Like I said, I have used and still use similar "stuff" to demo/perform, I prefer use styles, actually, User styles/song-styles, etc...
That way you sound like that(showy), without the limitation that the SMF has, the duration, this way I can make it 2 minutes long or IF I wish, 15 minutes long, wherever I feel like.
I have nothing against using SMF, I use the ones I make myself, there are partial, meaning, it does not have ALL the parts, I purposely left the parts I play live along with it.
I feel much the same way, and prefer to use styles, mainly because of the flexibility compared to SMF...I find it gives me more control over an arrangement. Plus, you have the option of switching variations
when you want them to switch, not at a predetermined point...and, you can actually switch to
another style altogether.
The story behind this video is simple...Peter is a fantastic piano player, and the Clavinova CVP is a terrific 88 note weighted action piano. What better way to demo the piano sound than over a midi file of his own making, where he can use his pianistic skills to full effect i.e. using both hands?
When you see Peter demonstrate the Tyros4, he uses
styles, as the instrument is
predominantly an arranger...the CVP is first and foremost a digital piano with
arranger features.
When I had a P-85 here, I made my own midi files on the S910, and played the piano along with them, to keep my chops in shape.
However, when playing "live" with Tyros4 I always use
styles, mostly of
my own making (using Style Assembly). I just prefer that way...it isn't the same for all of us.
Ian
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