Reading some thoughts here and getting the overall frowning/bravado/purists attitude about using other means available to us to produce music in public or at home, either with WAV, Mp3, SMF, Arranger Styles, PC programs, which BTW all to me are in the same family NO MATTER how YOU want to Twist it in words .....your talent is your talent, these are our tools of the trade, "you cannot build a house with only one tool" some can play great but cant sing, others can sing but cant play well, some can do neither but can entertaine an audience very well,. The layman & audiences cannot be expected to fully absorb a fast changing technological medium that they are unfamiliar with.....they hear the end result which is our music.........they either embrace it or disguard it........your audience will make you or break you no matter how YOU think of what YOUR doing is right or wrong......this is a people business, & they must always be satisfied 100%
Close your Eyes, "LISTEN", & the end result will determine whats right & unfortunatly whats wrong no matter HOW ITS ACCOMPLISHED