To add to Notes point, midi is as good as the effort , and synth quality you insert with it. There are time that RTs rock the song, and times i can't find a single one to fit in with the tracks i have. While working in an original song i might be able to use a set of RTs or a mixed bunch either way, and nail it. But when working on a cover tune, if I want to get the original feeling of the song, like signature licks, or grooves, midi is the tool set of choice. I might add one or two RTs to give the song a newer flavor, but midi is still the pony you want to ride.

Right now i use sampletank, Rolands TTS, and Jamstix to fire up the midi a bit. I hope to add a hardware synth at some point, but who knows maybe Kontact or something like that. The very fact PG came out with super midi tracks let's us know Midi is not dead, it is still very valuable. The ability to edit will always make midi a cool thing.

One very good example is with backing ohhs and ahhs in a midi track. open one up and play it and you go hhhmmm that really sucks most of the time out of the box, but open that track in the piano roll, and work for a while with the notes lengths, and see how it can slowly smooth out and actually blend into the song. use a better set of voice patches, and next thing you know it sound like a full set of background singers backing you up.

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