�Why the shame in playing over SMF or Custom Backing Sequences?�
There is no shame as long as you do not pass it off as all your work.
My sentiments exactly...also, singing over a commercial midi-file, and not playing a note, does not qualify someone as an arranger/keyboard "player"...more like an arranger/keyboard "user", in my opinion.
Ian
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Yamaha Tyros4, Yamaha MS-60S Powered Monitors(2), Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha TQ-5, Yamaha PSR-S775.