Uploaded September 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this video I take a closer look at automation and sidechaining in Bitwig versus Ableton. I made this video primarily to address some criticism offered about things I've said about these two features in previous videos. The criticism essentially asserts that "these things work nearly the same or are just as easy in Ableton". However, I disagree with that assertion, and demonstrate in this video exactly why I feel that both automation and sidechaining is faster, simpler, easier, and more powerful in Bitwig.
CORRECTION: I derped and made one mistake in the video when I tried to show that Ableton's "Envelope Follower" M4L device couldn't be mapped to controls on a 3rd party VST. You can in fact do that, and I literally forgot how in that moment, lol. (I migrated full time to Bitwig about 4 months ago so my 'muscle memory' for Ableton is starting to slip.) Still, that mistake doesn't take away from the larger point about "Envelope Follower" not being the best sidechaining solution to match Bitwig's "Audio Sidechain" modulator, but there it is. :)
Here is a link to the "Bitwig Handbook" that I use in the video. This is an evergreen document that I will continue to expand and improve as I make more Bitwig tutorials.
docs.google.com/document/d/1XRd6Y_u8HuAo8PvnY4AzLMX7PoikIhUoqHM4ABgxumI/edit?usp=sharing
If you enjoyed this video, please do me a solid and not only like the video (and subscribe to my channel), but also give me a follow on SoundCloud and Spotify. Thanks!
soundcloud.com/baphometrix
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In this video I take a closer look at automation and sidechaining in Bitwig versus Ableton. I made this video primarily to address some criticism offered about things I've said about these two features in previous videos. The criticism essentially asserts that "these things work nearly the same or are just as easy in Ableton". However, I disagree with that assertion, and demonstrate in this video exactly why I feel that both automation and sidechaining is faster, simpler, easier, and more powerful in Bitwig.
CORRECTION: I derped and made one mistake in the video when I tried to show that Ableton's "Envelope Follower" M4L device couldn't be mapped to controls on a 3rd party VST. You can in fact do that, and I literally forgot how in that moment, lol. (I migrated full time to Bitwig about 4 months ago so my 'muscle memory' for Ableton is starting to slip.) Still, that mistake doesn't take away from the larger point about "Envelope Follower" not being the best sidechaining solution to match Bitwig's "Audio Sidechain" modulator, but there it is. :)
Here is a link to the "Bitwig Handbook" that I use in the video. This is an evergreen document that I will continue to expand and improve as I make more Bitwig tutorials.
docs.google.com/document/d/1XRd6Y_u8HuAo8PvnY4AzLMX7PoikIhUoqHM4ABgxumI/edit?usp=sharing
If you enjoyed this video, please do me a solid and not only like the video (and subscribe to my channel), but also give me a follow on SoundCloud and Spotify. Thanks!
soundcloud.com/baphometrix
open.spotify.com/artist/6OvuAOnVItgHAD1yuCRU8a
