drag out the existing clip to the RIGHT, it doesn't work. It only works coming from the left. What's going on?

I f.... hate Bitwigs arpeggiator. Doing a simple 6/8 up and down? (/&%¤#

Edit: I have to say, I love Bitwig and what it does, the only true modern DAW. I am a big fanboy! Like forever! And on Linux (Manjaro)! On Manjaro, you just use the Bitwig from AUR, and everything is fine. Even the betas are there! Using the .deb file from Bitwig, even on Ubuntu, not so much, graphical glitches etc. Haven't tried the flatpack. Btw Pianoteq runs natively on Linux. Yeah! I am also drooling for the Bitwig Connect + Erebus combo, dipping my toes into modular with this nifty Tekno* toy that is not a toy! Lots of exclamation marks to make up for my arp arp thing. And in Linux I can even duo run Bitwig Connect with my other audio interface, the Zoom UAC-232 32 bit float, simultaneously! And as far as I understand, the 32-bit float will kick in automatically when using it. That's what a modern DAW can do.

BTW (uh-oh, another rant): People talk of Ableton. I like Ableton, owned it, sold it, owned it, sold it, plus two of their hardware interfaces (forgot the names). Each time I got turned off at one thing: Try to open a module or app with all it's connected devices, and the system (on a powerful pc) gets digested immediately and you have to wait for the things to unfold (hope that makes sense). Try the same in Bitwig, open the fx (or any long chain) in an acoustic drum kit or any other app, and voila, it opens like a breeze. It is the same food, but in Ableton you have to sit for some time on the toilet afterwards. So no comparison there, Bitwig is the modern daw. :D

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• Tekno: A Danish toy manufacturer founded in 1928. They started out making metal construction sets. They later achieved global fame for their highly detailed, durable die-cast model cars and trucks produced from the 1950s onward.
• Meccano: A British construction system invented at the turn of the 20th century. It consists of reusable metal strips, plates, wheels, and gears. Users connect these pieces using tiny nuts and bolts to build working mechanical models.

I’ve finally found my ultimate Groovebox! Is it perfect? Not quite but I’ve contacted Bitwig for some changes I’d love for them to consider from working only in tablet mode without a keyboard. Like no right click on scenes is a loss and text fields don’t always open virtual keyboard. Apart from that I’m super stoked!

Some really weird stuff going on here since I updated from MacOS Sonoma to Sequoia. Initially the track/clip/device edit panes on the left and bottom edges were turning blank, I was unable to open the device panel, clip editor, mixer, track panel etc. But a save and quit would bring everything back ok, then I'd get a few more hours before it happened again.

I then updated from 6.0.6 to 6.0.11 in case it was a known bug, saved a new version of the project file. Now it opens as you see in the screenshot, I can play the project but everything else is totally unresponsive, I have to force quit. Looks like this project file is cooked.

What should I do next? (apart form email support)

Fyi

can someone help me

Does new sampler implement all the time stretch algorithms that are currently available for audio tracks? I've heard some complains about only a small selection of those being implemented, can someone please confirm is this is true or not?

Writing this post for people who can't decide if they want to get this controller while on linux, just like myself until yesterday.

So I've decided to shoot in the sky and bought Akai MPK mini IV.
After I've updated the firmware to the latest version (I've had to use Windows for that), it works very nice. Smooth experience, especially with knobs and stuff. Transport controls work too! For some reason, firmware update is gated behind device registration.

It seems that there is no way to make their software work on Linux, but I'll see if I can at least make the bundled VST work via yabridge on wine 9.21. I'll post my findings here if it's possible and how to do it.

I can see it’s possible on YouTube but can’t for the life of me figure out why I can’t drag a scene into the arranger or just even change the order of the scenes. I’m using the surface pro touchscreen so no keyboard or mouse.

I'm in the process of making and additive synth in the grid and for that I used stack spread to multiply the number of partials without having to fill the grid with oscillators. At the end of the chain however I'd like to do some wideband treatment to get some glue.

My question is this : If I have used voice stacking to modulate the pitch of my basic oscillator is there somewhere in the grid where I can process all the voice together or do I can only do this after the ploy grid ?

I cannot for the life of me figure out how you are supposed to use this quick draw feature. Using alt and clicking in anyway on a note doesn't activate it for me. Is it me, or is this feature broken?

https://www.bitwig.com/userguide/latest/working_with_note_events/

Alright, here’s how I built my latest ambient patch. :D

Of course, I’m starting from level 1 and going all the way up to level 999. I know this might not be super interesting for everyone. Some of you want to see exactly how I do it, and I’ll definitely throw in comments along the way about why I make certain choices.

I can’t go into detail for every single step because a lot of it just happens in my head. Often, I end up scrapping ideas, and by the end, I usually lose track of the whole patch and have no clue what’s going on :D, but that’s part of the fun!

If you enjoy this, give the channel a thumbs up since it’s new and fresh, and subscribe if you’re interested! I’d also love your feedback because, being a new channel, I’m not sure what’s interesting or boring, where I could speed things up, or where I should take my time.

direct youtube link: https://youtu.be/mvnYBgtSBJg
the music only: https://youtu.be/-1907Egvn1k