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Oct 15, 2025 Tutorial
This video demonstrates how to modulate filter frequencies in Bitwig (or any modular DAW) so modulation lands on musical notes within a chosen scale, not just random frequencies, by using harmony theory and quantizers. The key insight is that most Western scales are constructed by stacking perfect fifths (seven semitones apart), so you can use a quantizer set to six steps and a modulation range of 42 semitones to achieve accurate, in-scale modulation, with an initial frequency offset depending on your root note. This method provides a musically meaningful way to randomize your sound design while always staying within your chosen key, and is applicable to any environment that allows semitone-based modulation.
Oct 06, 2025 Tutorial
In this video, I demonstrate a custom-built FFT resynthesizer and note extractor inside Bitwig Studio, which uses pure sine oscillators to extract and recreate audio frequencies without traditional bandpass filters. The system allows for unique spectral manipulation, including stretching sounds, octave shifting, and removing partials outside a selected musical scale, making it perfect for ambient effects and creative sound design. I also show how this setup can extract MIDI notes from audio and explain the straightforward method behind building it, with presets available for free download.
Oct 03, 2025 Tutorial
Temperance Light is a plugin marketed as a revolutionary musical reverb, but it essentially combines a reverb with a filter, offering a polished look but limited flexibility. In Bitwig Studio, you can easily recreate and expand on its features using onboard devices, allowing for much more customization, like choosing your own reverb, filter types, and even adding delays. By building this effect yourself, you gain deeper creative control and a better understanding of sound design, rather than being restricted to a single, fixed plugin.
Sep 29, 2025 Tutorial
This video highlights why Bitwig Studio stands out for its hands-on modularity, allowing users to easily create unique instruments and effects without coding or complex visual languages. Bitwig’s flexible modular system empowers both beginners and advanced producers to experiment, learn synthesis fundamentals, and develop custom sounds beyond what preset-heavy plugins offer. The creator emphasizes the value of creativity and learning through Bitwig’s tools, making it an ideal choice for anyone seeking a customizable and educational music production environment.
Sep 23, 2025 Tutorial
In this walkthrough of Bitwig Studio 6, I demonstrate how to use the new global scale feature to create dynamic and interesting sequences by combining a variety of note effects and MIDI processing tools. By relying on note FX like arpeggiators, randomizers, and quantizers, you can quickly generate complex basslines, melodies, and pads that always stay in key, making generative and experimental music workflows much more accessible. This approach allows you to break out of repetitive habits and explore fresh melodic ideas without being tied to manually drawing notes, harnessing the power of modulation and scale quantization for creative results.
Sep 19, 2025 Release
I haven't released any tracks here on Bandcamp in a long time, and that's about to change today. I've got four new tracks for you, all Drum'n'Bass, and they're all pretty groovy, funky, and minimal. The spark was definitely the Funk Phenomenon track with Auralbee, and I just got inspired to update three more tunes and throw them onto the album or EP. I hope you like it! Feel free to drop a comment here, maybe leave a review, or just keep on browsing. The Project Files are available on my Patreon page, if you're interested.
Sep 17, 2025 Tutorial
This video reviews the Infinite plugin, a free AI-powered tool, likely made by Google, that generates an endless stream of music based on user prompts and context, allowing detailed control over the composition process. The creator acknowledges concerns about AI, such as data usage from artists and environmental impact, but is interested in exploring its creative potential and hopes for future open-source or local versions. Overall, the plugin inspires fresh ideas and background textures for musicians while letting them directly shape the generated output, despite some technical limitations and the broader uncertainties about AI in music creation.
Sep 15, 2025 Bitwig Preset
In this video, I demonstrate how to recreate the functionality of the popular hardware device, the High Court, inside Bitwig, allowing you to play and modify diatonic chord progressions using your keyboard instead of spending hundreds on the physical unit. I showcase how to set up and use my Bitwig preset for easy chord selection and modification, and how to record the results into a MIDI track. You can download my free preset from GitHub, and I'm open to feedback or requests for additional features or Bitwig Studio 5 compatibility.
Sep 12, 2025 Report
In stable channels, users traded practical workflow tips: faster step-input editing, exporting audio with fewer clicks, and a quick way to scope CV via the Grid. They also floated a feature request for clearer “Return to Arranger” indicators and shared a Reason-like Quad Note Gen
Sep 11, 2025 Report
Stable users traded practical tips on bouncing, performance, drum workflows, and remote control ergonomics, while sharing a few everyday troubleshooting wins. Several clever MIDI mapping and note-operator workarounds surfaced, alongside insights on LUFS and gain staging. Theming
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