BITWIG'S Stepwise - Don't Use This On Drums!

[@SongOfItself]

Thanks for highlighting the grid.! To me, the grid *is* Bitwig, I couldn't imagine going without it. Btw,. it is absolutely possible to have different Steps devices in the grid to run for different lengths of time, that's how we've been doing polymeters. (You need to reset the phase of a Steps device at the appropriate time, so that it starts from zero again).

[@joesweeney6262]

Not sure why there are so many negative comments here. The techniques you've shown here are really helpful, and go beyond the bitwig stepwise device. Thanks for sharing and teaching me a few new ideas I can mess about with.

[@matthsmatthsmatths]

Thank you very much!

[@Paintopia_VR]

Love this type of video! You should do a whole series teaching synthesis with the grid and your modular!

[@matthsmatthsmatths]

Good idea!

[@jetjaguar_nz]

Also thanks for cranking this video out so quickly, I thought “I bet you could do curious things with that Stepwise, beyond what you would expect” but haven’t got an active upgrade plan… and boom, there’s your video! 😂

[@MarcTelesha]

Sounds good and made me think of a few ideas to try. Thanks for your outside the box thinking.

[@anandadyes4152]

Great vid Matt, keep em coming!

[@clrs6576]

ahhhhh mate this is so good, thanks

[@Emily_M81]

the first thing I did with Stepwise was throw 3 of them into a Note FX Layer, then add some Note FX to each one, and then a Humanize on the outside into a Transpose Map. Got a really groovy semi-generative bassline out of it :D

[@matthsmatthsmatths]

Thats a wicked idea! I should have had a play with the note FX more. Thanks for sharing.

[@jetjaguar_nz]

Useful! A great use of time! The end result sounds heaps of fun. What kind of music is that? I'd like to explore making shimmering chordal stuff by tuning the note data to something nice and then modulating parameters of each row.

[@cldbrbn6070]

Sweet!

[@matthsmatthsmatths]

🙌🏻

[@custardgannet]

Nice video Matt, was getting into that. I don't have Bitwig yet but I like how everything is uniform and contained, especially when it comes to modular. Excluding the 'hands on' benefit, could you see it replacing your hardware? Cheers

[@matthsmatthsmatths]

Quite possibly. Im totally using this in conjunction with my modular a lot and it's becoming a large part of my setup. It has become so powerful now.

[@deckling823]

Great video! I am wondering if this sequencer can be used to trigger hardware via CV or midi. Have you tried it?

[@BarryTheElephant]

Yep. Easy. Needn’t even use the grid, play through HW out devices

[@matthsmatthsmatths]

Im sure it is possible. Just kick it out to an Expert Sleepers ES8 sound card and you are away!

[@robinhay5235]

Exactly how i plan to use it 🤘 annnnnnnnddddd modulate PS a razor's winging it's way to you in the post 😉

[@kleetat]

What is the advantage using Stepwise to drive a Poly Grid instead of using Steps devices directly in the Poly Grid itself? IIUC, you could simply replace your Key On devices with Steps devices. Further, you wouldn't be bound to just eight lanes...

[@danceswith7wolves]

Creative

[@brianmi40]

This ill designed add on for Bitwig concerns me. Designing half baked add ons in 2024 is a recipe for bleeding customers away as competitors leapfrog you within WEEKS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIbahH-qZtSEnrM THAT'S how you innovate.

[@tinychamberz]

thats not much better, also alot of missing things reading the comments.

[@brianmi40]

@@tinychamberz Unfortunately the link I pasted is far into the demo. You have to watch from the beginning to see the innovation, such as being able to assign ANY parameter from the drums to be part of the drum sequence, as when he assigns PITCH and PANNING and manipulates it on a step by step basis. Just the "Musical Randomization" that takes into account the types of patterns that are fitting for EACH DRUM in the kit is entirely new as far as I know. Altogether, comparing the two, BIG embarrassment for Bitwig.

[@tinychamberz]

@brianmi40 yeah but that's not innovating, look at the electron boxes. they had this long ago. They just finally copied it

[@vroteg]

Use septic vst. Unfortunately bitwig failed to make their own step sequencer note plugin (swepwise is a note plugin not a step sequencer). Stepic VST is what they should have made not this basic junk…

[@iliravdyli4109]

The end result sounds terrible. What kind of music is that?

[@matthsmatthsmatths]

Thanks so much for the comment. Very kind of you! Be sure to stay tuned for more 🙌🏻

[@radpix]

😂😮😢 I think U must not be the first one talking about sth new, but rather the most profound and structured …. Just like in nice precedenting videos of yours 😊

[@orbambassador5158]

its a demonstration of an idea, not a full track you dick

[@jaderington]

Don't sugar the pill 😅

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

That’s not why we are here

[@jarednight3648]

Time waste

[@matthsmatthsmatths]

Thanks so so much for the comment - appreciate your time. 🙌🏻

[@jarednight3648]

@@matthsmatthsmatths I don't talk about you but the new Bitwig Stuff. Look whats happening in Cubase and Ableton, then look over Bitwig and what ppl really want.

[@jarednight3648]

Useless.

[@matthsmatthsmatths]

Another amazing comment - superb Jared. Stay tuned for more 👍🏻

[@christofthedead]

@@matthsmatthsmatths are you implying this bot's beard is AI generated?