Better VST Plugins in Bitwig
Tutorial | Sep 12, 2017
Hey everyone, today I demonstrated what you're missing if you use a lot of VST plugins but don't utilize Bitwig. I showed how Bitwig's modulators can easily control parameters within both native devices and VST plugins, creating complex modulation patterns and saving them as presets. If you found this helpful, please like, subscribe, or support me on Patreon—see you next time!
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Summary #
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Hey everyone, today I want to show you what you might be missing out on if you heavily rely on VST plugins in your projects but don't use Bitwig Studio. Let’s dive in.
First, I start by adding an instrument track in Bitwig. You can add Bitwig’s native devices to this track, like the Polysynth. What's really cool about every device in Bitwig is this small symbol at the bottom which, when clicked, reveals the modulator lane. This allows you to add modulators. With these modulators, you can manipulate any parameter within the device, creating complex patterns and modulation curves.
The exciting part is that this modulation capability isn't limited to Bitwig’s native devices. It also works seamlessly with VST plugins. For instance, I demonstrated using FM8, a popular VST. After setting up a basic patch in FM8, you can see all available parameters for modulation targets at the bottom. You can search for parameters, but an easier method is to touch the parameter you want to modulate inside the VST. The last touched parameters will appear at the top, making them easy to find and select.
For example, I touched a parameter in FM8, saw it appear at the top, then unfolded the modulation lane. I added a classic LFO and started modulating the chosen parameter. This flexibility allows you to explore vast creative possibilities, not just with Bitwig's native devices but also with third-party VST plugins.
There's so much more to explore with the modulators in Bitwig. One of my favorites is the random modulator, which can add subtle changes to various parameters, creating dynamic and evolving sounds. Moreover, you can save these modulators combined with the VST as presets in Bitwig, making it easy to reload them whenever you want.
So, that’s it for today – a quick introduction to using modulators in Bitwig with both native devices and VST plugins. If you learned something new or found this video helpful, please leave a like or hit the subscribe button. You can also support me on Patreon. See you next time!
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[00:00:00] Hey guys today I wanted to show you what you gonna miss if you do use a lot of VST plugins in your
[00:00:11] projects and don't use bitwig and we start off by adding one instrument track on this instrument
[00:00:21] track you can of course add bitwig devices like the polysynth and these device like every device in
[00:00:31] bitwig has this little symbol down here where you can show the modulator lane and you can add of
[00:00:38] course modulators with these modulators you can modulate each parameter inside the device like
[00:00:47] this and of course you can add multiple modulators and can route this modulator maybe into this so
[00:01:01] you can come up with pretty complex patterns and yeah modulation curves like you can see here and the
[00:01:11] best thing about this is that this is also working for VST plugins for instance the FM8 let me come up
[00:01:25] with some basic patch here and down here you see all kinds of available parameters for your modulation
[00:01:52] targets and you can search for it in here but the best way is just to touch the parameter inside the
[00:02:00] VST like this and these last touched parameters are shown at the top in here so touch this look at here
[00:02:12] this is the parameter unfold the modulation lane at one classic LFO hit this and now you are modulating
[00:02:23] this parameter
[00:02:25] of course I've only touched the surface with the modulators and the VST inside bitwig but there's so much more
[00:02:42] modulators you can explore for instance for instance the random modulator which is a favorite of mine where you can add subtle changes to all kinds of parameters and create breathing and living sounds and the best thing is you can save the modulators combined with the VST as a preset inside bitwig and you can reload it every time you wanted so and
[00:03:12] that's basically it for today and that's basically it for today and that's basically it for today a short video about bitwig and modulators and modulators if you learned something new about bitwig leave me a like or hit the subscribe button you also can support me via patreon and until next time see you