Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video I take a look at the new Sampler features in Bitwig Studio 6.1, especially the new analysis output ports inside The Grid: Onsets, Pitch, and Envelope.
These outputs make it possible to use any sample as a source for rhythm, pitch information, modulation, generative patches, glitchy ideas, scale quantization, and even rough pitch correction experiments. I also show some limitations of the current pitch and onset detection, where manual correction would be really useful, and why direct recording into the Sampler would make this workflow much more powerful.
00:00 Intro
00:14 Enabling the new analysis output ports
00:29 Pitch, onset, and envelope outputs explained
00:50 Detecting pitch from a sample
01:28 Recording a sample into Bitwig
02:31 Dynamic pitch detection
02:54 Current pitch tracking limitations
03:58 Onset output and detection issues
05:35 Using sliced mode to inspect onsets
06:10 Why manual onset editing does not persist
07:23 Building a simple Grid patch from pitch and onsets
08:28 Filtering onset triggers with a threshold
09:57 Using the envelope output for volume shaping
10:02 Phase modulating a sine oscillator with the sampler output
11:00 Quantizing detected pitch to a scale
11:48 Quantizing random onsets to the beat grid
13:53 Pitch correcting samples with a second sampler
16:38 Using delay for experimental pitch feedback
18:07 Why recording directly into the Sampler would be useful
19:14 Using loop and spectral modes
22:18 Randomly scanning through the sample
27:07 Combining sampler pitch, scale quantization, and oscillator pitch
27:47 Final thoughts and feature wishes
Video transcribed, summarized and Q&A on my Blog (no ads): polarity.me/posts/polarity-music/2026-07-03-bitwig-grid-sampler-analysis-outputs-for-pitch-and-onsets
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In this video I take a look at the new Sampler features in Bitwig Studio 6.1, especially the new analysis output ports inside The Grid: Onsets, Pitch, and Envelope.
These outputs make it possible to use any sample as a source for rhythm, pitch information, modulation, generative patches, glitchy ideas, scale quantization, and even rough pitch correction experiments. I also show some limitations of the current pitch and onset detection, where manual correction would be really useful, and why direct recording into the Sampler would make this workflow much more powerful.
00:00 Intro
00:14 Enabling the new analysis output ports
00:29 Pitch, onset, and envelope outputs explained
00:50 Detecting pitch from a sample
01:28 Recording a sample into Bitwig
02:31 Dynamic pitch detection
02:54 Current pitch tracking limitations
03:58 Onset output and detection issues
05:35 Using sliced mode to inspect onsets
06:10 Why manual onset editing does not persist
07:23 Building a simple Grid patch from pitch and onsets
08:28 Filtering onset triggers with a threshold
09:57 Using the envelope output for volume shaping
10:02 Phase modulating a sine oscillator with the sampler output
11:00 Quantizing detected pitch to a scale
11:48 Quantizing random onsets to the beat grid
13:53 Pitch correcting samples with a second sampler
16:38 Using delay for experimental pitch feedback
18:07 Why recording directly into the Sampler would be useful
19:14 Using loop and spectral modes
22:18 Randomly scanning through the sample
27:07 Combining sampler pitch, scale quantization, and oscillator pitch
27:47 Final thoughts and feature wishes
Video transcribed, summarized and Q&A on my Blog (no ads): polarity.me/posts/polarity-music/2026-07-03-bitwig-grid-sampler-analysis-outputs-for-pitch-and-onsets
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💰 donate via Paypal: bit.ly/3cae9t8
🎧 my Music: polarity.bandcamp.com
💾 my Tools: polarity.me/posts/articles/2024-08-04-polarity-tools
💻 my Gear: kit.co/polarity/polarity-music-kit
👉 Discord: discord.gg/eWwFBww
👉 Website: polarity.me
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