Edit 'expand' is only good in theory IMHO and not a serious option unless using a solo piano/guitar accompaniment. Even then you'd only want to maybe alter the tempo at specific bars, not the whole tune.

Best results I've found is two sets of changes, one for the regular 4 beats and another for the eighth notes in between. The first set can be moved to the soloist or melody channel and then offset by 60 ticks or less/more for a human feel. Tweak this to make it more convincing.

Makes a mess of your sheet though unless you merge the second set of changes with the first in Copy/Move tracks.

And you're right... its a relatively complicated workaround that surely ought not to be required in this day and age.


Regards


Alan