About 2 � years ago I started to work with midi files � not because I wanted to, but because the demands out there were changing.

My home time was divided 30% playing and 70% on midi files. The songs I played without thought were not as easy anymore. My ability to play was diminishing. I would play hour after hour � my fingers seemed to be finding their own way.

So my narrow view of midi files and musicianship developed into a dislike for midi files. They were not me, I wanted more of me. I love the freedom of playing live.

I have stepped back and taken a different healthy view;

I�m one lucky guy, I can do it all, I can take advantage of every part of the creating of music � and enjoy it without prejudice. It is no longer one or the other.

Only my 2 cents, John C.