Learn all about how tracks and audio signal flow work in Bitwig Studio.

In Bitwig there are five main track types (+ an additional FX Track);

Instrument, Audio, Hybrid, Group and Master track.

How do these track types work? What is a hybrid track?
Learn important short keys to boost your workflow when adding new tracks. 

The audio/midi signal flow is important to understand if you want to route signals accurately. You can also route signals between tracks in Bitwig with ease!

Furthermore, we load up a virtual instrument (Polymer synth device) on an empty instrument track and record some midi into the sequencer. Which results in a midi clip in the arrangement timeline.

E06 - Browser

Learn how to navigate, filter and use the browser to load samples, presets, devices / plugins. This video is crucial if you want to work fluent in Bitwig.

E06.1 Instrument Devices Overview

Learn the basics about the different instrument devices available in Bitwig Studio 5. This is a great starting place for beginners wanting to learn the instruments & synths you have available in Bitwig.

E07 - Recording Midi (Song sketch collection #1)

Learn how to setup the metronome with preroll for recording. How to setup a track for midi recording and recording midi clips. We also talk about aligning midi clips. Furthermore we briefly talk about the audio engine of Bitwig.

E08 - Drum Machine (Kick)

Learn how to record kick drums in a midi clip. In the video we are working with the conventient and great sounding Producer Essentials Kit included in the sound packs to the Bitwig Masterclass.

E09 - Midi Editing

We talk about midi editing tools, Editing in the piano roll, Quantizing (+ shortkeys). You will also learn how to setup metronome ticks to make it easier to play in slow tempos. We talk briefly about the drum machine slot layout.

E10 - Clap, Mixing Drum Slots

We continue talking about the drum machine slots, loading samplers in the slots. Learn how to set parameters (like gain) on the different samplers in the drum machine. We record claps in our song sketch. 
Importantly, you will learn how to mix the individual drum machine slots in the mixer!

E11 - Nested Devices

I believe it's crucial to understand the nested device behaviour and functionality of Bitwig Studio. Especially if you want to make organic instruments and modulate parameters deeply within your device chains.

For example: A drum machine is a container device. And it can contain samplers in each of the slots. Then the samplers in the slots are children to the parent drum machine. Continously, the samplers can contain chain effects...and down the rabbit hole we go. ;)

Important to take away from the episode:

A device (parent) can only modulate downards to child devices. Furthermore, a child device can not send modulation data upwards to a parent device.

E12 - Parameter Automation in Bitwig

What is automation in a digital audio workstation? Learn how to record, access and manipulate automation data! We also talk about the nested effects and how it's crucial if you want to save your device chains for later recall.

In the clip we add hi-hat release automation data so the hihat sounds more natural and like a real drum performance. We also add a little bit of delay on the hihats for nice stereo spread!

E13 - Lead melody and Macro Controls

In this episode we create a lead melody instrument and learn how to use and adjust macro controls on Bitwig plugins.

E14 - Mixing Lead and the Pad

In this episode you will learn a little bit of mixing. How to use the Bitwig Equalizer (EQ+) to mix your pads and leads to make space and get a tighter sound.

We also look at how to improve your lead with increased delay taps. This is a great trick to fill out empty space between the melody lines.

E15 - Recording audio & vocal recording tips

The theme of this episode is vocal recording. We go through how to set up your track for audio  recording. Furthermore we will do some post processing (trimming) after the audio has been recorded to the arrangement timeline.

In the episode you will learn:

• Create an audio input bus connected to your audio interface input.

• Add a new audio track and set track input input bus.

• How to set track input volume to prevent distorted audio.

• Change volume on several tracks at the same time (as a group).

• Adding track insert effects like delay and reverb.

• Good distance to microphone for vocal recording.

• Trimming audio to remove unwanted parts in an audio clip.

• Fade-in / fade-out audio clips.

E16 - Arrangement Editing