Had fun trying out the “Transform MIDI > Humanize” functionality in Logic, which I learned about through this really useful video on YouTube (starting at about 8:48).

One of the problems with not being a world class keyboardist is that I tend to rely quite heavily on quantization which is great for making things “perfect” but not so great for emulating real human performances. Essentially this “Humanize” feature randomizes your MIDI data within a defined range (default values being 10 ticks). Parameters that can be modified are “position”, “velocity” and “length”. Worked great!

UPDATE: Be sure to reapply quantization with an adjusted Q-Strength (e.g. 40%) after applying the humanize values a few times. It really helps to make things sound natural yet tight at the same time. Works really great across large ensembles like orchestras.