How in gods good will am I supposed to play drums with a midi keyboard??
step 1, make sure it's dynamic sensitive (obviously) .... then, break the kit down in a different way: consider it more like 4 instruments. 1 is kick and snare, 2 is cyms, 3 and 4 are both percussion. actually 3 through 7 should be percussion. just do all the percussion first, and you're gonna be fine. quantize at 50% strength and add just the tiniest hair of swing, even if it's considered straight. you should be good to go. if you get hung up, do a little "writing" or pre-arranging: sit in a chair like you're a drummer, and pretend you're the drummer on the song. just imagine playing through it and figure out what you did. write it down and then put it together