pregado no seu canal do RUclips Editar Thank you for the simplicity with which information is being presented about Bitwig. For me that I am learning about DAW has been very important these small details of use in the day to day of the musical production. I still do not understand the difference between "New Smart Collections and New Collections and how they behave within Daw". Another issue is about the application of the Stretch, onsets, formants on audios and the use of the browser in the part of "Show Note Edito Panel" on micro-pitch explressions and note expressions. There is some native Bitwig feature for detecting the fundamental note of some Melodine type audio, and there is the possibility that the Bitwig development team can integrate technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, ruclips.net/video/nl9uxZefWdY/видео.html or something like https: / /www.sonicvisualiser.org/screenshots.html for chord detection. How is your workflow for fundamental note detection? A very interesting feature would be to create one more integrated Bitwig tab with a web shop with Sound Bank and preset created by the community and the packages could be pre-heard and bought directly from DAW. I would like to give you a reference of music that played a lot here in Brazil ... Derrepente leaves some project yours with these reference of Brazilian Funk ruclips.net/video/8_oE-iQeFeE/видео.html Thank you very much for the work and the effort employed in your channel from RUclips Agradeço pela simplicidade com que as informações estão sendo apresentadas sobre o Bitwig. Para mim que estou aprendendo sobre a DAW tem sido muito importante esses pequenos detalhes de uso no dia a dia da produção musical. Ainda não entendi sobre a diferença entre a "New Smart Collections e New Collections e como elas se comportam dentro da Daw". Outra questao é sobre a aplicação do Stretch, onsets, formants sobre audios e o uso do browser na parte de "Show Note Edito Panel" sobre micro-pitch explressions e note expressions. Existe algum recurso nativo do Bitwig para detecção de nota fundamental de algum audio tipo Melodine, e existe a possibilidade da equipe de desenvolvimento do Bitwig integrar uma tecnologias como Inteligência Artificial, ruclips.net/video/nl9uxZefWdY/видео.html ou ainda algo como www.sonicvisualiser.org/screenshots.html para detecção de acordes. Como é seu workflow para detecção da nota fundamental? Um recurso muito interessante seria criar mais uma aba integrarada ao Bitwig com um web shop com Banco de Sons e preset criados pela comunidade e os pacotes pudessem ser pré-ouvidos e comprados diretament da DAW. Gostaria de lhe dar um referência de musica que tocou muito aqui no Brasil... Derrepente sai algum projeto seu com essas referência de Funk Brasileiro ruclips.net/video/8_oE-iQeFeE/видео.html Muito obrigado pelo trabalho e pelo esforço empregado no seu canal do RUclips
In this second episode we explore the Device Browser of Bitwig. It’s the place where you select instrument, effects, plugins & modulators for your tracks. We talk about some best practises and how to setup your collections (folders) for quick and easy access to your favourite instrument and plugin effects. Furthermore we look at the second browser (the sidebar browser) of Bitwig which gives you super quick drag and drop access to samples and plugins. We also create a quick beat by just dragging out a few samples from the sidebar browser. Lean how quick and easy it is to work in Bitwig Studio 2. I hope you find the information useful and please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for watching, Mattias If you want to pick up Bitwig Studio use my affiliate link: ☀ shop.bitwig.com/order/checkout.php?PRODS=4710161&QTY=1&AFFILIATE=112945&AFFSRC=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com&CART=1 10% discount with PromoCode: C20F425E74 JOIN MY CREATIVE COMMUNITY Get tips, tricks, songs, samples, behind the scenes photos and much more! ☀ www.patreon.com/mattiasholmgren
Thank you Mathias for your nice tutorials. It is a tremendous help. I am an absolute beginner in DAWs and have possibly a stupid question, but it just won't come to me naturally... when I am in the browser and want to try out the multisampler or presets before choosing, how do I do that? You just play some notes? I just have a laptop and no piano controller or anything yet, so I am not sure how to access a preview. TIA!
Hi thanks for writing. If you want to try out things from the browser: 1. Select an empty track ( or a track with an instrument on it already. Press B to open browser (or open by plus-sign button) on the track device-chain. Press and activate CAPSLOCK which will make your computer keyboard input as midi data to Bitwig. Select any preset (instrument preset) and play on your computer keyboard. =) 2. Be sure to select a track which already contains some midi data (helps). Open up a Device browser on that track and press various presets etc. The presets will "preload" and use the midi input from the track. But to really ADD the instrument to the track you need to Confirm with OK button. Hope the info helps! Let me know how it goes. Cheers, Matt
Oh, and always remember to de-activate CAPSLOCK as soon as you want to use other key commands or they will not work. Because the Midi-Keyboard mode is activated. 😋
Mattias thank you for this vid... this was the one thing I couldn't figure out in the beginning. I have a non browser related question though.... how do I add fx to single pads on the drum machine ?? thanks
Hi thanks. You can add fx to individually Drum Machine pads several ways. 1.Click any drum Machine pad and press the blue + (plus = add sign) to the right of the sampler. Now select the audio fx device you want to add to this individual sound. 2. Open the mixer by pressing TAB. Click the "double arrow" - icon which is at the top of the drum Machine track. This opens all the individual drum pad tracks (which are sub audio paths/Channels within this final drum Machine bus). Now press the + sign after a sampler on any drum pad audio track and add fx device of choice. Enjoy! 🌞
@@MattiasHolmgren ---SUPER DUPER Sir... thank you for the fast reply..... I did see the blue plus and minus signs but overlooked the functions....thanks again.
Hi, just press (activate) the capslock and your can play keyboard on A = C0, W = C#, S = D etc. like a piano. Z will transpose -1 octave. X = +1 octave. C = -velocity, V = +velocity. Hope it helps!
I have missed a collection feature for plugins in FL Studio. What do you think of built in instruments and filter? Do you prefer them or do you prefer third party plugins. I am more towards third party stuff to not lock myself in to a specific DAW. It's also less to relearn when having the same stuff with you when moving.
Hi Jens. I use both native and third party plugins. I choose the DAW depending on the song I am gonna work on and what tools I might need. Film scoring, game music and cinematic stuff = Logic Pro. Bitwig Studio / FL for electronic music where I am not gonna record vocals. Vocals os easiest to record and edit in Logic IMO. For synths its mostly third party though. Vital, Serum, Omnisphere 2 and Zebra 2. But occasionally native synths. Depends on the sound Im looking for. A lot of Sine Player, Kontakt, Play, Synchron, Opus for orchestral stuff.
@@MattiasHolmgren Interesting how to use different DAWs. Nice to see some of your plugin choices. I have bought plugins for about 25 000 SEK last year. Orchestral instruments are so expensive. For electronic music I have Nexus, Spire, Phase Plant, Halo 2, I wish, Manipulator, Gatekeeper etc. For orchestral sounds I have Spitfire originals, Musio, Eastwest cloud, Nucleus full, Tom factory, Damage 2 and too many choir libraries. It's 36 plugins bought in total. It's too much fun. Now I need to produce some music with it. 😅
Oh! from Italy u say. I do send all my best wishes to keep you safe. I know how hard times your country is facing. 😢 Appreciate the kind words. Thanks a million for supporting my content Sober!
Hi Andrew, glad you enjoy the Bitwig videos. PROs = user interface / quick workflow, modulation (build your own effects, mid/side processing, great surgical band splits), visual LFOs, great routing. Easy MPE access and editing. Great grouping functionality / organization. Great sound browser and search. Awesome Phase-4 synthesizer with (again) visual oscillators. Stable DAW. CONs = little midi functionality in piano roll, native effects plugins (like reverb, delay, saturations) are not as good as Logic, FL. Personally I use third party effects anyway. But since Bitwig is modular in a sense, with building blocks, you can basically build what u want. Hope that helps. Thanks for writing!
Thanks for the reply, I am thinking about getting bitwig. I am a long time logic user, although I love logic and will always use it, I want a DAW that is more for loop based production. However abelton just doesn't jive with me for some reason.
I look to most of your tutorials on Bitwig. It is now my go to DAW. How can you store all the changes you did on the settings. So that if you want to reinstall the program, you can easily get all the settings back? And maybe if you have a new computer or MAC, will you be able to simply put all that settings into that new installation?
On Mac use Time Machine. Saved me tons of times. For Bitwig alone you can also take a look at my article: www.morningdewmedia.com/bitwig-collections/ Hope the info is helpful! Thanks for supporting my content work! 🌞🏅
I just bought Samples From Mars and currently have to find out every time i want to use it. How do i just set the location of the folder in the right hand browser?
What’s your favourite Bitwig stock instrument? I don’t know why but I don’t like Phase 4. I use Polysynth more. It loads faster and loading patches is slow on Phase 4. It’s a very digital sounding sounding synth in a very digital sounding DAW. Maybe I’m missing something though?
Hi Jamis, my favourite instrument in Bitwig is...the sampler. Or rather The Grid in Bitwig 3, because in the Poly Grid you can have as many samplers as you want and create visual layered instrument setups. For synth sounds I like the PolySynth but oh yes, they are digitally clean sounding. I warm them up with saturators all the time. For saturation I often use compressor (in weird settings), or FX Grid, or iZotope Trash...or just good old Camel Crusher. I also make use of third party filters and effects like the excellent Zebrify (Zebra effects plugin). It lets us use all the amazing filters and saturators of Zebra on any sound source! Give it a try if you have Zebra 2. Bitwig as a DAW sounds totally fine (as goos as any other DAW). But the instruments / synths need to be spiced with saturation and good effects. I think Phase-4 is quite cool. You can do growls and general FM sounds very easy with that one. I generally never use stock presets in Bitwig. And I mean NEVER. I create my own presets / sounds with the Bitwig synths tailored to the song I am working on. More often I use other synths like Zebra, Serum, Omnisphere and now Phase Plant for synth sounds. I mean, if I bought them and I think they give me better result that native Bitwig instruments... at a faster time..Why not use them? ;) But I have a quite large arsenal of instruments and plugins collected over the years. Though the Grid really gave us a neat environment to create our own sounds in Bitwig. It also contains ways to warm up and saturate your sounds. Check my live streams. I hope Bitwig 3 is officially released soon. Thanks for writing Jamis.
Mattias Holmgren...I forgot about the Sampler. I remember you mentioning Saturation in a previous comment and have been trying to work out my own way of Saturation. And this amateurish way I use to create my own customised Saturation will,get better with practise and knowledge. I never use presets either. That’s losing the point of creation to me. I might use Presets to begin with but then I’ll try to craft them into what I want. Usually ends up in a disaster though. I have this thing of turning levels up all the way. Except for volume. It’s something I need to stop doing. Did it since I started using synths though. Probably explains what I’m a drummer doesn’t it. Bitwig offered me Bitwig 3 for half price...really nice people there. But I don’t want the upgrade at half price. I should pay the same as everyone else. So I’ve not yet got my hands on the Grid yet. Long story poor health and not great financial situation...typical old school musician. Thank you Mattias. I always get a detailed and gracious reply from you. As music people should be in a perfect world. Anyway mate...back to drumming. I’ve designed a unique way of playing. Takes a lot of practice but I nearly have it nailed. It’s playing the hi hat shuffles (like “Fool in the Rain” Purdie half time shuffle or Toto’s “Rosanna”) that is difficult. I’ve started playing the hi hat with the hi hat pedal...for open hat and closed. And have been asking the world of drummers if anyone knows of a drummer who plays the hi hat groove shuffle using the pedal? So far I’ve been told it’s nearly impossible which is why no one has tried it. Trap hi hats are impossible though...like the drum patterns you’ve written on this video, Way too fast for the pedals. It’s enjoyable playing Trap beats though. I’ve always loved the double stroke technique of the hi hat.
Hi, thanks for your interest in this channel. I'm working on the Bitwig Basics series at the moment. A more basics vocal recording video would suit this playlist. Are you interested to learn about the whole process (setting up Bitwig for vocal recording, levelling, recording a vocal track, editing, processing vocals)? Just let me know what areas you would like me to cover and I will see what I can do. Thanks for connecting, Mattias.
I dont own BFd3 but its the same principle using the piano roll or drum editor in Bitwig for any vsti. ☀️ so u request a drum programming essentials video perhaps? ☕️
Sorry if this is common knowledge, but how did you close the pop up broswer without clicking ok? Is there a keyboard shortcut? Mines stays open and would only close if i click ok.🤔
Hi Tarun. First make sure you set the correct input / outputs in the Dashboard -> Audio settings. Then create a new audio track in the arrangement view. Set the input channel (mic) for the new audio track. Talk into the mic and see if you get any audio signal into the track. Arm your track and press the record button. Done! Hope his helps.
@@MattiasHolmgren Yeah, I try to. It just does nothing, as though click-hold on top of the same didn't execute any command at all, so it's just that mouse arrow, and when I drag the mouse over the same, nothing comes, just the mouse arrow (Linux - QubesOS - Thinkpad X230)
@@MattiasHolmgren I work in FL studio and i got the antelope audio discrete 4 and it came with Bitwig 4 and i tried using the midi editor I didn't like it, because it wasn't as fluid as FL studio, and the interface feel cramped up unlike Ableton, which i have used in the past and still use........ i maybe wrong but this is my experience, will play with it for a while and see where it goes.
All this should run along the right side instead of covering the whole interface every time a browser opens. I really want a version of this daw designed for iOS it would make working with it at least 50% faster without all the mouse and QWERTY routines slowing everything down which is my biggest problem with all the desktop daw software.I want to use my fingers and hands that god gave me . Why isn’t there a version for iOS ? It’s ridiculous. I love this daw but by virtue of how the instrument plugins are designed and look alone using touch would make so much more sense. Very frustrating because I could simply send projects back and forth between the computers and the iPad pros! Remember some situations don’t allow for the computer to be dragged around all the time because the iPad is far superior to even a laptop as a mobile computer and is easily as powerful for sure . After twelve years of using touch devices then being forced back to a computer because of apples idiotic behavior using a mouse and QWERTY keyboard is ruining my old knuckles hands and shoulders . (65 years young with damage from old injuries ).I have my fingers crossed and am trying to remain interested in using the desktop version for now . I really love this daw but I wish I could get my hands on it cause this other way is just not getting it. 👽✌🏻
@@MattiasHolmgren not yet I’m still not very excited about the daw as I was at first I’m finding out there’s a lot I don’t like at all like the device rack at the bottom and having to scroll to find or see what’s in there is bullshit without an over view . I still can’t get any audible results from side chain effects and everything is connected to some drop-down combined with all the mousing and shortcuts I’ve just about had it with this thing.daws on a computer are still fussy dog shit in general . Too focused on minutia and not on the important stuff like playing in parts and building songs . People laugh when I tell them I like Korg gadget the most out of all the daws I have used but shut their mouth quickly when they compare their tracks to mine in gadget which is touch native runs on a computer and has better sounding instruments and effects amp models etc than anything I have used but Korg is dragging their feet with it constantly because people don’t take it seriously. Too bad for them because I can get more work done on it than any other daw I know of including export to a mastering app or daw of my choice or Ableton live as a project that lines up perfectly with lives time line and clip launcher . (Probably the daw I should has chosen since it’s so well fleshed out ) I’m not trying to say these big daws aren’t great for people who like using a typewriter and mouse toy to make music but I prefer my hands ! so tomorrow I’ll install sidecar and see if that helps me like bitwig anyway. Not looking good so far though . Oh and the latest iOS update 16 . Whatever destroys all audio exports from one app to the other and when recording causes sever distortions and digital artifacts …which I gave them shit for on the phone after demonstrating the issue to them personally yesterday for three hours on line ! Another side effect of technological over engineered garbage we all keep shelling out cash for every year! @#$W%%&%&%THANKS APPLE!🤞🏻👽
Hey Miguel, I don’t believe Bitwig has audio to midi feature yet. If you have Logic or Ableton you can use those to convert audio to midi. Or get Melodyne. In what scenario do you want to convert audio to midi? I never use that feature myself in production. I tried it in Logic some years back and it worked great in there.
I've added subtitles / captions to the Bitwig Basics Series, so now you should be able to press the translate button in RUclips and it should be able to translate to any language from that. =) Hope the spanish works accurately. Thanks again Miguel!
pregado no seu canal do RUclips Editar
Thank you for the simplicity with which information is being presented about Bitwig. For me that I am learning about DAW has been very important these small details of use in the day to day of the musical production.
I still do not understand the difference between "New Smart Collections and New Collections and how they behave within Daw". Another issue is about the application of the Stretch, onsets, formants on audios and the use of the browser in the part of "Show Note Edito Panel" on micro-pitch explressions and note expressions. There is some native Bitwig feature for detecting the fundamental note of some Melodine type audio, and there is the possibility that the Bitwig development team can integrate technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, ruclips.net/video/nl9uxZefWdY/видео.html or something like https: / /www.sonicvisualiser.org/screenshots.html for chord detection. How is your workflow for fundamental note detection?
A very interesting feature would be to create one more integrated Bitwig tab with a web shop with Sound Bank and preset created by the community and the packages could be pre-heard and bought directly from DAW. I would like to give you a reference of music that played a lot here in Brazil ... Derrepente leaves some project yours with these reference of Brazilian Funk ruclips.net/video/8_oE-iQeFeE/видео.html Thank you very much for the work and the effort employed in your channel from RUclips
Agradeço pela simplicidade com que as informações estão sendo apresentadas sobre o Bitwig. Para mim que estou aprendendo sobre a DAW tem sido muito importante esses pequenos detalhes de uso no dia a dia da produção musical.
Ainda não entendi sobre a diferença entre a "New Smart Collections e New Collections e como elas se comportam dentro da Daw". Outra questao é sobre a aplicação do Stretch, onsets, formants sobre audios e o uso do browser na parte de "Show Note Edito Panel" sobre micro-pitch explressions e note expressions. Existe algum recurso nativo do Bitwig para detecção de nota fundamental de algum audio tipo Melodine, e existe a possibilidade da equipe de desenvolvimento do Bitwig integrar uma tecnologias como Inteligência Artificial, ruclips.net/video/nl9uxZefWdY/видео.html ou ainda algo como www.sonicvisualiser.org/screenshots.html para detecção de acordes. Como é seu workflow para detecção da nota fundamental?
Um recurso muito interessante seria criar mais uma aba integrarada ao Bitwig com um web shop com Banco de Sons e preset criados pela comunidade e os pacotes pudessem ser pré-ouvidos e comprados diretament da DAW. Gostaria de lhe dar um referência de musica que tocou muito aqui no Brasil... Derrepente sai algum projeto seu com essas referência de Funk Brasileiro ruclips.net/video/8_oE-iQeFeE/видео.html Muito obrigado pelo trabalho e pelo esforço empregado no seu canal do RUclips
In this second episode we explore the Device Browser of Bitwig. It’s the place where you select instrument, effects, plugins & modulators for your tracks. We talk about some best practises and how to setup your collections (folders) for quick and easy access to your favourite instrument and plugin effects.
Furthermore we look at the second browser (the sidebar browser) of Bitwig which gives you super quick drag and drop access to samples and plugins.
We also create a quick beat by just dragging out a few samples from the sidebar browser.
Lean how quick and easy it is to work in Bitwig Studio 2.
I hope you find the information useful and please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks for watching,
Mattias
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I am new in Bittwig. Thanks a lot for your fantastic videos.
👌 thx for joining! 🥂
This video has been very helpful. Thank you
You are welcome Dexter.
Thank you Mathias for your nice tutorials. It is a tremendous help.
I am an absolute beginner in DAWs and have possibly a stupid question, but it just won't come to me naturally... when I am in the browser and want to try out the multisampler or presets before choosing, how do I do that? You just play some notes? I just have a laptop and no piano controller or anything yet, so I am not sure how to access a preview. TIA!
Hi thanks for writing. If you want to try out things from the browser: 1. Select an empty track ( or a track with an instrument on it already. Press B to open browser (or open by plus-sign button) on the track device-chain. Press and activate CAPSLOCK which will make your computer keyboard input as midi data to Bitwig. Select any preset (instrument preset) and play on your computer keyboard. =)
2. Be sure to select a track which already contains some midi data (helps). Open up a Device browser on that track and press various presets etc. The presets will "preload" and use the midi input from the track. But to really ADD the instrument to the track you need to Confirm with OK button. Hope the info helps! Let me know how it goes. Cheers,
Matt
Oh, and always remember to de-activate CAPSLOCK as soon as you want to use other key commands or they will not work. Because the Midi-Keyboard mode is activated. 😋
@@MattiasHolmgren thank you so much!!
@@misomonodayo you are welcome, happy Bitwig friday!
@@MattiasHolmgren to think that just one press of capslock is the solution to my search... I feel mighty silly now...
happy bitwig friday tyt :D
Mattias thank you for this vid... this was the one thing I couldn't figure out in the beginning. I have a non browser related question though.... how do I add fx to single pads on the drum machine ?? thanks
Hi thanks. You can add fx to individually Drum Machine pads several ways.
1.Click any drum Machine pad and press the blue + (plus = add sign) to the right of the sampler.
Now select the audio fx device you want to add to this individual sound.
2. Open the mixer by pressing TAB.
Click the "double arrow" - icon which is at the top of the drum Machine track. This opens all the individual drum pad tracks (which are sub audio paths/Channels within this final drum Machine bus).
Now press the + sign after a sampler on any drum pad audio track and add fx device of choice.
Enjoy! 🌞
@@MattiasHolmgren ---SUPER DUPER Sir... thank you for the fast reply..... I did see the blue plus and minus signs but overlooked the functions....thanks again.
How to play the instruments using the computer keyboard, I don’t have a midi keyboard. Please answer
Hi, just press (activate) the capslock and your can play keyboard on A = C0, W = C#, S = D etc. like a piano. Z will transpose -1 octave. X = +1 octave. C = -velocity, V = +velocity. Hope it helps!
@@MattiasHolmgren thanks
Thank you so much!!!!!
Happy to inspire Olanda! 🥳
I have missed a collection feature for plugins in FL Studio. What do you think of built in instruments and filter? Do you prefer them or do you prefer third party plugins. I am more towards third party stuff to not lock myself in to a specific DAW. It's also less to relearn when having the same stuff with you when moving.
Hi Jens. I use both native and third party plugins. I choose the DAW depending on the song I am gonna work on and what tools I might need. Film scoring, game music and cinematic stuff = Logic Pro. Bitwig Studio / FL for electronic music where I am not gonna record vocals. Vocals os easiest to record and edit in Logic IMO. For synths its mostly third party though. Vital, Serum, Omnisphere 2 and Zebra 2. But occasionally native synths. Depends on the sound Im looking for. A lot of Sine Player, Kontakt, Play, Synchron, Opus for orchestral stuff.
@@MattiasHolmgren Interesting how to use different DAWs. Nice to see some of your plugin choices. I have bought plugins for about 25 000 SEK last year. Orchestral instruments are so expensive. For electronic music I have Nexus, Spire, Phase Plant, Halo 2, I wish, Manipulator, Gatekeeper etc. For orchestral sounds I have Spitfire originals, Musio, Eastwest cloud, Nucleus full, Tom factory, Damage 2 and too many choir libraries. It's 36 plugins bought in total. It's too much fun. Now I need to produce some music with it. 😅
Thank you so much for this videos so helpful, follow from italy
Oh! from Italy u say. I do send all my best wishes to keep you safe. I know how hard times your country is facing. 😢 Appreciate the kind words. Thanks a million for supporting my content Sober!
Great series of videos. Very informative and I really appreciate it. If possible, can you tell me what bitwigs greatest strengths and weaknesses are?
Hi Andrew, glad you enjoy the Bitwig videos.
PROs = user interface / quick workflow, modulation (build your own effects, mid/side processing, great surgical band splits), visual LFOs, great routing. Easy MPE access and editing. Great grouping functionality / organization. Great sound browser and search. Awesome Phase-4 synthesizer with (again) visual oscillators. Stable DAW.
CONs = little midi functionality in piano roll, native effects plugins (like reverb, delay, saturations) are not as good as Logic, FL. Personally I use third party effects anyway.
But since Bitwig is modular in a sense, with building blocks, you can basically build what u want. Hope that helps. Thanks for writing!
Thanks for the reply, I am thinking about getting bitwig. I am a long time logic user, although I love logic and will always use it, I want a DAW that is more for loop based production. However abelton just doesn't jive with me for some reason.
@@andrewb214 then Bitwig is a great solution to try out! I use Logic, Bitwig and FL Studio. They are all great at different tasks. Love em all!
I look to most of your tutorials on Bitwig. It is now my go to DAW. How can you store all the changes you did on the settings. So that if you want to reinstall the program, you can easily get all the settings back? And maybe if you have a new computer or MAC, will you be able to simply put all that settings into that new installation?
On Mac use Time Machine. Saved me tons of times. For Bitwig alone you can also take a look at my article: www.morningdewmedia.com/bitwig-collections/
Hope the info is helpful! Thanks for supporting my content work! 🌞🏅
@@MattiasHolmgren Hi Mattias, thank you for your quick reply. I will study this in detail.
I just bought Samples From Mars and currently have to find out every time i want to use it. How do i just set the location of the folder in the right hand browser?
What’s your favourite Bitwig stock instrument? I don’t know why but I don’t like Phase 4. I use Polysynth more. It loads faster and loading patches is slow on Phase 4. It’s a very digital sounding sounding synth in a very digital sounding DAW. Maybe I’m missing something though?
Hi Jamis, my favourite instrument in Bitwig is...the sampler. Or rather The Grid in Bitwig 3, because in the Poly Grid you can have as many samplers as you want and create visual layered instrument setups. For synth sounds I like the PolySynth but oh yes, they are digitally clean sounding. I warm them up with saturators all the time. For saturation I often use compressor (in weird settings), or FX Grid, or iZotope Trash...or just good old Camel Crusher. I also make use of third party filters and effects like the excellent Zebrify (Zebra effects plugin). It lets us use all the amazing filters and saturators of Zebra on any sound source! Give it a try if you have Zebra 2.
Bitwig as a DAW sounds totally fine (as goos as any other DAW). But the instruments / synths need to be spiced with saturation and good effects. I think Phase-4 is quite cool. You can do growls and general FM sounds very easy with that one.
I generally never use stock presets in Bitwig. And I mean NEVER. I create my own presets / sounds with the Bitwig synths tailored to the song I am working on. More often I use other synths like Zebra, Serum, Omnisphere and now Phase Plant for synth sounds. I mean, if I bought them and I think they give me better result that native Bitwig instruments... at a faster time..Why not use them? ;) But I have a quite large arsenal of instruments and plugins collected over the years.
Though the Grid really gave us a neat environment to create our own sounds in Bitwig. It also contains ways to warm up and saturate your sounds. Check my live streams. I hope Bitwig 3 is officially released soon. Thanks for writing Jamis.
Mattias Holmgren...I forgot about the Sampler. I remember you mentioning Saturation in a previous comment and have been trying to work out my own way of Saturation. And this amateurish way I use to create my own customised Saturation will,get better with practise and knowledge. I never use presets either. That’s losing the point of creation to me. I might use Presets to begin with but then I’ll try to craft them into what I want. Usually ends up in a disaster though. I have this thing of turning levels up all the way. Except for volume. It’s something I need to stop doing. Did it since I started using synths though. Probably explains what I’m a drummer doesn’t it.
Bitwig offered me Bitwig 3 for half price...really nice people there. But I don’t want the upgrade at half price. I should pay the same as everyone else. So I’ve not yet got my hands on the Grid yet. Long story poor health and not great financial situation...typical old school musician.
Thank you Mattias. I always get a detailed and gracious reply from you. As music people should be in a perfect world.
Anyway mate...back to drumming. I’ve designed a unique way of playing. Takes a lot of practice but I nearly have it nailed. It’s playing the hi hat shuffles (like “Fool in the Rain” Purdie half time shuffle or Toto’s “Rosanna”) that is difficult. I’ve started playing the hi hat with the hi hat pedal...for open hat and closed. And have been asking the world of drummers if anyone knows of a drummer who plays the hi hat groove shuffle using the pedal? So far I’ve been told it’s nearly impossible which is why no one has tried it. Trap hi hats are impossible though...like the drum patterns you’ve written on this video, Way too fast for the pedals. It’s enjoyable playing Trap beats though. I’ve always loved the double stroke technique of the hi hat.
Sir, Would u like to make a video on vocal recording,
I'm a beginner and I do not know anything about the Bigwig
Hi, thanks for your interest in this channel. I'm working on the Bitwig Basics series at the moment. A more basics vocal recording video would suit this playlist. Are you interested to learn about the whole process (setting up Bitwig for vocal recording, levelling, recording a vocal track, editing, processing vocals)? Just let me know what areas you would like me to cover and I will see what I can do. Thanks for connecting, Mattias.
Mattias,
It is possible to transform an Audio track to Midi.
I am from Chile and I can not find tutorials in Spanish.
Atte.
Miguel Ponticas Schulze
Hi, Mattias ... can you make a video on step write with BFD3, or any other drum software apart from Bitwig's own?
I dont own BFd3 but its the same principle using the piano roll or drum editor in Bitwig for any vsti. ☀️ so u request a drum programming essentials video perhaps? ☕️
@@MattiasHolmgren ☀ so u request a drum programming essentials video perhaps? ☕ YES, PLEASE , MATTIAS ; STEP WRITE BIGWIG STYLE FROM SCRATCH
Sorry if this is common knowledge, but how did you close the pop up broswer without clicking ok? Is there a keyboard shortcut? Mines stays open and would only close if i click ok.🤔
When a browser is open you need to either confirm ( OK ) or cancel. You can also accept with enter key. I press ok most of the time ☀️np //Matt
@@MattiasHolmgren thank you :)
Your song sounds just like the one I just made!
Haha oh yeah. 😄🥁💎
Sir kindly tell me about how i can record my voice with music in bitwig .
I have no idea
Hi Tarun. First make sure you set the correct input / outputs in the Dashboard -> Audio settings. Then create a new audio track in the arrangement view. Set the input channel (mic) for the new audio track. Talk into the mic and see if you get any audio signal into the track. Arm your track and press the record button. Done!
Hope his helps.
@@MattiasHolmgren sir kindly make a very simple video for beginners for audio recording and mixing
@@TARUNSUMANTS absolutely, I've been planning such a really basic video for the Bitwig Basics series. Thanks for reminding me Tarun. ;)
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When I drag a sample into an audio track nothing happens?
That sounds weird. Do you drag them from the sample browser in Bitwig?
@@MattiasHolmgren Yeah, I try to. It just does nothing, as though click-hold on top of the same didn't execute any command at all, so it's just that mouse arrow, and when I drag the mouse over the same, nothing comes, just the mouse arrow
(Linux - QubesOS - Thinkpad X230)
Justin In latin america sorry to hear, I have no Linux builds, but be sure to send your bug reports to the Bitwig Support.
I have bitwig studio and the user interface is not friendly and also their hardware integration
Oh what is it that u dont like about the UI? ☕️
@@MattiasHolmgren I think it feels cramped
I struggle with the midi
What are your midi issues?
@@MattiasHolmgren I work in FL studio and i got the antelope audio discrete 4 and it came with Bitwig 4 and i tried using the midi editor I didn't like it, because it wasn't as fluid as FL studio, and the interface feel cramped up unlike Ableton, which i have used in the past and still use........ i maybe wrong but this is my experience, will play with it for a while and see where it goes.
All this should run along the right side instead of covering the whole interface every time a browser opens. I really want a version of this daw designed for iOS it would make working with it at least 50% faster without all the mouse and QWERTY routines slowing everything down which is my biggest problem with all the desktop daw software.I want to use my fingers and hands that god gave me . Why isn’t there a version for iOS ? It’s ridiculous. I love this daw but by virtue of how the instrument plugins are designed and look alone using touch would make so much more sense. Very frustrating because I could simply send projects back and forth between the computers and the iPad pros! Remember some situations don’t allow for the computer to be dragged around all the time because the iPad is far superior to even a laptop as a mobile computer and is easily as powerful for sure . After twelve years of using touch devices then being forced back to a computer because of apples idiotic behavior using a mouse and QWERTY keyboard is ruining my old knuckles hands and shoulders . (65 years young with damage from old injuries ).I have my fingers crossed and am trying to remain interested in using the desktop version for now . I really love this daw but I wish I could get my hands on it cause this other way is just not getting it. 👽✌🏻
Did you try using the iPad via sidecar and run Bitwig on it? BW has quite good touch support.
@@MattiasHolmgren not yet I’m still not very excited about the daw as I was at first I’m finding out there’s a lot I don’t like at all like the device rack at the bottom and having to scroll to find or see what’s in there is bullshit without an over view . I still can’t get any audible results from side chain effects and everything is connected to some drop-down combined with all the mousing and shortcuts I’ve just about had it with this thing.daws on a computer are still fussy dog shit in general . Too focused on minutia and not on the important stuff like playing in parts and building songs . People laugh when I tell them I like Korg gadget the most out of all the daws I have used but shut their mouth quickly when they compare their tracks to mine in gadget which is touch native runs on a computer and has better sounding instruments and effects amp models etc than anything I have used but Korg is dragging their feet with it constantly because people don’t take it seriously. Too bad for them because I can get more work done on it than any other daw I know of including export to a mastering app or daw of my choice or Ableton live as a project that lines up perfectly with lives time line and clip launcher . (Probably the daw I should has chosen since it’s so well fleshed out ) I’m not trying to say these big daws aren’t great for people who like using a typewriter and mouse toy to make music but I prefer my hands ! so tomorrow I’ll install sidecar and see if that helps me like bitwig anyway. Not looking good so far though . Oh and the latest iOS update 16 . Whatever destroys all audio exports from one app to the other and when recording causes sever distortions and digital artifacts …which I gave them shit for on the phone after demonstrating the issue to them personally yesterday for three hours on line ! Another side effect of technological over engineered garbage we all keep shelling out cash for every year! @#$W%%&%&%THANKS APPLE!🤞🏻👽
Mattias,
It is possible to transform an Audio track to Midi.
I am from Chile and I can not find tutorials in Spanish.
Atte.
Miguel Ponticas Schulze
Hey Miguel, I don’t believe Bitwig has audio to midi feature yet. If you have Logic or Ableton you can use those to convert audio to midi. Or get Melodyne. In what scenario do you want to convert audio to midi? I never use that feature myself in production. I tried it in Logic some years back and it worked great in there.
I've added subtitles / captions to the Bitwig Basics Series, so now you should be able to press the translate button in RUclips and it should be able to translate to any language from that. =) Hope the spanish works accurately. Thanks again Miguel!