


I really have no idea whether I’m convinced by this without having used it, but I’m intrigued. To try to make touch more useful, Bitwig are also adding a shortcut menu, for quick gestural access to settings for devices, drums, clips, arrangement, notes, and tracks. It doesn’t work on OS X – there literally isn’t a model for processing the events – but it does open up some possibilities even on Linux. They aren’t just responding to touch events they’re going further.įull multi-touch support. (See also FL Studio below, though Bitwig brings specific support for Microsoft’s new displays, and some new ideas.)Īlso, is Bitwig actually trolling Mac fans, or Apple? Because Bitwig is touting the fact that OS X will at least get its new “E-Cowbell device.” (I’m not making this up.)įor multi-touch devices on Windows and Linux (yes, Linux) – plus a specially-optimized profile for Microsoft Surface Pro and Surface Book – Bitwig has a lot of new touch features. So, on the same day we find out about a proper touch laptop, we also get a DAW that’s ready, today, to take advantage of it. And we’ve seen very basic touch support in desktop apps. We’ve seen apps made exclusively for touch devices like the iPad.
