is there so much resentment?... after all it's all about creating music and an arranger kb allows that in many many ways either with styles or creating custom songs your own way from scratch if you have the talent to do so. Or add more to an existing SMF with multiple custom played tracks the way you want it to sound eliminating the repetitiousness of styles which is always fun. I like styles as an instant go to also when performing live with my unique edits making it something special for my needs.
Personally I like to mix it up in many ways using both which gives me flexibility on stage and in my musical arrangements and beyond.
How about you?

Why are posting this now. He died over a year ago.

And why are you replying to the wrong thread.
I don't think Joe Cocker used many styles OR midi file!

O.K. I see what happened. DNJ realized his post was out of date, and deleted it while you were replying! So it showed up on this post.
Regarding styles vs midi files, there is certainly room for both. I prefer styles.

To reproduce the song "Joe Cocker, R. I. P.", it probably comes closer to take a midi file than a style, but I frown on using midi files unless they are self-made and the player doesn't do "lazy playing", but thins it out to do as much as possible live with both hands. (This was my attempt to combine two threads with different topics )

If it works for you, and your audience... then i guess it makes that okay...

Keep in mind that there is more then Midi files, and styles on Keyboards, i would put audio files and MP3s on the same list..
Or the Arp's on Motif, Karma on the Kronos, there is more ways to have accompaniments..

Exactly what I'm getting at Bachus mix it up use all that is available to create music is what its all about...
there's so much more to it then just arrangers

Notice the thread title on individual replies still shows Joe Cocker title.

I used to use a few high quality midi files played on my Korg PA80. I would plug in my guitar, having removed the rhythm guitar track on the file, and play and sing along with the file. When I got my Yamaha I stopped doing that as I could get pretty close with some of the great styles. Style play gives me a fair bit of freedom, as I'm running the show not the midi file. I don't like being restricted to the midi arrangement. Having said that I have a killer midi file for John Lennon's, "COME TOGETHER" that I should check out on my PSR S750. Don't think you'd find a style to drive that song.

God Bless,
Don