How to humanize MIDI drums

In this video, I show how to make MIDI drums sound more human, from the most basic steps to things I have never seen in any other video.

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00:00 Intro
00:55 Setup
01:55 Step 1 - Find a good drum library
02:18 The drum library I use - Khrim Drums
02:47 Step 2 - Write the initial parts with lower (90-100) velocities
04:12 The importance of snare, hi-hat, ride and toms
04:43 Step 3.1 - Humanizing the snare
07:40 Step 3.2 - Humanizing the hi-hat
09:44 Step 4 - Machine Gun Effect and Randomization
11:19 Step 5 - Outputs and the Room Track
14:10 Step 6 - Transient Shapers and Pitch Shifting
19:23 Final Thoughts

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