Humanizing

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Humanizing

2018-12-30 04:33 am

Hi all. I just wanted to share something I happened upon while scoring. We all know that we are imperfect. Even the tightest bands can't replicate the perfection of MIDI notes. So, if desired, you an place a 1/32nd or 1/64th grace note before a standard note or chord to replicate this imperfection. It also gives the accompaniment a little "thickness." I've found this to be especially pleasant with percussion parts. Just an FYI.

Re: Humanizing

Reply #1 – 2018-12-30 04:35 am

Quote from: ItmightbeJB – 2018-12-30 04:33 am

Hi all. I just wanted to share something I happened upon while scoring. We all know that we are imperfect. Even the tightest bands can't replicate the perfection of MIDI notes. So, if desired, you an place a 1/32nd or 1/64th grace note before a standard note or chord to replicate this imperfection. It also gives the accompaniment a little "thickness." I've found this to be especially pleasant with percussion parts. Just an FYI.

"Never put off 'til tomor..... oh hell this can wait."

Re: Humanizing

Reply #2 – 2019-01-19 08:01 pm

I used to add small random variations to the tempo. I used the random number generator in a spreadsheet to generate a selection of numbers then used those to vary the tempo. Ideally every bar, but more practically every few bars. at 120 you probably want to vary it to a maximum of +/- 10 beats. I have an electronic metronome with a tempo tap in and I use that to guide me as to how much to vary it depending on the tempo. You want to be sparing with the more extreme values, though.

Geoff