Question for those integrating their rig with bitwig. I gave up on it for Maschine mk2 a while back, but switched to Bitwig because it makes a lot more sense for the way I make music. I agree that FL Studio has grown really cumbersome as more features were added. But BW does cover the basics and some fun extras, and you can patch a lot of utilities and weird things with its Grid. It's hard to beat Valhalla delay and reverbs, MagicDeathEye, TEOTE, SpecOps etc. In terms of its stock plugins, I use several, but do have a pretty heavy collection of third-party plugins as well. It lacks some features that some people want it to have (comping, more piano roll tools). Granted, I use minimal to no MIDI sequencing - I use it as an extension of my Euro gear, as a mixing console and effects host, and recorder.

The UI is not very customizable in some aspects (color scheme for example) but very versatile and well-designed in others. It really suits me as a modular user, with very flexible routing and a lot of modular-ish features. How easily does it integrate with your physical system? What about with your VST's?

How easy do you find the interface to use? How configurable?Īre the stock tools provided with the system powerful and ACTUALLY usable? Or did you just import your old VST's and ignore the DAW's built in tools? I have a pretty solid understand of what I would be getting if I switched over, but before I make the switch I want to see what you peoples have to say about Bitwig (or feel like saying about Ableton) and if it's worth my time and learning curve. I've read pages upon pages of testimony on Ableton, it's definitely one of the most documented DAWs on the market. I'm thinking about switching over to Ableton. AND there's no real way to integrate my modular setup except through a midi interface. I would bet that half of the work I do in the DAW is ctrl+z'ing something I accidentally dragged or clicked. I hate the way that envelopes work, and how finicky the interface can be. A large part of it is that even after 8 years of heavy use, FL workflow remains cumbersome, the interface not very customizable, and it's not built well for performance.

I'm a longtime FL Studio user, but I'm seriously considering switching over to Bitwig or Ableton for a variety of reasons.

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