Best DAW I've Ever Used For Hybrid HW/SW Setup.

First off, the delay compensation just works. Tracking, syncing out to Midi Clock, syncing out to CV analog clock all align perfectly.

Pinging midi out/audio return devices to get the exact delay per track for perfect time alignment especially on sounds with fast transients. Per track Midi Clock with delay compensation. Pinging delay on HW Insert to get perfect time alignment. Everything plays back perfectly in sync. Bouncing tracks to audio, everything still stays perfectly aligned.

Throw on a high latency plugins on the master bus, everything still stays aligned. You can export the mix out with live midi hardware BEFORE recording it in.

Native CV support, you can send and automate CV out via interfaces that are DC coupled without needing software like Expert Sleepers.

You can modulate nearly anything. Free running lfos, synced lfos, custom shapes. envelopes, envelope followers, etc.

Every other DAW fights me in my workflow in some way or another. Bitwig gets out of my way and allows more creative experimentation.

The only thing I wish it had was proper CUE mix and Monitor Mix. One button PDC bypass like Cubase has would be nice too, but you can bypass high latency plugins by deactivating them.

I've used or tested every major DAW out there over the past 20 years. The ones I loved / used most were Cubase and Reaper. Bitwig has quickly become my go to for writing/production.

Excellent

Personally, I only use it with my MIDI. It came with a code to have the full version of this DAW. In my case, I use a MIDI from the Nektar brand that is fully compatible with Bitwig, it already has the pots set (whatever plugin you use) and it has a section to control the track you are recording there.

Cutting edge DAW

Although not without compromises, it's one of the best DAWs out there and it's only going to become better with time. Some arrangement features that were still not added aren't for technical reasons like legacy code that's hard to change or adapt (looking at Ableton), but only a matter of time and priority. Modular aspects of it isn't just tacked on as an afterthought (again, looking at Ableton with M4L), but built in as integral part of the engine from the very start and getting more fleshed out as this DAW evolves.

Great DAW, 10/10

It is truly a masterpiece, I find it more feature-full than Ableton Live for those interested at a ~250MB initial download, with the option of downloading extra packs within the DAW itself, instead of having to download a 2+ GB Live 10/11 installation, most of the size being the default pack which almost nobody uses. Although I haven't tried it yet, the new Polymer wavetable synth in the 3.3 update looks awesome, as Bitwig's UI does in general. The modulators on every plugin are a godsend. Some stock plugins may be a bit puzzling to beginners at first, but once you get the hang of them and use your ears, they become easier to use.

Plugin sandboxing is also a great feature which all DAWs should have. For those who don't know it, each 3rd party VST/VST3 runs on it's own "box", so in the event of a crash it does not "bring down" the whole DAW with it.

10/10.

Fast but different

As someone who has tried many Daw's in the past i came to bitwig because i had outgrew my ableton live intro license but was unable to afford the upgrade. I originally learned some of the basics in logic but got a live intro license just to see if a different way of working suited me more which in this case it did but ableton was so expensive that although i liked some aspects of the workflow it wasn't going to be in the budget so i looked for alternatives and found out about bitwig. I've been a user since 1.1 and I've never bought a software from a developer that works on the software constantly making new improvements in updates as fast as Bitwig does it. Their support services are top notch and you get an email within a day actually getting clarifications from a human being about a problem you are having and possible solutions . AS for the software itself to me it is a big mix of all of the daws I've tried in one truly unique software. The gui is super sleek and the search function is probably the fastest one i've ever used in any software and the ability to tag any sound based on its characteristics and mark some of your favorites makes it super fast to call up a plugin or preset you might have without having to scroll through and open a bunch of folders like you typically would do in Logic or Ableton. Modulation is another key feature in Bitwig that I believe separates from any other daw out there . Its basically a lot like plugins like massive but in Bitwig I can use any sort of modulation source like an lfo or audio from another track to modulate any number of parameters within a device chain which in my experience has allowed me to come up with sounds that I never would have come up with in other software just because It's so easy to experiment in Bitwig without having to draw 50 something lanes of automation. The effects in my personal opinion as someone who isn't the greatest mixer in the world can be a little complex to me because they use a lot of terminology that isn't really shared in other daw's but I'm sure a more experienced mixer would have no problem figuring them out but the ones I do understand sound incredible. Lastly the instruments are killer both the polysynth and the fm 4 have a multitude of sounds a lot of which are inspired from the underground scene specifically from the artists that are in their area Berlin which makes it a techno dudes dream. Bitwig all in all is in my opinion very different then anything else out there and I know for a fact that it will continue to grow a larger and larger following as time goes on you owe it to yourself to just research it I can't really do it justice cause I'm not very good with words but there are just so many things that set it apart from other software.

great for a young software, and supports linux!

i find this is more stable then ableton, crashes less, the grid is way more intuitive then abletons MAX,

my big complaint, is that the software lacks any way to organicly learn hotkeys, and really needs a better info window where you can just hover and read.

and imo, for it to be more competitive against ableton, needs better multi-monitor support, and needs a lot more built in synths/effects/samples to compete (like, common, not even a tuner built in..?)

Greatest DAW out there, such a refresher

I hold 4 major DAWs licenses nowadays - Ableton Live, Steinberg Nuendo, Apple Logic Pro and Bitwig Studio. All 4 has their own pros / cons and application areas. But if i would have to pick up only one - it would be definitely Bitwig Studio, especially if you are into electronic music composition and production. Some of it's features are simply unbeatable. It is basically more than a DAW - it is an extremely creative musical instrument that has DAW capabilities as well :)

Well designed software

Bitwig Studio is the best alternative to ableton live and has some advantages over it. As it is pretty new and it is a new concept of daw it has also some shortcomings: no midi tracks for use with external midi gear. No support for recycle files. You may argue that it has midi tracks, but no, they are called instrument tracks and are not midi compatible as the developers chosen higher resolution for the timing among other improvements. You have a translator device called hardware instrument which when put on an instrument track produces a midi output. I would prefer to have a midi channel like in ableton live. Bitwig offers loop chopping into different devices or racks just like ableton live except it does not read .rx2 and .rex files. This can be a huge pain if you have a library of chopped loops all saved as .rx2. It's built in devices and synths are pretty nice sounding and the fact that it doesn't crashes when a plugin does is a huge advantage! It is a great piece of software but more for "inside the box" users and less for external hardware fans.

Manjaro Linux DAW

I went from Ableton to this one, made by former Ableton guys. No appended Max, everything incorporated into one nifty package. And I can still - due to a script available on the Bitwig site under community->controllers, use my Ableton Push 2! And the best thing: This DAW works on Manjaro linux! Update: But I'm back on Windows 10 with Bitwig, since plugins work out of the box here. :)

Intuitive Workflow ,Simple ,Easy

I've used a lot of DAW, like FL, Studio one, Ableton Live, and Cubase. But I chose Bitwig to be my DAW at last because it is just simple and it got fast workflow. I just love to use it