Jinwoo Hwang

Week of 3/15:

• Goals:
  • Mid-Semester Demo: Write program to automatically humanize MIDI
    • Quantization
    • Resonance
• Methods:
  • Quantization
    • test values, make tuneable command line arguments
  • Resonance
    • change note velocity based on midi note number
    • create two versions, high-high and high-low
      • randomly switch between them

Week of 2/29:

• Goals:
  • Mid-Semester Demo: Write program to automatically humanize MIDI
• Methods:
  • Library for interacting with MIDI files (Java)
    • print out all midi messages
  • Quantization:
    • randomly changing start/stop times (minor changes, <1s)
  • write messages to new MIDI file

Week of 2/22:

• Goals:
  • Apply humanization techniques to existing MIDI file
• Methods:
  • Import MIDI file to Reaper
  • Quantization of varying strength and randomness
  • Copy notes and apply different resonance peaks (EQ)

2/15:

• Goals:
  • Familiarize with Digital Audio Workstation
• Methods:
  • Download Reaper https://www.reaper.fm/download.php
  • Write a short song (<30 s) and apply humanization techniques

2/8:

• Goals:
  • Find articles on performance humanization and voice synthesis
• Methods:
  • Web search for articles and examples
• Results:
  • https://www.blackghostaudio.com/blog/5-ways-to-humanize-your-productions
    • lower quantization
    • MIDI randomization
    • audio effects
  • https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/38586/faking-a-human-performance-in-midi