Originally Posted by Matt Finley
Great info, Noel. I assume since the BIAB resolution can be set up to, I think, 920 or so, that the proportions in your example could represent different times? I need to try this later.

I remember CAL scripts from very old MIDI programs like Cakewalk that could control Humanizing pretty well.
Yes, BIAB PPQ settings can easily be changed (Preferences | MIDI File... and then set the note resolution value). I've grown so used to 120 PPQ that I haven't needed to change the value. That said, the higher resolutions would certainly offer greater finesse when making adjustments.

Also, I have never investigated CAL scripts. I'll do a bit of homework and find out about them. Thanks for mentioning them.

Humanizing is quite an art, I think. Synthesizer V has taught me a lot. I'm guessing that if a musician plays a melody that has well known lyrics, the 'humanizing' aspect would be to try and interpret those lyrics instrumentally in a similar way to how a vocalist would interpret them. In this case, knowing about how English stresses work in spoken language would be useful. On the other hand, interpreting and humanizing melodies that have only ever been instrumental would require a different approach (e.g. classical composers or songs like Music Box Dancer, Apache, etc.).

EDIT
In case anyone is interested, I've just discovered these CAL (Cakewalk Application Language) scripts...
https://www.hexachord.net/cakewalk-cal-scripts/

And here is a link to a PDF file that explains how the CAL language works.
https://msmcleod.co.uk/cakewalk/Cakewalk%20Application%20Language%20Programming%20Guide.pdf

Last edited by Noel96; 02/06/25 03:54 PM.
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