It's no surprise, but I have to support the position Chas has here. Of course, my position is explained by a good deal of personal preference and not necessarily meant to imply that my way of doing things is superior. But, it is right for me.

And, as always, there's an element of entertainer vs. musician. I would never do what Fran is doing in the video previously posted, but that is my preference...no MP-3's...no laptops...no sequences...ever.

Right now, I'm using an arranger, so my position as a "purist" is pretty fragile.

I guess on one end, there are those who have no problem with using anything they have available to entertain, vs. those who wouldn't touch even a transposer. Most of us, including me, are somewhere in the middle.

I guess the right choice is whatever you can justify to yourself, and what produces the results you want.

Donny believes that using anything, including a chicken hat is OK. I wouldn't be caught dead in one. My choice is right for me, and his is right for him. We both get paid for what we do.

And Fran doesn't think there's anything wrong with using completely sequenced material or he wouldn't have posted the clip.

This issue is indicative of a major divide here that will never go away or be resolved.

Let's each stick to our convictions, conduct ourselves in a manor that is consistent with those convictions and respect the other persons right to do it another way.

We don't have to like it or agree with it.
And, if I don't have something complimentary to say, I'll generally choose to say nothing at all.


R.



[This message has been edited by captain Russ (edited 06-21-2010).]