Eh. You can make the same argument for synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or anything that allows you to use midi to control instruments. At that point, you'

Eh. You can make the same argument for synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or anything that allows you to use midi to control instruments. At that point, you're not having to play it, so isn't that technically cheating? Note I'm not making a point for or against either way, just pointing out that this argument taken to its logical end covers a pretty broad domain of the music industry.