Bitfocus Buttons is a new tool designed for professionals who need advanced routing, scaling, and management capabilities in live production environments. It offers features beyond what Bitfocus Companion provides, making it ideal for larger and more complex setups.
While Companion is a powerful open-source tool, Buttons is designed with more advanced features like scrollable sections, section authentication, dynamic presets, and built-in scaling for large installations. It's tailored for professionals who need a more robust, scalable solution.
Buttons offers a more professional and streamlined experience with advanced routing, easier operation, better workflow management and enterprise features. It’s built for scalability and is focused on addressing the needs of larger, more complex setups that Companion might not be able to handle effectively.
Scrollable sections allow users to navigate through different sections or layers within the interface more efficiently. This is particularly useful in large setups where many controls and presets are needed. It helps to easier be able to move around elements in your setup without spending hours on tedious programming.
Section PIN & RFID authentication allows for secure access to different parts of the interface, ensuring that only authorized users can access or modify specific sections. This is critical for environments with multiple users or sensitive configurations.
This feature automates the routing process, making it easier to manage complex routing setups. It simplifies the process of connecting inputs and outputs across devices, saving time and reducing the chance of errors. You connect to a known router, and the crosspoint module automatically populates your sources and destinations, without having to program every one of them one by one.
Buttons is designed to handle larger, more complex installations with ease. It can manage multiple desks, operators, and devices, keeping their configurations isolated and manageable.
Dynamic presets allow users to create and drag entire preset banks into the interface, simplifying the setup and management of controls. They even auto update, if the module updates with more presets.
Multi-position handling allows different operators or desks to work independently with isolated configurations. This is crucial in environments where multiple users need to operate without interfering with each other’s setups. This is also what powers the multi device stacking feature.