I like your videos. it is more multitrack audio orientated compared to others which are more on the electronic/experimental side of things. Keep it coming.
Nice one!. One really great feature is the FX Selector because you can create entire chains and compare, I usually use this one to compare between different compressors, saturators, etc.
I would go even further using FX Selectors for mixing: automate the selector index to switch out a complete or parts of a device chain for different parts of the arrangement. No more need for duplicating tracks (and deleting clips tediously) just to use different effects just for a certain song part.
Some nice tips here. I came to Bitwig about a year ago from cubase, but haven’t been able to use it much due to some ongoing ear issues. There are some great mixing features in cubase that I wish Bitwig had, like mixer snapshots that save all your current plugin states, which can be A/Bed or recalled when you make changes to the mix that were undesirable. It also has much better features for reverting to a certain point in your history, and has integrated customisable metering where you can choose which analysis modules you want in what layout you want. A bit like IZotope insight 2 but native. Control room is also very useful. I find the mixer faders too small & the UI customisation is kind of limited. I wish you could just maximise faders when you get rid of other options from the UI. Bitwig is definitely not as nice as cubase as a mixing environment… yet. But for sound design and electronic music workflows Bitwig makes cubase feel prehistoric
Hey thanks for commenting. I understand that, but this video is mainly for people that want to stick with one DAW. I've gotten great mixing sessions on BW and I've getting used to it as I mix my own music too :)
@@AlexReidStudios I’m happy to use 2 DAWs if I have to. I’d rather cubase has Bitwig’s modulation system or Bitwig had Cubase’s mixing features, but having both gives me the best of both worlds. Eventually one or the other will likely eliminate my need for the other. My money is on Bitwig making cubase obsolete for me, out of the two. Improving mixing features and even adding ARA2 or native pitch correction like cubase has, would be easier for Bitwig to implement than such a deep & versatile modulation system in a linear DAW like cubase that doesn’t have a device based workflow like Bitwig or Ableton. Cubase doesn’t even have any capability for inter plugin FM or phase modulation. I’m guessing adding something close to Bitwig’s level of freedom in cubase would take practically recoding it from the ground up. Everything is based on old limitations & it’s all midi cc based. The closest I ever got to Bitwig’s level of freedom for sound design in cubase was using the kilohearts ecosystem. Which is good, but you’re limited to only using the khs snap ins, versus Bitwig that lets you squeeze the most out of any 3rd party plugin you own. Cubase and these other DAWs that have been around for decades all have massive libraries of native FX & instruments, but Bitwig let’s you do more with any 3rd party FX & instruments. I own a lot of plugins so it’s been a game changer for me in that regard. Things like being able to use any distortion I own in multiband, without having to use buses & EQs for crossovers, or FM between 3rd party samplers & synths. It’s so beyond what’s possible in cubase.
I think there is a better way to parallel process. Just use an FX track. It auto routes all tracks in the signal path as sends so it is super easy to send audio from any track you want to parallel process. It is also easier on cpu
Yeah, but sometimes for mixing I use quite a lot of parallel busses, so for organization I prefer to leave the sends for reverbs and delays. You cna also insert an FX track in a folder tho
@@AlexReidStudios "insert an FX track in a folder" Mind blown! I enjoyed the video, but this comment ironically provided the nugget of wisdom I didn't yet possess. Thank you!
Thank you, that's exactly what I needed! I was about to get into Nuendo, but as using Bitwig already for so many years for Production, I was not aware of all those tools you showed. Maybe I should actually print out the manual and make a week vacation and read it.
Would have been cool to hear more about the stereo compressor technique and also on what advantages the parallel compression/effects gives instead if just using all the fx in a long chain 🤔 Really, really cool video once again with lots of useful info and concepts that I haven't really heard or thought about before.
I get that you have to over-act a bit to stay expressive despite the mask but I think toning it down a tiny bit would really boost your viewer retention.
For mixing - if you don't want to use groups - then just bus things same as any other DAW by using the I/O above your track fader - no need for multiple audio receiver plugins or any of that...I've seen them do this in some of the Bitwig demo projects too - and it's totally unnecessary if you are just wanting to bus things for mixing...
That would have to be manually? With the voice Stack moduoator you can set more voices and then use it to modulate the pitch in cents and te panning. In the inspector you can see the voices
When you select multiple channels, on the inspector (on the left) you will see controls for volume and panning, those controls all of the selected tracks
I think the only thing that you could convince me one daw might be better at than another is live stuff. any modern daw is incredibly capable and is just a matter of workflow preferences i think, aside from its use in live situations.
What about using hardware? Have been using Bitwig for a few years now and am starting to use outboard gear, I find that I can't the setup right, I have to mute everything which then means I can't hear what I am doing. It's odd. You have an output, then an input which I use 2 different channels for. I probably haven't explained this very well, but if you could do a video on using outboard gear with Bitwig that would be great!
@@AlexReidStudios that's true. Usually I just put said group of tracks in a folder, add an audio track in that folder, rename it "drum bus" or whatever it is and route those tracks in the folder to the "bus" then I can route that bus to either the master or to an FX track as maybe a parallel processing channel to glue multiple folders of tracks and busses together more. Yeah Bitwig is amazing for mixing I don't understand how people don't know this.
Mate. It’s as easy as adding button modulators. Eg: for multiband FX3 Stage 1: add 3 button modulators (named solo low, solo mid & solo high) set each to fully attenuate the other 2 bands. For example solo low you need to set the button modulator to attenuate mid & high bands when the button is engaged. Do the same thing with the other 2 bands (attenuating the other bands) Stage 2: Save as default preset Stage 3: profit
@@AlexReidStudios yes you did. Your video more for beginners though. And in the video it’s not clear it is not. If you can it would be nice of you to make a video about how to make actual Bus in Bitwig trough sends. Also that groups can have its own sends make it way ahead of competition. Not many people I guess know that it is possible.
@@AlexReidStudios thnx for you reply,subscribed! I wonder how it will feel in this daw comming from cubase. With the summer sale the price is really good.
@@AlexReidStudios To be constructive, I like more the way of polarity shows bitwig. It is more detailed and not focused on his face or stuff like that. Maybe you can learn from him to use that in your videos. Cheers
@@timschannel247 I think it's OK to have a different style. E.g. Alex Reid has much more streamlined and concise video edits in his tutorials I think. Maybe not everybody likes it but I think each one has certain strengths. Also in my opinion there definitely is the need for both: short overview videos / quick tips and more long, detailed in-depth sessions.
Putting mad amounts of things in parallel is indeed one of the coolest things you can do in a bitwig workflow
oh yes 😎
And then work with EQ+, it's very good for parallel. joking 🤭
@@sternenherz EQ+ is one of those things where the bitwig developers failed to explain the purpose to their users
I like your videos. it is more multitrack audio orientated compared to others which are more on the electronic/experimental side of things. Keep it coming.
Hey thank you! I try to cover different subjects
Bitwig, best DAW ever!
The song sounds good and refreshing rock music
It's great, had fun mixing it. Those were multitracks provided by Produce like a Pro :)
Nice one!. One really great feature is the FX Selector because you can create entire chains and compare, I usually use this one to compare between different compressors, saturators, etc.
that's an amazing use! didn't think of it haha
I would go even further using FX Selectors for mixing: automate the selector index to switch out a complete or parts of a device chain for different parts of the arrangement. No more need for duplicating tracks (and deleting clips tediously) just to use different effects just for a certain song part.
@@HoergraeteThat's an amazing idea, really cool! 💡
@@Hoergraete Not all heroes wear capes. I'm assuming you're not wearing a cape, but even if you are, not ALL = some do. BOOM!
Some nice tips here. I came to Bitwig about a year ago from cubase, but haven’t been able to use it much due to some ongoing ear issues. There are some great mixing features in cubase that I wish Bitwig had, like mixer snapshots that save all your current plugin states, which can be A/Bed or recalled when you make changes to the mix that were undesirable. It also has much better features for reverting to a certain point in your history, and has integrated customisable metering where you can choose which analysis modules you want in what layout you want. A bit like IZotope insight 2 but native. Control room is also very useful. I find the mixer faders too small & the UI customisation is kind of limited. I wish you could just maximise faders when you get rid of other options from the UI. Bitwig is definitely not as nice as cubase as a mixing environment… yet. But for sound design and electronic music workflows Bitwig makes cubase feel prehistoric
Hey thanks for commenting. I understand that, but this video is mainly for people that want to stick with one DAW. I've gotten great mixing sessions on BW and I've getting used to it as I mix my own music too :)
@@AlexReidStudios I’m happy to use 2 DAWs if I have to. I’d rather cubase has Bitwig’s modulation system or Bitwig had Cubase’s mixing features, but having both gives me the best of both worlds. Eventually one or the other will likely eliminate my need for the other. My money is on Bitwig making cubase obsolete for me, out of the two. Improving mixing features and even adding ARA2 or native pitch correction like cubase has, would be easier for Bitwig to implement than such a deep & versatile modulation system in a linear DAW like cubase that doesn’t have a device based workflow like Bitwig or Ableton. Cubase doesn’t even have any capability for inter plugin FM or phase modulation. I’m guessing adding something close to Bitwig’s level of freedom in cubase would take practically recoding it from the ground up. Everything is based on old limitations & it’s all midi cc based.
The closest I ever got to Bitwig’s level of freedom for sound design in cubase was using the kilohearts ecosystem. Which is good, but you’re limited to only using the khs snap ins, versus Bitwig that lets you squeeze the most out of any 3rd party plugin you own.
Cubase and these other DAWs that have been around for decades all have massive libraries of native FX & instruments, but Bitwig let’s you do more with any 3rd party FX & instruments. I own a lot of plugins so it’s been a game changer for me in that regard. Things like being able to use any distortion I own in multiband, without having to use buses & EQs for crossovers, or FM between 3rd party samplers & synths. It’s so beyond what’s possible in cubase.
I think there is a better way to parallel process. Just use an FX track. It auto routes all tracks in the signal path as sends so it is super easy to send audio from any track you want to parallel process. It is also easier on cpu
Yeah, but sometimes for mixing I use quite a lot of parallel busses, so for organization I prefer to leave the sends for reverbs and delays. You cna also insert an FX track in a folder tho
@@AlexReidStudios "insert an FX track in a folder" Mind blown! I enjoyed the video, but this comment ironically provided the nugget of wisdom I didn't yet possess. Thank you!
@@aguenter I even discovered it by accident lol, is really useful too
honestly, mixing in bitwig is very powerful to be honest...
Thank you, that's exactly what I needed! I was about to get into Nuendo, but as using Bitwig already for so many years for Production, I was not aware of all those tools you showed. Maybe I should actually print out the manual and make a week vacation and read it.
Glad this was helpful :). Bitwig has everything you need for mixing.
I love the folder workflow even in cubsse i used to put my buses into folders
Is really nice to get everything organized
"Subscribe" is a brilliant name for a group of tracks. I love it so much, I subscribed!
Haha was wondering if anyone catched that
Seems like a cool daw... im considering to buy it. Videos like this are good to explain how bitwig works.
I'll be making more :), test it and see if you like it
Would have been cool to hear more about the stereo compressor technique and also on what advantages the parallel compression/effects gives instead if just using all the fx in a long chain 🤔 Really, really cool video once again with lots of useful info and concepts that I haven't really heard or thought about before.
I want to make a video on general mixing, not only BW related. There I could review those topics
@@AlexReidStudios That is awesome, can't wait to see it! Have a great day and thanks for the reply! :)
yaaaay bitwig content
This is what I needed to know to make a decision on Bitwig. Thank you so much!
Glad it was useful! Thanks for watching :)
Such an inspiring software! Thanks for the video
Thank you for watching :)
Awesome! Thank you!
You're welcome :)
Amazing content !
Thank you!
thanks dude!
No problem! Thanks gor watching
Very usefull information, subbed and likked❤
thank you!
Folders! Reaper and Studio one do it similarity treating them as busses.
Pro Tools too since about a year! Folders are the future haha
I get that you have to over-act a bit to stay expressive despite the mask but I think toning it down a tiny bit would really boost your viewer retention.
Great video!
Thank you!
For mixing - if you don't want to use groups - then just bus things same as any other DAW by using the I/O above your track fader - no need for multiple audio receiver plugins or any of that...I've seen them do this in some of the Bitwig demo projects too - and it's totally unnecessary if you are just wanting to bus things for mixing...
Yeah that's true, but in terms of workflow folders are faster, ot depends on your preferences too
could you explain how to create Unison effect in Bitwig?( I mean from outside of oscillators)
That would have to be manually? With the voice Stack moduoator you can set more voices and then use it to modulate the pitch in cents and te panning. In the inspector you can see the voices
I wasn't able to finish watching this because the usefulness made me lose my mind. I'm currently in a padded van on my way to a sanitarium.
Lool. Learning Overdose!
@@AlexReidStudios i can't say I wasn't warned
cool
Coming from years of Cubase the only thing I miss while mixing in Bitwig are vcf faders. I use a free plugin for that now.
Nice, curious to know which plugin is it
@@AlexReidStudios Blue Cat's Gain Suite
@@cryptout Nice, gonna check it out
Nice video. But you do not need to add a dry layer in FX layer container. It already has a MIX button so you can let the original signal pass.
Yeah, but at least for me is easier to use the dual layer method, I find it better to fine tune the level I want from the wet signal.
Yes thank you to remind everyone of this really poweful trick, that avoid duplicating channels !
@@artakan303 I love using the FX Layer :)
this is all 20 year old normal stuff if you come from Ableton, bitwig can do much, much more than this basics
That's true, that's for another video tho, I wanted to keep this begginer friendly too
I recently started using bitwog. I have one question please. Is there a way of linking all mixer channels so I can turn them all down at once?
When you select multiple channels, on the inspector (on the left) you will see controls for volume and panning, those controls all of the selected tracks
@@AlexReidStudios thank you very much
I think the only thing that you could convince me one daw might be better at than another is live stuff. any modern daw is incredibly capable and is just a matter of workflow preferences i think, aside from its use in live situations.
Honestly I got to Bitwig because I wanted to do live looping, which is great for my creative workflow. Then I liked everything else
@@AlexReidStudios which i think is great. and a much better way to discuss daws and music technology in general
What about using hardware? Have been using Bitwig for a few years now and am starting to use outboard gear, I find that I can't the setup right, I have to mute everything which then means I can't hear what I am doing. It's odd. You have an output, then an input which I use 2 different channels for. I probably haven't explained this very well, but if you could do a video on using outboard gear with Bitwig that would be great!
I understand you, sadly I don't have outboard gear... yet, but I understand is not quite simple in Bitwig
thanks man...how can you make a mono(left only) vocal track to stereo?
you could decrease thr width with the Tool device, or use the Dual Pan device to center the left chnanel
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You're welcome! Glad you liked it :)
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Actually you insert an FX track and route your tracks or a folder of tracks to that FX track and use it as a bus. then route the bus to the master.
Yeah is nice, but for some people it could be bad that the effects are always at the bottom
@@AlexReidStudios that's true. Usually I just put said group of tracks in a folder, add an audio track in that folder, rename it "drum bus" or whatever it is and route those tracks in the folder to the "bus" then I can route that bus to either the master or to an FX track as maybe a parallel processing channel to glue multiple folders of tracks and busses together more.
Yeah Bitwig is amazing for mixing I don't understand how people don't know this.
Did this guy record himself waving his hands around with a mask on and uses the same clip for every speaking part? Lol good video
yes... Thanks!
Great video.
One thing that bugs me is the fact that you cannot solo the bands in the Multi Band FX
yeah that's a pain, hope they add those options
Mate. It’s as easy as adding button modulators.
Eg: for multiband FX3
Stage 1: add 3 button modulators (named solo low, solo mid & solo high) set each to fully attenuate the other 2 bands. For example solo low you need to set the button modulator to attenuate mid & high bands when the button is engaged. Do the same thing with the other 2 bands (attenuating the other bands)
Stage 2: Save as default preset
Stage 3: profit
Busses and folders are very different things. They share some ground but it’s not the same…
That's right, I say it in the video
@@AlexReidStudios yes you did. Your video more for beginners though. And in the video it’s not clear it is not. If you can it would be nice of you to make a video about how to make actual Bus in Bitwig trough sends. Also that groups can have its own sends make it way ahead of competition. Not many people I guess know that it is possible.
Always nice tips thank, but please stop shaking your hands ;)
I need to show expression! haha
Having no buss? Pff thats weird...
You actually have, and I think on BW 5 you can route multiple tracks to another one, so yeah we have them but unnamed
@@AlexReidStudios thnx for you reply,subscribed! I wonder how it will feel in this daw comming from cubase. With the summer sale the price is really good.
@@lX-NDR I cannot answer that, as I haven't used Cubase. I know Dash Glitch ditched Cubase for Bitwig
I think you should add some less to that mask that are sound reactive.
you shake your hands too much, it's like you're out of sync with what your say
@@99beats-official Fixes that in newer videos :)
im lowkey like this was like not really anything, like this is like day one stuff no offense
not taken :)
oh my if you would not wear this "alberne Maske" I would subscribe.. but to be honest, to me its cheesy.. sry my opinion
it's ok, I know not everyone likes it
@@AlexReidStudios To be constructive, I like more the way of polarity shows bitwig. It is more detailed and not focused on his face or stuff like that. Maybe you can learn from him to use that in your videos. Cheers
@@timschannel247 I think it's OK to have a different style. E.g. Alex Reid has much more streamlined and concise video edits in his tutorials I think. Maybe not everybody likes it but I think each one has certain strengths. Also in my opinion there definitely is the need for both: short overview videos / quick tips and more long, detailed in-depth sessions.