Hi John.

From some of your previous posts I gather you use mostly RTs. There are two techniques I've found useful for adding dynamics in RTs.

First is the venerable F5 (bar) settings. There's a setting in the track dropdown where you can tell the track to 'Change by' an amount. I often use that to reduce the volume of an instrument for a few bars before setting 'Back to normal'.

There are also settings for 'Fade (per bar)' and 'Louder (per bar)' that might be useful.

Second, the new RD substyles at any bar really spice up a song. With the aformentioned 'Ain't no Sunshine' I used a lot of changing from 'snare and highhat' to 'snare and bell ride' that really worked well. It totally changed the dynamics of the song.

If you are referring to the odd midi track you might use there are a number of routines that'll modify the dynamics.

I almost always use the 'loosen up start times' command under the soloist/melodist|utilities menu. That makes a midi track seem a whole lot more 'human' by itself.

Then there is the 'humanize part' routine. There you can change the legato (and other parameters) for a phrase. There is also the 'adjust velocity' routine. Applied to just a part of the track it can make something similar to a swell.

Finally, there's the piano roll to edit individual notes and insert bends and other midi commands.

Hope this helps.

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