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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Bitwig was founded and developed in <a href="/facts/Berlin/pMTIRNXK">Berlin</a> by Claes Johanson, Pablo Sara, Nicholas Allen and Volker Schumacher in 2009.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> Since 2010, Placidus Schelbert has been the <a href="/facts/CEO/mg4A8y5M">CEO</a> after he left his position as an International Sales Manager at <a href="/facts/Ableton/HXreG0GP">Ableton</a>, in the same year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>In 2022, Bitwig GmbH was one of the main sponsors for a new <a href="/facts/Audio_plug-in/8csyHGCE">audio plug-in</a> interface, <a href="/facts/CLever_Audio_Plug-in/UKcBL3GG">CLAP</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="spectral-suite-controversy">Spectral Suite controversy</h2> <p>In 2022, Bitwig added a new "Spectral Suite" range behind a paywall, against their sales agreement with customers that Bitwig would not introduce additional purchases beyond its annual update fee. This caused outrage among its community, causing them to revert the decision and offer refunds. <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="major-version--release-history">Major version & release history</h2> Release History<table><tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Date</th></tr><tr><td>5.3</td><td>19 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>5.2</td><td>25 April 2024</td></tr><tr><td>5.1</td><td>06 December 2023</td></tr><tr><td>5.0</td><td>29 June 2023</td></tr><tr><td>4.4</td><td>11 October 2022</td></tr><tr><td>4.3</td><td>11 May 2022</td></tr><tr><td>4.2</td><td>10 March 2022</td></tr><tr><td>4.1</td><td>25 November 2021</td></tr><tr><td>4.0</td><td>14 July 2021</td></tr><tr><td>3.3</td><td>27 November 2020</td></tr><tr><td>3.2</td><td>04 June 2020</td></tr><tr><td>3.1</td><td>18 December 2019</td></tr><tr><td>3.0</td><td>10 July 2019</td></tr><tr><td>2.5</td><td>03 May 2019</td></tr><tr><td>2.4</td><td>19 September 2018</td></tr><tr><td>2.3</td><td>01 March 2018</td></tr><tr><td>2.2</td><td>12 October 2017</td></tr><tr><td>2.1</td><td>16 May 2017</td></tr><tr><td>2.0</td><td>02 March 2017</td></tr><tr><td>1.3</td><td>12 November 2015</td></tr><tr><td>1.2</td><td>22 October 2015</td></tr><tr><td>1.1</td><td>25 November 2014</td></tr><tr><td>1.0</td><td>26 March 2014</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ableton_Live/361XUeQo">Ableton Live</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_music_software/rFHHUh3w">List of music software</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.bitwig.com/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Rothwell, Nick. "Bitwig Studio 2". www.soundonsound.com. <a href="https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/bitwig-studio-2" target="_blank">https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/bitwig-studio-2</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Staff (26 March 2014). "Bitwig Studio review". MusicRadar. <a href="https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/tech/bitwig-studio-596964" target="_blank">https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/tech/bitwig-studio-596964</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Bitwig | News | Daw of the Year". www.bitwig.com. <a href="https://www.bitwig.com/en/home/news-archive/2017/Daw-of-the-Year.html" target="_blank">https://www.bitwig.com/en/home/news-archive/2017/Daw-of-the-Year.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"DAW of the Year - Winner - Bitwig Studio 2". Computer Music. No. 251. United Kingdom: Future Publishing. January 2018. p. 65. <a href="https://www.musicradar.com/news/computer-music-251-vintage-synthesis-our-new-issue-is-out-now" target="_blank">https://www.musicradar.com/news/computer-music-251-vintage-synthesis-our-new-issue-is-out-now</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"DAW of the Year - Bitwig Studio 5". Future Music. No. 404. United Kingdom: Future Publishing. January 2024. p. 39. <a href="/wiki/Future_Music" target="_blank">/wiki/Future_Music</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Andy Price. "6 of the best new DAWs in 2023". www.musicradar.com. <a href="https://www.musicradar.com/news/best-new-daws-2023l" target="_blank">https://www.musicradar.com/news/best-new-daws-2023l</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Bitwig | News | Daw of the Year". www.bitwig.com. <a href="https://www.bitwig.com/stories/bitwig-studio-wins-best-daw-in-2023-286/l" target="_blank">https://www.bitwig.com/stories/bitwig-studio-wins-best-daw-in-2023-286/l</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"BITWIG – About us". 7 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110807060147/http://www.bitwig.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110807060147/http://www.bitwig.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Placidus Schelbert". LinkedIn. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/placidusschelbert/?originalSubdomain=de" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/placidusschelbert/?originalSubdomain=de</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Rogersonpublished, Ben (15 June 2022). "Bitwig and u-he announce new CLAP plugin standard: is the writing on the wall for VST and AU?". MusicRadar. Retrieved 20 February 2025. <a href="https://www.musicradar.com/news/bitwig-u-he-clap-plugin-standard" target="_blank">https://www.musicradar.com/news/bitwig-u-he-clap-plugin-standard</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"To Our Community: Bitwig's Statement on Spectral Suite". <a href="https://www.bitwig.com/stories/to-our-community-218/" target="_blank">https://www.bitwig.com/stories/to-our-community-218/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>