MIDI, velocity and groove guides
Flat MIDI sounds robotic. Velocity gives notes weight, swing gives them feel, and humanization gives them life. Small percentages move a part from sequenced to musical.
How to program a chord progression in your DAW
Programming chords in MIDI: pick a key, plot the root notes on the grid, build the triads, add inversions for …
How to program hi-hat velocity for groove
Velocity programming for hi-hats: accented downbeats, humanize 20%, swing on the off-beats. With a visual 16-s…
How to humanize MIDI velocity for realistic drums and keys
Programmed MIDI sounds robotic when every note hits at the same velocity. Vary velocity 80-115 with patterns t…