Basically,the advantage of the interface,is the ability to manipulate your data from your laptop or pc.I have an extensive midi file collection and I do a variety of different work.Ido some places that want all irish music, some that want none,and some where I do nothing but dance music,or a las vegas type show set.The place I,m playing tonight has an average age of twenty one to about thirty five.Tomorrow night will be an Irish pub with an average age of about forthy five and up. Saturday is a dance in a country club,once again a little older. I have about 1000 files on my hard disk divided into many different catogaries,and I am constantly changing them.As you know it is a labour intensive process. It is easier,and I can see most of my files and folders better on my pc.One thing I'm disappointed with is the fact that I can,t use the usb to play the midi file on my keyboard.I still have to use the serial cable. At least I Think I do.I hav'ent explored all the possibilities yet.Tansferring data to my pc is also much easier now.I don,t have to dump everything on to floppies.
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