Bitwig Studio

About

Bitwig Studio is a professional-grade, multi-platform music-creation system (Digital Audio Workstation - DAW) designed for production, performance, and DJing, available on Mac, Windows, and Linux. It is renowned for its flexible editing tools, super-fast workflow, and a comprehensive feature set that includes Live Performance, a modular system, grid layout, VST plugin support, Piano Roll, Audio Recording, MIDI support, Music Sequencer, Music Looper, Music Recording, and Mix Music, all complemented by a 10 GB sound library. Users frequently laud Bitwig Studio as the best DAW on the market, particularly for electronic music due to its extensive modulators, and it is highly praised as the top-shelf, stable, and user-friendly DAW for Linux, available via PKGBUILD, deb, and Flatpak. Operating under a paid, proprietary license, its pricing model involves an initial cost of $399 which includes 12 months of free updates, followed by a $169 annual upgrade plan. While it competes with industry leaders like Ableton Live and FL Studio, as well as other Linux-compatible DAWs such as Ardour, Mixbus, LMMS, Reaper, and Studio One, specific details regarding its founding history, leadership, revenue/financials, and employee count are not provided in the available data.