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Old 10-29-2019, 11:04 AM   #29
JamesPeters
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I didn't mean to say you should just bring the velocity way down for the whole part. For the parts intended to be played softly, definitely yes. There are plenty of spots that need to "poke out" though. But even some of those are a bit too strong.

In your latest file, the parts meant to be played more softly still aren't being played softly. It sounds relatively consistent for dynamics, plus I can still hear the compressor digging in.

Listen to the original song closely (mostly that solo piano part) and pay attention to how maybe 2/3 the "hits" on the piano are strong (to varying degrees) and the rest are sort of meant to be laid back. It's going to be a fairly big difference in velocity, and you'll have to edit the part very specifically to match that dynamic. There's no quick way of doing this, no MIDI script/plugin cheat that'll make it sound like that performance. It will take analysis of the original performance and changing velocity for notes/chords.
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