Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0, Beta 7 [released 21 June 2019]

New Features

• Added manual mapping actions for Activate, Deactivate, Toggle Active, and Activate Exclusively of a track or group track header

Improvements

• Envelope modules: all time segments now have the same range, allowing them to be very, very fast
• Various parameters (including pre-cords) now use their default values when replacing unrelated modules
• Various mode-setting parameters are now modulated monophonically

Fixes

• Engine crashes when browsing through presets, etc.
• Elastique Solo could break when used with a buffer size of 1024 frames
• Lowpass LD module (Filter): modulation amount knob was in the wrong domain
• FX Grid initially showed the audio out module with the wrong size in the overview
• Only one cord would reconnect after module delete or module reorder
• Strange state after replacing filter module
• Crash when dragging position field in the inspector when clip loop region was selected
• Double-click to zoom to the duration of an Arranger Clip didn't always set the correct position
• Rare audio engine crashes when closing projects and activating for another project in quick succession
• Shortcut to Toggle Automation Shown For Selected Tracks did not work as expected
• Dragging a time selection of MIDI CC automation and dropping it onto a track that did not have a lane created for that CC would crash
• Manually mapped parameters in a project could still be active even though that project's tab was not selected
• VST 2 versions of u-he plug-ins would crash when loading a u-he preset (H2P file)

Regressions

• Crash when dragging position field in the inspector when clip loop region was selected
• Certain values in the clip editor couldn't be change properly in the Inspector Panel
• Steps modulator: Note / Advance mode was broken
  
  Note: Some users are reporting instant and random crashes on this beta release

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0, Beta 8 [released 24 June 2019]

Improvements

• Oscilloscope module (Display): now defaults to show the Last voice played (which can be switched to summed All voices)
• Added notes to various module's documentation
• Rolled back AM/RM module (Level) to original behavior

Fixes

• Crash when shift-clicking devices in mixer when the track inspector is opened from the device chain "header area"
• Fixed possible crashes with touch interactions

Regressions

• 3.0 Beta 7 - didn't start on many macOS machines
• 3.0 Beta 7 - sometimes skipped every nth iteration of a clip loop when arrangement looped was enabled (also depending on block-size)

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0, Beta 9 [released 26 June 2019]

Improvements

• Clock Quantize module (Logic): added gate/trigger mode

Fixes

• Moving the Time/secs field in Beat Marker inspector did not work
• Fixed crash when activating modules if the device polyphony changed while they were deactivated
• Mid-Side Split & Stereo Split devices: curly braces looked wrong
• VST 2: if a plug-in does not report a product name, use the name of the DLL it is loaded from without the extension
• VST 2: 32-bit plug-ins from MDA did not report the parameters as being automatable so ignore this flag for these plug-ins
• Mac: fixed engine crashes when switching sample rate externally for an aggregate device
• Windows: space at the end of a filename created an error when trying to backup the file during save

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0, Beta 10 [released 4 July 2019]

New Features

• Triggers module (Data): Generates N triggers evenly across each cycle
• Added controller support for Keith McMillen Instruments's K-Board Pro 4

Improvements

• Voices section in the device inspector is now easier to understand, clarifying the mono modes as True (droning) and Digi (overlapping with voice management)
• Moved Curve module to Shaper category
• Pop-up Browser now sets the most likely device type when inserting a new layer (for the Instrument)

Fixes

• Clips using Elastique stretch modes sometimes stay silent
• Grouping a note effect device now creates a Note FX Layer (instead of an Instrument Layer)
• ParSeq-8 modulator: Note / Advance mode might skip the last step
• Filter and Comb devices: improved spectrum displays
• It was possible to create feedback loops which caused an application crash with the Oscilloscope / VU Meter modules
• It was possible to get a project in a state where an error would be shown when saving it in some rare cases
• In rare cases, audio events temporarily could not be selected
• macOS: certain virtual audio drivers (e.g. used by screen recording software) were causing CoreAudio to have an invalid state

Regressions

• Modulation mapping while playing a note was cutting off the sound

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0, Beta 11 [released 8 July 2019]

Improvements

• Drawing patch cords/modules along with common "modifier" modules (when holding modifier keys) has been expanded, with common module options for each in port type [logic , phase , pitch , and generic signal ]
• Creating additional in ports with common "merge" modules (when drawing patch cords/modules to an occupied port while holding modifier keys) is now more consistent across port types

Fixes

• Some SoundFont2 files that used linked samples for stereo playback or embedded large sample files could crash the application during indexing or when first used
• Plug-in windows might be reshown when they shouldn't be after adding a shortcut in the Dashboard
• Points in device displays left a dirty trail behind when moving

Regressions

• Slice to Multisample/Drum Machine did not work

 

3.0 Beta 11 Released this morning

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0, Beta 11
IMPROVEMENTS

• Drawing patch cords/modules along with common "modifier" modules (when holding modifier keys) has been expanded, with common module options for each in port type [logic , phase , pitch , and generic signal ]
• Creating additional in ports with common "merge" modules (when drawing patch cords/modules to an occupied port while holding modifier keys) is now more consistent across port types

FIXES

• Some SoundFont2 files that used linked samples for stereo playback or embedded large sample files could crash the application during indexing or when first used
• Plug-in windows might be reshown when they shouldn't be after adding a shortcut in the Dashboard
• Points in device displays left a dirty trail behind when moving

REGRESSIONS

• Slice to Multisample/Drum Machine did not work

 

Are we there yet?

 

^^^ it's out, https://www.bitwig.com/en/bitwig-studio/bitwig-studio-3.html

 

Edit: xbitz beat me to it but I'll leave it anyways because xbitz put it in a collapsed quote box.

What's New in Bitwig Studio 3.0 [released 10 Jul 2019]

New Features

• The Grid, Bitwig Studio's new modular sound-design environment, comprising a library of 154 modules, a bevy of editing gestures, and interactive assistance that is always on hand (see section below)
• Revamped instrument Inspector Panel for all Bitwig devices that support polyphony. Now with three voice modes (polyphony and two flavors of mono), Voice Stacking, and more.
• Optional Realtime Ruler, for showing time in MINUTEs:SECONDs.MILLISECONDs (enable via the right-click context menu in ruler area)
• Automatic project backups, keeping a copy of the most recent project file within the project folder each time you hit save
• VU Meters in routing choosers, allowing you to see the signal you are looking for
• Converting devices (e.g., EQ-2 to EQ-5) is now possible by right-clicking on the device header
• Added manual mapping actions for Activate, Deactivate, Toggle Active, and Activate Exclusively of a track or group track header
• Ableton Link version 3 support, allowing you to synchronize start and stop of the transport
• Global GUI Contrast settings, to better adapt to different lighting conditions
• Added controller support for Keith McMillen Instruments's K-Board Pro 4

The Grid

• New device: Poly Grid, a new Grid device for creating instruments, be them mono-/poly-synths, samplers, sequenced patches, cascading drones, or anything else you might imagine.
• New device: FX Grid, a new Grid device for creating audio effects, including the option of Voice Stacking, and the ability to create polyphonic effects with voice management.
• 200+ Grid factory presets in the sound content updates
• Ability to convert between the different Grid devices, or to copy–paste contents between different instances
• Gestures for replacing modules, reordering modules, inserting modules with cables in place, and inserting modules together with routing modules (such as a mixer or adder)
• Wireless pre-cords,
• All signals in The Grid are oversampled at 400% your current sample rate
• All signals in The Grid are stereo, with various modules configured to easily "stereo-ize" any signal
• Interactive documentation for any module by selecting it, and then pressing the [F1] key or clicking Show Help in the Inspector Panel
• Automatic scopes in the Inspector Panel, showing all signals entering and exiting the selected module
• Updated manual for Bitwig Studio 3, with a new chapter on The Grid
• 16 categories covering 154 modules:
  • I/O (18) - Terminal modules for signals entering or exiting this Grid device
    • Audio In, Gate In, Phase In, Pitch In, Pressure In, Timbre In, Velocity In, Audio Out, Audio Sidechain, HW In, HW Out, CV In, CV Out, CV Pitch Out, Key On, Keys Held, Transport Playing, Modulator Out
  • Display (7) - Visualization and note-taking modules
    • Label, Comment, Oscilloscope, Spectrum, VU Meter, XY, Value Readout
  • Phase (14) - Modules that output wrapped phase signals
    • Phasor, Ø Bend, Ø Reset, Ø Scaler, Ø Reverse, Ø Wrap, Ø Counter, Ø Formant, Ø Lag, Ø Mirror, Ø Shift, Ø Sinemod, Ø Skew, Ø Sync
  • Data (10) - Lookup modules that are read with incoming phase signals
    • Gates, Pitches, Steps, Triggers, Probabilities, Ø Pulse, Ø Saw, Ø Sine, Ø Triangle, Ø Window
  • Oscillator (7) - Periodic signal generators based on waveforms or samples
    • Pulse, Sawtooth, Sine, Triangle, Phase-1, Swarm, Sampler
  • Random (4) - Aperiodic and randomized signal generators
    • Noise, S/H LFO, Chance, Dice
  • LFO (3) - Periodic low frequency oscillators
    • LFO, Clock, Transport
  • Envelope (4) - Modules that produce or extract an envelope, often with a normaled amplifier
    • ADSR, AD, AR, Follower
  • Filter (6) - Frequency-dependent amplifiers
    • Low-pass LD, Low-pass SK, SVF, High-pass, Low-pass, Comb
  • Shaper (6) - Various linear and nonlinear waveshapers
    • Chebyshev, Distortion, Quantizer, Rectifier, Wavefolder, Curve
  • Delay (5) - Delay functions, some allowing patched feedback
    • Delay, Long Delay, Mod Delay, All-pass, Recorder
  • Mix (10) - Signal routing and mixing modules
    • Blend, Mixer, LR Mix, Select, Toggle, Merge, Split, Stereo Merge, Stereo Split, Stereo Width
  • Level (17) - Amplitude-based functions, values, and converters
    • Level, Value, Attenuate, Bias, Gain - Vol, Gain - dB, Average, Lag, Bend, Clip, Level Scaler, Value Scaler, AM/RM, Hold, Sample / Hold, Bi→Uni, Uni→Bi
  • Pitch (5) - Modules that produce pitch values
    • Pitch, Pitch Quantize, by Semitone, Pitch Scaler, Zero Crossings
  • Math (18) - Basic arithmetic operators
    • Constant, Add, Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Abs, Ceil, Floor, Minmax, Quantize, Round, Product, Sum, dB → Lin, Exp, Lin → dB, Log, Power
  • Logic (20) - Comparators and other modules that output logic signals
    • Button, Trigger, Clock Divide, Clock Quantize, Gate Length, Gate Repeat, Latch, =, ≥, >, ≤, <, ≠,NOT, AND, OR, XOR, NAND, NOR, XNOR

Improvements

• For all Bitwig instruments (and FX Grid), polyphonic voices are now processed in parallel
• For all Bitwig instruments (and FX Grid), integers, boolean, and indexed controls now support polyphonic (per-voice) modulations
• When a modulation source is delayed (due to a feedback connection), indication is given in the Inspector's modulation lists and the parameter context menus
• Note names are shown along with frequencies in the window footer
• Pop-up Browser now sets the most likely device type when inserting a new layer (for the Instrument)
• Improved compensation delay for Distortion and Amp devices
• Improvements to various modulator devices, including MIDI, Vector-4, Vector-8, Voice Stack, and XY
• Unified double-click behavior (reset value to default, when there is a default) for both number fields and other numeric controls. Text entry is now available via [CTRL](PC)-/[CMD](Mac)-click or triple-click.
• Reworked audio backends: ASIO & WASAPI (PC), CoreAudio (macOS), ALSA & PulseAudio (Linux), and Jack (everyone)
• Windows and Mac: Reveal File now selects the file in the OS file browser
• Various touch interface improvements and updated support
• General user interface overhaul, including some redesigned dynamics devices, a better pop-up style when editing parameters, and cleaner readability across the board

Fixes

• Some SoundFont2 files that used linked samples for stereo playback or embedded large sample files could crash the application during indexing or when first used

• In rare cases, audio events temporarily could not be selected

• Moving the Time/secs field in Beat Marker inspector did not work

• Fixed possible crashes with touch interactions

• Double-click to zoom to the duration of an Arranger Clip didn't always set the correct position

• Dragging a time selection of MIDI CC automation and dropping it onto a track that did not have a lane created for that CC would crash

• Shortcut to Toggle Automation Shown For Selected Tracks did not work as expected

• Mapping mode did not work for undocked windows

• Manually mapped parameters in a project could still be active even though that project's tab was not selected

• Onset detection didn't work for files higher than 48kHz and 32 bits

• Clips using Elastique stretch modes sometimes stay silent

• Elastique Solo could break when used with a buffer size of 1024 frames

• Grouping a note effect device now creates a Note FX Layer (instead of an Instrument Layer)

• Sampler device was always loaded as monophonic when created from a sample or multi-sample

• Drum Machine device: choke didn't work if the pad contained a mono synth

• Filter and Comb devices: improved spectrum displays

• ParSeq-8 modulator: Note / Advance mode might skip the last step

• Random modulator: fix sync mode

• Plug-in windows might be reshown when they shouldn't be after adding a shortcut in the Dashboard

• Note Output from VST3 plug-ins didn't work properly

• VST 2: if a plug-in does not report a product name, use the name of the DLL it is loaded from without the extension

• VST 2: 32-bit plug-ins from MDA did not report the parameters as being automatable so ignore this flag for these plug-ins

• VST 2 versions of u-he plug-ins would crash when loading a u-he preset (H2P file)

• PC: ASIO now checks the flags to make sure the sample position is valid

• macOS: certain virtual audio drivers (e.g. used by screen recording software) were causing CoreAudio to have an invalid state

• macOS: fixed engine crashes when switching sample rate externally for an aggregate device

• macOS: fixed CoreAudio crashes when another application changed the audio interface's sample rate or buffer size

• It was possible to get a project in a state where an error would be shown when saving it in some rare cases

• Various crash fixes

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0.1 [released 19 Jul 2019]

Improvements

• Audio Driver chooser now has short descriptions to explain the available options
• Better warnings and default settings in demo mode

Fixes

• Quick Start templates open properly in Bitwig Studio and Bitwig Studio 8-Track
• Fine-tuned the global GUI Contrast settings, to better show gradients, knobs, and animations
• Rare crash when slicing audio
• Rare crashes when dragging in samples with no discernible warping information
• Sample stop time marker no longer disappears when resizing a new, raw audio clip
• macOS: Temporarily hiding plug-in windows when switching to other apps may stop working after some time

Regressions

• Devices were not properly sleeping

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0.2 Beta 1 [released 9 Aug 2019]

New Features

• Launcher clips now offer two Play Mode settings:
  • from Start (the original behavior), triggering the clip from the top each time
  • Continue (a new option), taking over from the previously playing clip at the same relative position

Improvements

• When setting Launch Quantization for Launcher Clips to Off it is now completely off
• When slicing to multisample, the loop region now defaults to the slice region instead of to the whole sample duration

Fixes

• Crash when assigning a channel to multiple selected notes that have different channels but are equal in time/key
• Sample stop time marker disappears when resizing new raw audio clip
• MIDI import: notes might get truncated when there is another note at the same time/key but on a different channel
• Time selection was sometimes not preserved after duplicating a time selection including group tracks
• Some graphical elements & transitions didn't get affected by the Contrast controls
• Dragging mouse outside of a text entry popup and releasing would cancel the text input and all other popups
• Was only possible to type in a value for a parameter (like Shuffle in the Play menu) if the mouse remained inside the text entry area
• Pressing ESC while entering a value for a parameter (like Shuffle in the Play menu) would cancel the play menu popup too. Now it just cancels the entering of the value and second press of Esc will then cancel the play menu popup
• A control script that performed some error on startup would notify the user twice
• If a control script file is not properly encoded in UTF-8, give a useful error message
• Any errors found scanning control scripts are shown in the Global tab of the control script console
• Crash when dropping a note clip into the empty area below the tracks while the note editor is open (in clip content / drum mode), and then hitting undo
• LinnStrument help file couldn't be opened from Bitwig Studio preferences

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0.2 Beta 2 [released 16 Aug 2019]

New Features

• Launcher clips now offer a third Play Mode setting:
  • from Start, triggering the clip from the top each time
  • Continue, taking over from the previously playing clip at the same relative position
  • Continue Quantized (the new option), taking over from the previously playing clip at the clip quantize interval

Improvements

• When multiple Launcher clips are selected, pressing [ENTER] now launches all selected clips
• Improved the appearance of the Mappings Browser Panel
• When adding samples to a drum machine, key tracking is now off
• Windows and Linux: Improved file dialogs
• Windows: New ASIO audio setting to Override Driver Timing, for rare cases where MIDI and synchronization isn't acting correctly (or at all)

Fixes

• The MIDI channel information was not shown in the Mappings Browser Panel for MIDI mappings
• Notification that files were missing could be shown when bouncing and recording audio in some cases
• Relative clip automation (additive [+] or multiplicative [×]) didn't work in some cases
• MIDI CC device: Could send the wrong values when automated
• Deleting a Grid module could create an illegal connection in some cases
• Deselecting a Grid module with the [ESCAPE] key didn't redraw that patch
• Linux: Harrison Plug-ins no longer crash after opening the window

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0.2 Beta 3 [released 23 Aug 2019]

Fixes

• Note LEDs in Device Panel could get stuck when playing the same note on multiple channels
• Fixed potential errors that could happen while recording or bouncing audio

Regressions

• Since 3.0.2: Invalid feedback routing in certain complex projects
• Since 3.0: Some modulation mapping didn't sound correct after duplicating a device

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0.2 [released 27 Aug 2019]

New Features

• Launcher clips now offer a third Play Mode setting:
  • from Start, triggering the clip from the top each time
  • Continue, taking over from the previously playing clip at the same relative position
  • Continue Quantized, taking over from the previously playing clip at the clip quantize interval

Improvements

• When multiple Launcher clips are selected, pressing [ENTER] now launches all selected clips
• When adding samples to a drum machine, key tracking is now off
• When slicing to multisample, the loop region now defaults to the slice region instead of to the whole sample duration
• When setting Launch Quantization for Launcher Clips to Off it is now completely off
• Improved the appearance of the Mappings Browser Panel
• Windows and Linux: Improved file dialogs
• Windows: New ASIO audio setting to Override Driver Timing, for rare cases where MIDI and synchronization isn't acting correctly (or at all)
• Nektar controllers: improved scripts and documentation for the SE25 and SE49, as well as the GX and LX+ product lines

Fixes

• Audio stretched with Elastique modes could randomly become silent in rare situations
• Crash when assigning a channel to multiple selected notes that have different channels but are equal in time/key
• Sample stop time marker disappears when resizing new raw audio clip
• MIDI import: notes might get truncated when there is another note at the same time/key but on a different channel
• Time selection was sometimes not preserved after duplicating a time selection including group tracks
• Some graphical elements & transitions didn't get affected by the Contrast controls
• Dragging mouse outside of a text entry popup and releasing would cancel the text input and all other popups
• Was only possible to type in a value for a parameter (like Shuffle in the Play menu) if the mouse remained inside the text entry area
• Pressing ESC while entering a value for a parameter (like Shuffle in the Play menu) would cancel the play menu popup too. Now it just cancels the entering of the value and second press of Esc will then cancel the play menu popup
• A control script that performed some error on startup would notify the user twice
• If a control script file is not properly encoded in UTF-8, give a useful error message
• Any errors found scanning control scripts are shown in the Global tab of the control script console
• Crash when dropping a note clip into the empty area below the tracks while the note editor is open (in clip content / drum mode), and then hitting undo
• MIDI channel information was not shown in the Mappings Browser Panel for MIDI mappings
• Notification that files were missing could be shown when bouncing and recording audio in some cases
• Relative clip automation (additive [+] or multiplicative [×]) didn't work in some cases
• Fixed potential errors that could happen while recording or bouncing audio
• Deleting a Grid module could create an illegal connection in some cases
• Deselecting a Grid module with the [ESCAPE] key didn't redraw that patch
• When playhead follow is on and stop is pressed (to set the playhead to top of arrangement), include a small visual margin to the left of the playhead
• MIDI CC device: Could send the wrong values when automated
• Note LEDs in Device Panel could get stuck when playing the same note on multiple channels
• Linux: Harrison Plug-ins no longer crash after opening the window
• LinnStrument help file couldn't be opened from Bitwig Studio preferences

Regressions

• Since 3.0: Some modulation mapping didn't sound correct after duplicating a device

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.0.3 [released 19 Sept 2019]

Fixes

• Note auditioning may not have worked correctly in some cases when shifting notes in the drum note editor
• Controller API: SourceSelector hasNoteInputSelected() and hasAudioInputSelected() are properly not be settable

Regressions

• Since 3.0.2: HW Instrument delay compensation didn't work
• Multi outs for plug-ins might not work in some cases (where the chains contained only a single plug-in which also supported multi outs)

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.1, Beta 1 [released 14 November 2019]

Expanded Pitch Features

• New device: Micro-pitch, allowing micro- and macro-tuning of each note type, octave interval, and Scala (SCL) file import (for scales of seven or 12 notes)
• New modulator: Pitch-12, providing a modulator source for each pitch class (C, D, etc.) when played
• New Grid module: Transpose (Pitch category), for creating chords with or without signal input (with Stereo-ness options)
• 30+ tuning presets are already included, of various origins:
  • Theory-based tunings, using the overtone (Otonal) and undertone (Utonal) series, Quarter-tone ET, and even A4 = 432 Hz
  • Historic temperaments, including scales from Pythagoras, Werckmeister, Broadwood, Euler, and more
  • Cultural tunings, including a number of traditional Chinese instruments (such as Ti-tsu 7 (flute), Yang-chin 7 (dulcimer), and Yün-lo 7 (gong-chime)), as well as the Javanese Chromatic 7, which is the source for various mode (like pelog, dangsoe, bem, barang, etc.)
  • Artist-made tunings, either as concepts (Ives's Stretched Major, Wendy Carlos Optimized, and Johnston that blends the overtone and undertone series) and scales used for particular works (Partch from Harry Partch's "Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales", and Blues – Harmonic, used in Ben Johnston's "Suite for Microtonal Piano", Wendy Carlos's "Beauty in the Beast", etc.)
  • Original performance-minded tunings, which reshape the keyboard and coax new and unexpected outcomes from even experienced players (such as Beating Lydian, Phrygische Mütze, and Constant Portamento, which glides every note from a defined root)
  • All of these presets are tagged with scale and tuning
• For frequency parameters (like filter frequency or EQ band), the window footer now shows frequency + pitch

New features

• Quick Draw action: holding [ALT] with the pen tool will draw multiple notes at the current beat grid interval
• Quick Draw action: drawing defaults to a single pitch for each note (think hi-hats), but adding [SHIFT] allows various pitches to be drawn (like a step sequencer)
• Quick Slice action: holding [ALT] with the knife tool will cut any clip/event at the beat grid interval, for as far as you drag the mouse
• Quick Slice action: slicing snaps its initial cut position to the beat grid, but adding [SHIFT] allows an off-grid starting position
• Slice In Place function: will slice any selected clip(s)/event(s) at the detected audio Onsets, the set Beat Markers, or at a set beat grid interval
• Interactive documentation for any device/module by selecting it, and then pressing the [F1] key or clicking Show Help in the Inspector Panel (device documentation is in progress and will be completed by official release)
• Cue / Preview Volume control now exists in the Studio I/O Panel (and can be mapped via context menu)
• Cue / Preview Cue Mix control now exists in the Studio I/O Panel (and can be mapped via context menu), setting the balance between the cue and master outputs
• Note Chase option: when enabled (Dashboard > Behavior > Resume Playback), starting the transport in the middle of a note will sound the note (if more than a half-note duration remains)
• Sampler (device and Grid module) now imports wavetables WAVs with the "clm" metadata chunk (as used by Serum and others)
• Audio paths can now be added from any audio I/O chooser (Add Buss… option)
• MIDI controllers can now be added from any MIDI I/O chooser (Add Controller… option)
• New Grid module: Pluck (Envelope category), an envelope generator modeled after a plucked string, with a built-in amplifier for easy connection
• New Grid module: Slope ↗︎ (Envelope category), a slope shaper for rising signals
• New Grid module: Slope ↘ (Envelope category), a slope shaper for falling signals
• New Grid module: Follower (Envelope category), a symmetric envelope follower with configurable math
• New controller scripts: for the Novation Launchpad Pro, Arturia KeyLab MkII 49/61, Arturia KeyLab Essential 49/61, PreSonus Atom, and PreSonus FaderPort 8/16
• Controller API: added Arpeggiator/Note-repeat functionality to NoteInput class
• Controller API: New high-level API for defining low-latency hardware controls and simplified script development

Improvements

• In Clip Launcher: + button now appears when hovering over empty clip slots, for inserting clips from the Pop-up Browser
• Improved tempo detection when bringing audio into a project
• Audio fade handles are easier to grab on shorter fades, especially when zoomed out
• Steps, LFO, Random, ParSeq-8 & Sample and Hold modulators: now use modern timebase options, correctly uses the beat unit multiplier, and properly follow time signature changes when set to bar units
• LFO & S/H LFO modules: properly follow time signature changes when set in bar units
• EQ-DJ device: visualized crossover frequencies are now interactive
• Ladder device: frequency modulation amounts are all set in semitones now
• Window footer shows both the set parameter value and the currently modulated value (when a modulator is mapped)
• Mac: reduced GPU (graphics processing) load
• APC40 MKII controller script: using the Shift + Record/Session buttons toggles arranger recording and automation recording

Fixes

• Note audition was sounding wrong notes when moving them with arrow keys in drum editor mode
• Sustain pedal messages (CC64) were not returning to 0 when stopping the transport
• Grid Envelope modules: visualizations were broken when curvature was set to 0 %
• HW Clock Out device: some parameters were improperly disabled when not in Clock mode
• Diatonic Transposer device: some scales were buggy
• Deselecting a clip did not work when selection cursor pointed to unselected clip
• When using the scroll wheel while performing a rectangular selection in audio expression editor (pitch or formant), the selection rectangle moved instead of growing in size
• VST Multiout chains were getting muted when adding VSTs to chains based on order
• Mac: while dragging a clip, the tab key did not work to switch between Arrange and Mix views

https://www.bitwig.com/en/19/bitwig-studio-3_1.html​

 

Wish they had a cracked version for MacOS

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.1, Beta 2 [released 27 November 2019]

New features

• New Grid module: Pitch → Ø (Phase category), wraps pitch signal's octave as phase signal
• German manual is now updated with all version 3.0 information

Improvements

• Note Chase option: gentler length threshold (it now triggers notes longer than an eighth-note when the transport is started anywhere within the note)

• Graphical update to Micro-pitch device and Pitch-12 modulator, moving black keys to the left of white keys

• Fewer plug-in version conflict dialogs

• Over half of the devices now have interactive documentation

• Rotary device: volume modulation now shown in percent

• Chorus, Flanger & Replacer devices: disabled parameters are dimmed dynamically

• Controller API: Additional refinements to the new high-level API

Fixes

• Some plug-ins were getting the wrong value for modulated parameters after loading or connecting the engine
• Fixed random crashes when adjusting modulation amounts, etc.
• Crash when setting note channel of all notes in some clips
• Long, straight-line automation recording sometimes went wrong if adjusted in minute detail after a very long time. Rarely.
• macOS: Now uses OpenGL if graphics hardware does not support Apple's Metal framework
• macOS: Transport time display no longer visually jumps during playback
• macOS: Sometimes crashed when typing into the tag field on preset save
• macOS: No longer scans 32-bit plug-ins on macOS 10.15 and later

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.1, Beta 3 [released 4 December 2019]

Improvements

• The Grid: Improved CPU performance of Grid devices with the Grid editor open
• Poly Grid device: Will now sleep when unused — unless in True Mono mode
• Multi-Note device: All pitch and velocity offsets now have default values of zero (on double-click)
• E-Cowbell device: Shape parameter is now in percent, as in Polysynth
• MIDI Program Change device: Allows bank select LSB only when also using MSB
• Assorted devices: many more now have Interactive Help, improved parameter names, and improved interfaces (such as disabled parameters are dynamically dimmed, etc.)

Fixes

• Playing project with Elastique Pro samples could freeze the audio engine
• If an output port was configured in both a mono and stereo buss, it would sometimes not sound
• Avoids random crashes when undoing an operation
• Previously crashed when undoing Launcher clip insertion with a controller connected in some situations
• macOS: Crash or incorrect rendering when creating OpenGL window on some systems
• macOS: Apple menu icon disappears when Bitwig Studio is launched
• macOS: Shortcuts do not work correctly when a plug-in window has focus
• macOS: memory leak when resizing windows
• Touch interface: Previously crashed when adjusting various parameters (e.g., clip loop length)
• MIDI Song Select device: Song select messages above 32 are now possible
• MIDI Song Select device: No longer sends malformed MIDI byte after song select message
• Controller API: Manual mappings made for controllers that used the new hardware control APIs did not work well or as expected
• Controller API: Parameters with discrete steps were not adjusted in a nice way from controllers that used the new hardware control API for relative hardware controls

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 3.1, Beta 4 [released 11 December 2019]

Improvements

• All devices and more modulators now have: Interactive Help, improved parameter names, and improved interfaces (such as disabled parameters are dynamically dimmed, etc.)
• All oscilloscope widgets (Polysynth, Phase-4, Oscilloscope device & module, etc.) now draw smoother, with less flickering
• Poly Grid & FX Grid devices: Device Phase now follows time signature when set in bars
• Poly Grid & FX Grid devices: Device Phase setting now defaults to one bar (which follows project time signature)
• Poly Grid & FX Grid devices: Phase Offset now works when using bars
• FM-4 device: Can now drag ratios by whole numbers (read: harmonics)
• Dynamics device: Input Meter now reflects input gain and Sidechain FX
• Oscilloscope device: Trace B channel can now be selected
• Audio MOD, LFO MOD, Note MOD & Step MOD legacy devices: Documentation suggests related, supported modulators to try
• Voice Stack modulator: Individual voice modulators are now available in the detail panel
• Vector-4 & Vector-8 modulators: Corner and edge modulator sources now lead with Unicode symbols (↖︎→↓), which are better than flabby words (Top Left, Right Center… )

Fixes

• Controllers that required no physical input or output (MIDI or USB) were not auto started
• Clips of various hidden tracks were still accessible via keyboard navigation
• Oscilloscope device: Downward slope option now works
• AHDSR modulator: All graph points are now drawn correctly
• Note Counter modulator: Current step readout is displaying correctly again
• macOS: Tooltips and other pop-up windows were sometimes distorted on resize
• macOS: Fonts on low-resolution screens using Apple's Metal framework looked worse
• macOS: Pack icons in browser sometimes appeared clipped on low-res screens
• Touch interface: Notes inserted by touch interaction are always auditioned, regardless of the audition setting
• Arturia KeyLab Essential controllers no longer worked in 3.1 Beta 3
• Various Arturia KeyLab mkII fixes:
  • Transport and DAW command buttons did not work when in Analog Lab mode
  • Navigation wheel did not navigate by one step for each click rotation
  • In AnalogLab mode, the display would not always work