On 4 dec 2006, at 14.38, James Gathings wrote: > The recent talk about humanizing quantization reminded me of how > confusing I > think it is to humanize velocity. Can anyone shed some light on the > functions->transform->humanize window (from within the matrix > editor). How > would you use this window to humanize the velocity of, let's say, a > hi-hat? This seems to be exactly the same preset as "Humanize" in the Transform Window (cmnd/4). I would use this window to generally give a random variation to the three parameters it does target: position, velocity and length. But I would of course use it for a purpose and not as a "blind tool". Probably I would not randomize position at all (because I don't think that sounds good, just a matter of taste) and I wouldn't randomize note length either because I never use any sample drum kit patches with a full sustain envelope for hihat samples. I think I would only work with the velocity. But if we go picky with this thread, I would probably not use the Transform window at all, simply because I prefer to get work out a nice flowing groove directly in my MIDI drum software plug-in RMX. When I'm using EXS-24 or UltraBeat I prefer to program the MIDI regions on a MIDI track, cable that MIDI track trough a Transformer (in the environment) and finally cable that Transformer to the Audio Instrument object where the drum sampler is hosted. The Transformer object is used to randomize velocity data in the MIDI stream. I'll be tinkering with randomization of drum velocity all though the production, listening to the drum track "in place" as the arrangement evolves. Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.boysen.se (Swedish) www.looproom.com (international) http://tinyurl.com/fauvm (podcast) http://www.myspace.com/looproom