Yes, MIDI like any instrumet takes a learning curve. But you don't have to be young to learn it. I started in my 40s.

Learning MIDI was much, much easier than learning guitar. And listening to your creations as you learn is fun.

Since you posed the question as an either/or situation, the choice has to be MIDI or else you are stuck with whatever someone else played. You may as well listen to the radio or spotify.

MIDI lets you unleash your creativity and make YOUR music instead of someone else's music.

Of course, it's best to have both and use either RTs, MIDI or both. You can't have too many tools in your musical tool box.

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