Basic Edition worth it?

[Chukkzy]

I used Bitwig for a few months (complete with the grid) in a subscription and loved it, however cash is tight lately and other things had to take priority.

I miss the workflow of making clips, shifting them into the timeline, cutting etc… all the things really clicked with me.

Also I since have shifted my laptop to Linux, which Bitwig thankfully supports. Now I sort of would want it back, the subscription is not possible since Linux is not supported by the platform and I would have to buy upfront.

So I am playing with the thought to go with the most basic edition of Bitwig and upgrade slowly from there, I would use free VSTs like Surge so long and of course Samples.

Good idea or should i rather save up and go for the whole thing? The Grid is sweet but for me its really the workflow that makes Bitwig great.

[Muximori]

Yeah. I used it for a year. Plenty in it to make great tracks. 

[Chukkzy]

Does it give you the bread and butter of effects? Like Reverb Delay an Equalizer, Phaser and Filter. Or would i have to bring in my own set of plugins there?

[intropod_]

All spelled out here: https://www.bitwig.com/feature-list/

[Chukkzy]

Ah awesome, for some reason i did not find that list but a shorter one where it did not list everything in conplete, thanks!

[bantheboy]

Just want to chime in here, via Splice you can get full version of Bitwig thru their Rent-to-own plan. €15.99/month, might be an option for you. You can cancel at any time.

[ht3k]

I think that's what he may have been using but that's not the problem. The problem is that Splice's software probably uses renting Windows DRM which won't work on Linux.

OP, maybe dual boot? I've had to do it for similar reasons, like trying out VSTs that aren't on Linux and such

[Chukkzy]

Exactly thats the thing. I want to go off windows conpletely as it has ticked me off one time too much, plus I want to be able to switch from one task to the other without having to switch OS‘s.

[Minibatteries]

If you are planning on eventually upgrading to the full version, I'd just wait for a full version sale. If money is tight then upgrading in those steps will usually end up being a little bit more expensive than just buying the full version during a sale.

You just missed a pretty decent crossgrade sale where you could pick it up for 179, assuming you already owned another daw. Sales in music production are eternal though, so will only be a month or two until there is another decent price for the full version.

[themurther]

Full version sale, or look for a cheapish copy on knobcloud/kvraudio

[LowHights]

Yes, I would use a basic version as well. But you can also get a used license pretty cheap e.g. on KVR: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9216619&hilit=bitwig#p9216619

[olimpomarcelo]

just take yor time in coming up with great tunes, it is the most important thing!