How To Make MIDI Guitar Sound EXTREMELY Realistic

In this video, Austin goes over some techniques and methods to transform stale, lifeless, and artificial sounding MIDI guitar into a much more dynamic, detailed, and realistic programmed guitar. Explore Our New Course, Producer Principles - Indie Rock Shop Our Spring Sale And Save 25% Off EVERYTHING! Explore Our Start-To-Finish Production Course! Follow Our “Next In Pop Playlist“: ——— Follow us on Instagram - Listen To Our Podcast! - Join Our Facebook Community - Follow us on TikTok - ——— Listen to some of my work! ——— Use The Affiliate Links Below To Shop My Gear DAW: Cubase 13 Pro - Monitors: ATC SCM25 Mk 2 - Subwoofer: Dynaudio 18S - Interface: RME UFX ii - Interface Controller: RME ARC-USB - Desk: AZ Studio Workstations - Main Microphone: Lauten Audio LT-386 Eden - Other Microphones: Lewitt LCT1040 - Lauten Audio LA-320 - Lauten Audio LA-220 - Lauten Audio LA-120 - Slate ML-1 - Shure SM7B - Advanced Audio 251 - JZ BH-2 - JZ V11 - Voiceover Mic: Lauten LS-208 - Compressor: AudioScape 76D - MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 (Discontinued) Keyboards: Arturia Polybrute - Roland Juno DS88 - Roland Juno 106 (Vintage) Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster - Gibson Les Paul Studio - Taylor 214 CE Plus - Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A - Audient ASP800 - Auto-Tune Unlimited - Camera: Sony A7iv Lens: Sony 24-70mm f2.4 Camera Lights: Aperture Amaran 100Xs ——— Timestamps Intro 0:00 Important Announcement 0:45 Learn How A Guitar Works 2:12 Working With Pattern Driven Libraries 4:30 Bounce the Guitar DI From Your Program 6:55 Realistic Melodic Guitar MIDI 8:20 Dialing In Guitar Settings On Programs 9:25 Humanize Your MIDI 10:10 Getting Realistic Plucked Guitar 11:30 Guitar Voicing Vs. Piano Voicing 14:13 Don’t Forget How Acoustic Guitars Are Strummed 16:28 Mixing Acoustic Guitar MIDI 17:40 Original MIDI Vs. New Guitars 18:35 Add Real Guitar Loops As Accents 19:16 Final Example 20:40 Outro 21:45