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Bitwig is quickly becoming my favorite DAW. Big fan of how they develop software.

lagniappe 3y ago
Bitwig knocked it out of the park coming out the gate with Linux support. Can't say I'm surprised though, it's made by the original team that made Ableton Live.
- steve1977 3y ago
  Bitwig was founded by people who were previously working for Ableton. Some longer, some less long. But they were not the original team that made Live, that is a bit misleading.
- IndySun 3y ago
  "Bitwig ... founded by Claes Johanson, Pablo Sara, Nicholas Allen and Volker Schumacher. Our experience in the computer music software industry includes Ableton, where we were all part of the development team behind the successful music software Live ... "
- mxmilkiib 3y ago
  On Linux it steals/hogs the hardware MIDI, so you can't connect to it with other JACK MIDI apps.
  - dmoreno 3y ago
    I am also very bothered by this. I developed rtpmidid just to be able to use rtpmidi on bitwig.. and I need to use the virtual midi device hack. I was just thinking if there is a way to ask for features.. and there is! https://bitwish.top/c/features/5 https://bitwish.top/c/features/5 I will add the request for ALSA sequencer devices, which I think should include Jack ones.. but I will investigate this further, as maybe I'm wrong. There is a bridge for sure. Anyway just don't hijack the MIDI device and be nicer with the linux MIDI ecosystem is a must.
conradfr 3y ago
Although the Spectral Suite drama was a poor move from them.
ace2358 3y ago
It’s honestly one of my favourite bits of software these days. Feels very respectful and responsive. I tired logic and ableton. Both are great tools but a bit janky. Never though I’d say I love a Java program but they did a really really good job.
pjmlp 3y ago
And a very cool project of what can be done in Java based desktop software. Yes it has has C++ under the hood, which is also a good example of how not to go full into a single stack, rather mix-and-match.
- thrtythreeforty 3y ago
  It also has an LLVM-based JIT compiler for Grid devices. Which I would love to see a deep dive on, if Bitwig folks would like to write an engineering blog.

Bitwig knocked it out of the park coming out the gate with Linux support. Can't say I'm surprised though, it's made by the original team that made Ableton Live.

steve1977 3y ago
Bitwig was founded by people who were previously working for Ableton. Some longer, some less long. But they were not the original team that made Live, that is a bit misleading.
IndySun 3y ago
"Bitwig ... founded by Claes Johanson, Pablo Sara, Nicholas Allen and Volker Schumacher. Our experience in the computer music software industry includes Ableton, where we were all part of the development team behind the successful music software Live ... "
mxmilkiib 3y ago
On Linux it steals/hogs the hardware MIDI, so you can't connect to it with other JACK MIDI apps.
- dmoreno 3y ago
  I am also very bothered by this. I developed rtpmidid just to be able to use rtpmidi on bitwig.. and I need to use the virtual midi device hack. I was just thinking if there is a way to ask for features.. and there is! https://bitwish.top/c/features/5 https://bitwish.top/c/features/5 I will add the request for ALSA sequencer devices, which I think should include Jack ones.. but I will investigate this further, as maybe I'm wrong. There is a bridge for sure. Anyway just don't hijack the MIDI device and be nicer with the linux MIDI ecosystem is a must.

conradfr 3y ago

Although the Spectral Suite drama was a poor move from them.

ace2358 3y ago

It’s honestly one of my favourite bits of software these days. Feels very respectful and responsive. I tired logic and ableton. Both are great tools but a bit janky. Never though I’d say I love a Java program but they did a really really good job.

pjmlp 3y ago

And a very cool project of what can be done in Java based desktop software. Yes it has has C++ under the hood, which is also a good example of how not to go full into a single stack, rather mix-and-match.

thrtythreeforty 3y ago
It also has an LLVM-based JIT compiler for Grid devices. Which I would love to see a deep dive on, if Bitwig folks would like to write an engineering blog.