Making Your MIDI Sequences Breathe
Here are the sound and graphics files used in the demonstration on how to make your MIDI sequences sound more realistic:
Sounds
No breath, constant tempo - Hmm, 37 sec. on one breath
No breath with fermatas - 45 sec. Circular breathing?
Breath/Phrasing added - more musical? Realistic? Should the "breath" be a bit longer?
Breath, fermatas, with reverb - more realistic sound?
Graphics
Piano Roll View for first two excerpts - no breath/phrasing
Piano Roll View for last two excerpts - breaths/phrasing added
By the way, you've probably noticed that the trumpet sample used in these examples has a "warbly" vibrato. Does this vibrato make the sound more or less realistic to your ears?