Audio Receiver
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Audio Receiver routes audio between tracks and device chains in Bitwig without using conventional sends or bouncing.
This topic groups Audio Receiver guides and internal Bitwig routing workflows.
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The audio receiver in Bitwig Studio allows you to inject and blend audio from other tracks at any point in your effects chain, providing flexibility to creatively combine and manipulate audio. You can add effects, adjust gain, and automate mixing, even on instrument tracks that are typically for MIDI instruments. By using devices like Chain and modulators such as Pasek Eight, you can sequence, shuffle, and switch smoothly between multiple audio sources for dynamic and rhythmic sound design.
I showed how to create note information from monophonic audio material inside Bitwig Studio. I demonstrated how to use the audio receiver, spectrum device, and various filters to extract the clean fundamental sine wave from the vocals or audio material. I also showed how to use a zero crossing module, analog follower, volume knob, and polysens to create notes from the audio track. Finally, I demonstrated how to use a microphone as an input to sing and create notes at the same time.
The Envelope-Follower modulates parameters by tracking the volume shape of incoming audio, using settings like rise, fall, RMS, or peak to fine-tune its response. It only processes direct audio input, not audio from other tracks, unless you use additional tools like an audio receiver. For true sidechaining with external sources, it's best to use an audio sidechain modulator.
In this video, I discussed how to extract grooves from drum loops. I showed how a Transient Control can be used to detect transients within the drum loop, and then how that signal can be routed through a Note Grid and converted into a gate signal. I then discussed a more complicated method which involves creating a chain device, putting an audio receiver and transient controls in each band and using a node receiver to grab the signal from each band. I also discussed a solution to preserving note lengths when using the clock quantizer. Finally, I showed how the resulting signal can be delayed to create unique grooves.