What's new in Bitwig 1.1
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The latest version 1.1 of the Bitwig digital audio workstation provides an array of major improvements.
The commercial Bitwig digital audio workstation (DAW) competes against free programs such as Ardour, so the software needs strong features to score points – which it specifically does in the latest version. In November 2014, Bitwig published version 1.1 of their commercial audio/MIDI sequencer, Bitwig Studio [1], with the update v1.1.1 arriving shortly thereafter. The developers placed special focus on the freely licensed controller interface, which received a complete overhaul, allowing experienced users to write their own default settings for keyboards, controller surfaces, and similar hardware in JavaScript.
Short and Sweet
A detailed article about Bitwig Studio 1.0 appeared in this magazine July 2014 [2], so I will only briefly introduce the program here and then focus on the innovations.
The Bitwig Studio DAW lets you record sounds on unlimited tracks, produce tracks with instrument plugins, and apply effects to any track. Bitwig differs from other DAW solutions primarily in its special operating concept (Figure 1), which provides clever methods specifically designed for use in creating new compositions and during live performances – alternatives that programs like Ardour [3] or Qtractor [4] do not offer. (See a comparison of Ardour and Bitwig in the "Bitwig vs. Ardour" box.)
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