Bitwig Studio 5.0

What's new in this version:

Fixed:
- Distortion device: Fixed issues when the device wakes up after sleep
- Arpeggiator (Note FX) device: No longer crashes the audio engine when creating notes below MIDI note 0
- Instrument Selector, FX Selector, and Note FX Selector: Fixed a timing problem with the Index parameter
- Bend and Pinch (Level) and Ø Bend and Ø Pinch (Phase) Grid modules: Improved numeric stability at extreme (> 95 %) settings
- Distortion (Distortion) device: Now has a wider spectrum display, keeping all frequency parameters on screen
- Audio Sidechain (I/O) Grid module: Is now properly delay compensated
- Fixed a delay compensation issue with delay devices and plug-ins, that was causing latency on the master
- Folded note ("drum" editor) mode was dropping selection when scrolling offscreen while selecting
- Option to Convert Track (to Instrument/Audio/Hybrid) now works in the Mix view
- Crash in some cases of double-clicking on clip loop bar when there is automation in the track
- Slice in Place did not work with a reversed audio event
- Copy/paste clip or time selection was always including automation, even when Automation Follows Clip Editing was deactivated
- Fixed an assortment of random engine crashes
- Increased the size of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean fonts
- Mapping transport position or loop setting positions now has a usable range
- MIDI file import did not assign the project tempo when it contained a single tempo event
- MIDI clip import was only taking the integer of the tempo
- Modulators now have a full and shaded gap between their square interface and their additional pane of parameters
- VST: plug-ins with an infinite tail would start processing right after activation
- CLAP plug-ins: Fixed a crash with polyphonic modulations
- CLAP: Selected plug-in remote control page is now properly restored on project reload
- CLAP: Plug-in's output note expressions in Bitwig no longer cause a gliss on note start
- CLAP plug-ins: Fixed note expression gain scaling
- Controller API: fixed a bug that could lead to different TrackProxy elements controlling the same RemoteControls
- Removed incorrect deprecated message in extensions API
- Linux: Re-enabled VSync on X11
- Linux/X11: Fixed some uninitialized xcb response types in the plug-in host
- ALS (Ableton) Import - Wasn't displaying the names of the cells from Drum Racks
- ALS (Ableton) Import - Some volume levels were importing incorrectly
- New FL Studio (FLP) files can be imported
- Other things too

Improvements:
Internal overhauls:
- Devices now sleep more often, often resulting in CPU performance improvements
- Copy and paste have been reworked to work much better for incoming modulations, manual mappings, Grid signal connections, I/O buss routings, Sends etc.
- Manual controller mappings that launch clips now also trigger their release action when the button is released
- Modulators and Grid modules now have both panels for showing Modulation Routings by Source and Modulation Routings by Destination

In the Device Panel, the Remote Controls toggle on devices and track headers now doubles as a mapping indicator:
- When the knob is surrounded by a solid orange circle (◯), an entire remote control bank is currently under control
- When the knob is surrounded by a dashed orange circle (◌), some parameters are currently under control
- When the knob is undecorated, no parameters are currently under control

Automation dots on parameters are now color-coded to their status:
- A blue dot means the automation is in control and playing back
- A green dot means the automation is current being overridden and can be restored
- A red dot means automation is being recorded
- A gray dot means automation is present but not currently being played
- Micro-pitch expressions can now be drawn and recorded to a range of ±128 semitones
- The Next Action section of the Launcher clip Inspector Panel has been reworked
- A power button toggle sets whether the Next Action is set to play after the clip or not
- As on Release actions can now trigger the Next Action, the function can be selected even when the toggle is off
- By default, the Next Action timing is set in loop iterations (the loop icon button), with a value of 1x, or trigger after the clip plays once
- You can adjust the number of loop counts, or disable the loop icon to set the time in free bars and beats
- Next Action for Launcher clips now fire at the designated time, even if set in the future
- Previously, Next Action for non-looping clips would trigger immediately after the clip ended. If you prefer this behavior, set the Next Action to be linked and fire after one playback cycle (1x)
- When mapping a modulator, the detail panel of the source modulator now remains open
- When dragging modulator mappings, detail panels now remain open
- Classic LFO & LFO (LFO), and ParSeq-8 & Steps (Sequence) modulators: All allow negative phase values now, so timing can easily be adjusted as slightly later or earlier
- Oscilloscope (Display) Grid module: Now has a Stereo-ize mode, that shows the first in port's signal in its color (left channel) and white (right channel)
- LFO (LFO) modulator: Now has Groove (Grv) Trigger Mode, for syncing to groove timing on playback
- Ramp (Envelope) modulator: Now has an Ignore Notes option to start new ramps at the destination point. Good for using Ramp as a gliding toggle (via the Invert parameter), etc.
- Exp (Math) Grid modules: Now has a Base parameter for choosing between 2ˣ, eˣ, and 10ˣ of the incoming signal (x), which can be set by right-clicking on the module itself
- Log (Math) Grid modules: Now has a Base parameter for choosing between log₂x, logₑx, and log₁₀x of the incoming signal (x), which can be set by right-clicking on the module itself
- MIDI (Note-driven) modulator: Now has an Inspector parameter for whether to apply Smoothing or not
- Organ device: Drawbar names now start with the drawbar number
- Instrument Selector, FX Selector, Note FX Selector (Container) devices: All have a panel menu for setting the Mode, allowing notes and other messages to cycle to other layers without using modulators
- Transport (LFO) Grid module: Is more visually similar to the Device Ø section of all Grid device Inspectors
- Is also part of a right-click swap group of "phase providers," for going between Phase In (I/O) ↔︎ Transport (LFO) ↔︎ Phasor (Phase) ↔︎ Clock (LFO)
- Voice Stack modulator: Default mode is now set to 0 to +1, since this is unique

Several right-click parameter/setting options are now available:
- Right-clicking any track solo button (either in Arranger track headers, or on the Mixer Panel) give options for toggling the Solo as Cue and Exclusive Solo preferences
- Oscilloscope and Spectrum (Analysis) devices: You can right-click on these devices now to switch between the Mini (default) and Wide Device View options
- Pitch In (I/O) Grid module: Now can be right-clicked to change its Voice Priority setting (Default method, or the Lowest, Last, or Highest note) via context menu
- Mod Delay (Delay/FX) Grid module: Now can be right-clicked to change its Clip Mode (for Feedback) setting via context menu
- Blend (Mix) Grid module: Now can be right-clicked to change its Blending Mode setting (for crossfading with Equal Gain or Equal Power) via context menu
- Velo Mult (Level) Grid module: Now can be right-clicked to change its Response setting (either Linear for straight multiplication, or Perceptual, the loudness-friendly default) via context menu
- = and ≠ (Math) Grid module: Now can be right-clicked to toggle the Exact Matches Only setting via context menu
- Value Readout (Display) Grid module: Now can be right-clicked to toggle the Voice Shown setting (either Last voice only, or a summed All voices) via context menu
- Module has also been reconfigured for better display of user-provided names
- Various Gain labels in devices have been clarified to better describe their position in the signal flow
- Mixer Panel view toggles have been reorganized and beautified, as have other layouts and graphics thru out the program

Various controller mapping updates:
- The visualization color for each controller (painting the current clip targets in the Launcher, etc.) is now adjustable, as well as other style improvements
- Parameter context menu lists all active mappings from controllers and the computer keyboard
- Parameters that are mapped manually now show indication symbols (just as auto mappings from a controller script do)

New preferences that are now available:
- The amount of sequencer Latency can now be adjusted, for adjusting the window within which Launcher clips are triggered (Dashboard > Settings > Behavior > Sequencer)
- The bit depth of new audio can now be set separately, for the Recording Resolution and the Bounce Resolution, including a 32-bit (floating-point) option (Dashboard > Settings > Recording > Created Audio)
- You can now Prefer CLAP over VST versions of plug-ins, when both are available (Dashboard > Settings > Locations > Plug-in Locations)
- Mute/Solo/Arm shortcut commands now operate on all selected tracks
- Formant and pitch expression zoom settings are now remembered independently
- Akai APC40mk2 controller script: Updated to take advantage of project- and track-level remote controls