Learn Bitwig's Updated Sampler in Three Videos
Bitwig Studio 6.1 brings you a radically updated Sampler, with quick and versatile slicing, two new play modes, and major additions to the existing ones. These three tutorials walk you through everything that's new – and show you some ways to sample that simply weren't possible before.
Quick, Versatile Slicing
Sampler's advanced slicing turns a breakbeat into a playable drumkit in seconds – and goes much further for sound design. This video covers adjusting your slices, one-shot envelope mode, hardware character in Repitch mode, per-slice modulation, and how slicing combines with Sampler's other play modes.
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Getting started with slicing
0:53 Adjusting your slices
1:23 One-shot envelope mode
1:49 Adding hardware character in Repitch mode
2:34 Sound design strategies: Divisions, looping modes, and per-slice modulation
3:22 Combining Sampler's play modes with slicing
Time-Stretching With Spectral Mode
Sampler's new Spectral play mode gives you transparent time-stretching with vast sonic potential. This tutorial shows you how to change the speed of a sample without compromising quality, keep transients sharp with onset preservation, make any sound playable with dynamic pitch analysis, and transform a sound by bending its harmonics.
0:00 An introduction to time-stretching
0:24 Sampler's new Spectral mode
0:45 Keeping transients sharp with onset preservation
1:07 Exploring a sample with Spectral mode
1:42 Making any sound playable with dynamic pitch analysis
2:12 Bending a sample's harmonics
Granular Modes: Textures and Fragments
Bitwig's Sampler now features two granular play modes for building ambient soundscapes and frozen textures, or transforming audio with precise control over every grain. This tutorial goes deep into the details, demonstrating how they work together with powerful Bitwig features like voice stacking and modulation.
0:00 An introduction to granular synthesis
0:32 Exploring Textures mode
1:29 Building complex textures with voice stacking
2:19 Using automatic pitch tracking with Textures mode
3:07 Introducing Fragments mode
4:56 Creating a playable patch from a piano riff
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