If you want a midi player the Yamaha QY-70 and it's replacement the QY-100 are about as big as a VHS cassette. The QY-100 uses smart media for extra storage. The advantage of midi is the ability to change tempo or key on the fly. And some audience members who are expecting a live performance are put off with a cd or mp3 player but will buy into the QY-70 that you are occasionally fingering. The QY-70 is designed as a backing instrument with lots of patterns and great sounding voices. They go for about 200-300$ used.
Bob van der Poel-3 wrote:
I'm doing some solo gigs (midi backgrounds and me on sax). Up to now,
I've used a Casio keyboard with a memory card to play custom midi's.
Works fine, but I'm getting tired of carrying around the keyboard that
doesn't get played.
So, I thought I'd put the tracks on a mp3 player and plug that into my
PA. Only problem is that I can't seem to figure out (find?) one that
lets me select a track, hit <play> and, when the track is done, STOP.
I don't want to spend a fortune on this! Anyone know of a relatively
cheap player which will do one-at-a-time.
