icaria36 🎶Dec 19

Looking for #linuxaudio users with an #nvidia graphics card to see if the #Bitwig Connect control panel app works for you. You don't need to have the Connect hardware, just install

https://www.bitwig.com/get-connected/

and let me know if the app starts or crashes. You can boot it from the command line for more verbose output:

$ bitwig-control-panel

This version used to work in Ubuntu 25.04 but... (background follows)

Get Connected | Bitwig

Control Panel, drivers, and other resources for Bitwig Connect.

www.bitwig.com
Show threadChris Mills
@icaria36 It runs on my Linux Mint 22.2 w/Nvidia display. I have intentionally set my Bitwig graphics to OpenGL instead of Vulkan (not sure if it is reading the state of my graphics driver from Bitwig preferences).
Dec 19 at 5:17pmWeb
Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 19
@ambientspace Wow, thank you! How do set Bitwig graphics to OpenGL instead of Vulkan? This is new to me, and I see Vulkan mentioned in the error logs.
Show threadChris MillsDec 19

@icaria36 it's not easily found, but try these steps. Once set, it should work for 5.3.13 and later installations.
1. CTL-Enter to open the Commander in Bitwig (v5.3.13 in my case).
2. Search for "Advanced" and you should see one entry "Show Advanced Settings". Click this.
3. This should open your Settings panel to the *hidden* Advanced Settings where you can choose between Vulkan or OpenGL. A restart of Bitwig is needed if you make changes.

Good luck!

Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 19
@ambientspace Oh my, I'll try. I had no idea.
Show threadChris MillsDec 19
@icaria36 I was getting poor UI response in Bitwig (laggy, stutters) and this was *after* going through all the steps to get RT Kernel, processor and power management setting adjusted. Now it is smooth and lovely to interact with.
Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 19

@ambientspace Changing Bitwig to OpenGL changes nothing in the control panel app, which, ok, makes sense because they are different apps.

I wonder whether the control panel app works for you because you have older nvidia drivers (it used to work for me just a few months ago). Anyway, interesting.

Show threadChris MillsDec 19

@icaria36 I'm using the NVidia driver version 580.95.05

Have you tried unplugging the BW Connect device to see if the app will open with nothing connected?