To be honest i think the problems i have regarding bugs are due to the copy i have and not the official release.
Yes i dont like the workflow, but i do like the daw ,
I may source a different release and give it a go once more, without the bugs who knows, it may not be as bad as ive depicted,

 

Also, not saying its your problem, but most of the times the problems are operating system based. Could be a small thing, like an driver error that messes up your whole system and make some daw's buggy. some not.
A nice fresh new install or reset of your operating system does wonders sometimes

 

Last edited: Apr 21, 2023

I was testing some of the releases myself against legit one, remember one having Ableton import issue whereas same legit one worked normally, there's certain parts of program that get triggered same way as beeping problem, it's U He protection there at play.

It's not simple serial key protection where one just score working combination from keygen, altering is involved and one can't be really sure what is going to get triggered, time bomb and when.

 

Due to the faster rate of updates if you downloaded 4.4 [released 05 October 2022] from the sister site, aside from whatever problems that release may have, you're also missing New Features, Improvements, and a whole lot of Bug Fixes: 4.4.1 [released 21 October 2022], 4.4.2 [released 27 October 2022], 4.4.3 [released 08 November 2022], 4.4.4 [released 02 December 2022], 4.4.5 [released 08 December 2022], 4.4.6 [released 14 December 2022], 4.4.7, [released 31 January 2023], 4.4.8 [released 7 February 2023], 4.4.9 [released 28 March 2023], and 4.4.10 [released 5 April 2023]

New Features: 2
Improvements: 4
Bug Fixes: 89 (give or take)

That's a significant amount of bugs fixes, most of them out in the earlier months following an update, and before you know it there's a new version out and the cycle starts over. To stay current with Bitwig is to be in a perpetual cycle of updates and bug fixes. This is why I stick with my working version for up to two years. It also saves me money and I can skip waiting for bug fixes. Unless of course I really really want one of the new toys but I'm pretty patient even for that because in the end I already have what I need to get the music done.

Before I update to version 5, because I want what it offers, I'll be waiting until the next version so I get most of those bugs out of the way. I'm about due for an update and there's a ton of goodies for me to explore when I do.
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Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 4 [released 21 April 2023]

NEW FEATURES

Segments modulator/module: Now includes a timebase option of minutes
When setting the rate–timebase to 1 minute, zooming out the Segments curve editor will cleanly shows minute divisions
Ø Split Grid module: Now has a Phase Shift Direction parameter, for whether the successive out ports add to the original phase (+ [Plus]) or subtract from it (− [Minus])
Phase Shift Direction can be set from the Inspector Panel, or by right-clicking on the module

IMPROVEMENTS

Browser: Location filter now includes your Collections & Smart Collections, so those are readily available again
Browser: The Location filter is now sorted better, including user locations filed under their type (Sound Content, Music, and Plug-ins)
Various Gain labels in devices have been clarified to better describe their position in the signal flow

and a long list of bug fixes I'm not going paste here. Just thought these were worth mentioning. The browser is still a work in progress.

 

Last edited: Apr 22, 2023

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 5 [released 21 April 2023]
FIXES

• Fixed application start-up issue for some users

 

The new Segments feature is insane. Reminds me of Absynth.

 

BPM modulation is exactly the new feature I have been waiting for. I think it will allow me to generate even weirder sounds. Though I haven't tried the beta version yet.
Bitwig's free modulation brings chaos to the music.
Even mundane, boring plug-ins scream funny when you throw them into Bitwig and torture them with modulation. I can't wait for the official release.

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 6 [released 28 April 2023]
NEW FEATURES

• Browser: Now has a Sort Order setting, available by right-clicking anywhere
  • Options include:
    • by Kind / Name (default) - sorting by relevant file type, then alphabetically within each group
    • by Name - sorting as a flat alphabetical list
    • by Date - sorting by last modified date
  • Each browsing session remembers the sort option
  • Use current selections option to set defaults also remembers the sort option for that context
• Controller script added for ASM Hydrasynth Keyboard:
  • Support for poly aftertouch
  • Knobs can be used in NRPN mode with 2-directional communication and be enabled/disabled (if you don't want remotes to modify your synth)

IMPROVEMENTS

• Curve editor window: Now has a button to go straight to the Curve Browser, to the left of the Save button
• Assorted Browser improvements:
  • Context menus have been reorganized, now including submenu for Browser Settings, with relevant show/hide options, Rescan options, and (when appropriate) option to Use current selections for the current context
  • When a preset is selected, its package is shown in the results area:
    • Clicking on the package icon or name sets the Location filter to point to the package
    • Clicking the arrow on the right makes the current Source that package
  • Added an option for Suggest available Packages, so that the download suggestions can be disabled (from the Browser Settings submenu when you right-click anywhere)
  • Improved the Suggest available Packages suggestions, making them more focused on your search
  • Right-clicking within the Locations filter now has an option to Show all Locations, toggling whether locations with zero hits should be shown
  • You can now add Sound Content, Music and Plug-in locations by right-clicking on those folders within the browser's Location filter
• Modulators and Grid modules now have both panels for showing Modulation Routings by Source and Modulation Routings by Destination
• Akai APC40mk2 controller script: Updated to take advantage of project- and track-level remote controls

FIXES

• Browser fixes:
  • Now shows all search results (instead of truncating the list)
  • Clicking a device's folder to Replace content will no longer change your device settings until you select a preset
  • Sample preview playback was starting immediately after loading some projects [32189]
  • [→] key to start/stop the preview player in the file results list now works again
  • When a smart collection is the current source, right-clicking anywhere in the browser offers an Edit Smart Collection option, which restores its original selection so you can make adjustments and then save again [32289]
  • Updating a collection's color was lost after reopening app [32202]
• Curve editor: Dragged curve segments were traveling further then dragged dots [32271]
• Crash when switching Polymer modules with project modulators, but for real this time [31812]
• Note Grid (Note FX) device: It works again (regression)
• Humanize (Note FX) device: Randomization works again for everything [32270]
• MIDI file import did not assign the project tempo when it contained a single tempo event [32261]
• MIDI clip import was only taking the integer of the tempo [32262]
• Fixed crash when dragging globally-modulated track into a new project or empty track space [30786]
• Fixed playback / latency / disk streaming issues when playing back audio samples with a buffer size 2048 [32268]
• Fixed a crash when opening certain v5 beta projects [32000]
• Fixed some crashes when pasting a clip [32215]
• Fixed index corruption (when using Soundfont 2 files)
• Modulators now have a full and shaded gap between their square interface and their additional pane of parameters [30729]
• Replace option for audio file's in the Project Panel was broken (regression) [32242]
• Dropdown menus now work when holding [ALT] to temporarily escape modulation mapping mode [32241]
• [ALT]-dragging modulation mappings from the destination was broken (regression) [31736]
• Fine adjustments using [SHIFT] on Arranger track volume faders is now horizontal again (regression) [32260]
• Absolute Mouse mode: Scroll bars were moving when simply hovering over the arrows [32182]
• Engine would crash when selecting an audio system that could not be loaded [32024]
• Nektar controller scripts: Prevent further crashes [32257]

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 7 [released 24 May 2023]
NEW FEATURES

• Bottom right area of the Pop-up Browser now has:
  • An X button for closing without inserting selected content
  • A Confirm button for inserting selected content and closing the browser
  • A pair of ▴ and ▾ buttons, for selecting the previous and next result in the list
• Delay compensation (PDC) now includes group- and project-modulators

IMPROVEMENTS

• Opening the Devices filter automatically unfolds the Devices item
• Show Confirm button in Pop-up Browser, even if nothing is selected
• Mute/Solo/Arm shortcut commands now operate on all selected tracks [32244]

FIXES

• Duplicate instances of project remotes were being displayed [32308]
• Pitch expression editing in Detail Editor Panel was more sensitive than in version 4 [32518]
• Fixed an incorrect automation follow behavior adjusting the end of an Arranger clip [32387]
• Recording the Launcher with Record on scene launch records clips for unarmed tracks (a regression) [32365]
• Improved behavior when remote controls should follow any selection
• Default sequencer latency is set to 50 ms now
• Option to Convert Track (to Instrument/Audio/Hybrid) now works in the Mix view [15422]
• Note FX Layer and Note FX Selector devices: Inactive note FX layers never go to sleep now [32438]
• HW Instrument device: Was sometimes sending first note on wrong channel [32532]
• Audio Sidechain modulator: Wasn't working well when used on plug-ins [32380]
• Some old projects didn't reopen in Bitwig 5 [32433]
• Crash in some cases of double-clicking on clip loop bar when there is automation in the track [30786]
• Curve (MSEG) device/Pop-out Editor fixes:
  • Histogram window wouldn't open with curve points selected
  • Typing to edit curve points would close the Pop-out Editor
  • Curves: Pre-highlighted points could 'jump' after clicking [32459]
  • Moving points in the Pop-out Editor with [CTRL] pressed was opening the preset browser on release [32290]
  • Crash when replacing Curves Grid module with Segments Grid module [31888]
  • Some touch interaction were not working in curve Pop-out Editor [31861]
• Various browser fixes/improvements:
  • Favorites-only filter (the special star in the Browser) was not being saved with the Use current selections functions [32510]
  • Suggested autocomplete actions are now more clever than before
  • SEARCH-FIELD IS NOW FOCUSED< EVEN IF CAPS LOCK IS ON
  • Allow multi-selection of Device Type (Instrument/Note FX/Audio FX) using the SHIFT modifier
  • Fixed rare out-of-memory crashes with huge libraries (more than half a million files) [32334]
  • Regression b5 to b6: Device/Preset browsing using cursor keys was broken [32486]
  • Some invalid browser index files could crash the application [32366]
• Various project modulator/remote control fixes:
  • Fill button had no effect on Occurrence Operators when controlled by project modulators [32528]
  • Modulating the global crossfader is now stored [32362]
  • Crash when using undo after moving global modulators to Crossfade Mode [32475]
  • Assigning remote controls for time signature shouldn't be (and now isn't) possible [32439]
• CLAP plug-ins: Fixed note expression gain scaling
• VST3: Fixed crash with iZotope BreakTweaker [32482]
• Spanish localization was making Inspector width break on no selection [32513]
• Removed incorrect deprecated message in extensions API [27649]

 

Finally some workflow improvements

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 8 [released 25 May 2023]
FIXES

• Fixed crash when using the Pop-up Browser with a controller that displays a list (such as Push) in beta 7 [32599]
• Collection colors were not being updated in the All Sources view [32456]
• Arrow keys no longer change background selection in the All Sources view [32378]
• Samples source was shown two (2) times on the by Kind page (of the All Sources view [32587]
• Fixed crash when replacing missing plug-ins (regression in beta 7) [32600]
• Fixed an audio engine crash when deleting some Launcher clips [31738]
• Gates, Pitches, Steps, and Probabilities (Data) Grid modules: Wouldn't open their Pop-out Editors when the Grid editor was undocked [32451]

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 9 [released 02 June 2023]
NEW FEATURES

• Button & Buttons (Interface) modulators, and Button (Logic) Grid module: All have a Bipolar option now, for toggling between +100 % (+1) and -100 % (-1)

IMPROVEMENTS

• Manual mappings that launch clips now also trigger their release action when the button is released [32470]
• Pop-up Browser: Information area for the selected result now becomes scrollable when more space is required (instead of changing the height of the Pop-up Browser)
• Copy and paste have been reworked to work much better for incoming modulations, manual mappings, Grid signal connections, I/O buss routings, Sends etc.
• Segments (Envelope) and Curves (LFO) modulators and modules: Smoothing algorithm is smarter now, jumping to the current value on voice start/wake and then smoothing afterwards
• MIDI (Note-driven) modulator: Now has an Inspector parameter for whether to apply Smoothing or not [32452]
• Organ device: Drawbar names now start with the drawbar number

FIXES

• CPU performance of Bitwig Studio should be improved (a regression from v4.4)
• Arpeggiator (Note FX) device: Was often hanging notes when not shown on screen [32642]
• Time Shift (Utility) device: Was stuttering, creating a hanging buffer sound when going to sleep [32614] [32615]
• Select Out (Mix) Grid module: Was not reloading correctly [32508]
• All devices using BWCURVE files [Curves (LFO), Segments (Envelope), Scrawl (Oscillator module), Transfer (Shaper module), Slopes (Data module), and Keytrack+ (Note-driven modulator)]: With points selected in the Pop-out Editor, values can now be typed or edited with the Histogram interface (by clicking the right-facing triangle button) [32509]
• Deleting a collection now remove it from the Quick Sources areas [21586]
• Remote Controls weren't following the device preview for browsing sessions [32453]
• Plug-ins: Synth plug-ins were landing in the Audio FX category
• Track/Project modulator fixes:
  • Project level modulator timing was wrong [32617]
  • Fixed a crash when dragging a time range in project modulator automation lane [32138]
  • Track modulators were not shown in the automation chooser [32595]
• Now respecting the Exclusive Solo preference when using keyboard shortcuts to toggle solo (a regression) [32677]
• Deleting an automation time selection now applies to the left-most value to the selection instead of the right-most value (a regression) [32678]
• Removing the audio output interface and reactivating the audio engine was leading to a place where playback never stops (a regression) [32574]
• Track Remotes modulator mappings were not saved correctly when saving a clip to the library [32571]
• Remote Controls were uninitialized for certain controllers, leading to wrong mappings [32675]
• Fixed a crash when closing the remote controls editor [29967]
• Devices were sometimes showing the "Default" preset name instead of the device name
• ALS (Ableton) Import - Wasn't displaying the names of the cells from Drum Racks [27834]
• ALS (Ableton) Import - Some volume levels were importing incorrectly [32661]
• Plug-ins: Waves Studio Rack was crashing on load (a regression) [32390]

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 10 [released 08 June 2023]
IMPROVEMENTS

• Overhaul to the File Area of the Pop-up Browser:
  • Simple OK and Cancel buttons in the bottom right of the area
  • Steppers for moving to the previous (▲) and next (▼) results have moved to the top right edge, beside the selected file's name
  • Button to Show Presets for a selected Bitwig device has moved up, just beneath the selected file's name
  • Titles are used more consistently for clickable filters (like Category, Creator, Device, Tags, Package, etc.), and also applied in the Browser Panel
  • The user-adjusted size of the file area is now saved
    • Separately settings are saved for device vs. clip contexts
    • The user-adjusted size of the filter area is also saved similarly

FIXES

• Fixed various preview player audio dropouts [32680, 32771]
• Now possible (again) to map remote controls from group and project tracks (a regression) [32750]
• Remote controls are now properly initialized for projects saved in v5 [32675]
• Clicking notification option to "Apply" audio settings was not always working
• Instrument Selector, FX Selector, and Note FX Selector: Fixed a timing problem with the Index parameter [29357]
• Copying multiple effect tracks no longer crashes (regression in beta 9) [32715]
• Fixed a rare crash when reordering Quick Sources within a browser [32111]
• Right-clicking on manually mapped parameters now shows the option to delete the mapping again (a regression) [32707]
• Uses a project modulator on a track parameter — and then deleting the track — no longer crashes [32720]
• Curve Pop-out Editors: No longer reach a state where the last segment is not highlighted green (to indicate bending) [32682]
• Pop-up Browser: Context menus no longer "pile up" when right-clicking in the All Sources page [32382]
• Holding [ALT] whilst in modulator mapping mode no longer causes the window footer to blink in a profane manner [32085]
• Connected controller widget now shows connected controllers… if the user has setup more than 9 controllers which at the same time are inactive
• Plug-ins now accept routings to the same MIDI channel from multiple tracks [32375]
• Indexing no longer fails if the file's last modified time wasn't available
• VST: plug-ins with an infinite tail would start processing right after activation
• CLAP: Plug-in's output note expressions in Bitwig no longer cause a gliss on note start [https://github.com/free-audio/interop-tracker/issues/44]

 

It would be so exciting to see it on sister site we will see

 

Bitwig is awesome in general, although some things are missing: This sums up some of my own (future)wishes for Bitwig very well in the second half (long video!) For example the grid lines in arranger (minute 9) or the quantization and automation stuff (minute 25++). Although it seems many Bitwig users dont seem to miss the gridlines in arranger, lol

 

Last edited: Nov 1, 2024

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 11 [released 16 June 2023]
IMPROVEMENTS

• Instrument Selector, FX Selector, Note FX Selector (Container) devices: All have a panel menu for setting the Mode, allowing notes and other messages to cycle to other layers without using modulators
• Formant and pitch expression zoom settings are now remembered independently [32882]

FIXES

• Segments (Envelope) Grid/Polymer module: No longer has a Pitch timebase option
  • The Segments (Envelope) modulator still has the Pitch option, as it properly belongs here
• Arpeggiator (Note FX) device: No longer crashes the audio engine when creating notes below MIDI note 0 [32570]
• Bend and Pinch (Level) and Ø Bend and Ø Pinch (Phase) Grid modules: Improved numeric stability at extreme (> 95 %) settings [32684]
• Distortion (Distortion) device: Now has a wider spectrum display, keeping all frequency parameters on screen [32838]
• Drum Machine (Drum Kit) device: Cells weren't waking up when using Audio Receiver or Note Receiver devices (a regression) [32800]
• Transfer (Shaper) Grid module: No longer initializes with a click [32849]
• Audio Sidechain (I/O) Grid module: Is now properly delay compensated [31208]
• Beat LFO (LFO) modulator: Was constantly restarting when used as a track modulators [32867]
• Fixed a delay compensation issue with delay devices and plug-ins, that was causing latency on the master [29035]
• Fixed a crash when selecting Use a template for new Projects, then clicking the ellipsis (…) to specify the template [32807]
• Signal indicators in The Grid were being painted on top of curve editor windows [32769]
• Folded note ("drum" editor) mode was dropping selection when scrolling offscreen while selecting [32775]
• Slice in Place did not work with a reversed audio event [32840]
• Fixed crash when dragging a drum pad from one project to another [32761]
• Fixed a crash when copying the modulation(s) from a track modulator to another parameter [32139]
• Fixed a crash when dragging project or track modulation mappings of track parameters to a modulation source inside a device [32711]
• Dragging a plug-in from the side browser no longer creates two undo steps (a regression) [32464]
• Overwriting an existing Smart Collection right after selecting it no longer crashes the app [32679]
• Browsing in drum machine cells again remembers the previous state/location correctly (a regression) [32765]
• Rendering of Collection icons was broken in the Pop-up Browser (on the right hand side of the window) and in the Browser Panel (a regression) [32853]
• Arranger waveform drawing was truncated in particular project [32753]
• CLAP: Selected plug-in remote control page is now properly restored on project reload [32575]
• Linux/X11: Fixed some uninitialized xcb response types in the plug-in host

 

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 13 [released 23 June 2023]
NEW FEATURES

• Transfer (Shaper) module: Now has a Unipolar Handling parameter for how negative input is dealt with. Options are:
  • Clip - just outputs the value set at input of zero
  • Reflect - mirrors the curve, letting you draw a symmetric shape from unipolar mode

FIXES

• Transfer (Shaper) Grid module: Now maps the input and output to match the bipolar/unipolar state of the device
  • This is a change to how unipolar cases were handled before; to restore the old behavior, add a Bi → Uni (Level) module before the Transfer
• Note Delay (Note FX) device: Fixed an issue where it was not reactivating properly [32863]
• Fixed a potential engine crash after an error on reload of the audio device [32944]
• Fixed an issue where transients of audio playback could be consumed by delay compensation (regression since beta 9) [32949]
• Various browser fixes:
  • Pop-up Browser now regains focus when clicking into one of its gray window areas [32871]
  • Restored the close button (X) to the Pop-up Browser when on the All Sources page [32865]
  • Note Clip browser: Clicking on the Note Clip source icon should not change sources [32866]
  • Don't show Update Location (previously called Rescan Location) function in the Browser Settings submenu unless file-system monitoring has been turned off for that location, as it would have no effect
• Fix crash when opening specific projects [32954]
• Fixed an assortment of random engine crashes
• Curve modulators and modules now have a help entry for their browse (folder) buttons

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 12 [released 20 June 2023]
IMPROVEMENTS

• Browser: Bitwig devices and plug-ins now only offer to Show Presets for that device (and the right arrow for toggling that mode) when the device/plug-in has available presets

FIXES

• CPU performance of Bitwig Studio should be improved (another regression from v4.4)
• Browser preview was often silent when cursoring though samples [32844]
• Audio input monitoring no longer breaks after recording audio (a regression) [32927]
• macOS: Newly saved presets now appear in the browser immediately (a regression in beta 11)
• MIDI files in sound content locations are being shown (a regression from beta v4.4) [32842]
• Segments (Envelope) Grid module: Now always starts from 0 zero when receiving a high gate signal [32891]
• MIDI Program Change (MIDI) device: Automation now works again when routing between different tracks (a regression) [32930]
• Rectangular selection of automation points was loosing points as they scrolled offscreen (a regression)
• Copy/paste clip or time selection was always including automation, even when Automation Follows Clip Editing was deactivated [32929]
• Fixed a rare crash when indexing filenames containing huge numbers (>18 digits) [32630]
• Clips saved while using manual mappings of device parameters can be selected without crashing the app [30786]
• Old projects that were saved with modules modulating themselves would crash when converting the module to another kind [30270]
• Keywords (for searching Bitwig's devices, modulators, and modules) will now offer matching devices with have special characters in their names (Ø, /, etc.) [31801]
• Fixed a crash with the browser and preset discovery [32330]
• The history of last remote controlled track / device was lost when switching tracks (a regression)
• Controller API: fixed a bug that could lead to different TrackProxy elements controlling the same RemoteControls [32756]
• CLAP plug-ins: Fixed a crash with polyphonic modulations [32763]

 

Q2 ending in 2 days. Where's the Official Release?