Bitwig Studio is a dynamic software to create and execute your musical ideas in the studio and on stage.
Bitwig Studio is a dynamic software to create and execute your musical ideas in the studio and on stage.
Here's a quick overview of what Bitwig Studio is all about:
Bitwig Studio inspires you to have greater control of your music, giving you access to every aspect of your production. Optimize your creative process and quickly develop your ideas into complete songs, tracks, and compositions. Record and organize, improvise and execute, or do it all at once. Welcome to the next generation of music performance and creation software.
FLEXIBLE USER INTERFACE
Custom workflow to match any style.
Bitwig Studio features a flexible dashboard-based user interface; you choose what to see based on the task in question. Effortlessly switch between three main layouts: Organize, Mix, and Edit, or view them all at once on up to three monitors.
DETAIL EDITOR
Your unlimited creative space.
Detail Editor optimizes audio editing by allowing you to make nondestructive edits to a clip. This allows you to stretch, split, pitch, pan, copy, reverse, add, move, and rearrange audio as you choose. Edit multiple tracks in the same view, isolate your view in a clip, or expand it to see everything on the entire track.
EXPRESSIVE MIDI SUPPORT
The most expressive DAW in the industry.
In addition to standard note editing and note editing features such as Velocity, Gain, Pan, Timbre, and Pressure, Bitwig Studio features unique tools such as micro pitch and sophisticated layered editing, and is a cutting-edge runner in MPE support.
MPE stands for Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression. By supporting the MPE standard, Bitwig Studio is among the first DAWs capable of capturing and using the precise capabilities of the most advanced MIDI controllers on the market today, such as Roli Seaboard and Linnstrument.
OPEN MULTIPLE PROJECTS
Limited to one idea? Think again.
The bottom line of your last session may be the missing part of your current project. The rhythmic section in his latest song is perfectly transported to the next. There is no need to close anything or scour complex file structures. With Bitwig Studio, open multiple projects at the same time and drag and drop between them.
FADES AND CROSSFADES
Your workflow faster, faster.
Create fades and crossfades for audio clips directly in the arranger's timeline or audio editor. Plus, you can create fades for audio events within clips - for a truly fast yet flexible edit. Of course, the curve slopes of all fades can be adjusted.
Edit fades easily by hovering over the boundaries of the clip or event, and then dragging the fade handle when it appears. Crossfades are created automatically when you move clips so that they overlap.
HARDWARE INTEGRATION
We talked to your hardware.
Hardware integration is a big part of what makes Bitwig Studio unique. MIDI handling, note time, and latency compensation are aspects of this. Other important features include MIDI Clock Sync and Ableton LINK. But where Bitwig Studio really stands out is our collection of hardware integration devices.
With Bitwig Studio you get a whole range of devices dedicated to controlling your external hardware, whether via MIDI and CC or CV, Gate and Clock, sent directly to your audio outputs.
TIME STRETCHING
Always in time, always looking great.
Keep your audio material on time, regardless of project progress, using Bitwig Studio's advanced time stretching. Let Bitwig Studio automatically analyze and stretch your audio or take full control and use advanced stretching and editing tools.
Bitwig Studio comes with 8 different time extension algorithms to cover all your musical needs, including the renowned Zplane Elastique in four flavors.
ABLETON LINK SUPPORT
Effortless synchronization between ecosystems.
Since its launch, Ableton LINK has changed the way musicians synchronize workstations between technologies, and Bitwig Studio is part of the network.
Make Bitwig Studio the centerpiece - or cornerstone - of your production and performance setup. This new technology ensures that everything is working in time and pace.
POP-UP BROWSER
Browse, listen, insert, swap
The pop-up browser makes listening and selecting devices, presets, VSTs and samples quickly, intuitively and inspiring. With powerful search, filter, and collecting tools, it's never been easier to find or discover the sound you're looking for.
Pop-Up Browser is nothing more than your own personal content management system.
PLUG-IN VST SUPPORT
Your VST collection will feel at home.
Bitwig Studio connects directly to your existing configuration. With modern software architecture, 32-bit and 64-bit VST plug-ins are natively supported without the need for a third-party bridge.
We also support the VST3 standard, with note-by-grade expressions and accurate sample automation.
PLUG-IN SANDBOXING
Damage control.
Never again will a single plug-in bring down your entire project. Bitwig Studio's built-in "sandboxing" feature ensures plug-in crashes don't interrupt valuable production time or performance on stage. Bitwig Studio protects your workflow while efficiently running your VSTs for uninterrupted creativity.
TOUCH INTEGRATION
Music at your fingertips.
With a touch screen and dedicated touch screen profile, all the power of Bitwig Studio is literally at your fingertips. We've developed a full-touch functionality to quickly identify gestures for the most unique and intuitive workflow of all time: multi-touch support, the unique radial gesture menu, touch keyboard, and pen control (Microsoft Surface Pro, Surface Book, and Surface Studio).
API OPEN CONTROLLER
Control scripts with ease.
"Smart Controller" takes on new meaning in Bitwig Studio. Freely edit existing control scripts directly from companies that design their controllers or create their own. Get the most out of your equipment with the hands-on control of the parameters that mean the most to you and make the most of every pad, button, button and key at your fingertips.
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Other notable features
Supported operating systems
Mac OS X 10.5 x (Leopard), Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), Mac OS X 10.7 (Mountain Lion), OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
Hardware requirements
Memory - 1 GB of RAM and more
Free disk space - 50 MB
System type - 32-bit and 64-bit OS
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