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by liquidify 1738 days ago
How does bitwig do with multi channel audio? I need 32 in and 32 out. I have Merging and RME available as audio devices, but I don't suspect that either of them would actually work with multi-channel recording, despite both of them offering drivers.

If someone could guarantee rock solid stability, I *might be willing to switch, even though I'm fairly invested in the Ableton / VST world. 10 years of projects will likely force me to always run mac / windows unless Ableton decides to build for linux in the future. Who knows, maybe ARM will force their hand.
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seph-reed 1738 days ago
If you've got a tool you're used to, it's probably best to stick to it.

That being said, Bitwig does support Jack, so routing should be pretty open ended.

And there's this linux project (https://pipewire.org/) that's been doing really, really well. It (sorta) combines all the different audio servers into one.

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scns 1738 days ago
Even though i gave suggestions how to try out Linux, i would rate this higher. Stick to your guns, never change a running system/winning team.

There is an amazing (IMSO) producer duo, highly recommend their liveset from Glastonbury, called Booka Shade. They produced a chart topping pop act on PowerMacs (G4 IIRC), which were allready ancient back then.

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scns 1738 days ago
May i suggest trying it in a VM? Then you could check if all 32 channels actually record, latency can be disregarded in this case i think. Second idea would be buying another SSD, and install Ubuntu Studio on it to get better data. If you can free me from the predjudice Bitwig only runs on Ubuntu, please do. I would suggest switching off, or removing in case of a laptop, the Windows drive. This makes reverting easier if it should be nonsatisfactory.
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