Zuki,

I'm pretty much with Don on this one. I have tons of midi files, some of which are really good, and while there some wonderful advantages of using midi files, there are disadvantages as well. This is particularly true if you have a dancefloor that begins to fill with people about halfway through the midi file. Sure, some keyboards will allow you to go back to a certain point in the file, but most do not. Consequently, that midi file has a specific length and when it's over--it's over. The advantage of using a style for the same song is the song isn't over until you want it to end.

As for playing along with a midi file, I cannot read sheet music, therefore it has never been a problem because the songs are all in my head. There are some advantages of playing by ear, and I guess that's just one of them. However, one of these days, before I'm out of this business, I'm going to make another concerted effort to learn to read sheet music--it's just something I gotta' do one day!


Good Luck,

Gary

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