Well, Chas, it’s throwing red meat at a wolf if you think that a discussion (and video) squarely aimed at music that a) none of us listen to and b) has nothing to do with how any of us perform isn’t going to spill over to include what we actually do!

To be honest, your words ‘much of which could be applies to arranger performances’ is a good case for it being you that missed the point of the video. Rick Beato is a studio pro, hasn’t got jack to do with what we do, and pretty much aims his remarks at a market segment none of us have anything to do with, and if we ever did, it was long before tracks became prevalent.

Sure, you want a discussion about pro touring bands using tracks, have at it. But how were you expecting this to go once you went ‘much of which could be applies to arranger performances’?

I see absolutely no difference between a signed pro touring band using audio tracks, or a sequencer or an arranger. If it walks like a duck….

But having brought up that this video has any relevance for arranger players, perhaps it needs clarifying exactly how? Because I see no connection whatsoever.