Humanize

Humanize takes stiff programmed MIDI off the grid: it nudges note timing, velocity, and optionally length by controlled random amounts, scaled to the grid you have set in Live so the nudge stays musically sane. It reuses Scale Lock’s note loop; the difference is the per-note transform.

What it does

It reads a clip’s notes, jitters them within grid-scaled bounds, and writes them back. A strength slider sets how far, a swing slider shifts off-beats, and a “living pattern” option also writes note probability and velocity deviation. The edit is one undo.

Right-click path

Right-click a MIDI clip (or a clip slot selection), then Humanize…. A dialog gives a Strength slider, checkboxes for Timing, Velocity, and Duration, an optional Swing slider, and a living-pattern checkbox. Press Apply.

Screenshot

A screenshot of the dialog and an audible before-and-after go here once captured in Live 12.4.5b Suite.

Beta limit

Humanize nudges note timing, velocity, and length by small random amounts, scaled to the grid you have set in Live. The result is random within those bounds: run it twice and you get two different feels (that is the point). It edits MIDI notes only and cannot touch audio, automation, or MIDI CC, because the beta exposes none of those. It is user-invoked, never auto-triggered.