@fahl5 said:
it is not so much about "paying for the Pro-version" (I am an awful advertiser😛)
Especially for Dynamics you also can do very much with:
- Expression (CC11)
- Keyvelocity,
- Velocity X-Fade (CC28=on/off + CC2=amount)
- try to shape more "articulate" dynamic developments even in the detail of each phrase
to emphazise the "frolicking" character you should perhaps
a) accentuate the metric or motivic more important notres
b) experiment with the Tempocurve:
- higher general Tempo
- especially in dramatic music you need more and perhaps a bit more courageous "speaking" tempochanges, following and emphazising the certain musical thoughts of each passage of a classical score.
Hold on working on your score up to the moment you can't hold back to dance to what you can hear😉
This is excellent advice for adding more musicality to our midi performance. I know it is difficult. After working note by note to get everything into the computer, then pick the best articulations, it is often difficult to then get past the details and "feel" the music. This is exactly the same when performing on any instrument.
A violinist works to get the tuning perfect, the bowing, the vibrato, the dynamics, and only then, can work begin on the musicality of phrasing and meaning in the music. Some are never able to take that next step. We have exactly the same issues when creating a midi performance.
One thing that helps me, is to take frequent breaks from working on that particular piece. And sometimes longer breaks are needed to give our ears a chance to reset. Put it aside for a week or two, then come back to it with fresh ears.