Hi Gale. When we started, we used a magnavox boom box with the remote play .wav files only. The volume was just slightly week for our church so we bought the Roland Cube and that fixed things. Sometimes, the wrong song played or whatever, because I pushed the wrong buttons. The ipod didn't stop after the song and the pressure sensitive buttons were too touchy for me when I had to move quickly in front of an audience. The Archos has the buttons on the outside and they are big enough to use easily. You can see the song in the display window and select it in advance. Prior to using BIAB, I was converting midi files to wave using software from ManiacTools. I think I paid $29 for the download. I still use it if I have a midi file and don't run it through biab. I can import it into Sibelius and save it running it through the SD2 as a midi file. As you've read, there are lots of different ways to get the music out there. If I had to cart lots of equipment around for larger venues, I would probably do like some and just have a dedicated laptop for performances, FWIW. I sure appreciate all the folks here sharing their ideas.

Stan

Cornet Curmudgeon