Adjusting MIDI data to enhance a performance
Although MIDI has been with us for almost half a century, it is still regarded by some music producers as artificial and sterile. Some music genres have embraced this quality, whereas other genres treat it as a necessary evil, an unfortunate side effect of technology that must be handled with care.
It is possible to inject realism and emotion into a MIDI performance, and Studio One has several tools to help you with this. In this section, we will cover several MIDI editing techniques that will bring your MIDI tracks to life.
Transposing notes
Being able to transpose notes easily and without sacrificing sound quality has been one of the strengths of MIDI. Transposing allows you to change the key of your Song without rerecording anything. This is useful for finding the best key for your vocal range, matching your Song to an existing set of tracks, or trying out different keys to find which one sounds best for your Song. However, that...
