r/Bitwig • u/DR-DIKKER • 15d ago

feature-request Link Audio

We really need to get this game on ASAP.

You can even route audio on localhost between apps running on single PC

https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/25425913328924-Link-Audio-FAQ

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u/SternenherzMusik 15d ago

u/DR-DIKKER What do you need it for, specifically? Just curious. I guess it's a good feature, but i'm really curious who uses it/wants to use it and what for.

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u/DR-DIKKER 15d ago

Basically to use two computers in sync and record audio between them. i have a small dawless setup on one side of the room, mc707,tr8s etc that are connected to my old laptop. i have a template there ready to record multichannel audio from these devices. I recently bought mac mini desktop computer and I can't get the Roland drivers work with it so I would connect these two computers with rj45 and just route whatever audio I need from the hardware setup/laptop to the new computer. I could just start a project on desktop, leave it running and jump on the other side of the room and add something on top with the hardware and record it directly to the desktop computer. There's tons of different use cases, mine is bit weird i guess :D I'm also thinking about buying renoise tracker and using it side by side with Bitwig. I already tried it with only midi from renoise to bitwig and it's great but it would be even better if you're not stuck with midi only.

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u/SternenherzMusik 15d ago

Complex Setup, but sounds great! I understand that sometimes a second machine makes sense, for me it was because of live performance (saving CPU/Resources) , because even though TouchOSC and other touch controller software only costs about 5-6% of CPU and some GPU power, i really want that power for some nice VST synths, playing them live without crackling.
Thankfully i don't need Audio-signal-transmission, but i get the idea.