![]() ![]() While - commendably - Ableton has always stuck to its guns in keeping Live clutter-free at the expense of making certain functions harder to get at than they perhaps could be, Bitwig is happy to let the interface get a little busier.Ĭonceptually, Bitwig Studio may centre on a dual-view setup like Live - the Arrange and Mix windows - but it breaks out of this paradigm by introducing various sub-windows, pop-ups and, of course, that Arrange view Clip Launcher. In fact, Bitwig's GUI in general feels slightly more user-friendly than Live's. Still, for one-monitor musos, Bitwig's Clip Launcher trumps Live's comparatively clunky two-window solution. Bitwig also supports up to three monitors, enabling even more expansive use of both views - although since Live finally introduced dual monitor support in version 9.1, this isn't quite the talking point it would have been a few months ago. While it might seem trivial at first glance, arguably Bitwig's biggest innovation is its ability to display the Mix view's Clip Launcher and Arranger side-by-side in one window, making it possible to lay out the arrangement of a track in a traditional, linear manner and experiment with clips at the same time, with the ability to drag clips between the two and keep a constant eye on what's going on in both views.įor those working on a single monitor, this is a fantastic workflow improvement over Live 9.1's two separate windows. Sure, the two have enough similarities, both obvious and subtle, that we could fill this entire review discussing them, but to do so would be to miss the point that Bitwig is packed with plenty of its own well-thought-out features. But the similarities run deeper than just that.Ĭrucially, however, Bitwig Studio doesn't just feel like it's aping Live for the sake of it. So just how close are the two applications? The most prominent similarity lies in the fact that Bitwig is based on a dual-window interface, featuring Mix/Clip Launcher and Arrange views cut from the same stylistic cloth as Live's Session and Arrangement views - one for on-the-fly clip launching the other for traditional linear arranging. As such, any application aiming to encroach on Live's turf is understandably going to cause a stir. Until now, Ableton's DAW, with its non-linear, clip-focussed workflow, has largely existed in its own space, somewhat removed from the rest of the market. Then there's Bitwig's eyebrow-raising visible similarity to Live. "Crucially, Bitwig Studio doesn't just feel like it's aping Live for the sake of it." Is it a Live? Subsequently, throughout the extended beta cycle that followed, we've been drip-fed details via official previews and word-of-mouth hype. Importent not even it, and those tools that can be reached as a result of “Craft” inside DAW itself, frome base compressors/dynamics/eq's, due to the chain / group system of ableton and polygridfx of bitwig system, if it possible.It was first brought to our attention over two years ago, billed as a brand new DAW under development by a team including several former Ableton developers, and offering a complete production package for creating tracks in any style, albeit with an emphasis on electronic genres. With the basic tools of which program can I make a larger number of new tools, plug-ins for sound processing?Īnd it’s not even about the tools that already exist, here ableton will win due to some m4l and such plug-ins as glue compressor, mid/side eq instock and a large number of ready-made presets for mixing, reverb presets. But if you make a choice between them in full stock, then what kind of program has the most significant potential and opportunities for any kind of musical activity - making sound, recording, mixing, mastering, live performances? The giant /r/Music list of music related subredditsĪbleton Suite with stock m4l vs full bitwig without any 3rd party vstĢ these daw are certainly good, and both have where to grow and develop - pitch correction for example. ![]() Related Subreddits Music Production & Writing If you feel your post or comment was wrongly removed, please contact the mods.
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