I've just posted 'Are RTs killing midi' in the BIAB forum. Maybe I should have posted here. Not sure if cut and paste between forums is allowed but here's what i said..............

buy BIAB today and you can jump straight into RTs. amazing real isntruments playing in wonderful styles.

i have every RT and every style so far, and i must admit i tend to use real styles almost automatically these days on new projects.

but i have midi when i need it. i have favourite midi parts i drop in - like a wonderful strings part i discovered years ago.

and for solos i often use midi - exactly the notes and timings i want and after hunting around for samples, exactly the instument sound i want.

but there have been a number of recent posts which suggest new users have no idea about midi. and given that RTs are so good they have no need to learn midi to create superb songs. but i can't help but feel they are missing out on a wonderful musical tool.

if their experience is the mickey mouse sounds of a bad midi player then no wonder they get put off. but a little extra work and investigation will open up a huge sonic arsenal that broadens their musical horizons.

what do other users think? is the excellence of RTs killing midi? and how do we sell the benefits to new users that make the learning curve worthwhile?