Gordon,

I suspect that you probably already know this. Others reading this thread might not, though, so I'll mention it.

The values used in the 'Humanize' settings are in PPQ, and since BIAB's default setup is 1 x 1/4 note = 120 PPQ in length, a change of 20 will give a swung 1/16th note variation; a change of 30 will give a 1/16th note variation; a change of 40 will give a triplet 1/8th note variation; a change of 60 will give an 1/8th note change, etc.

In other words, depending on how much you changed the values, it could be easy to end up with a value that is near some kind of 'swung' value. This doesn't appear to be evident on your graphic, though, as the small changes to the 1/8th notes seem tiny. In addition, the changes have also seemed to make the notes sightly late rather than a mixture of late and early.

One other setting that may have impacted if you entered the notes in Notation Mode is the 'Tick Offset' option found under Notation Mode's options. By default, BIAB always sets this to automatic and the amount of offset added to notes as they are entered is dependent on the style chosen. I write a lot of melodies and I always disable this option because it sometimes makes the melodies sound uncomfortable to my ears. To check if this has been applied to melodies, simply open Notation Editor and then select the "Staff Roll Notation Mode". This makes it very easy to see how removed from the beat a note is.

--Noel

P.S. I've found from using Synth V (the vocal synth), that to reproduce vocal realism, it is necessary to loosen up the start times of notes in both directions. Generally, accented words that carry meaning such as verbs and nouns are often better with a hint of an early feel (around 4–12 milliseconds). These notes are usually on the stronger beats within the bar. The way in which notes are grouped also impacts on musical strength. This is a layer that sits on top of the musical feel of the style. Words that are usually unaccented such as prepositions, conjunctions, articles, etc., often seem to sound a little more comfortable if they are slightly late (2–10 ms). In other words, humanizing requires movement in both early and late directions and often depends on a word's grammatical function.


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