Category: Bitwig

About a year ago, I did a video talking about Bitwig’s Transient Control module. By splitting your audio into two chains, then inserting a transient control to isolate transients on one and a separate transient control to isolate the body on the second chain, you could approximate what Eventide’s SplitEQ does, but without limiting yourself to EQ. That method is still workable for a variety of DAWs, not just Bitwig Studio.

But now, Bitwig has upped the ante with the new Transient Split module. Where the old Transient control module required the creation of chains to make this work, the Transient Split module makes the process waayyy easier by adding effects bins for the transients and the tones (body). Additionally, they’ve added several fine-tuning controls that just make sense.

Obviously, I had to create a new video showing off the new capabilities; you can view the video here: https://youtu.be/Wsfqkg4CUKc

Today I was thinking about how I remember audio editing from when I was a kid, and how far we’ve come… We’re actually incredibly spoiled by the technology we have available for the price of a computer and a modern DAW.

For a while, the church where my dad was a pastor produced a weekly radio show. I was probably around 10 years old, and I remember the big mixing desk, as well as watching the audio guy using a razor blade and scotch tape to splice different bits together.

Fast forward to the late 1990s, and we had DAWs that allowed you to record multiple tracks, and in the early 2000s (2010 for Cakewalk), the concept of take lanes was introduced. This allowed the user to record multiple takes into one track, either for the entire track, or for a smaller length of time (aka, “punching in”). Then, by selecting (or compositing) the best bits of each take, the user could create the best possible version of the track.

(By the way, if you’d like to read more about comping, here’s an interesting article I found: http://www.noelborthwick.com/cakewalk/2015/10/21/the-evolution-of-comping/)

And now, as of version 4, we are able to using comping in Bitwig Studio. This is one of the last missing features that was holding me back from switching to Bitwig 100%, so in the video below, I’m excited to show you what it is, and how I use it. Hope you like it!

If you are fairly new to Bitwig Studio, there are a couple things to watch out for when importing audio files (stems) to create a remix. In this video, I show you how import stems and quickly get them ready for your remix.

And by the way, don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your Music Making in Bitwig Studio.” Go to www.bishopswest.com/bitwigsetup to get the link.

Wait, there’s a vocoder in Bitwig Studio? In this video, I show you where to find it, and the basics of setting it up and using it the first time.

Don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your Music Making in Bitwig Studio.” Go to www.bishopswest.com/bitwigsetup to get the link.

Can the new sampler in Bitwig Studio really replace your 3rd party wavetable synth? In this video, I compare and contrast the sampler with the venerable Cakewalk Z3TA+2 to see how it holds up.

Don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your Music Making in Bitwig Studio.” Go to www.bishopswest.com/bitwigsetup to get the link.

Today’s video has kind of a split personality. In the first part, I show you my minimalist home studio, but the juicy stuff is around 4:55 in the video, where I talk about how to focus and get super productive in a limited amount of time.

Don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your Music Making in Bitwig Studio.” Go to www.bishopswest.com/bitwigsetup to get the link.

Just a few quick tips on using Bitwig Studio’s setup to your advantage when creating, arranging, and mixing new tracks.

Don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your Music Making in Bitwig Studio.” Go to www.bishopswest.com/bitwigsetup to get the link.

Also, as mentioned in the video:

• @iamMTN – Look him up on Spoti
• RecordingRevolution.com – Graham Cochrane is definitely more focused on rock genres, but I’ve learned a lot from him.

Have you ever tried adding delay to a vocal, only to have it overwhelm the actual vocal? In this video, I show you an easy trick to let the original vocal come through loud and clear.

Don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your Music Making in Bitwig Studio.” Go to www.bishopswest.com/bitwigsetup to get the link.

In this video, I show a couple ways to trigger FX using the Steps modulator and the Step Mod device. It’s a quick and easy way to achieve automation without fiddling with the automation tracks.

(Also, don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your Music Making in Bitwig Studio.” Go to www.bishopswest.com/bitwigsetup to get the link.)

More info on how to use side-chaining in Bitwig Studio, but this time I talk about how to do this with third-party plugins.

Don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your Music Making in Bitwig Studio.” Go to www.bishopswest.com/bitwigsetup to get the link.