Originally posted by travlin'easy:
Wow! I'm sure glad I'm just an entertainer instad of a real musician. Being a REAL MUSICIAN sounds like it's way beyond my expertise. I would really like to hear some creations posted on this forum by REAL MUSICIANS. 
Quite a childish response. Besides, I do agree with Vadim that writing, arranging and performing your own music entirely takes more skills than someone who buys the MIDIfile of "My Way" and plays the melodyline himself.
And I'm NOT saying YOU'RE doing that, I'm saying there is a difference. And there certainly is a difference in skills. It takes a little more to come up with your own compositions instead of playing along with precooked backtracks. Styles or SMF, same thing.
I use my arranger at home, but I will never take it with me on stage. Not because it's useless on stage (it's nonsense that you can't take a "cheesy" homekeyboard with you on stage, like Wazza suggested), but because I don't need it there.
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