3 Reasons I chose Bitwig as my DAW

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  • I have officially made the switch over to Bitwig Studio from FL Studio as my main daw. There are many reasons why and I this video I cover the three main reasons.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 183

  • @okashasunami32
    @okashasunami32 6 місяців тому +27

    The Ableton 12 gave me the push to start using Bitwig 5. Ableton 12 has just been updated with a bunch of useless stuff. It's as if Ableton is playing a game of catch up. And Ive been using Ableton since 2006! I know it well. Hell, I should be doing tutorials. But this new Ableton has a whole new learning curve. So I just decided to use my time learning Bitwig. Because this Bitwig DAW.....Is just plain incredible, experimental and creatively more intuitive. I love it!

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  6 місяців тому +5

      It's an amazing daw! It's clean, it works and everything is where you'd expect it to be

    • @3DaveO
      @3DaveO 5 місяців тому +5

      I have used Bitwig for about 18 months, and I know Ableton, but I don't use it.
      Initially, the huge price put me off for full access. The upgrade plans from lite to anything was crazy.
      It just seemed like I got more for less cost and a year of upgrades, which took me from v4 to all of v5 of bwig
      Ableton users complain about a lack of upgrades, and from what I can tell, they are now trying to catch up with the competition.
      The Wigs modulation always seemed great to me; I could just open bitwig to find an instrument, and if I like the sound, start making some different music around the concept, throw in some random or instrument that is just a preset.
      Its brighter interface and ability to put things on full screen at full size, like spectrum analyser, etc., are cool. The grid and making your own instruments are cool, too, without having to pay more for less with Albeton.
      Ableton, for me, only wins in mouse-to-arranger accuracy and the fact it gives a fuck about scales. So you know what your key your in etc, I don't want to just ignore classical music study. I think the basic understand helps.
      Really my only grip with bitwig, and perhaps getting to size right at times.
      I would just like to know if I am playing E, that it's in key, not filter the keys..
      anyway what do i know:)

    • @dukeselwood
      @dukeselwood 5 місяців тому +1

      So true. I used to use Live many years ago but use Studio One now. I recently tried a new version of Live and was excited to see how much it had progressed but I was shocked to see it had hardly progressed in any meaningful way at all! Whereas I've seen Studio One progress nicely in that same time. I really like Bitwig but still looks incomplete to me but I feel it will progress in time

    • @TellAVi5ion
      @TellAVi5ion 3 місяці тому

      I love Ableton. I like bitwig. I will use whatever I feel like I’m not a limited musician from my choice of daw. I usually use different daws for Mac or PC..

    • @TellAVi5ion
      @TellAVi5ion 3 місяці тому

      @Heath-Bounce what tracks?

  • @mudi2000a
    @mudi2000a 7 місяців тому +10

    Congratulations! Welcome to the club!

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +2

      Thanks!! Glad to be part of it! 🤙🤙

  • @nuttob
    @nuttob 7 місяців тому +10

    I looked at Bitwig being a Cubase user and I eventually decided to stick with Cubase. Bitwig has a lot of cool features like the built in modular instruments and modulation capabilities, but I know how to use Cubase like the back of my hand. The other thing is that Cubase is much more mature and Bitwig is still adding features that Cubase has had for a long time...

    • @TeslaOsiris
      @TeslaOsiris 7 місяців тому

      @@Rad_onewell the nice thing about Bitwig and Studio One (Professional though) is the DAWproject compatibility. You could theoretically start a project on Studio One Pro…seamlessly open it in Bitwig to do some fancy modulation work, bounce the MIDI to audio….then reopen it in Studio One Pro to finish it up.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +2

      Yeah I mean if you're comfortable in your main daw and it does all what you need it to do, then it's the best daw for you 🤙

    • @jeffreyhanc1711
      @jeffreyhanc1711 7 місяців тому +7

      There’s also elements Bitwig have that Cubase could never have - such as the modulation system and internal modular synthesis stuff. I used to be on Cubase, as well as Studio One. Both great daws (in their similar-but-different ways). However Bitwig, for me, is in a league of its own - particularly for creative production. Honesty haven’t looked back since making the switch.

    • @danemiller4852
      @danemiller4852 6 місяців тому +2

      I totally understand that. When I was a beginner I saw bitwig 1.0 and gave it a try. And it was so easy for me to pick up and play with having ZERO knowledge in production that I had to stick with it. Best decision I've ever made.

    • @paradoxic1888
      @paradoxic1888 4 місяці тому +1

      If you're comfortable with Cubase, then don't switch. It took me a long time to build presets that I can use in every production. But once you have those default presets with modulation parameters mapped, you can just go crazy with production.

  • @michail_777
    @michail_777 7 місяців тому +3

    I really like Bitwig, too. You can also take any "knob" from a third-party virtual synthesizer and place it straight down. You need to open a small window and click on the cross, then on the WiFi icon, and then on the control knob you want on the third-party synthesizer. And then take the module you need from Bitwig and put it into your virtual synthesizer and link the control knob you added before.
    But most importantly, it's really all in front of you. Working with MIDI or audio files is very easy to do, you can see everything in the left inspector.
    Have a nice day.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      yeah man bitwig is such an amazing daw. its truly mind blowing!

  • @croay
    @croay 4 місяці тому +18

    Bitwig and Reaper are on the forefront of innovation right now. Bitwig is probably the most elegantly designed DAW I've ever used. Everything is consistent and follows a discernible and cohesive logic, something I haven't experienced with Live or FL Studio (quite the contrary).

  • @analogsynthtim8823
    @analogsynthtim8823 7 місяців тому +3

    Same here. Long time Ableton user. Also checking Ableton12 beta at the moment. But I‘m still using Bitwig most of the time. Love the grit and all those endless modulation capabilities inside of this DAW. Everything is so easy to setup and use. In my opinion Bitwig is the best DAW on the market when it comes to electronic music

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      It blew my mind learning the ropes of the software and reading the manual. I can't wait to see what their plans are for future updates

    • @crowkangi
      @crowkangi 2 місяці тому

      this is why I just bought it. because of testimony like yours and that its perfect for EDM.

  • @vectorson
    @vectorson 7 місяців тому +3

    So, with that being said, this is really awesome software. I can never give up on FL because I'm really comfortable with it. But because of my devotion to you, it will be my new daw. I think it is interesting. So we are waiting for the playlist "how to use Bitwig". I hope it has good CPU usage. CPU and RAM consumption affects our performance. Overall, it was great, Jon. Keep it going man!

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      Thanks dude!! So far I've noticed it seemed pretty good on cpu. I haven't really noticed any huge spikes or anything. Try out the demo and see what you think. Lots of the normal stuff Id do, seems so much faster and just simpler ya know?

    • @ht3k
      @ht3k 7 місяців тому

      There is also a $15 a month rent to own on splice if you don't want to drop the full cost right away

    • @paradoxic1888
      @paradoxic1888 4 місяці тому

      Don't know about FL Studio, but there has been tests on CPU usage for Ableton vs. Bitwig, and let me tell you it's leagues above Ableton. Also, with the new update, all the UI elements will utilize your GPU, so CPU performance will be even better. Testing it now and productions can get a lot more complicated because of GPU utilization.

  • @TheHansen01
    @TheHansen01 7 місяців тому +4

    You really piqued my interest with this one so I went and downloaded the trial... WOW! It really is a better version of Ableton! Extremely intuitive, was able to get a simple track going without needing to look up how to do a single thing. Feels more stable. Looking forward to seeing everything else the program has to offer.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      That's so awesome!! Yeah it's pretty amazing huh? Haven't been able to put it down. I'm in it everyday haha

    • @TheHansen01
      @TheHansen01 4 місяці тому

      @@jonaudio Just bought Bitwig on the current 50% off special. Coming from Cubase, it's so much more fun and much faster to produce in. Look forward to seeing more Bitwig stuff on the channel!

  • @colognialist1964
    @colognialist1964 7 місяців тому +2

    I ask myself for a long time: when comes Jon audio to Bitwig? This is with tons of modulators, awesome filtering and the grid of course your perfect fitting daw. So I would say. Welcome home Jon. 🖖

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      Haha yuuuuup! I'm home now 🏡🤙🤙

  • @badaceinc
    @badaceinc Місяць тому

    Flstudio used to have that automation option. But it was gone in later version. So this is why I'm actually thinking about switching

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  Місяць тому

      Totally understandable. FLs automation can be somewhat strange at times

  • @trollingisasport
    @trollingisasport 7 місяців тому +1

    Awesome! Welcome!
    Have you put together a template yet? I've got a nice synthpop template I've put together. It's great cause you can set up everything perfectly. Also, one thing to notice is that by default the volume is -10db by default. I use the tool plugin to turn it up if I need it louder. (Definately start using Tool if you haven't already. You can easily change the gain, width, and panning.)

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      Tool is amazing! I've been using that pretty often.
      So far I've made a basic template and also a very barebones starting template. Been working on some other ones recently too. I wanna make a template I used to use in FL that's perfect for synth wave stuff

    • @Qubie1
      @Qubie1 6 місяців тому +1

      One tip I'd like to add that is in line with templates. You can right click on any device and set a default template. This also works for vst's. So everytime you load the device it will come with your init settings, modulations and control knobs applied.

  • @Chamilawarna
    @Chamilawarna 6 місяців тому +1

    awesome Video thanks ! only thing I miss from Bitwig is grid transparency within the Audio clip and midi, and scale highlight hope they will add to new update cheers my friend

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  6 місяців тому

      a scale highlight feature would be really cool to have. I hope more updates come out improving the midi editor

    • @Qubie1
      @Qubie1 6 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio It is possible to have this if you really want it. You need to make a reference track with a note clip that includes notes on all the notes in the scale. Then when you are on a new track, you can turn on layer editing. you can then turn off the pencil mark on the reference track and make it always visible. That way it will show it dimmed on top of your current track in the note editor.

    • @Qubie1
      @Qubie1 6 місяців тому +1

      It's a little bit of work to setup, I once set it up with all the major and minor scales in a new template. To be fair, I don't use it that much anymore, but it can be helpful. I'm sure eventually it will be included in bitwig.

  • @AnomieDomine
    @AnomieDomine 4 місяці тому +2

    Are there any major downsides to Bitwig? Do you use it for everything? Trying to decide what tier to pay for in the current 50% off sale. I'm new to computers+music together

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  4 місяці тому +2

      I use it for all my music making needs. I really like it

    • @AnomieDomine
      @AnomieDomine Місяць тому

      ​​@@jonaudioI went all in, largely for the grid and stock plugins. It might be a little too advanced for me but I just rewatched this video, I had been so trained for years that F1 was worthless that I hadn't thought to try it

  • @Jiman-f4r
    @Jiman-f4r Місяць тому

    Muy completo bitwig pero la interfaz sigue siendo muy angustiosa,y cada vez más.

  • @SpeccyMan
    @SpeccyMan 7 місяців тому +1

    I have both FL Studio and Bitwig and my only real gripe with Bitwig is it lacks the perpetual licence you get with FL. If it had that then it would be beyond awesome. Bitwig need to lower the price of the upgrades. I also own Cubase Elements and the upgrade price for that is a mere £25. Maybe Bitwig should focus on lowering the upgrade licence price and making their money with the add-on packs. We hobbyist musicians do not have the financial resources that pro studios have. Yes I know I can still use an old version.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      A perpetual license would be really cool if they offered that! I think a lot of people would either switch to bitwig or at the very least but a copy

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      A perpetual license would be really cool if they offered that! I think a lot of people would either switch to bitwig or at the very least but a copy

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      A perpetual license would be really cool if they offered that! I think a lot of people would either switch to bitwig or at the very least but a copy

    • @BappinProductions
      @BappinProductions 6 місяців тому

      Strongly disagree and so does the majority of the user base. They already tried paid add ons and it was an absolute disaster. You can buy an upgrade plan on sale multiple times throughout the year and even if you upgrade every year on the dot it’s only £9/month, which barely buys you a single measure gin and tonic in a London bar.

  • @kiyanazarbar3319
    @kiyanazarbar3319 7 місяців тому +2

    I’ve used Bitwig so I get it. But Ableton’s automation works exactly like this too.

    • @Italliving
      @Italliving 7 місяців тому

      can ableton do this on a project ... no (John did not even touch this part of the modulation ... ) , or even create your own devices in the grid...no ? not saying ableton is bad but it is missing some opportunities that make it become oldscool versus the new kid on the block

    • @TeslaOsiris
      @TeslaOsiris 7 місяців тому +1

      Fun fact: Bitwig was started by some ex-Ableton programmers. So the similarities aren’t a coincidence.

    • @Italliving
      @Italliving 7 місяців тому

      ask yourself why they left and started with innovation ? they were limited in ableton and now they are free like we 🙂@@TeslaOsiris

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      Ableton automation is def really cool, but the depths of what you can do im bitwig really won me over.

    • @kiyanazarbar3319
      @kiyanazarbar3319 7 місяців тому

      If you find a plugin to replace the Wave Candy scope and spectrograph please let me know. I’ve searched and haven’t found anything nearly as good as what you show in some of your earlier videos.

  • @sadhill38again
    @sadhill38again 16 днів тому

    been using fl studio for 10 years and had same issues as you, and if we be honest making a clip for an automation is weird and the "events" of fl studio feel weird too, happy i have transitionned to women and to bitwig

  • @takeroma_media_press
    @takeroma_media_press 6 місяців тому +1

    To find a tutorial about bitwig is harsh fl has many

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  6 місяців тому

      Yeah there aren't nearly as many bitwig tutorials out there as there are for FL.
      I hope to see more in the future. Bitwig is a great daw. I'm super happy I switched over

  • @sayntfuu
    @sayntfuu 7 місяців тому +1

    So long sweet prince, it was fun while it lasted.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      The times were great! But better times are on the horizon 🤙

    • @sayntfuu
      @sayntfuu 7 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio :pour one out gif:

  • @bakedcreations8985
    @bakedcreations8985 7 місяців тому +1

    😂😂 I couldn't even run it with my extremely powerfull HP and win 11. First it did not create a short cut, than it didn't start. I've contacted support, they told me it must be win 11 not letting the program go trough, so I turned off firewall, virus protection, yet still couldn't start the damn thing and Bitwig support was no help in the end. So for me personally Bitwig sucks sweaty donkey balls😂

    • @Italliving
      @Italliving 7 місяців тому

      that's a weird story i never heard before , it is in fact less cpu intensive versus ableton , did you download the mac version or what ? really very strange ...

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      Oh wow I didn't know that. I'm still on windows 10 for some reason. I've ignored all the windows 11 update prompts.

    • @BappinProductions
      @BappinProductions 7 місяців тому +1

      Microsoft staying true with their “we get it right every other version guys” 😂

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      LOL!!!!! Windows Vista cough cough haha 😂😂

    • @nowondr
      @nowondr 7 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio I've been using it on 11 for almost a year and no issues

  • @SongOfItself
    @SongOfItself 7 місяців тому +9

    Watching this video makes me want to switch to Bitwig again, even though I've been using it, and nothing else, for the last 2 years :-) Welcome aboard, Jon!

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      Thanks!! I've been having so much fun with it. It's an amazing daw and I feel so creative in it

    • @EBMZEQUENZER
      @EBMZEQUENZER 7 місяців тому +1

      Be careful : Bitwig is hard to quit 😁Cheers 🥂

  • @leestanford2452
    @leestanford2452 15 днів тому +1

    My favorite daw. My only request is to be able to drag video into the timeline for film scoring.

  • @conrow1157
    @conrow1157 Місяць тому +1

    The pre listen option for plug-ins alone gets me

  • @xkidmidnightx
    @xkidmidnightx 29 днів тому +1

    I just can't stand how it looks. It looks like something from the windows 95 days. I know it's a silly complaint but if you are staring at something for hours, it matters.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  29 днів тому

      not a silly complaint at all. the UI of any software is extremely important.

  • @ekids.bassment
    @ekids.bassment 5 місяців тому +3

    Cool channel, can I leave a tip? Add the bigwig logo to your thumbnails, normally I wouldn't have clicked on your video because it give the impression that it's something different. And your video's are totally worth it to be seen :)

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  5 місяців тому

      thanks!! I appreciate the feedback, and thats absolutely do-able.

  • @misterbonesbeats414
    @misterbonesbeats414 7 місяців тому +2

    The only thing I hate about Bitwig is the browser 🙄 even Ableton is more organized and straight to the point on that. Just give me a window for plugins and a window for my sound libraries. Having all those options there and different windows makes it a hot mess. I don't like it.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +2

      Interesting 🤔 im not too familiar with ableton browser so no idea how they do it. But so far bitwig has been pretty simple for me to find everything I'm looking for.

  • @watchandproduce
    @watchandproduce 7 місяців тому +4

    So awesome that you are now doing a video on Bitwig. Hope you do more!

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +2

      There will be plenty more! That's for sure!

  • @hamedhosseini661
    @hamedhosseini661 3 місяці тому +1

    bit late, but what made you pick bitwig over ableton?

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  3 місяці тому

      For some reason I just didn't like how ableton looked and felt. Lots of people swear by it and it's a great daw, but wasn't the one for me

  • @impacc
    @impacc 7 місяців тому +2

    The coolest thing is that you can always add FL as a vst inside of Bitwig. I do that all the time because I still really like to use gross beat, and patcher.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      Hell yeah! I do that sometimes too. It kinda blew my mind when I saw I could add FL as a plugin lol

  • @chancebucher3320
    @chancebucher3320 4 місяці тому +3

    I just started using Bitwig and I love it. I’ve had a license for the 8 track version for a couple years and never really dove in until a couple of week ago and immediately upgraded to essential then to producer a few days ago and will be upgrading again when the next sale is on. I love Fl Studio but Bitwig is just better

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  4 місяці тому +1

      bitwig is a great daw! so awesome you're using it now!

    • @AnomieDomine
      @AnomieDomine 4 місяці тому

      It's half off right now! I'm thinking of jumping all the way in as it's my first DAW and I don't want keep spending so much time researching DAW and hardware and software integration, I just want to play music. I've been half heartedly using the demo.
      Are there any major downsides to Bitwig? Do you use it for everything?

    • @chancebucher3320
      @chancebucher3320 4 місяці тому

      @@AnomieDomine I’ve only been using it for about two weeks but I’ve been on it for hours a day,many hours. I also just upgraded to the full version and I’m in love with it,seriously. I can’t say there are any downsides for me and the kind of music I make which is mostly just electronic stuff,no recording,no singing-just synths,samples,drum machines etc. the only thing I miss from Fl Studio is scale snapping/high lighting in the piano roll just to make it easier to draw notes without having to count steps but even without that its a good piano roll. I highly recommend Bitwig,I could go on and on about why its so great but I’d recommend getting the demo and checking it out,you still have several days before the sale is over

    • @chancebucher3320
      @chancebucher3320 4 місяці тому

      @@jonaudio it really is I’m having too much fun with it,I like to think I’ll continue using Fl as well but unfortunately after only a couple weeks of using Bitwig Fl Studio feels quite clunky in comparison. Oh well.

  • @Tyrannocaster
    @Tyrannocaster 7 місяців тому +2

    Every time I tryit it tells me it can't find ASIO, while I'm looking at my installed ASIO4ALL driver which Reaper works with just fine. There's nothing else displayed, no options, just CAN'T FIND ASIO and so I uninstall Bitwig. After doing this three times I realized this won't work; I'm slow, but I get there. I love Reaper anyway, I just wanted to see what Bitwig's like, but since it can't function for some reason on my computer, Reaper it is.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      Hmm that's really odd, I didn't get that on my end 🤔

    • @Qubie1
      @Qubie1 6 місяців тому

      Same, just installed it and no issue. In the dashboard, go to settings, audio and set driver model on asio and then on device set it to asio4all

  • @crowkangi
    @crowkangi 2 місяці тому +2

    I just bought Bitwig on sale. I own abelton 12 and im still pretty satisfied with it but I have heard so many great things about Bitwig and its sound design capabilities. I guess im now one of those people that uses more than one DAW. Abelton is still great for what it does and it's nice to have that in your toolkit.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  2 місяці тому

      There's nothing wrong with using more than one daw. All daws have their advantages and disadvantages at the end of the day.
      Bitwig is an amazing daw and I use it everyday and super happy to be using it.

  • @frederikclement7795
    @frederikclement7795 7 місяців тому +3

    Great, looking forward to learn more about bitwig from you!

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      hell yeah!!

  • @robmlisanti
    @robmlisanti 7 місяців тому +2

    Thanks Jon!! appreciate it!! Im finding this DAW so much fun and easier to use than I thought it would be...the only problem im having is getting audio from my Yamaha MODX into Bitwig

    • @Italliving
      @Italliving 7 місяців тому

      thats odd, this is the only daw for me that did all these smootly for everything ... ua-cam.com/video/NxT6blFC2j4/v-deo.html

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      It's super intuitive! It seems like everything is where it should be

  • @BappinProductions
    @BappinProductions 7 місяців тому +3

    Welcome fellow man of culture 😅

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +2

      Haha thank you 😂😂🤙🤙

  • @svorttsirhc1814
    @svorttsirhc1814 3 місяці тому

    Does this daw have a auto bpm detection for midis drums.

  • @Skiddoo42
    @Skiddoo42 7 місяців тому +2

    As a noob electronic musician, Roger Linn recommended Bitwig when I bought a Linnstrument. I made a lot of music with Bitwig the first year I used it but I went hunting for a new DAW when the trial period ran out and ended up purchasing Ableton. It took me three years to get to where I was producing at the same level I was with Bitwig. (Somebody explain sunk cost fallacy to me.)
    That's mostly a testament of how difficult Ableton is to learn how to do well, although it's also a reflection of the amount of time I had to study each. I do miss the look and feel of Bitwig.

    • @Italliving
      @Italliving 7 місяців тому +2

      Never to late to go back, i still use Ableton but BitWig is my Main source for creativity

    • @Skiddoo42
      @Skiddoo42 7 місяців тому +2

      @@Italliving I'm sure I will one day.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +2

      I sense you'll be back in bitwig one day 🤙🤙

  • @AnkitPuniaFX
    @AnkitPuniaFX 5 місяців тому +1

    Even without considering grid devices, Bitwig still boasts the most powerful collection of stock devices compared to any other DAW. However, it has one of the weakest piano roll.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  5 місяців тому

      I'm really hoping for some Piano roll updates in the future. I'm sure they would attract more potential users if they spent a good about of time really revamping and improving the piano roll

  • @SoftClip_Q
    @SoftClip_Q 2 місяці тому +1

    I just switched to bitwig as a 10 year Logic Pro user. Love it. It’s for sure missing stuff that big daws have had. My #1 issue is comping audio loops. If you have an 8 bar loop and a 4 bar loop your trying to comp into it lets say as a full you can’t move it to the end of the 8 bar loop to comp it there.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  Місяць тому

      yeah there's def some things that could be improved and added. overall I'm happy I picked up bitwig for most of my production needs. I still use other software when i need it tho

  • @basspartout
    @basspartout 7 місяців тому +1

    Very impressive! Bitwig would be my first choice after Studio One. The best of those two combined would be my dream DAW.

    • @AlexLapugean
      @AlexLapugean 7 місяців тому

      Bitwig is better or writing. Studio One is better for mixing and mastering. People tend to prefer the ones that more align to what part of the workflow they spend the majority of time doing or enjoy more.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      I have studio one as well. I don't know all its capabilites since I haven't used it much

    • @Marthins1
      @Marthins1 5 місяців тому

      Me too. After Studio One, my other choice currently is Bitwig, and I'm considering making it my first. It is so well structured, everything is very easy, light, fast, with a design that I love. What stops me is the midi.

  • @statiksky1
    @statiksky1 7 місяців тому +2

    Does bitwig have anything similar to FL's FPC muti velocity, and random sample triggers?

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      It's got an amazing drum sampler!

    • @statiksky1
      @statiksky1 7 місяців тому +1

      I'm a long-time FL studio user. But I've been very in Bit Wig.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      Same here my man same here!

  • @InnerHacking
    @InnerHacking 7 місяців тому +1

    Does Bitwig has the dump score log function like FL Studio? And what about CPU performance vs FL Studio? These are very important points for me using FL Studio

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      I'm not sure if it can dump score log as I don't really use that feature. As far as cpu goes, it seems to me that it's really good on cpu.

    • @Qubie1
      @Qubie1 6 місяців тому

      No, it is one of the most asked features. So hopefully they add it quickly.

  • @DarkSideofSynth
    @DarkSideofSynth 7 місяців тому +1

    Welcome to the club. A sound designer's dream, indeed. Not only are many of the devices (both instruments and effects) good, but you can create your own ;) The interactive help should have become a standard in ANY application years ago already. But then I guess many youtubers would be out of a job :)))

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      Thanks!! I'm super excited about it!

    • @DarkSideofSynth
      @DarkSideofSynth 7 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio Beware, it's an infinite rabbit hole ;) Happy digging!

  • @DominikHolenstein
    @DominikHolenstein 7 місяців тому +1

    I am always tempted to get Bitwig because of The Grid which is unfortunately available only with Bitwig Studio, the most expensive version. But one day...

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      One day indeed! It's a lot of fun!

  • @godreign9556
    @godreign9556 3 місяці тому +1

    Nice video, you can still use FL Studio as VST inside Bitwig Studio to enjoy both sides

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  3 місяці тому

      thats right!! Blew my mind when I figured that out

  • @TeslaOsiris
    @TeslaOsiris 7 місяців тому +2

    I love Bitwig. My only gripe with it is the MIDI editor is very bare bones compared to others and it is missing some helpful arrangement tools like I can find in Studio One or Waveform or even Luna. I really wish they would have a scales highlight system like Ableton or Studio One.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      I've seen that requested on multiple forums, so maybe it's something coming in future updates? That would be a really welcome addition

    • @BappinProductions
      @BappinProductions 7 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio MSEGs took literally forever but the devs smashed it by making them available everywhere. I’m optimistic for MIDI improvements on a similar scale ie not half baked!

    • @jonasharp3
      @jonasharp3 6 місяців тому

      I have a workaround I use until they add this feature. What I’ll do is place a small note in each of the degrees of the scale I’m in, right before the first bar of the clip. Then if you switch to drum editing mode, it will only show you notes that are already used in the clip. It can be a little tedious, but if you keep an empty midi clip with just the guide notes somewhere in the project, you can quickly duplicate it to other tracks to speed up the workflow.

    • @Qubie1
      @Qubie1 6 місяців тому

      @@jonasharp3 There is another workaround. First make a reference midi track with all the notes in your scale. Then when you are working on a new midi track, turn on layering mode on the bottom left of the clip window. adjust the layers so your reference track is always visible and editing is off.

    • @jshstuff
      @jshstuff 6 місяців тому +1

      bitwig’s piano roll is definitely lacking but make sure not to miss out on its amazing features like per note pitch bends. game changer for doing note slides on MPE compatible synths, which all of bitwig’s stock synths/samplers are.

  • @adamarmstrong9408
    @adamarmstrong9408 7 місяців тому +2

    Love bitwig its so creative!

  • @williamshaneblyth
    @williamshaneblyth 7 місяців тому +1

    I never switch I add. That's why I still use Ableton sometimes, logic pro on somethings and most things in bitwig. Like a mechanic I have multiple tools some are better in certain circumstances. All or nothing to me is not smart.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      Agreed! There are still a few things I'd use FL and pro tools for, but for the main stuff I'm gonna stick with bitwig

    • @williamshaneblyth
      @williamshaneblyth 7 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio yes true

  • @albshore8
    @albshore8 6 місяців тому +1

    I'm looking forward to more Bitwig video's from you and don't forget, you can still uses the best part of FL in side of Bitwig as a VST. Fwig Studio🤔.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  6 місяців тому

      LOL when I first saw FL as a vst and loaded it up, I almost fell out of my chair haha. "yo I heard you like DAWs, so we put a DAW inside your DAW" imagine running bitwig, with an FL vst, and programming an entire track in falcon

    • @albshore8
      @albshore8 6 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio Ohhh Yeah...Now you got me really thinking🤔 Experiment time🤣

  • @piet245
    @piet245 7 місяців тому +1

    Jon, do you make more Videos about Bitwig?

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      yep, all my videos have been using bitwig since I switched

  • @EBMZEQUENZER
    @EBMZEQUENZER 7 місяців тому +1

    Can you even compare the two?
    BW is by far more advanced and I too recently jumped the ship over to BW
    Cheers 🥂

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      Bitwig is amazing!!

    • @EBMZEQUENZER
      @EBMZEQUENZER 7 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio It is but, I still make all my trax in Maschine mainly because it's
      my No.1 program and I know it so well, BW is No.2
      but : if REASON would get clip mode : I'd run back to REASON 😁

  • @buckycore
    @buckycore 7 місяців тому +1

    Reason 4: because you know how happy it makes me feel with you using Bitwig. Thank you for that. I feel seen. 😂😂😂😂

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому +1

      Haha you're welcome 🤙🤙Bitwig is amazing!!

    • @buckycore
      @buckycore 7 місяців тому

      It's truly a wonder ​@@jonaudio

  • @SpaceAmbientMusic
    @SpaceAmbientMusic 7 місяців тому +1

    I love Bitwig

  • @BrettMitchell-r2g
    @BrettMitchell-r2g Місяць тому +1

    welcome to the world of bit-greatness. we love having you bro great content

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  Місяць тому

      Thanks dude!! 🙏🙏

  • @mo_omarr
    @mo_omarr 7 місяців тому +2

    I love Bitwig

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      same here! its amazing!

    • @jshstuff
      @jshstuff 6 місяців тому

      I love Bitwig

  • @ahandsomefridge
    @ahandsomefridge 7 місяців тому +1

    I'm still too comfortable with Reason and some of its awesome propriety instruments to make a switch, but Bitwig seems to have a lot more going for it in terms of modulation and presentation. Also Reason can be finicky to work with some midi generation VST's, making it a bit of a pain to use at all (defeating the point of the plugin lol) and it would also be nice to have a main DAW that's not subscription based I guess.

    • @TeslaOsiris
      @TeslaOsiris 7 місяців тому

      I use Reason in Bitwig, so I get the best of all worlds

    • @ahandsomefridge
      @ahandsomefridge 7 місяців тому

      @@TeslaOsiris Yeah could go for the Reason rack option, we'll see about that when the time (and money lol) is there.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  7 місяців тому

      Never used reason before. Def looks cool

    • @Qubie1
      @Qubie1 6 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio It was one of my first daws, I have tried it recently again. It's fun to play with it for a short while but quickly I found out that a lot of things that are really easy in bitwig are a lot of work in reason or plainly not possible.

  • @young_neal5947
    @young_neal5947 6 місяців тому +1

    After installing Bitvig and studying it thoroughly. I have given up on most external VSTs. And now I install only what complements Bitwig. Similar to the Ozone equalizer, which has a linear mode. Or a linear crossover from NIH plugs to do multiband processing of your master bus. Moreover, these are also free plugins. Most of the sounds I make inside the Grid, some I make in the Vital. You just need to set up your Serum and Massive tables. Which are in the public domain. As well as free tables from ESW. In general, Bitwig provides me with everything I need for serious production. For $15 a month. Since they still have rent-to-own. The ultimate solution!

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  6 місяців тому

      That's what I really have been enjoying about bitwig. I use less vsts and if there is something specific I need, most times I can just build it. such a great daw!

    • @young_neal5947
      @young_neal5947 6 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio Right. But for me, the key was the sandbox mode, which allows the program to work seamlessly and not crash.

    • @Qubie1
      @Qubie1 6 місяців тому

      Technically you can make a multiband compressor in bitwig using the multiband fx3 container.

    • @jshstuff
      @jshstuff 6 місяців тому

      he’s talking about a linear phase crossover to avoid phase shift when doing multiband on the master and screwing stuff up.
      I also second the original comment. I basically don’t use 3rd party plugins anymore. unless it’s something like a piano VST I really like, or anything else that can’t easily be done in bitwig… which is uncommon. like, I’ve even ditched Serum which is my main synth, because bitwig’s Polymer synth with a wavetable oscillator loaded up is basically identical to Serum. I’ve built dozens of Grid presets that recreate common, paid plugins. bitwig is actually a dream come true for me.

    • @young_neal5947
      @young_neal5947 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Qubie1 But it's not linear. And I need a linear container for the master bus.

  • @humball
    @humball 7 місяців тому +1

    Cool daw , similar to Ableton...

    • @TheCynicsCynic
      @TheCynicsCynic 7 місяців тому +1

      Indeed. It was made by some former Ableton employees and definitely has some design similarities.

    • @BappinProductions
      @BappinProductions 7 місяців тому +2

      It’s like Ableton, but not shit 😂

    • @Italliving
      @Italliving 7 місяців тому

      Let's agree to disagree here - only thing similar are the people creating the daw

  • @nominou6
    @nominou6 6 місяців тому

    It's unfortunate that by two times a reply and a comment I made about how easy it is to find literally hundreds of Bitwig video tutorials - and how to find them - were completely censored.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  6 місяців тому

      We're they censored on this video or another video?

    • @nominou6
      @nominou6 6 місяців тому

      @@jonaudio On this video. I mentioned how to do a youtube search using "Bitwig " as a prefix then followed by some names. I will repeat here, it might pass. The censorship is not a fixed thing. If it was it could be demonstrated and brought to justice somehow. Here goes.
      "Bitwig " followed by "Polarity", "Taches", "Axel Reid", "Rumble channel".
      Polarity by himself has 246 Bitwig tutorial videos. Then there are also the ones provided by Bitwig themselves, at least a hundred videos. And also, other youtube audio content creators that put out from time to time Bitwig tutorials.
      So there's a lot. I wanted to chime in to bring this fact. Bitwig tutorials are not scarce by any means. And then there's the user guide which is quite complete.

    • @jonaudio
      @jonaudio  6 місяців тому

      Not sure why that got censored? I know sometimes when people put links as comments UA-cam will autoflag that as spam and remove. That may have been what happened 🤔