I have read through all the posts on this topic I keep coming up with the same feeling: I have played with midi and audio backing and I do not enjoy it – for me it’s no fun.

When I was supporting a home and four children and a wife my band played what people wanted to hear. I did it to the point of hating what I was doing. As I was backing my instruments what came to me is that I just finished playing four hours of music; most of which was noise.

Please, please, no reflection on what others love or play; this is just about me. So the question is not what am useing to make music, but do I love what I am doing when I create music. I got excited when I saw Dave’s set up – small amp, wheels and IPad (Midi); I started putting a midi set up together. I played one midi file and stopped dead.
I have heard some great players who played with background; they were entertaining – they were good. But for me.
How boring if we all thought the same and played the same keyboard.

John C.