Randomize, meanwhile, influences six parameters – pitch, velocity, timbre, pressure, pan and gain. You then have two pattern options to define accents within the repeats. Note Repeats supersizes the note retrigger concept with user-defined timebase and rate settings coupled with some randomness. The Amount and Forgiveness parameters influence how regimented this is, and by combining these parameters we found it quite easy to generate completely new rhythms. Quantize meanwhile uses the selectable time base setting to hold notes until the next beat. It’s suited to beats and we particularly like the option that allows notes to be played early. Humanize applies changes to timing, chance and velocity. They can also be connected to Bitwig Modulators. You can have multiple chained Note FX and their order can influence the outcome. Note FX sit ahead of your instruments and typically work for the duration of the MIDI notes, so a sustained MIDI note is a great way to explore how they work. However, dive in and you’ll find creativity and ease of use in abundance. There are eight new ones (making 21 in total), and on the face of it there would appear to be nothing particularly novel about these effects. Bitwig Studio 4.1: Performance and verdictįirst up, Note FX. The only thing we would say is that coverage gives you access to the beta process, and the beta of 4.1 was made available a number of weeks ahead of the official release version. What’s more with regular discount deals, you can often time this to your advantage. The plan is not a rolling subscription, so if your coverage has run out you can simply wait until a new point update or version drops before you buy. This will give you 12 months further coverage, including any additional point updates or even full version updates that fall within the period. If you’re no longer covered by that period and want to get 4.1, the best way is to purchase the Upgrade Plan. If you’ve bought Bitwig in the last 12 months, you’re entitled to any updates within that period, including this version. It’s worth mentioning how Bitwig’s ownership works. The latest 4.1 update is free for all eligible owners and comes with a number of new key features. MusicRadar verdict: Bitwig’s take on spectral processing is typically creative and works very well with the DAW’s overall ethos Bitwig Studio 4.1: What is it?īitwig 4.0 brought with it a raft of new features including comping, event Operators, and improved import and export options. If we can overlook the initial misstep on their launch, these are powerful, fun tools that (now they’re included) make Bitwig Studio even more appealing. ![]() An included bundle of presets from Bitwig shows off this, and the other devices, very well.Īll of these tools are best when paired with Bitwig’s flexible modulators – and the nesting effects system – to create wild, ever-changing creative effects. This allows for some brilliantly unusual melodic effects. This tracks the audio’s fundamental frequency, then breaks the output into two groups or harmonic divisions – eg, fundamental and harmonics, or odd and even harmonics – plus a third non-harmonic band. ![]() This is handy for mixing and mastering applications, such as boosting quiet elements of a recording or taming just the loudest parts, but it also has a lot of fun creative uses, such as applying overt reverb or delay to just the noisiest moments of a track.įinally, Harmonic Split is possibly the most interesting. Loud Split divides audio into Loud, Quiet and Mid bands. However, the distribution and spread of these is far more flexible than simply high/mid/low multiband splitting, with the ability to split the frequency range up-to 1,024 times and adjust the distribution through Split Direction, Spin, Nudge and Crossfade controls. Frequency Split is the most straightforward, dividing the output into four colour-coded frequency bands. Bitwig Studio 4.4: Performance and verdictĮach device is an audio effect container, splitting incoming audio and then hosting devices or plugins to process separate elements. Bitwig’s applications each offer a unique take though, designed to work as part of the DAW’s unique approach to effects and modulation. It’s not new or particularly uncommon technology, providing the basis for plugins from Sonible, Focusrite, iZotope and Ableton’s Spectral Effects. These are all based around the principle of spectral processing – breaking incoming audio down into hundreds of frequency bands in order to process elements individually. It’s a shame this rollout has overshadowed the update itself, as the four devices are very impressive. Fortunately Bitwig rapidly reversed course following user outcry, and within a week reintroduced Spectral Suite as a free update, now rebranded Bitwig Studio 4.4.
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