Back in the dim, dark and distant past, Bob Sewell waffled on about: 
BS> Dia dhuit, Nancy.  Are you among those incorporating sequenced MIDI 
BS> into their live music?  If so, (or anyone else reading this who does) 
BS> how do you manage to keep the live elements of the band (i.e., the 
BS> human factors) in sync with the MIDI?  
I have a hardware item called a Kahler(brand) Human Clock. It came out in
the mid-1980's. Basically, you plug a bass guitar or bass drum mike into
it, set some controls, and it outputs Midi Time Code, Start & Stop too.
It works best in 4/4 time, and I think it can be adjusted to work in 12/8.
I think there was another company that made something similar.
Then there was a cartrige that plugged into an Atari ST running Cubase.
BS> 1) The sequencing problem.  We imperfect humans have that nasty 
BS> tendency to keep slightly imperfect tempos, but then you know that.  
BS> 2) How do you handle retards (no, not the drugged-out groupies) and 
BS> other tempo changes?  
You can always put a click track in the drummers ear. Or just have the
sequenced bass drum and snare coming through the monitors.
BS> 3) Changing the song live from the rehearsed version, such as going 
BS> through the ending chorus an extra time or two, etc., I suppose is
BS> out of the question.  Any easy way to work pre-sequenced MIDI around
BS> this?  
There are sequencers that will change an arrangement on the fly. If you
can keep one hand free for the mouse :-)
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