I'm more of a keyboard player than entertainer/singer/showman so I guess that's why I like the flexibility and the personalisation that using styles brings to my performance.

I can fully understand someone using midi files...they just aren't suited for my way of playing.

I like sitting down at the instrument, picking one of my own styles, and just playing a tune...no fuss, no muss, and it's far more spontaneous than using a midi file...in my opinion, of course.

Again, that's one of the arranger keyboard's major strengths...immediacy.

Good to see you back posting, Ron.

Ian