[linux-audio-user] [ANN] ALSA MIDI Humanizer v0.0.1

[Paul Coccoli]

On 7/7/06, Dave Phillips <dlphillips at woh.rr.com> wrote:
> Cesare Marilungo wrote:
>
> > Dave, have you seen this software I've just found?
> >
> > http://www.midi-plugins.de/mplug/mplug-hum.html
> >
> > This is quite close to what I want to achieve.
>
> I took a look at it after seeing your link to it. Very interesting, I'd
> like to check it out.
>
> > After I've read your comments, and those by Frank and Stephen, I
> > believe that the possibilty to choose different probability curves
> > (linear, gaussian, exponential, reverse exponential) is the next
> > feature to add.
>
> I agree. These things are at least worth trying, and they may inspire
> some musical usage we haven't yet considered. I love surprises... :)
>
> Best,
>
> dp
>

Maybe a more musical way to "humanize" would be to increase velocity
(by a small random amount) on the downbeat, and maybe decrease on
1/8th or 1/16th notes.  Or an option to increase on the backbeats,
decrease elsewhere.  Sort of like a step sequencer where you program
the delta (relative to the input) at each step instead of the absolute
value.

You'd need tempo information for any of that, I guess.  Might be
easier when Jack MIDI is more widely available.

What about using pitch bend to slightly "detune" some notes?  Might
make rolls sounds a little less mechanical...