Bitwig Studio 5

• Unlimited audio, instrument, and hybrid tracks and scenes
• Unlimited VST/CLAP plug-ins with full sidechain and multi-out options
• Professional editing and arranging tools, plus layered editing
• Slice to Drum Machine / Sampler
• 8 audio-stretching algorithms, including Elastique from zplane
• Native hardware integration with MIDI/CV compatibility, plus full MPE support and multitouch integration
• 8 display profiles for up to 3 screens
• Unlimited audio i/o busses
• Open multiple projects at a time to drag-and-drop between tabs, etc.
• Audio comping in the arranger and Clip Launcher
• Sampler includes the full multisample editor
• Bitwig Circle Membership

Version 5 Key Features

MSEGs: Beyond Envelopes
A multi-segment envelope generator (MSEG) is a tool for drawing custom signals for envelopes, automation shapes, looping patterns, oscillator curves, waveshapers, sequencers etc. We created five different kinds of MSEGs that can be used as Grid modules, and two of them are also available as modulators. Separate devices means each one is focused on and optimized for its particular task.

Segments is a customizable envelope that can be used as a Grid and Polymer module or as a modulator that controls any parameter. Four Play Mode op­tions are avail­able for Segments:

• One-shot - Plays through the en­tire shape (while the voice is alive) when a note is triggered
• Hold - Can use any one of the curve's points as the hold/sus­tain lev­el, which also acts as the re­lease start
• Loop­ing - Can loop forwards between any two of the curve's points on sus­tain; the loop end point is also the re­lease start
• Ping Pong - Can loop forwards and backwards between any two of the curve's points on sus­tain; the loop end point is also the re­lease start

Curves is an LFO modulator and Grid module that can sync to the beat time or groove. 
Scrawl is a draw-your-own oscillator for The Grid and Polymer Bitwig’s hybrid modular synth. Its anti-aliasing helps make any shape work and sound good.
Slopes is a pattern sequencer for The Grid with stereo phase options.
Transfer is a waveshaper for transforming incoming audio or other signals in The Grid.

Click­ing any curve dis­play opens the curve ed­i­tor in a Pop-out Ed­itor win­dow that allows for easy freehand drawing. There are also shortcuts for jumping to double time or triplets. 

All your designs can be saved as a BWCURVE file and loaded in another MSEG. A visual browser displays all presets and user content at a glance.

Modulation, Elevated
Bitwig's modulation system sets itself apart with a powerfully simple approach: Any control source — including audio or CV signals — can affect any device or plug-in. In Bitwig Studio 5, our modulators are no longer limited to devices — they can grab the mixer and project controls as well.  That means one LFO can modulate any device on the same track, as well as the track's panning, sends, and other parameters. Move that LFO to the project level to add modulations to all devices, channel strips, and transport targets.

Furthermore, MSEGs aren't the only 5.0 modulators with Pop-out Editor windows. The Steps and Keytrack+ modulators, as well as The Grid's data sequencers, also got resizable panes for cleaner editing and some helpful new functions.

New Performance Gestures
Performing live with Bitwig Studio just got more exciting with updates to the Clip Launcher. Users can now set Next Actions to occur when a key or pad is released in addition to when it's launched. ALT triggers offer a second option for activating scenes or clips. These features allow performers to decide how their set will unfold in the moment, as they can (for instance) tap a clip to launch it at the next bar line, or ALT-trigger to immediately swap to the new clip.

Project-wide normal and ALT-trigger gestures can be set in one place, and you can customize any clip or scene to have its own settings. That includes release options for both normal and ALT gestures, legato options for following the playing clip or the project transport, and a revamped Next Action section with simple loop counts. 

Since all tracks now have their own remotes, the mixer offers a bird's-eye view of the most important parameters. That way, building a customized set of mix and performance controls is easy. And new mapping options allow users to launch scenes and clips with any hardware.