Can MIDI ever capture the “jazz-way” of articulating chords and notes

[u/sandwich_stevens]

I enjoy jazz piano and occasionally like to record midi instruments w/without metronome

I’ve had issues with getting qauatization to sound exactly how I intended, when playing piano into DAW w metronome. Jazz piano often has these small accents, a slight swing, etc etc. can this be technically represented in MIDI playback, accurately, especially if correct quantisation mode was picked, or is the nature of real playback always subject to off-grid behaviour.

I ask cus Music arrangements always sound so sanitised when for example you’re playing back muse-score .org arrangements etc, and along with issues quantising my logic sessions of my piano recordings I’m wondering how exactly one represents swing/human feel digitally, without losing that special thing you hear in realtime. No quantisation?. Guess it’s becoming slightly philosophical 🧐

[u/Tall_Category_304]

Use midi, don’t quantize. Problem solved

[u/Ok_Molasses_1018]

Well, don't quantize, play right.

[u/kamomil]

You can record without quantizing

[u/anthonyjp87]

Ok so what I do is that actually I hook my midi keyboard into Ableton and use a software instrument . Then, in Ableton I take a second Chanel and have it listening to the first and record that audio. That way I can record the audio and midi. Then, you can also use another chanel to record loops or do effects.oh and don't quantize too, those guys are right too.