Using MIDI is a fantastic and incredibly flexible way to compose with software instruments and samplers.
Wherever you are, you can use your computer mouse or trackpad to draw notes into the MIDI Editor grid, or even use the computer keyboard as a virtual piano, arm to record, and play them in. There’s just one problem - these programmed parts can sound flat and lifeless when they’re compared to recordings of real instruments and real performances. It’s true that sometimes a robotic non-vibe is a beautiful thing in its own right, but there’s something about the sound and feel that live instruments bring to a mix, which is hard to replicate when entering notes in a very clinical way.
Ever tried programming a realistic guitar part? Yikes! Lucky for us, Ableton Live 10 has an extensive array of tools that’ll help us to overcome the MIDI blues, and get our beats, basses, and bleeps, sounding that little bit more convincing.