Despite some of the missing features for non-electronic music creation (like articulation mapping for instruments that use keyswitches), I ultimately chose bitwig over studio one during my recent escape from FL Studio due to your last point. This thing is STABLE. Studio One bricked two projects while I was demoing it due to the DAW hanging on the loading of a few plugins, but Bitwig just said "hey these aren't loading. You'll just have to reload them," and proceeded to open everything else. It's incredible.
You can add a drum machine on your track and rename the pads as the corresponding articulations. To be able to do this, first you must click one of the pads and press cancel when the window pops up to add a sample. By doing that you can rename any pad. Sure, it's not a real solution, but it's better than nothing.
@@TomaszTomaszPL after a month of using Ableton it's never crashed, a few days into a Bitwig trial right now and it also doesn't crash, but it sometimes randomly turns off certain tracks during playback, which has never happened to me in Ableton.
Thanks for the advice for new users. I'm a newcommer to the DAW since I'm slowly migrating to Linux, and I'm using Bitwig as an FL Studio replacement in the distro of AV Linux and so far I haven't been disappointed.
you can import your FL projects into BITWIG you will loose the automation and most devices will be replaced by bitwig native devices but it is always helpful
@@Italliving Great reminder. That will certainly come in handy for exhuming a few projects, although I use quite a bit of automation or patches with MOD-wheel designations. I can say that the only thing I'm missing in FL Studio is certain aspects of the piano roll and Sytrus. Fortunately, the more I use FM-4, Phase-4 and the Poly Grid the less I miss Sytrus. Bitwig's devices are more than capable.
I've just started my journey and I'm a total newbie, but agree, Bitwig is an amazing DAW. I tried Pro Logic and Ableton Live for a bit than gave Bitwig a try. I after getting used to the layout etc, I find it to be the most intuitive and with the best designed user interface. Also PL and Live crashed on me a number of times while demoing. BW hasn't so I appreciate the stability. If you are new to DAWs, seriously consider Bitwig.
Interesting to see a lot of Reaper users commenting. I'll say the same, Reaper my landing pad now, I still use Ableton for electronic writing out of familiarity. Bitwig seems really cool but there are still core features of Ableton that I find more welcoming when the focus is on writing music over sound design. I personally still prefer the UI of Ableton, to me it's softer & more consistent than the blockier look of Bitwig. I used to worry about the stability of Ableton but now that Reaper takes place as the main landing pad it's not really an issue.
Cubase user here. Never heard of Bitwig before but now i think i know where the concept of modulators in Cubase 14 pro come from... And afaik, we're still unable to do that polyphonic modulation. My new nektar keyboard comes with Bitwig 8-track and definitely givin it a try. Thanks for the information!
thanks for sharing :) Another thing with sharing between projects, instead of drag n drop you can also cut/copy and paste devices. Another of my favorite features, which you did show actually, is being able to nest devices inside various signal paths. I once put a resonator bank in the Reverb tank lol.
You need to be REEEEAALLLY careful when adding effects to the Feedback FX chain of any delay plugin though. Make very sure that whatever effect you put on does not add more db, than the feedback setting of the delay plugin removes with each tap. Secure your ears by always putting a limiter behind a delay or having some way of emergency unplug whenever you play with delays.
Bitwig has the best stock plugins, best plugin system (modulators, tank fx, super fast user experience) But Bitwig lacks some essentials which I would love to see: video playback support, ARA, Midi generation and manipulation.
you can generate midi but not like piano roll in ableton , you can even create your own generator in the grid , with a random and a reset and a hold function , nevertheless it is always what we learned first that is eider good or not good enough , i use 5 Daw's and each has its purpose
@@Italliving In my opinion Bitwig has the best workflow overall. But it does not mean everything is complete. Piano roll is the biggest weakness of Bitwig compared to any other DAW. Least they can do is the easy access to select scale in piano roll and option to hide out of scale notes. Anything that makes it easy to do midi programming will be useful. Ableton had the same problem but they did great job with their latest update and now I think Ableton's piano roll is the best.
I love Bitwig, it's one of my fav DAW and I use it as my secondary DAW. But if you are not making a certain kind of music, then this DAW might not be for you. And the reasons you mentioned, those are truer for Reaper as well and there are way too many features that Reaper can do but bitwig can't like audio to midi, scale lock in the midi editor and the list goes on. But despite that, modulation is its biggest selling point, which is why I keep coming back to it.
Good tips! Good video overall. I mix in Reaper which is a powerhouse. But, it lacks a few things on the creative/sound design side like instrument racks, macros and advanced parameter modulation like you've shown. I'll play around with the trial and see where it goes. Thanks.
Not a fan of clickbait titles like this. The best DAW is always the one that matches intuitively to your brain and way of thinking and the use case. Bitwig has some things i would love to see in Ableton, but the things i missing in Bitwig weighs more. Those are not about possibilities but workflow. Also the use case matters, for most musicians Pro Tools would be a horrible DAW, but for the guy who does the recording and batch editing of a large orchestra, it has just the right workflow for many audio engineers.
i use BWS since the beginning, its my fav DAW, i switched from FL. i would ad the GRID thing to the list, because its a whole modular FX, Synth, Midi Monster. i dont like the Midi Stuff in Bitwig, there should be more in the Editor (sure the Workaround via the Grid is possible) i dont like the Project Management eather (you can not search for projects or sort, delete, preview them). so you need to remember the project name...
Dude, that project recovery shit you showed at the end… godly! Does any other daw have something like that? That’s the exact reason I couldn’t use waveform. It crashed on me once and I could not recover 30 minutes of work…
REAPER. Jk. Bitwig is awesome. I have mixed feelings about ableton and I love that Bitwig takes a lot of the best features of ableton and improves on them (imo). I’ve recently switched to reaper mostly for the customization and the stability, but the stock instruments and modular environment of BW are amazing.
I'm starting to play with Bitwig again after not having an upgrade plan for a few years. Reaper is still my goto for most things. One thing Bitwig sorely misses is a note step entry system like either Ableton (hold notes, move left/right with cursor keys to enter/delete) or Reaper (press,release and notes are inserted and the cursor auto advances). Not being able to 'type in' chords and note sequences is something really holding me back.
I oppose this statement wholeheartedly. I strarted making music with fasttracker 2 and saw plus until Reason came out. Over the years I have tried other DAWs but only when trying Bitwig this year did I finally find something as easy, uncomplicated and logical to use as Reason. And the better performance amongst other things made me switch without looking back.
Bitwig colors make my eyes hurt. I want normal colors like in Ableton. I've been writing music in Bitwig for over a year. Bitwig doesn't have any advantages. I went back to Ableton.
@@billysanchez-eh6nn It doesn't have the stability, and It doesn't have the modulation system that Bitwig has. It also can't open multiple projects at once. There are many more bitwig features that Live doen't have that aren't mentioned in this video.
Ableton sucks in terms of stuffs like slow loadup time, UI lag on complex af projects which gets only annoying fr then it doesn't matter what features it has if the basic thing that Ableton can't handle is stability. Also Ableton as a company sucks ass on following up on customer feedback. Bitwig is better on that atleast
Seems like bitwig is great for Electronic music. But, I'll use literally none of those features. For recorded instruments, it's hard to beat reaper, it's just the most stable.
Bitwig is more stable than Reaper in my experience, more powerful routing and modulation too imo. But Reaper is a linear DAW, Bitwig is non-linear so it's got different goals.
Bitwig is not Ableton. It has concepts from Ableton, but it focuses on its own thing. It is a modern DAW for electronic music of today. A lot of programs today are great, but really lack the tools we need. From what i know, Ableton has been slow asf with keeping up with the now. I have heard a lot of people have had creative blocks using A lot of other programs. Crashing is another massive pain in the ass. Every program needs sandboxing. Holy shit. Bitwig is 10 years old and has exploded on the scene. I remember when xilent started using it back in 2014 and i was super skeptical. Over the years i saw a massive change. Ableton has also been criticized about how they dont really listen to thrir users and have been throwing out stuff nobody asked for. However, both programs have their issues. Bitwig is a tool for a certain user. Bitwig is very modular and sound design based. Because a lot of people are doing stuff for games, movies, commercials, etc. i guess itakes it easier. Ableton is more focused on live performance and live experimentation. Both can do the job. One can do it better.
Used Ableton practically every day for a month, not one crash. And I tend to have barely any space left on my hard drive as well, which you'd think might lead to a crash.
@@Vingul Multiple heavy plugins on multiple tracks with descend modulation on every one and bang it has hiccups always , disk full or not , 64Gyg of ram , compare that versus Bitwig and it never crashes for the same setup , if we go as far bitwig stops, Ableton can't even start it , that's my reality with it
@@Italliving Well, I've never put descend modulation on individual notes.. lol. Maybe I used more tracks on that Bitwig project I just finished (five days into a trial) -- but I haven't really treated it differently, so I don't know about that -- but Bitwig has been more hiccupy than Ableton so far. And that's despite the Ableton devices seeming more complex and impressive. Hiccups or not aren't the main thing but I'm gonna get Ableton Suite, not Bitwig. Maybe I will get a basic Bitwig deal as well after a while just to be able to get a bit of both worlds.
@@Vingul i have Ableton and Bitwig and a few more :-) all have their specific pro's and con's for me bitwig and reaper are the best with regards to stability ...edit : i did not speak about modulating notes ,,,,
"I show you 5 Reason, why Bitwig is the best DAW". Shows 5 instances of Europa horizontally spread across 5 rack columns on a 70 inch screen. That would be a funny video :)
Bitwig is not a Daw. this sad conclusion i had to admit to myself after 2 years working with it. essential daw funktions are missing for a audio PRODUCTION. when you use their internal plugins most of the time it could be enough. but no way with external vst piling up. latency problems always. no midicomping, important as a composer. studio one, logic, cubase are still the way to go.
It has midi comping and audio editing is extremely powerful, although a steep learning curve that takes time to master. But all the DAWs you mention are linear DAWs, Bitwig isn't a linear DAW so it's silly to compare, they can't do things Bitwig can and Bitwig can't do some things they can, it's a tool, just more unique and targeted in non-linear music making.
I think cubase is the best with the latest update. Studio One (which I have) is not the best any more. Left behind. So cubase and bitwig the best DAW s
@@UniversalStandCubase is better overall. The feature set is deeper and the UI is a bit more intuitive. Bitwig has better features for sound design, but Cubase has stronger recording and editing features overall, and an exponentially better Mixer workflow. I have both I stalled on my PC (and MBP). Also, I still think the Cubase MediaBay browser system is far superior and a better UX than Bitwig's browser. I also agree that Ableton's UI feels a bit better organized. Not sure why they felt Bitwig didn't need a proper menu system. That makes feature discovery much more difficult. Have to study a key command table. It does have good co trolkee support for the controllers it supports. Maschine controllers work better OOTB with Bitwig than any other DAW (except Maschine 2, naturally) and others work as well with it as with Live (no parameter jumps, etc.). I just think it does have a clunky and chunky look to the GUI. Explosion of colors, as well. Ableton fits better on a single laptop display, or HD screen. I have to use Bitwig on a 4K display, otherwise it feels a bit cramped. I do like how cleanly it installs on macOS, though. Its just an app that you drag and drop to your Applications folder.
The only thing? I mean it's pretty similar to Ableton on the whole. If you like Ableton you'll probably like this too. I really like the shortcuts feature in Bitwig. You can make it behave like whatever daw you want with that. But the browser driven workflow model is very, very similar to how Ableton works as well.
...I also like the audio editing in bitwig. It's about as close as you can get to Pro Tools which I think is the gold standard when it comes to editing.
Please correct the title “for you”. Bitwig is one of the dated daws now. While others improve and evolve this piece of software hasn’t changed anything for almost 10’ years. Every single update are crappy devices and claims that something is new. Like fking mixer. They reorganized buttons and claimed it new mixer I was logging my ass off. Piece of crap your bitwig. And it is the best is only fking your opinion!
Slow down there. I wouldn't go as far as calling it the top DAW. It does offer impressive functionality, but let's face it, the user interface leaves much to be desired. I suggest watching 5 Reasons why i would love to switch to Bitwig 5, but CAN’T.
@@telkmx I'd consider switching if they streamlined the UI, making it more agile, less chunky, and theming. I also don't like the massive blue counter, thingy :)
@@telkmx I got some news for you. UI pertains to how we engage with software. When the user experience isn't optimal, the product lacks effectiveness, enjoyment, and smoothness. Bitwig is not as smooth as Ableton. Not in the least. I'm talking about my personal experience. Your mileage may vary.
Despite some of the missing features for non-electronic music creation (like articulation mapping for instruments that use keyswitches), I ultimately chose bitwig over studio one during my recent escape from FL Studio due to your last point. This thing is STABLE. Studio One bricked two projects while I was demoing it due to the DAW hanging on the loading of a few plugins, but Bitwig just said "hey these aren't loading. You'll just have to reload them," and proceeded to open everything else. It's incredible.
You can add a drum machine on your track and rename the pads as the corresponding articulations. To be able to do this, first you must click one of the pads and press cancel when the window pops up to add a sample. By doing that you can rename any pad. Sure, it's not a real solution, but it's better than nothing.
Bro. Quite my tempo! Amazing short guide and review!!! Thank you so much, this is so informative in a really condensed way.
Seldomly subscribed that fast btw ;)
appreciate that man!
Bro look like a young Joseph Gordon Levitt
He traveled to the future.
Legit… feels like I’m watching the dark knight
So when it crashes it can be recovered?
20 years of propeller heads reason: "Recovery? Autosave? whats that then?"
Yes. If one plugin crashed, then only this plugin is off. All project is save. Ableton users cry.
@@TomaszTomaszPL after a month of using Ableton it's never crashed, a few days into a Bitwig trial right now and it also doesn't crash, but it sometimes randomly turns off certain tracks during playback, which has never happened to me in Ableton.
Thanks for the advice for new users. I'm a newcommer to the DAW since I'm slowly migrating to Linux, and I'm using Bitwig as an FL Studio replacement in the distro of AV Linux and so far I haven't been disappointed.
you can import your FL projects into BITWIG you will loose the automation and most devices will be replaced by bitwig native devices but it is always helpful
@@Italliving Great reminder. That will certainly come in handy for exhuming a few projects, although I use quite a bit of automation or patches with MOD-wheel designations.
I can say that the only thing I'm missing in FL Studio is certain aspects of the piano roll and Sytrus. Fortunately, the more I use FM-4, Phase-4 and the Poly Grid the less I miss Sytrus. Bitwig's devices are more than capable.
I've just started my journey and I'm a total newbie, but agree, Bitwig is an amazing DAW. I tried Pro Logic and Ableton Live for a bit than gave Bitwig a try. I after getting used to the layout etc, I find it to be the most intuitive and with the best designed user interface. Also PL and Live crashed on me a number of times while demoing. BW hasn't so I appreciate the stability. If you are new to DAWs, seriously consider Bitwig.
Interesting to see a lot of Reaper users commenting. I'll say the same, Reaper my landing pad now, I still use Ableton for electronic writing out of familiarity. Bitwig seems really cool but there are still core features of Ableton that I find more welcoming when the focus is on writing music over sound design. I personally still prefer the UI of Ableton, to me it's softer & more consistent than the blockier look of Bitwig. I used to worry about the stability of Ableton but now that Reaper takes place as the main landing pad it's not really an issue.
It still dont have ara.. Pitch editor like cubase and studio one have.. Many features missing..
Cubase user here. Never heard of Bitwig before but now i think i know where the concept of modulators in Cubase 14 pro come from... And afaik, we're still unable to do that polyphonic modulation. My new nektar keyboard comes with Bitwig 8-track and definitely givin it a try. Thanks for the information!
Finally turned on my copy of BitWig 8 track 3 days ago. I'm going to upgrade to Producer tomorrow. I was blown away. It's a very intelligent DAW.
thanks for sharing :) Another thing with sharing between projects, instead of drag n drop you can also cut/copy and paste devices.
Another of my favorite features, which you did show actually, is being able to nest devices inside various signal paths. I once put a resonator bank in the Reverb tank lol.
You need to be REEEEAALLLY careful when adding effects to the Feedback FX chain of any delay plugin though. Make very sure that whatever effect you put on does not add more db, than the feedback setting of the delay plugin removes with each tap. Secure your ears by always putting a limiter behind a delay or having some way of emergency unplug whenever you play with delays.
Bitwig has the best stock plugins, best plugin system (modulators, tank fx, super fast user experience)
But Bitwig lacks some essentials which I would love to see: video playback support, ARA, Midi generation and manipulation.
you can generate midi but not like piano roll in ableton , you can even create your own generator in the grid , with a random and a reset and a hold function , nevertheless it is always what we learned first that is eider good or not good enough , i use 5 Daw's and each has its purpose
@@Italliving Bitwig's devs should focus more on workflow instead of releasing effects and instruments.
@@SitWithAnkit i find the workflow much more intuitive actually but that's a matter of opinion isn't it
@@Italliving In my opinion Bitwig has the best workflow overall. But it does not mean everything is complete. Piano roll is the biggest weakness of Bitwig compared to any other DAW.
Least they can do is the easy access to select scale in piano roll and option to hide out of scale notes. Anything that makes it easy to do midi programming will be useful.
Ableton had the same problem but they did great job with their latest update and now I think Ableton's piano roll is the best.
I love Bitwig, it's one of my fav DAW and I use it as my secondary DAW. But if you are not making a certain kind of music, then this DAW might not be for you. And the reasons you mentioned, those are truer for Reaper as well and there are way too many features that Reaper can do but bitwig can't like audio to midi, scale lock in the midi editor and the list goes on. But despite that, modulation is its biggest selling point, which is why I keep coming back to it.
Good tips! Good video overall. I mix in Reaper which is a powerhouse. But, it lacks a few things on the creative/sound design side like instrument racks, macros and advanced parameter modulation like you've shown.
I'll play around with the trial and see where it goes. Thanks.
Not a fan of clickbait titles like this.
The best DAW is always the one that matches intuitively to your brain and way of thinking and the use case.
Bitwig has some things i would love to see in Ableton, but the things i missing in Bitwig weighs more.
Those are not about possibilities but workflow.
Also the use case matters, for most musicians Pro Tools would be a horrible DAW, but for the guy who does the recording and batch editing of a large orchestra, it has just the right workflow for many audio engineers.
i use BWS since the beginning, its my fav DAW, i switched from FL.
i would ad the GRID thing to the list, because its a whole modular FX, Synth, Midi Monster.
i dont like the Midi Stuff in Bitwig, there should be more in the Editor (sure the Workaround via the Grid is possible)
i dont like the Project Management eather (you can not search for projects or sort, delete, preview them). so you need to remember the project name...
Nice video. Bitwig looks good. Thanks for that default preset tip for the EQ. I use Cubase and I found I can do the same thing there. ☺
Somebody let me know about some custom themes for bitwig
How is it with scoring to video? Also can it automatically tempo-map a stereo mastered song?
can you do a second part to this
Dude, that project recovery shit you showed at the end… godly! Does any other daw have something like that? That’s the exact reason I couldn’t use waveform. It crashed on me once and I could not recover 30 minutes of work…
REAPER.
Jk. Bitwig is awesome. I have mixed feelings about ableton and I love that Bitwig takes a lot of the best features of ableton and improves on them (imo). I’ve recently switched to reaper mostly for the customization and the stability, but the stock instruments and modular environment of BW are amazing.
I'm starting to play with Bitwig again after not having an upgrade plan for a few years. Reaper is still my goto for most things. One thing Bitwig sorely misses is a note step entry system like either Ableton (hold notes, move left/right with cursor keys to enter/delete) or Reaper (press,release and notes are inserted and the cursor auto advances). Not being able to 'type in' chords and note sequences is something really holding me back.
Reaper has zero instruments and is really janky in terms of workflow, Bitwig has okay instruments, Ableton is great for instruments and devices.
As a user of Bitwig for the last couple years I’ll say, Bitwig is a daw for nerds. So it isn’t for most people.
Oh… because all your favorite “producers” use________?!!
Right. Follow who you follow. Get nowhere fast.
@@JackPeloquin I don’t give a damn who uses what.
Reaper: Hold my beer.
@@zendakkYup!!😂
I oppose this statement wholeheartedly. I strarted making music with fasttracker 2 and saw plus until Reason came out. Over the years I have tried other DAWs but only when trying Bitwig this year did I finally find something as easy, uncomplicated and logical to use as Reason. And the better performance amongst other things made me switch without looking back.
Will, you can please do a video all about bass and how to get it to sit right in the mix.
reminds me of Arturia Pigments
Great sound my mate
“…for me”
Good channel man 🙌
Subscribed -- great stuff, Will!
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Bitwig is more of an instrument than a DAW 😉👍
Bad for recording live anything, like other DAW's can......
Bitwig colors make my eyes hurt.
I want normal colors like in Ableton.
I've been writing music in Bitwig for over a year.
Bitwig doesn't have any advantages.
I went back to Ableton.
yes , op never used ableton so i guess thats why he isnt aware that ableton has all these features and hundreds of things that bitwig doesnt have
@@billysanchez-eh6nn It doesn't have the stability, and It doesn't have the modulation system that Bitwig has. It also can't open multiple projects at once. There are many more bitwig features that Live doen't have that aren't mentioned in this video.
@@KevinGreenJ okay and now lets talk about the thousand features that ableton has that bitwig doesn,t have
@@billysanchez-eh6nn ok, list me some major ones.
Ableton sucks in terms of stuffs like slow loadup time, UI lag on complex af projects which gets only annoying fr then it doesn't matter what features it has if the basic thing that Ableton can't handle is stability. Also Ableton as a company sucks ass on following up on customer feedback. Bitwig is better on that atleast
Yes, start spreading the word of Bitwig cult.
Seems like bitwig is great for Electronic music.
But, I'll use literally none of those features.
For recorded instruments, it's hard to beat reaper, it's just the most stable.
Bitwig is more stable than Reaper in my experience, more powerful routing and modulation too imo. But Reaper is a linear DAW, Bitwig is non-linear so it's got different goals.
Not at all. I have already crashed Reaper, not Bitwig. It can't crash with the sandboxing.
Bitwig is not Ableton. It has concepts from Ableton, but it focuses on its own thing. It is a modern DAW for electronic music of today. A lot of programs today are great, but really lack the tools we need. From what i know, Ableton has been slow asf with keeping up with the now. I have heard a lot of people have had creative blocks using A lot of other programs. Crashing is another massive pain in the ass. Every program needs sandboxing. Holy shit. Bitwig is 10 years old and has exploded on the scene. I remember when xilent started using it back in 2014 and i was super skeptical. Over the years i saw a massive change. Ableton has also been criticized about how they dont really listen to thrir users and have been throwing out stuff nobody asked for. However, both programs have their issues. Bitwig is a tool for a certain user. Bitwig is very modular and sound design based. Because a lot of people are doing stuff for games, movies, commercials, etc. i guess itakes it easier. Ableton is more focused on live performance and live experimentation. Both can do the job. One can do it better.
the one doing it is the master no matter what daw you are using , then thing is what daw is embedded in you ?
Used Ableton practically every day for a month, not one crash. And I tend to have barely any space left on my hard drive as well, which you'd think might lead to a crash.
@@Vingul Multiple heavy plugins on multiple tracks with descend modulation on every one and bang it has hiccups always , disk full or not , 64Gyg of ram , compare that versus Bitwig and it never crashes for the same setup , if we go as far bitwig stops, Ableton can't even start it , that's my reality with it
@@Italliving Well, I've never put descend modulation on individual notes.. lol. Maybe I used more tracks on that Bitwig project I just finished (five days into a trial) -- but I haven't really treated it differently, so I don't know about that -- but Bitwig has been more hiccupy than Ableton so far. And that's despite the Ableton devices seeming more complex and impressive. Hiccups or not aren't the main thing but I'm gonna get Ableton Suite, not Bitwig. Maybe I will get a basic Bitwig deal as well after a while just to be able to get a bit of both worlds.
@@Vingul i have Ableton and Bitwig and a few more :-) all have their specific pro's and con's for me bitwig and reaper are the best with regards to stability ...edit : i did not speak about modulating notes ,,,,
It is Beautiful!
"I show you 5 Reason, why Bitwig is the best DAW".
Shows 5 instances of Europa horizontally spread across 5 rack columns on a 70 inch screen. That would be a funny video :)
I'll stick to Reason thanks.
it is the best
Bitwig is not a Daw. this sad conclusion i had to admit to myself after 2 years working with it. essential daw funktions are missing for a audio PRODUCTION. when you use their internal plugins most of the time it could be enough. but no way with external vst piling up. latency problems always. no midicomping, important as a composer. studio one, logic, cubase are still the way to go.
It has midi comping and audio editing is extremely powerful, although a steep learning curve that takes time to master. But all the DAWs you mention are linear DAWs, Bitwig isn't a linear DAW so it's silly to compare, they can't do things Bitwig can and Bitwig can't do some things they can, it's a tool, just more unique and targeted in non-linear music making.
time stretch/warp is a SHIT
I think cubase is the best with the latest update. Studio One (which I have) is not the best any more. Left behind. So cubase and bitwig the best DAW s
Cubase for traditional, multi member band performances. For single person productions Bitwig for sure.
@@UniversalStandCubase is better overall. The feature set is deeper and the UI is a bit more intuitive. Bitwig has better features for sound design, but Cubase has stronger recording and editing features overall, and an exponentially better Mixer workflow. I have both I stalled on my PC (and MBP).
Also, I still think the Cubase MediaBay browser system is far superior and a better UX than Bitwig's browser.
I also agree that Ableton's UI feels a bit better organized. Not sure why they felt Bitwig didn't need a proper menu system. That makes feature discovery much more difficult. Have to study a key command table.
It does have good co trolkee support for the controllers it supports. Maschine controllers work better OOTB with Bitwig than any other DAW (except Maschine 2, naturally) and others work as well with it as with Live (no parameter jumps, etc.).
I just think it does have a clunky and chunky look to the GUI. Explosion of colors, as well. Ableton fits better on a single laptop display, or HD screen. I have to use Bitwig on a 4K display, otherwise it feels a bit cramped.
I do like how cleanly it installs on macOS, though. Its just an app that you drag and drop to your Applications folder.
Dont forget about Logic Pro
Cubase is used heavily by composers working with lots of midi too.
@@LogicBomb34 Logic 11 is great. They need to step up on their browser though.
The only thing i like about bitwig is their plugins sanbox feature
The only thing? I mean it's pretty similar to Ableton on the whole. If you like Ableton you'll probably like this too. I really like the shortcuts feature in Bitwig. You can make it behave like whatever daw you want with that. But the browser driven workflow model is very, very similar to how Ableton works as well.
...I also like the audio editing in bitwig. It's about as close as you can get to Pro Tools which I think is the gold standard when it comes to editing.
Hahahahahaha cant bring the water to FL studio...dont fool people
Please correct the title “for you”. Bitwig is one of the dated daws now. While others improve and evolve this piece of software hasn’t changed anything for almost 10’ years. Every single update are crappy devices and claims that something is new. Like fking mixer. They reorganized buttons and claimed it new mixer I was logging my ass off. Piece of crap your bitwig. And it is the best is only fking your opinion!
Slow down there. I wouldn't go as far as calling it the top DAW. It does offer impressive functionality, but let's face it, the user interface leaves much to be desired. I suggest watching 5 Reasons why i would love to switch to Bitwig 5, but CAN’T.
he switched tho
@@telkmx I'd consider switching if they streamlined the UI, making it more agile, less chunky, and theming. I also don't like the massive blue counter, thingy :)
@@PanopticMotion If UI is the only thing holding you back i'm sorry lmao
@@telkmx I got some news for you. UI pertains to how we engage with software. When the user experience isn't optimal, the product lacks effectiveness, enjoyment, and smoothness. Bitwig is not as smooth as Ableton. Not in the least. I'm talking about my personal experience. Your mileage may vary.
Follow up: the dude who made that vid ended up switching to Bitwig lol