Bitwig Studio Basics E07 Midi Editing, Piano Roll & MPE
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- Опубліковано 10 бер 2019
- In episode 07 of the Bitwig Basics Series we look at midi editing, the piano roll. And also how to work with MPE (Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression data) in Bitwig.
As usual I give away my favourite short keys / key commands to work more swiftly in Bitwig Studio.
We look at the different functionalities Bitwig offers for core midi editing. Importantly, you have some nice sweet controls to introduce "chaos" to give your midi data more life.
The native plugins of Bitwig also give you direct MPE data capabilities. MPE is a quite new standard which stands for "MIDI Polyphonic Expression", or "Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression". In normal MIDI, Channel-wide messages (such as Pitch Bend) are applied to all notes being played on a single MIDI Channel. In MPE, each note is assigned its own MIDI Channel so that those messages can be applied to each note individually.
So MPE gives us the ability to do individual note glides on each note within a single midi track.
We talk about how to set this up with third party plugins too so don't worry if you want to use Serum, Zebra 2 and Omnisphere.
In the video the title for this specific Bitwig chapter reads "MPE Editing" which can be a tad misleading, it should read "Per Note Expression Editing". But you get the point.
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In episode 07 of the Bitwig Basics Series we look at midi editing, the piano roll. And also how to work with MPE (Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression data) in Bitwig.
We look at the different functionalities Bitwig offers for core midi editing. Importantly, you have some nice sweet controls to introduce "chaos" to give your midi data more life.
The native plugins of Bitwig also give you direct MPE capabilities. So you can have note glides etc. We talk about how to set this up with third party plugins too so don't worry if you want to use Serum, Zebra, Omnisphere etc.
I hope you enjoy this video.
If you are new to this channel, please subscribe.
Let me know if you have any questions or suggetions on videos for this channel.
Thanks again to all the new subscribers!!! U ROCK!
Cheers,
Mattias Holmgren - Morningdew Media www.morningdewmedia.com
Mattias Holmgren...I’m really sorry Matthias. I spend a fair bit of time on politics as well as Bitwig. I replied to you thinking it was a Nationalist racist idiot.
Jamis, this is a video on Bitwig Studio 2.5. I explain the features and basic usage of this great music software. This has nothing to do with politics what-so-ever. 😉
Mattias Holmgren...it’s why I was so quick to take it down as soon as I realized I’d posted it on your video and not the intended one.
Ahh, I didn't even notice that comment. Glad you removed it. We try to keep this channel friendly with technology and creative talk only. Thanks for watching, and I hope you liked this video anyways. =)
Mattias Holmgren...All of your videos are great quality mate. It’s my posting comments to the wrong person that isn’t!
6:50 Just discovered you can actually assign automation by clicking on the parameter instead of moving it. Thank you for these outstanding tutorials. Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge of Bitwig with us!
Oh, awesome. Thanks, appreciate the kind words from a fellow Bitwig explorer! Happy saturday music making!
Nicely condensed info for the Bitwig Midi newbie, very helpful :)
Hi Chris, I am glad you found the video useful. Thanks!!!
I'm so glad I found this channel. Excellent videos.
I'm loving this MPE stuff. Love that Bw "patches" support into non-MPE aware synths. I assume that the pitch bend will be global to all note instances being played at the time and not note-specific (not actually polyphonic expressions). It's still great through. I love the pitch bending visibility and editability right on the notes in the editor. pitch changes are not "hidden" in some property panel or separate edit track.
Thanks Terence, I'm glad you like this Bitwig series. There's a lot to discover and very intuitive interface in Bitwig. Apparently MPE works so that it assigns each note a midi channel of it's own, that's why it can have any note drifting in pitch by itself if you want do glide notes in different directions etc. Or have vibrato on just a few of the notes. Neat, love it!
Bitwig is super dope!
Indeed, Bitwig is an epic modern DAW with fun modulation. 😋🌞
Thank you Mattias! ;-) After using Cubase for many years, I switched to Bitwig. It's really wonderful this DAW, seriously.
You're very welcome! Oh yeah? I was also into Cubase for many years...way back. Indeed I think Bitwig is superior in certain areas (especially for electronic music). Although it still doesn't do multitrack editing (ie. editing many audio tracks at once / same time) that's just more a function you need when you record live bands etc. And I don't record live drumkits that much anymore. And if I do I probably just sum it to a stereo track anyways. Because I like it simple and rough. ;) The modulators of Bitwig is really a game changer. No need for Max For Live fiddling. It just works and is perfectly integrated in the software. The sleek design also gets me "going". Happy to hear about your experience in the swap too Eaglechild. What's your favourite parts of Bitwig suite? Any specific tool, modulator or plugin you find useful?
@@MattiasHolmgren I've been using only for a month more or less the DEMO (without saving any project) . At the beggining I was not sure if purchase or not because was a bit unknown to me, but...after I tried the demo I wanted to get the 16 tracks and see how is the change from Cubase to this one. Honestly...It's much more attractive in the eyes and it makes the workflow easier for what I've been using so far.
Now, I continue watching your video tutorials and reading the manual.A lot of thanks! ;-D
@@eaglechildkeys oh yes, Bitwig Studio is a modern DAW. Although only 6 years old already beat the big guys in many areas. Lightweight and smooth workflow. Glad you enjoy my videos. Thanks for supporting with your engagement (comments / feedback)! Cheers from the north!
Thanks for the vid! I always learn something new when I watch your vids. I didn't know about muting individual notes, so useful! It would also be great if they had a chaos for start/length since that would be helpful to humanize as well. And hopefully they'll add more note editing features in the piano roll like FL Studio (i.e. chopping tool, etc).
Hi Joe, yeah I'm also voting for more midi and audio editing tools. It's very rudimentary tools today, but we have devices that can handle many things in Bitwig. So that's kinda cool! I totally understand their development focus. Since the devices and modularity is what makes Bitwig stand out today among the competition. Logic and FL Studio piano roll tools are insane. Love em. Thanks for watching Joe!
Mattias Holmgren I can see their direction for being modular, but targeting live djs seems a bit obsolete. Most djs are song producers now, so most are comfortable using a full blown daw. But I’m ok with the current state of the software. It makes sound design a lot of fun and I can use my main daw for most of the editing, mixing, and mastering. Good stuff!
hi what is NOTES TO TRACKS? i see when you are routing to a track to record on?
very interesting.
Hey Beep, thanks for watching!
I find zooming and moving with the middle mouse button easier. This way it does not matter, where you click.
Hi Johnny, yeah that also works for moving and zooming! Glad you mentioned it!
Omg so that's how you glide in BitWig. This is the only video explains this.
Yes note glide in Bitwig is a simple act. 😋🌞
Hi Mattias,
Good tutorial, I've watched a few others from you and learned alot. One question tho, maybe I'm just missing something, but I cannot seem to find the command to merge two or more MIDI notes together. This merging function is kinda crucial that I use everyday in Studio One. Hopefully to know your insight. Thx! --Sebastian
Hi Owl (Sebastian), thanks. Happy to hear you enjoy the videos! I never used such a merging notes function myself. I merge clips all the time, but never single notes. I know there is a legato function which makes the notes attach at the end / beginnings but not a note-merge feature. Bitwig lacks some midi editing functions like you see in Studio One, Logic, FL etc. But in general you can do most things with modulators instead (to the midi).
What kind of workflow do you have where you see the need to merge notes?
My two workflows when composing with midi in Bitwig:
1.1 Record midi
1.2. Maybe quantize and move some notes around if I did a misstake.
1.3. Done
2.1 Paint notes in. Since quantize is active the notes stay on the set grid.
2.2 Done.
For any arpeggiation etc I usually just add midi arp device or other midi effecting modulator devices. So no further editing is done on the actual notes in the piano roll. But rather on a "plugin" level.
Cheers,
Matt
Thanks for the tut. I am debating on Live 11 and this. I downloaded the trial and when I try to zoom in using the lmb and the timeline it is so chaotic I cant control how close or far I zoom in. What could be causing this? Thanks.
Hi, What OS are you running Jim?
To Zoom in / out in Bitwig (the arranger timeline) in OSX:
1. Hover above the timeline counter (1, 2, 3, 4 etc.) of your arrangement.
2. Three fingers (on trackpad) and drag up down to zoom in / out.
3. Three fingers (on trackpad) and drag left right to pan/move - left/right.
So if you just want to zoom in and out, use up / down motion while holding three fingers on the timeline counter bar.
Does this makes sense? ;)
Thanks Jim!
Hi Mattias , can you do midi track referencing, as in have notes editable on the track you are working on and have another midi show in different color? or edit multiple midi tracks at the same time...
Yes, in Bitwig you can show "underlying" / other tracks...and also choose which of these tracks to edit at any given time. Take a look at my latest shorts video which shows exactly this! ;)
IF I'm right it's possible to give the piano roll notes colors based on pitch, righ? If so, is it also possible to choose which color each note has? For example, let's say I would want my C's to be red, then would this be possible? I have gotten used to certain pitches having certain colors (from long experience with cubase)
no, it's not possible to have different colors depending on note values. Though I know what u mean, (old Cubase user since way back). Bitwig shows notes with less velocity slightly dimmer and notes with higher velocity with more "opaque" color.
Is there any easy way to select a bunch of notes with varying velocities that you need to make the same velocity? (eg a synthesised kick drum) and make them the identical velocity of your choice?
Hi Teddy, easy. Just select your bunch of notes. Go the the information panel (left side), look up Velocity, press that little arrow to the right of Velocity. A velocity panel opens. Adjust the Spread (to zero if you want the same velocity), then use the Mean to control where to place the velocity between 0-127. ;)
That Velocity panel is really helpful, use Chaos to introduce more humanity and randomness to your hi-hats etc.
Hope the info helps.
Thanks for asking Teddy!
Hi you know how to rename the fields at the left in the drum editor ? I'm using a vst, not the stock drum machine of bitwig.
Yes, press I to open up the left most information panel. It features a name field for all devices. There u can set your custom device name. By default its the plugin/device name. Let me know if that solved your problem. Cheers
Excellent information! How about synching the loop section in the arranger with the midi editor. This seems to escape me... Keep up the great work. Your terrific videos are very helpful!
Thanks, how do you mean syncing the loop section of the arranger to the midi editor?
There are two main project composition views in Bitwig:
1. Arranger View.
2. Clip Launching View.
When launching any clip, you will also start the arrangement view playback. So they are locked / synced.
Did you watch my clip launching video? ua-cam.com/video/S6Gk0kU2qTg/v-deo.htmlsi=vdg5IAD5qhV-S38U
and this one: ua-cam.com/video/GumfH2b4Ye0/v-deo.htmlsi=B0dtjDP1f3otgzrC
They will probably make more sense to how this concept works in Bitwig.
Ooh, thats really much more complicated then i thought. Especially i thought working on midi was easier and with better effects
There are more recent additions. This video I did is old and is a bit dated. 😉🥳🥳
Thanks for the helpful video Mattias
Do you know how to step record?
I'm currently trialling Bitwig and can't find it in the manual.
No, sorry, no step recording in Bitwig by default. ;(
@@MattiasHolmgren a real shame, step recording is a big part of my workflow. Thanks for the reply.
Hi Mattias. Great tutorial as usual 👍 Please, can't you do a tutorial about composing, with more complex editing. For example with NI Kontakt, with many instruments inside the Kontakt or an instrument on each track. Ghost channels or what you think works best? 🙏
Great suggestion Ulf! This is on my todo.
Can you make one of your awesome Bitwig studio Basics concentrating on editing audio on Bitwig
Absolutely Danny, it's in the pipeline for the next episode.
Hello. At 05:45 you say the MPE editing is set to the "Note Pitch", when did you select that, and how did you do it? thanks.
In recent versions of Bitwig, it's the Micro Pitch Expression Editing button, to the right of the "Show note expressions" button.
@@MattiasHolmgren Hello, yes yes, sometimes I just forget about this Version issues.
Do you know if it's possible to use MPE on individual drum notes with Maschine as a plugin instrument? I think it's possible with bitwig's drum machine because each cell is basically a sampler. But with Maschine, activating the MPE leads to an odd behaviour where different notes in a bitwig clip only trigger a single sound (pitched as expected, that's the positive side) instead of the whole kit. Do you see a way to get Maschine to respond to MPE properly? I know that Maschine MIDI settings in groups and sounds are really tricky and i don't fully understand Bitwig...
Hi, I seldome use MPE in my own music production work. Each cell in a sampler is indeed just a device slot to host all other kind of devices (samplers, instruments, 3rd part plugins or whatnot) which is very powerful. 🌞🎉 I would check the Bitwig manual on thr MPE issue to see whats going on. Might be helpful.
@@MattiasHolmgren As I was digging a little deeper on this matter I discovered that MPE is in fact a "trick" and not an addition to the usual MIDI norm. To achieve MPE, Bitwig force-assigns an individual MIDI channel (from the usual 16) to each note that would be playing at the same time, apparently starting with channel 2. If you have 2 notes playing simultaneously, they's be assigned channels 2 and 3. With 3 notes playing at the same time, channels 2,3,4... So I guess unless it's a Bitwig instrument, there will always be an issue with multichannel instruments as Bitwig overrides the channels you assigned manually. I'm pretty sure MPE can only work with instruments receiving on "all channels" as a MIDI input channel. As soon as your instruments needs several channel, it can't work.
Yes thats how the midi is split up with MPE. 🎉
How can I set up bitwig where MIDI notes play from the middle instead of having to be at the beginning?
Hi Rainy, you must activate "note chase / chase notes" in the Bitwig Dashboard settings.
dont know if you know but you can also use "z" to zom to selection or to all.. pretty nice workflow :)
Most of the time I use middle mouse Button. It depends on if Im editing with Wacom or mouse etc. Thanks
Middke mouse button for everything here, something Ableton does not do hence why I switched.
Is there a way in Bitwig to insert notes in the piano roll by using a midi keyboard? Ableton allows to play a note or a chord on the midi keyboard, and then by hitting the arrow on the PC keyboard the note/notes are automatically inserted, I think it's a wonderful feature, but I can't figure out if Bitwig has it or not.
No, from what I am aware there is no ”midi step input” function in the piano rolll, like you have in Logic etc.
@@MattiasHolmgren Hello, thanks a lot for replying...I'd like to move from Live to Bitwig and I am evaluating the pro and cons
@@MattiasHolmgren Also please, by any chance do you know if Bitwig can work with 32 bit floating recordings (with some sort of setting)? I mean recording from devices that record in 32bit floating, with Ableton I have no problems, but I don't seem to make it work with Bitwig
does this DAW support multi monitors?
👍 yes, bitwig has some nice options to split the mixer etc onto an extra screen.
Hello Mattias, where can i find something like step recording midi? Like in cubase for example
Hi there is currently no step sequencing in Bitwig. To achieve step sequencing I use the Maschine Jam connected to Bitwig, but it requires extra hardware. Step Sequencing is a function that is very much wanted.
For what I've seen Bitwig development focus on the various midi (and audio) devices rather than the midi piano roll functionality. The piano roll in Bitwig is really simple and clean. Not too much functionality in there yet like we see in Cubase, Logic and FL Studio.
BUT...
The midi devices on the other hand are very powerful in Bitwig and you can do all sorts of weird programming with them. =)
I would love to see step sequencing implemented though as well, since I use it a lot when I program string runs / passages in game music and film scores. Cheers, Matt
Thanks for your Quick answer. Regards👍
@@MattiasHolmgren this is the only thing i miss from ableton. holding my chord down with my left hand and clicking where i want to place it in the roll. love your vids- thanks.
ssfnathotmail hi, yeah sounds like a neat function. Appreciate the kind feedback! Thanks!
I can't find the midi cc1 lane to edit. Coming from Cubase and Studio one it is very important to edit the midi value for me specially mod wheel. Can someone point me out please?
Hi you find the midi cc lane by clicking that small ”show automation” button on a track. Check my latest video at 15:20 where I open the lane… ua-cam.com/video/sq1lJZhaX1Q/v-deo.html hope it helps! ☀️🥁
@@MattiasHolmgren Thanks a lot. Found it now. I will surely have a look at your other videos.
Great Ahmed, please consider joining my Bitwig Masterclass if you want to learn the DAW from ground up. 🥁☀️
i love bitwig, however it is impossible to get a keyzone split device to send midi into a bw track on anything but midi channel 1???? for example i have a NI komplete kontrol s88 with 3 keyzones setup with 3 different midi channels........ just will not be seen by bitwig as different midi channels..any suggestions would be appreciated jb
Hmm sounds odd. You should be able to work with the different incoming midi channels for sure.
Tried adding a Channel filter device to filter out all but a single midi channel. ?
Thanks, Mattias, another quite in-depth overview of another part of Bitwig! Saw some critics on piano roll and editor in Bitwig, but, I don't know, I've hardly faced any limitation here for all the time I use it :)
But I have just a couple of questions on it, maybe you know:
1. Do you know any "fast" way to edit values of MIDI CC other, than those mapped to buttons on skeleton button view (Volume, Pan etc., 5 total)? I think, I saw a whole menu somewhere, but can't find it, maybe it was Ableton Live =)
2. Again, I think, I saw somewhere, but is there any ability to edit several parts on parallel tracks at once? Sometimes it's quite handy, and I really think, I used to do it in Bitwig, but don't find it anymore, when I need it.
Thanks again for a video, mate! Good luck and inspiration for the following week!
Hi Alexey, yeah I mean the ”hard” midi editing features are limited. But as we discussed it’s the ”soft” modular midi devices which makes Bitwig so awesome and sets it apart from the competition.
There’s indeed more available params to edit. Ill make sure to add it to the next video.
You can edit multiple lanes, yes. Next video tomorrow ;)
Thanks again for commenting and feedback Alexey!
Cheers,
Matt
@@MattiasHolmgren Oh, nice, will check it out tomorrow :) No, I didn't mean you, I think, I saw some comments on KVR Audio or somewhere, don't really remember) Anyway yes, I think, it's more or less balanced, for example MPE editing appeared e.g. in Cubase also not long ago, while it's pretty much a feature. But obviously it always can be improved, yes)
5:41 i can't get the curve icon, i am trying to curve the pitch but it will only allow me to add extra dots and have straight lines between them. Any ideas why??
Vanja, tried pressing ALT, CMD, CTRL. If you look at the bottom in Bitwig there is a panel. If you hover above automation line, that panel will write what extra things you can do. ;) Give it another go!
@@MattiasHolmgren Thank you so much for the quick answer. Also love your videos!!!
@@njus thanks my friend, it means a lot. Hope to see you in the next live stream. Have a wonderful creative day Vanja! 👑
i notice bitwig doesn't have a input that saves cpu meaning if im dealing with autotune crazy artist i have to place a different plugin on each track, whats bad if they are a group. i tried routing one send to every track, that sound robotic.
is another way around this?
Hi Yahshua, I very rarely use autotune plugins, and when I do, I use 1 instance on 1 vocal track.
Autotuning needs to have very clean data to work good, so it's not a good idea to put autotune at group level if you have 3-4 vocal tracks going on in a track.
That said, if the vocals don't overlap in the group level it should be fine though.
I don't have any other workaround than 1 autotune plugin per track for best performance.
What computer spec are you using?
@@MattiasHolmgren i know that i just wanted to see if you knew another way. we can always learn something new...this why i will stay with studio one 5..thanks for response
Absolutely, and its always super hard to know / visualize the described problems of a small text. 🌞🥳 What can you do in Studio One which isnt possible in Bitwig? 🦊I know Studio One has better integration with Melodyne. It even ships with it. I also love the multi track audio editing in S1. 🌞
@@MattiasHolmgren many things bitwig do i love and many things S1 do I love..I prefer to use bitwig but when it comes to business TIME IS MONEY i don't have time for F-ups. meaning when I'm doing a LARGE session recording a lot of tracks CPU can be an issue when using the autotune. S1 has an input i can add one effect for all vocal tracks without problems instead of adding it on all tracks recording in LL. yes, some artists like to to do it this way I have no time to say I cant get it done lol. THIS 1 example its many more. I'm a producer, sound designer, recording engineer, mixing and mastering.
@@MattiasHolmgren you right bitwig can do just about anything S1 can do some things takes more steps. I'm a simple guy SIMPLICITY I hate having to accomplish different things in more than one DAW. "example METADATA with ALBUM COVER, MASTER ALBUM, EXPORT MP3, CHANGING AUDIO SAMPLE TO MIDI, NO ARA, KEEPING TRACKS LOOKING MONO when editing, PROCESS PRECISION basically recording vocals when beat is vst instruments, CONVERT A LOAD OF AUDIO FILES WHEN SENT TO ME AT ONE TIME, BITWIG HAS CPU ISSUES AND I HAVE A ROG STRIX COMPUTER I7 32 GIG RAMS AND MORE LOL.
I am baffled when you talk about the Grid settings? Why did you click automatic, and what does that have to do with zooming in or out? Why did you change from trio to straight? I really do not understand that, and would be grateful if you can help. Great video.
Hi, when you zoom in and out you can see the grid adjusting according to your "zoom level". If you have automatic the snap is going to follow the visual grid setting.
Trio = triplets, straight = straight notes on beats.
Quantize is a bit fiddly in Bitwig because it has two settings. One setting for the quantize key-command, and one setting for the drag snap. I think this can be a bit confusing and I would have liked one coherent quantize setting which would act both on drag-snap and quantize key command. It's even hard to explain in words. lol. ;D
Hope the info helps!
i want to edit multiple midi notes that start at different points and end at different points, but i want them to end exactly at the end of a bar. s1 can do this but i don't think bitwig can. anyone know if i can in bitwig?
you can always ask to bitwig support
@@mjaa1307 thanks, there isn't a way to do it i have learned. it's a dealbreaker for me. love bitwig though.
@@nicebluejay I think I've found what your looking for. Hit ALT+Q, then set Start Amount: 0% and End Amount: 100%. That will extend the final edge of your midi note to the next quantize tab setting and leaving the start untouched.
@@mjaa1307 that might work with one note, but i want to do it with multiple notes with varying start times. i would try it and fool around with it now but my trial period expired. many thanks though. in studio one, you highlight the notes, hold command and all the note end times lock together and you can drag them as you wish.
@@nicebluejay I've done it with multiple notes with varying start times, Q to quantize (ALT+Q to do the prior settings) and they all end at the desired bar keeping the starting point.
what is MPE editing?
Oh, basically Bitwig is capable of capturing and editing MPE data.
More in-depth info on MPE:
One of the biggest recent developments in MIDI is MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE). MPE is a method of using MIDI which enables multidimensional controllers to control multiple parameters of every note within MPE-compatible software.
In normal MIDI, Channel-wide messages (such as Pitch Bend) are applied to all notes being played on a single MIDI Channel. In MPE, each note is assigned its own MIDI Channel so that those messages can be applied to each note individually.
Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression or MPE is a term that applies to a new class of controllers called PMCs (Polyphonic Multidimensional Controllers). The arrival of this technology has sparked a controller revolution, with hardware now capable of sending multiple dimensions of finger movement control - not only from left or right, but also up, down, pressure, and beyond.
BITWIG MPE CAPTURE AND EDIT
The movements of each individual finger is effortlessly captured. In Bitwig Studio MPE is as easy to record as the two-dimensional movements of a standard MIDI keyboard. Furthermore, Bitwig Studio's unique modulation system allows you to easily assign any of these new controls to any parameter, of the built in Instruments and Effects, as well as third-party VST instruments.
Many Bitwig Studio presets have been optimized for multidimensional control, resulting in a level of expression equivalent to playing acoustic instruments. Bitwig Studio is MPE ready, out of the box.
is there a brush tool like in logic ?
Yes you can use the pen tool, hold down Alt / alt+shift to paint notes
@@MattiasHolmgren Thanks a lot!
Mattias Holmgren thats the final straw im buying bitwig lol
@@asdfkjhlk34 Congrats Eric. You can make use of my discount code and affiliate link in the video description if you there is no current discount on Bitwig. Thanks!
@@MattiasHolmgren I actually can't get the brush feature to work with the pen tool...
NO option to save or export single MiDi file, NOT able to rename MiDi clip just to name a few (year 2019)
Really basics of INCOMPETENCE ! ...unreal.
Export midi works for full project, it exports all tracks by default. If you want to export single track, just create an empty project and drag from your first project to the next project and select export midi from that new single track project. Easy!
In 2019 I never work with midi file import/export. So exporting / importing midi is for me a very low priority feature. Good luck with whatever DAW you feel works best for your midi export/import missions.
We all have different needs from a DAW, it's by no means incompetence.
More Logic pro x tutorial Mattias.
Absolutely, there are more Logic videos coming this week too! ;)
piece of junk STILL doesn't do MIDI stretch!
Bitwig does midi stretch to 50%, 200%, but not gradual stretch like Logic midi time stretch tool. 🌞
@@MattiasHolmgren so, it still has to catch up to the 80's