A shortcut, either keyboard or mouse (mouse would be a faster workflow), that pastes whatever notes you currently have pressed on your MIDI input device, into the piano-roll.
Example: I want a C major chord. I play a C major on the keyboard, hover over a chosen point on the time grid with my mouse and activate the shortcut. A C major chord is pasted in.
This is not necessarily telling Bitwig to understand chords from the input, rather just flatly pasting whatever keys are currently pressed on your MIDI keyboard, with the length of the previously-selected MIDI note.
What problem(s) would this feature resolve?
Hugely accelerated workflow with harmonies for people with a little keyboard experience
How does this feature fit in Bitwig as a product?
Fits with the image of finding new and efficient ways to work fast and creative in the DAW, and the theme of supplementing creativity with technology
Is there already an alternative way to achieve this on Bitwig?
Apart from recording very slowly and editing very slowly, I’m not entirely sure. I haven’t found one. If there is, it’s obscure to me.
Could it be implemented using Bitwig components or APIs, without Bitwig team’s support?
I am not experienced enough to answer this.
Could it be provided by a VST or something else reasonably integrated with Bitwig?
No.
Are there other products that offer this feature?
Logic implements something similar: Logic: Step Recording - YouTube