In a previous article we talked about T7 Daw an excellent option for creating and editing audio on Linux. And this time we will talk about Bitwig Studio which is a commercial digital audio workstation that can be used to create music, it is multi platform In other words, it has versions for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Bitwig Studio is designed to be a live performance instrumentas well as a tool for composing, recording, organizing, mixing and mastering. Additionally, it offers a set of controls for beatmatching, crossfading, and other effects used by turntablists. Bitwig Studio Supports traditional linear music arrangement and non-linear production (clip-based). It has support for multiple monitors and a touch screen.
Bitwig Studio comes with over 150 music modules and is packed with features, of which it also offers DJ functions, which is useful, especially for those who perform their music live.
In addition to the editing functions of standard notes and expressions per note, such as Velocity, Gain, Pan, Timbre, and Pressure, Bitwig Studio introduces unique tools like micro pitch and sophisticated layered editing and is a cutting edge broker in MPE support.
With Bitwig Studio you can create crossfades pPlay audio clips directly in the organizer's timeline or in the audio editor. Plus, you can create fades for audio events within clips, for really fast yet flexible editing.
It also offers the ability to easily edit fades by hovering the mouse cursor over the boundaries of the clip or event and then dragging the fade handle when it appears. Crossfades are created automatically when you move clips to overlap.
Of its most notable characteristics are:
- A full-featured digital audio workstation that supports Windows, Mac, and Linux, ensuring you get the same experience no matter what operating system you run it on.
- Multiple tools for specific tasks and workflow editing.
- File import to MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG, WMA and FLAC formats.
- It comes with over 10GB of sounds to work with during music creation.
- Ships with over 80 instruments and effects to aid your creativity in the music production process.
- Bitwig Studio supports sound design, recording, and live music.
- Integrated user interface for easy workflow.
- Support for 32-bit and 64-bit VST plugins.
- Self-installing instrument and effect packages.
- Sandbox for the use of plugins protecting entire projects from a malfunction.
- Possibility of opening multiple projects.
- Multitrack editing from a single view.
- Unlimited tracks and effects.
- View of the configurable interface being able to count in it of the modules of arrangements, mixing and editing.
How to install Bitwig Studio on Ubuntu and derivatives?
As we mentioned at the beginning Bitwig Studio is commercial software and it is also not free software, although despite that, users buy it a lot to use it.
That is why in order to download the software it must be downloaded from its official website in the download section where we can find the links for the different editions of the software.
In the case of Linux, Bitwig Studio offers a DEB package which greatly facilitates the installation of the application in Ubuntu, Debian, as well as in distributions derived from it.
The package can be obtained from the link below.
Done this and obtained the deb package, just install the package with our package manager by double-clicking and installing the package with the help of the software center or from the terminal.
In the case of installing from the terminal It is enough to position ourselves in the directory where the package was downloaded, which in the most common case is in the downloads folder, which we position ourselves with the command:
cd ~/Descargas
We proceed to install with:
sudo dpkg -i bitwin-studio*.deb
And in case of having problems with the dependencies, we solve them with:
sudo apt install -f