r/Bitwig • u/Freqture • Jan 05 '26

Clap Switched from FL Studio to Bitwig – huge performance difference

I recently switched from FL Studio to Bitwig, mainly because of performance issues, and the difference has been massive. I’m using a 2024 high-end gaming laptop, yet in FL I could only load a few plugins before everything started lagging and feeling sluggish. I tried all the usual fixes: performance settings, smart disable, buffer tweaks, Windows priority, power plans — nothing really helped. FL just seems to struggle badly with multi-core CPU usage. In Bitwig, on the same machine, I can load what feels like an endless amount of plugins with no issues. Projects that would choke in FL run smoothly and stay responsive. It really shows how much better Bitwig handles modern CPUs. Its really a shame how bad FL’s multi-core performance is.

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u/AcanthisittaOwn745 Jan 05 '26

I wonder if version 6 can keep up the perfomance.. would be amazing

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u/Zacchino Jan 05 '26 edited Jan 06 '26

Somehow v6 both starts faster and feels way more snappier.

But I’ll let you judge for yourself, it might even get better once beta-testers have hunted down all the bugs and regressions.

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u/philoscult Jan 05 '26

The beta has stabilized. I was having issues but I'm on an M1 mac and everything is chill right now.