it's just another tool like a capo, or the infamous chord sequencer, smf/mp3 player, etc..they are there to be used. Just more tools to get the job done ...for me purity can take a back seat....and I remain happy and so does my audiences year after year after year. heck I even use my cruise control in my truck on teh parkway Went thru enough in the pre computer days of music playing in every freakin imaginable...but now it's time to coast..