To use Cakewalk In Concert, you simply open any standard MIDI file, choose the part you want to play, and start playing. In Concert performs all the other parts automatically, following your lead. Change tempo or volume, or jump from place to place in the song, and In Concert listens and responds. Other accompaniment software can only play back files at a predefined speed and volume, so the experience is mechanical. And if you vary your play, pause, or miss a note, you have to start over. In Concert gives you on-screen displays of tempo, location, and volume. You can adjust the volume of every instrument in the back-up band, or even mute the ones you don"t want to hear. In Concert can transpose the piece you"re playing into any key, and even record and play back your performance so you can hear how it sounds with a full orchestra. If you use In Concert in live performance, you can arrange for built-in pauses that await your signal to continue, or solo sections where playback continues at a fixed tempo. Thousands of affordable song files availableWhile In Concert includes MIDI files and sheet music to get you started, you can also use the thousands of MIDI music files available on the Internet and in retail stores. Any MIDI song file that includes sheet music is compatible. Song files are available in every style, including classical, jazz, rock, pop, and show tunes. And of course, you can use original compositions with In Concert. Just create your composition with music software that saves to a standard MIDI file, such as Cakewalk Home Studio for the PC or Cakewalk Metro for the Macintosh. Open the file with In Concert, and the backup band knows your new song instantly!